Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 56 Part 1.djvu/1098

 1070 Existing rights; min- eral reservations. Use of lands for reo- reational purposes. Forfeiture provi- sion. [56 STAT. PUBLIC LAWS-CHS. 799-801-DEa. 22, 1942 feet; thence north seventeen degrees eighteen minutes east four hun- dred and eight feet; thence north thirty-eight degrees thirty-four minutes east two hundred and thirty-three feet, to the center line of the Copper River and Northwestern Railway; thence northwest- erly along said center line of said railway to the place of beginning. Any conveyance made pursuant to this Act shall be subject to all valid existing rights and claims, shall reserve to the United States all mineral deposits in the lands and the right to prospect for and remove the deposits under such rules and regulations as the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe, and shall provide that the lands con- veyed shall be used by the town of Cordova, Alaska, for recreational purposes only and that if the town shall cease to use the lands or any parts thereof for such purposes they shall revert to the United States. The Secretary of the Interior may declare a forfeiture of the grant if at any time he shall determine that the town has not used such lands for recreational purposes for more than one year. Such a determination by the Secretary shall be final, and thereupon such lands shall become a part of the public domain. Approved, December 22, 1942. [CHAPTER 800] December 22, 1942 [H, B. 7191] [Public Law 823] Olympic National Park, Wash. Exchange of lands. AN ACT To authorize the exchange of lands not in Federal ownership within the Olympic National Park, Washington, for national forest lands in the State of Wash- ington. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That title to State, county, and private lands situated north of the line between townships 27 and 28 north, Willamette base and meridian, Washington, and within the boundaries of the Olympic National Park as now or here- after established by proclamation of the President of the United States, shall be subject to acceptance under the provisions of the Act approved March 20, 1922 (42 Stat. 465; 16 U. S. C . 485), and such lands when vested in the ownership of the United States shall be a part of the Olympic National Park subject to all laws and regulations applicable thereto. Approved, December 22, 1942. [CHAPTER 801] ATS Ar'T December 22,1942 [H. R. 7336] To permit the reemployment of persons retired under the Alaska Railroad Retire- [Public Law 824] ment Act. Reemployment of persons retired under Alaska Railroad Re- tirement Act. alary deductions. ]ffect on amnnty right. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That any person heretofore or hereafter retired from the service under the provisions of the Alaska Railroad Retirement Act (49 Stat. 2017; 5 U. S. C ., ch. 14A) and who is beyond the retirement age shall be eligible for reemployment in the service of the Alaska Railroad or in the service of the War or Navy Departments if the appointing authority deter- mines that such person is qualified and is physically capable of performing the duties of the position. SEC. 2. There shall be deducted and withheld from the basic salary, pay, or compensation of such reemployed person and credited to his account as provided in the Alaska Railroad Retirement Act the regu- lar deductions prescribed by such Act. The payment of the annuity of such person shall be terminated during the period of reemployment under this Act. Any such person whose annuity is terminated shall,

�