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 52 STAT.] 75TH CONG. , 3D SESS.-CHS. 603, 604 -JUNE 23, 1938 [CHAPTER 603] AN ACT To provide for the leasing of State, county, and privately owned lands for the purpose of furthering the orderly use, improvement, and development of grazing districts. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of Amnerica in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior in his discretion is authorized to lease at rates to be determined by him any State, county, or privately owned lands chiefly valuable for grazing purposes and lying within the exterior boundaries of a grazing district when, in his judgment, the leasing of such lands will promote the orderly use of the district and aid in conserving the forage resources of the public lands therein: Provided, That no such leases shall run for a period of more than ten years and in no event shall the grazing fees paid the United States for the grazing privileges on any of the lands leased under the provisions of this section be less than the rental paid by the United States for any of such lands: Provided further, That nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing the appropriation of any moneys except that moneys heretofore or hereafter appro- priated for construction, purchase, and maintenance of range improvements within grazing districts, pursuant to the provisions of sections 10 and 11 of the Act of June 28, 1934 (48 Stat. 1269), as amended June 26, 1936 (49 Stat. 1976), may be made additionally available by Congress for the leasing of land under this Act. SEC. 2. That the lands leased under this Act shall be administered under the provisions of the Act of June 28, 1934 (48 Stat. 1269), as amended June 26, 1936 (49 Stat. 1976), commonly known as the Taylor Grazing Act. SEC. 3. That contributions received by the Secretary of the Interior under section 9 of the Act of June 28, 1934 (48 Stat. 1269), as amended June 26, 1936 (49 Stat. 1976), toward the administration, protection, and improvement of any district shall be additionally available for the leasing of lands under this Act. SEC. 4. All moneys received by the Secretary of the Interior in the administration of leased lands as provided in section 2 of this Act shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States as mis- cellaneous receipts, but are hereby made available, when appropriated by the Congress, for the leasing of lands under this Act and shall not be distributed as provided under sections 10 and 11 of the Act of June 28, 1934 (48 Stat. 1269), as amended June 26, 1936 (49 Stat. 1976). Approved, June 23, 1938. 1033 June 23, 1938 [H. R. 7874] [Public, No. 708] Lease of State, etc., lands lying within boundaries of grazing districts. Provisos. Duration of leases. Grazing fees. Availability funds. of 48 Stat. 1273; 49 Stat. 1978. 43U.8.0.§§315i,j; Supp. II, 3151. Administration. 48 Stat. 1269; 49 Stat. 1976 . 43 U. 8. 0. S315; Supp. II, 1 315. Contributions; avail- ability. 48 Stat. 1273 . 43U.S.C.I315h. Deposit of receipts; availability. [CHAPTER 604] AN ACT For the relief of the State of Connecticut. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the State of Connecticut be, and it is hereby, relieved from all responsibility and accountability for certain quartermaster and other property to the approximate value of $4,220.49, the property of the War Department in possession of the Connecticut National Guard, which was lost, destroyed, or used for emergency relief work incident to the Con- necticut floods of March 1936, and other relief work; and the Secre- tary of War is hereby authorized and directed to terminate all further accountability for said property. Approved, June 23, 1938. June 23, 1938 [H. R. 9981j [Public, No. 709] State of Connecti- cut. Release from ac- countability for cer- tain Federal property.

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