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 74 TH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 57. APRIL 11, 1935 . 153 on the records of the assessor of the District of Columbia as the owners of the land abutting the land to be sold and sold at not less tha n the fair mar ket v alue at the time sold as dete rmine d by appraisement of the assessor of the District of Columbia : Provided, ho wev er, That whenever the authorities of the United States or the des mat d Ptopoe,, for Dis trict of Col umbia having juris dictio n over such acquir ed lan d, or rights or easements, shall elect to retain any or all of the same for use of the United States or the District of Columbia, the said authorities are authorized to use said land, rights, or easements for park, playground, highway, or alley purposes, or for any other law- ful purpose which the said authorities shall deem advantageous or in the public interest. SEC. 3. That whenever land is purchased, as provided in this Act, purchasing Funds av aai able for in excess of that needed in connection with a particular project or imp roveme nt, an y and all ap propri ations avail able f or the payme nt of t he purch ase pric e, costs, and ex penses i ncident to such project or improvement are hereby authorized for use in the payment of the purchase price, costs, and expenses of any and all excess land pur- chased in connection with such project or improvement, as provided in this Act. SEC. 4. That whenever excess land is condemned b the Commix- condemnat ion pro- y ceedings under D istrict sioners of the District of Columbia, in accordance with the provi- of ol .mb ° e . vol. lions of this Act, the condemnation proceedings for the acquisition 33, p .733. of such land shall be in accordance with chapter 15, subchapter 1 of chapter 15, and/or sections 1608 to 1610, inclusive, of the Code of Laws for the Dis trict of Columbia : Prov ide d, That any and all Provisos. Appr opriat ions a vail. appropriations available for the payment of awards, damages, and able. costs in co ndemna tion p roceed ings u nder c hapter 15 of the Code of Laws for the District of Columbia are hereby authorized for use in the payment of a wards, damages, and costs in a ny and all con- demnation proceedings under said chapter 15 for the acquisition of excess land, as provided in this Act : Provided further, That any and Particular projects. all appropriations available for the payment of awards, damages, and costs in condemnation proceedings under subchapter 1 of chapter 15 and/or sections 1608 to 1610, inclusive, of the Code of Laws for the District of Columbia are hereby authorized for use in the pay- ment of awards, damages, and costs in any and all condemnation proceedings under said subchapter 1 of chapter 15 and/or said sec- tions 1608 to 1610, inclusive, for the acquisition of excess land, as provided in this Act : And provided further, That in any and all No assessments for cases where such excess land is condemned, no assessments for bene- benefits to bele viea. fits shall be levied by the jury in respect to the acquisition of said excess land. SEC. 5 . That whenever excess land is condemned by agencies of Federal by the United States, other than the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, as provided in this Act, the condemnation proceedings for the acquisition of such land shall be in accordance with an Act a l.45, p.1415. approved March 1, 1929, as amended, or any law or laws in effect at the time of such condemnation for the acquisition of land in the District of Columbia for use of the United States : Provided, That Proviso . any a nd all appro priati ons av ailabl e for the co ndemna tion o f land et Payment of awards, un der sa id Act approved Ma rch 1, 1929, as amended, are hereby authorized for use in the payments of awards, damages, and costs in any and all condemnation proceedings under said Act, as amended, for the acquisition of excess land, as provided in this Act. SEC. 6. That the portion of the Act approved February 25, 1907, Asses smentsfor bene- fits wh en ded icatio n of entitled "An Act to amend an Act entitled `An Act to amend an Act part oflot . entitled "An Act to establish a Code of Laws for the District Of 35, p. 582, p . 930; Vol. Columbia ", regulating proceedings for condemnation of land for