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 X36 72d CONGRESS. SESS. I. CHS. 133, 134 . APRIL 22, 23, 1 932. p~o plats to be SEC. 4 . That the surveyor of the District of Columbia is hereby authorized to prepare the necessary plat or plats showing all parcels of land to be transferred in accordance with the provisions of this Act, wit h a certi ficate af fixed the reon to be signed by the p arties in interest making the necessary transfers; which plat and certificate, To be recorded after being signed by the various interested officials and approved surve yor's of fice. by the Commissioners of the- District of. Columbia, shall be recorded upon order of said Commissioners in the office of the surveyor of To constitute a legal the District of Columbia; and said plat or plats, when duly recorded transfer. in said office of the surveyor of the District of Columbia, shall constitute a legal transfer for the purposes designated according Alteration service to the provisions of this Act. mains, rest oratio n of SEC. 5 . The District of Columbia shall perform the necessary pridepnstcc ., at Dis- work a nd sha ll pay any a nd all expen ses for remov ing an d repl acing water mains, remov ing, r econst ructin g, and repain ting t he bou ndary fence of the Unite d Stat es Sol diers' Home a nd bri nging the su rface of the areas reconstructed to proper grade with loose earth suitable for gr owing vegeta tion a nd oth erwise replac ing th e prop erty of the United States Soldiers' Home in the same condition as it was before construction was undertaken; any trees required to be cut along the proposed route and on the areas authorized to be transferred by the United States Soldiers' Home to remain the property of the United States Soldiers' Home and to be cut into such lengths as may be suitable for cord wood or lumber, and to be split and stacked by said District of Columbia as directed by the governor of said home. Ap proved, Apri l 22, 1932. [CHAPTER 134.] A rll 23,1932. AN ACT [H. R .8087.1 Authorizing t he Secretary of the Inte rior to vacat e withdrawal s of public lands [Public, No. 104 .1 under the reclamation law, with reservation of rights, ways, and easements. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Public lands. United States o f America in Congress assembled, That where public Opening to entry, re. linquished portions of lands of the United States have been withdrawn for possible use for reclamation pro acts, containing miner . construction purposes under the Federal reclamation laws, and are known or bel ieved to be valuab le for minera ls and would, if n ot so withdrawn, be subject to location and patent under the general min- ing laws, the Secretary of the Interior, when in his opinion the rights of the United States will not be prejudiced thereby, may, in his discretion, open the land. to location, entry, and patent under the etc ., Rights° reserved. easements, general mining laws, reserving such ways, rights, and easements over or to such lands as may be prescribed by him and as may be deemed necessary or appropriate, including the right to take and materials. v r or construction remove from such lands construction materials for use in the con- struction of irrigation works, and/or the said Secretary may require meats t=act require- the execution of a contract by the intending locator or entryman as a condition precedent to the vesting of any rights in him, when in the opi nion of the Secret ary sa me may be nec essary for t he pro tec- tion of the irri gation interests. Such reservations or contract rights may be in favor of the United States or irrigation concerns cooperat- indemnity, etc ., coo- ing or contracting with the United States and operating in the enants. vicinity of such lands. The Secretary may prescribe the form of such contract which shall be executed and acknowledged and recorded in the county records and United States local land office bar any locator or entryman of such land before any rights in their favor attach thereto, and the locator or entryman executing such contract shall undertake such indemnifying covenants and shall grant such