85 STAT. ]
PUBLIC LAW 92-145-OCT. 27, 1971
413
tance of 218.63 feet to a point on the north line of Truman Avenue; thence south 86 degrees 32 minutes 40 seconds east, along the north line of Truman Avenue and the south line of subject area, a distance of 635.32 feet to a point on the east line of Pollard Street; thence north 03 degrees 27 minutes 20 seconds east, along the east line of Pollard Street, and the west line of subject area, a distance of 902.37 feet to a point on the south line of Hayes Avenue; thence north 88 degrees 01 minute 34 seconds west, along the south line of Hayes Avenue, and the north line of subject area, a distance of 1116.62 feet to the point of beginning. (c) The legal descriptions in subsections (a) and (b) may be modiheel, as agreed upon by the Secretary, or his designee, and the State of Texas, consistent with any necessary changes which may be disclosed as the result of an accurate survey. (d) There shall be reserved to the United States in the conveyance of t^^fsl*^ reserved lands described in subsection (a) hereof the following— (a) all mineral rights including gas and oil; and (b) rights of ingress and egress over roads in the described lands serving buildings or other works operated by the United States or its successors or assigns in connection with Fort Bliss, rights-of-way for water lines, sewer lines, telephone and telegraph lines, power lines, and such other utilities which now exist, or which may become necessary to the operation of the said Fort Bliss. (e) The conveyance of the property authorized by subsection (a) of conditions. this section shall be upon the following conditions: (1) That such property shall be used primarily for training of the National Guard and for other military purposes, and that if the State of Texas shall cease to use the property so conveyed for the purposes intended, then title thereto shall immediately revert to the United States, and in addition, all improvements made by the State of Texas during its occupancy shall vest in the United States without payment of compensation therefor, (2) That whenever the Congress of the United States declares a state of war or other national emergency, or the President declares a state of emergency, and upon the determination by the Secretary of Defense that the property conveyed under this Act is useful or necessary for military, air, or naval purposes, or in the interest of national defense, the United States shall have the right, without obligation to make payment of any kind, to reenter upon the property and use the same or any part thereof, including any and all improvements made thereon by the State of Texas, for the duration of such state of war or of such emergency. Upon the termination of such state of war or of such emergency plus six months such property shall revert to the State of Texas, together with all appurtenances and utilities belonging or appertaining thereto. (3) That the State, in accepting the conveyance from the United States authorized in subsection (a) hereof, shall covenant and agree to all responsibility for clearance of ammunition from the area and to hold the United States harmless from liability in connection with any incidents arising therefrom. (f) In executing the deed of conveyance authorized by this section, the Secretary of the Army shall include specific provisions covering the reservations and conditions contained in subsections (a) and (b) of this section. (g) All expenses for surveys and the preparation and execution of legal documents necessary or appropriate to carry out the foregoing provisions of this section shall be borne by the State of Texas. (h) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 3(b) of Public Law 91-202, approved March 4, 1970 (84 Stat. 20), structures and improve-
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