PUBLIC LAW 97-435—JAN. 8, 1983
96 STAT. 2281
Public Law 97-435 97th Congress An Act To direct the Secretary of the Interior to release certain conditions contained in a patent concerning certain land conveyed by the United States to Eastern Washington University.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That (a) subject to section 2, the Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the "Secretary") shall release certain conditions contained in patent numbered 1216646 concerning the land described in subsection (b) conveyed by the United States to Eastern Washington University (formerly the Eastern Washington College of Education) (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the "University"). Such conditions provide that such land will revert to and revest in the United States if the University or any successor of the University— (1) uses such land for purposes other than recreational and educational purposes, or (2) attempts to transfer title to such land. (b) The land referred to in subsection (a) comprises 21 acres and may be described as lot 6, section 84, Township 22 North, Range 41 East, Willamette Meridian, Washington. (c) The authority of the Secretary to release such conditions shall expire five years after the enactment of this Act. SEC. 2. The Secretary shall carry out subsection (a) of the first section of this Act only after the University concludes an agreement with the Secretary, and delivers to the Secretary a recordable document setting forth the terms of such agreement, that— (1) the University will dispose of the land described in subsection (b) of such section only for the purpose of acquiring, by exchange or purchase, real property which is more suitable for educational or recreational purposes than such land, (2) if the University exchanges such land for other real property— (A) the fair market value of such real property will not be less than the fair market value of such land, or (B) the University will pay to the United States any amount by which the fair market value of such land exceeds the fair market value of such real property, (3) if the University sells such land— (A) the amount received by the University from such sale will be not less than the fair market value of such land, and (B) the University will pay to the United States any portion of such amount which is not used to purchase other real property as provided in paragraph (1), (4) title to any real property acquired by the University by exchange of such land or by purchase with the proceeds of the sale of such land will vest in the United States if the University or any successor of the University—
Jan. 8, 1983 [H.R. 6419]'
Eastern Washington University. Release of certain land patent conditions.
Authority expiration. Recordable agreement.
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