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 100 STAT. 3338

PUBLIC LAW 99-590—OCT. 30, 1986 TITLE VII—TO PROVIDE RELIEF FOR CERTAIN DESERT: LAND ENTRYMEN IN IDAHO

43 USC 321. Patents and trademarks.

SEC. 701. The Congress finds that— (1) certain developed and productive desert land entries in Idaho, identified in section 702 of this title, made pursuant to the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the sale of desert lands in certain States and Territories", approved March 3, 1877 (43 U.S.C. 321, et seq.), commonly known and hereinafter referred to as the "Desert Land Act", have been cancelled by the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to holding limitation regulations promulgated pursuant to section 7 of the Act (43 U.S.C. 329); (2) such regulations were retroactively applied to such desert land entries several years after the entries were allowed and more than two years after final development, proof and final payment for such entries were made, without giving the entrymen any opportunity to comply with the new interpretation of such regulations; (3) cancellation of such desert land entries was harsh and unfair, and resulted in forfeiture to the Government of the developed entries and the monies paid for the land; (4) such entrymen have fulfilled the requirements of the Desert Land Act in all respects other than such holding limitation regulations; and (5) such entrymen, or their heirs or devisees, should have the entries reinstated and qualify for issuance of patents to carry out the objectives of the Desert Land Act. SEC. 702. The names of the entrymen, and the serial numbers of the desert land entries generally known as the "Sailor Creek Project", to which this title applies, are as follows: . '

Entryman G. Patrick Morris John E. Roth Elise L. Neeley Lyle D. Roth Vera M. Noble (Now Baltzor) Charlene S. Baltzor George R. Baltzor John E. Morris (deceased) Juanita M. Morris Nellie Mac Morris (deceased) MiloAxelsen Peggy Axelsen

Patents and trademarks.

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Bureau of Land Management Serial Number Idaho 013820 Idaho 013905 Idaho 013906 Idaho 013907 Idaho 014126 Idaho 014128 Idaho 014129 Idaho 014130 Idaho 014249 Idaho 014250 Idaho 014251 Idaho 014252

SEC. 703. (a) The desert land entries identified in section 702 of this title are hereby reinstated. The entrymen, or the heirs or devisees of any deceased entryman, may— (1) rescind any agreement which is prohibited by the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to regulations under section 7 of the Act (43 U.S.C. 329) within six months after the date of enactment of this title; and (2) resubmit final proof of reclamation and cultivation of the land in accordance with the provisions of section 7 of the Act (43 U.S.C. 329) before December 31, 1988. (b) The Secretary of the Interior shall issue patents to the entrymen named in section 702, or their heirs or devisees upon compliance with the provisions of subsection (a) and the submission of satisfactory final proof.

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