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[72 Stat. 152]
PUBLIC LAW 85-000—MMMM. DD, 1958
[72 Stat. 152]

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PUBLIC LAW 85-433-MAY 29, 1958

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Public Law 85-433 May 29, 1958 [H. R. 6940]

AN ACT To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to reimburse owners of lands acquired for developments under his jurisdiction for their moving expenses, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the projecti."""**^*'" United States of America in Congress assemMed, That the Secretary

Reimbursement of the Interior is authorized, to the extent administratively determined

of o w n e r s and by him to be fair and reasonable, to reimburse the owners and tenants tenants. of lands acquired for the construction, operation, or maintenance of developments under his jurisdiction for expenses and other losses and damages incurred by them in the process and as a direct result of such moving of themselves, their families, and their possessions as is occasioned by said acquisition, which reimbursement shall be in addition to, but not in duplication of, any payments that may otherwise be authorized by law: Provided, That the total of such reimbursement to Restrictions. the owners and tenants of any parcel of land shall in no event exceed 25 per centum of its fair value, as determined by the Secretary. No payment under this Act shall be made unless application therefor, supported by an itemized statement of the expenses, losses, and damages incurred, is submitted to the Secretary within one year from the date upon which the premises involved are vacated or, in the case of lands acquired and vacated prior to the date of this Act but after July 14, 1952, within one year from the date of this Act. Administration. SEC. 2. The Secretary may perform any and all acts and make such rules and regulations as he finds necessary and proper for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act. All functions performed under this Act shall be exempt from the operation of the Act of June 11, 1946 (60 Stat. 237), as amended (5 U.S.C. secs. 1001-1011), except as to the requirements of section 3 of said Act. Definitions. SEC. 3. As used in this Act, the term "lands" shall include interests in land; the term "acquisition" and its cognates shall include the exercise of a right-of-way upon lands subject thereto under the Act of August 30, 1890 (26 Stat. 371, 391, 43 U.S.C. sec. 945); and the term "fair value" shall, in the case of interests in land and of rightsof-way under the Act of August 30, 1890, mean a fair value of the interest acquired or of the right-of-way occupied. Appropriations. SEC. 4. Funds appropriated for the construction, operation, or maintenance of developments under the jurisdiction of the Secretary shall also be available for carrying out the provisions of this Act. Approved May 29, 1958.

Public Law 85-434 May 29, 1958 [S.3371]

39 Stat. 535.

AN ACT To amend the Act of August 25, 1916, to increase the period for which concessionaire leases may be granted under that Act from twenty years to thirty years.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 3 of the Act entitled "An Act to establish a National P a r k Service, and for other purposes", approved August 25, 1916, as amended (16 U.S.C. 3), is amended by striking out "twenty years" and inserting in lieu thereof "thirty years". Approved May 29, 1958,