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 420 SIXTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 100. 1922. Government buildings and other propert now located on said prem- {g"f_,‘Q'gg lm, ,0, ises: Provided, That the Secretary of %ar be, and he is hereby, nw plant- authorized to purchase from the owner or owners such number of acres as in his judgment is necessary for the operation of the water plant now located thereon, or to lease the same for a term of years as his judgment may direct; and in the event of his inability either to lease or purchase the land necessary for the water plant, from the owner or owners thereof, that he is authorized to acguire the m§ "°‘({§‘,,,,,'§Z same through condemnation proceedings: Provided furt er, That ¤¤¤¤*P*°P**Y·¢*°- the owners of said tracts of land, prior to the dismissal of all legal proceedin now pending, shall enter into contract and agreement with the %ar Department covering all rights of removal of Government property after the expiration of the lease, if not removed before the expiration of the lease; and also for the protection of the Governent in relation to any water mains or sewer A¤v¤>*¤l<>f¤*¤¤¤ pipes which may cross any portion of said and. He is authorized to approve judicial or admmistrative awards heretofore made and to have new awards made in respect of any such interest or estate in P""‘“‘°*°Y"”°”‘ said lands as can not be purchased at a reasonable price. If the amount of the award in any case be accepted by the owner or owners in full satisfaction, payment of such award with interest thereon at the rate of 6 jig centum per annum from the date of said award is authorized to made to the owner or owners of the prc;pert upon _ _ receivin good and sufficient deeds conveying the title o said lands ,,,,§§f,§ “”‘d mt to the limited States. If the amount of the award be not accepted in full satisfaction, the Secretary of War is authorized to pay to the owner or owners of the premises 75 per centum of the amount of the award u on the execution of good and sufficient deeds conveying _ _ _ title thereofp to the United States without prejudice to his or their ‘T"““‘°“°“°'°°""‘ right to recover any balance due; and the owner or owners of the gremises shall have the right to sue in the district court of the United tates for the udicial district in which the land lies for the difference between the amount so paid and the just value of the pro erty to which the owner or owners thereof is entitled as determ1ned)in said suit, whether the value so determined be more or less than the amount mX,"#“°,n{’g,0,?°‘;f§.‘§‘g of the award: Provided, however, That any addition to the value of •¤d¤<i¤<i fr¤¤¤ aww- the premises resulting) from the improvements thereto or in the _ vicimt thereof made y or at the expense of the United States shall ,,§‘d’},‘g‘;"§_{:,“$°°{’,,Sa§",‘; be excliided from the sum paid to or recovered by the owners. Where ¤w¤¤r to wuvoy. the owner or owners of the Iproperty refuse or neglect to execute such conveyance and a reasona le time therefor has in the judgment of the Secretary of War expired, or where their title to the premises is in doubt, the Secretary of War may cause condemnation proceedings to be instituted for the acqluisition of the title, in which roceedings any addition to the va ue of the premises resulting fiiom improvements thereto or in the vicinity therefor made by or at the expense of the United States shall not be included in the award to the from the funds made available by this Act the amoimt awardedp b the court in either of the proceedings aforesaid, together with such expense of the lproceedings as the court may adjudge to be properly Norfolk Am Sm chargeable to the United States. _ ply sm,va. Y f Sec. 4. That approximately forty-four acres of land in Norfolk H,,,§§§}{,’·" S§§v,§’€“,‘;_Q,° County, Vigginia, adjacent to the Norfolk Arm Supply Base herer¤¥¤¤¤¤d¤¤ Army. tofore tran erred by the War Department to the Treasury Department for the use of the Public Health Service, pursuant to an Act of Congress, March 3, 1919 (Fortieth Statutes, 1303), is hereb re-` Semcmmf r transferred to the War Department, and the Secretary of Wyar is< mm, em, °€1,‘§r$§ hereby authorized and em owered in making settlement with the, ‘”° ‘""· Country Club of Norfolk, and the New Glencove Links Corporation, from the appropriation herein above provided, of their
 * `°¤¤¤ °“¤¤*>'·* owners. The Secretary of War is authorized and directed to ay