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PUBLIC LAWS--CHS. 698-700-JULY 30, 1946 Expenditures for improvements. Conveyance. July 30, 1946 [H. R. 44861 [Public Law 564] Santa Rosa Island National Monument, Fla. Abolishment; oon. veyance. July 30, 1946 [H. J. Res. 305] [Public Law 565] accomplish the purposes of this Act: Provided,That no expenditures shall be made for improvements on any farm unit in excess of one- third of the earning capacity value. SEC. 4 . Any conveyance by the Government of title to land under this Act shall convey all of the right, title, and interest of the Gov- ernment in and to such land, including all mineral rights. Approved July 30, 1946. [CHAPTER 699] AN ACT To abolish the Santa Rosa Island National Monument and to provide for the conveyance to Escambia County, State of Florida, of that portion of Santa Rosa Island which is under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Santa Rosa Island National Monument, Florida, is hereby abolished, and the Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to donate and convey to Escambia County, State of Florida, all the right, title, and interest of the United States in and to that portion of Santa Rosa Island, Florida, which is under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior, to be retained by the said Escambia County and to be used by it for such purposes as it shall deem to be in the public interest or to be leased by it from time to time in whole or in part or parts to such persons and for such purposes as it shall deem to be in the public interest and upon such terms and conditions as it shall fix and always to be subject to regulation by said county whether leased or not leased but never to be otherwise disposed of or conveyed by it: Provided, That nothing herein shall prevent the said county from conveying said property back to the Federal Government or to the State of Florida or any agency thereof. Approved July 30, 1946. [CHAPTER 700] JOINT RESOLUTION Providing for membership and participation by the United States in the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, and authorizing an appropriation therefor. UNESCO. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Acceptanceofmem- States of America in Congress assembled, That the President is bershipforU.s. hereby authorized to accept menlbership for the United States in the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (hereinafter referred to as the "Organization"), the constitution of which was approved in London on November 16, 1945, by the United Nations Conference for the establishment of an Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, and deposited in the Archives of the Government of the United Kingdom. esgnttion oe rep- SEC. 2. The President by and with the consent of the Senate shall designate from time to time to attend a specified session or specified sessions of the General Conference of the Organization not to exceed five representatives of the United States and such number of alternates not to exceed five as he may determine consistent with the rules of pro- Citizenship. cedure of the General Conference: Provided, however, That each such representative and each such alternate must be an American ompensation citizen. One of the representatives shall be designated as the senior representative. Such representatives and alternates shall each be entitled to receive compensation at such rates, not to exceed $12,000 per annum, as the President may determine, for such periods as the President may specify, except that no Member of the Senate or House [60 STAT.