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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CHs. 377-379 . 1928 . 431 be propagated at one of the existing field stations of the Department Dist ribu tion fr om of A gric ultur e in such area and seedl ings and cutti ngs and s eeds Agricultural Depart- ment fiel d st ation free of such trees, shrubs, and vines to be distributed free of charge for experiments, etc. under such regulations as he may prescribe for experimental and demonstration purposes within such area. SEc. 2 . That for carrying out the purposes of this Act, including fo i pant authorized purchase of land and erection of buildings, there is hereby author- Post, p. 1201 . ized to be appropriated the sum of $35,000, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be expended under the supervision of the Secretary of Agriculture. SEc. 3. That there is hereby authorized to be appropriated each Annual ap propria- tions authorized for fiscal year therea fter n ecessa ry app ropriat ions t o enab le the Secre - expe rimen ts. tary of Agriculture to carry on the experiments contemplated by this Act. Appro ved, April 16, 19 28. CHAP. 378.-An Act To extend the p rovis ions of the Act of Congress approved March 20, 1922, entitled "An Act to consolidate national forest lands ." Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the United States o f America in Congress assembled, Tha t the provis ions of the Act of Congress approved March 20, 1922 (Forty-second Statutes, page 465), Section 485, Title 16, Code of Laws of the United States, an Act entitled "An Act to consolidate national forest lands," be, and the same are hereby, extended and made applicable to any lands within former Spanish or Mexican land grants which lie partly within or contiguous to the boundaries of the Carson, Manzano, or Sante Fe National Forests in the State of New Mexico. The lands conveyed to the United States under this Act shall, upon acceptance of title, become parts of the national forests within or near w hose e xterio r boun daries they are loc ated. Approved, April 16, 1928. April 16, 1928. [11. R. 9829.] [Public, No. 279 .] National forests . Exchange of lands authorizedwithin Spanish or Mex ican grants, for additions to Carson, IIanzano, or Santa Fe, forests, N. Mex. Vol.42,p.465. U.S. Code, p. 420. April 18, 1928 . [H . R. 10884.1 [Public, No. 280 .] CHAP. 379 .-An Act To amend the Act entitled "An Act to carry into effect provisions of the convention between the United States and Great Britain to regulate the level of Lake of the Woods concluded on the 24th day of February, 1925," approved May 22, 1926. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Un it ed S ta te s of America in Congress assembled, That the first Vol. La ke s. 44f ph617 ,ame nd- paragraph of section 1 of the Act entitled "An Act to carry into edVol. 44, p. 2108. effect provisions of the convention between the United States and Great Britain to regulate the level of Lake of the Woods concluded on the 24th day of February, 1925," approved May 22, 1926, is amended to read as follows : Acqui ring flo wage, "That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized and easements, etc ., in lands, in Mi nnesota, directed to acquire, as soon as practicable after the enactment Of bordering said lake, this Act, b purchase or b condemnation, in accordance with the etc ., to regulate lev el y y f thereof, under treaty provisions of the Act entitled `An Act to authorize condemnation engagement with Great of land for sites for public buildings, and for other purposes,' B Vol . 25, p.357. approved August 1, 1888, and in accordance with the constitu- tional provisions of the State of Minnesota which provide that private property shall not be taken, destroyed, or damaged for public use w ithout just compen sation theref or fir st pai d or s ecured, the flowage easements up to elevation one thousand and sixty-four sea-level datum upon all lands in such State bordering on the Lake of the Woods, Warroad River, and Rainy River, and such lands Lands for protective or interests therein as are necessary to provide for the protective works, etc.

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