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SEC. 4. The conveyance of the property authorized by this Act shall be upon condition that such property shall be used primarily for training of the National Guard and the Air National Guard and for other military purposes, and that if the State of Texas shall cease to use the property so conveyed for the purposes intended, then title thereto shall immediately revert to the United States, and in addition, all improvements made by the State of Texas during its occupancy shall vest in the United States without payment of compensation therefor. SEC. 5. The conveyance of the property authorized by this Act shall be upon the further provision that whenever the Congress of the United States declares a state of war or other national emergency, or the President declares a state of emergency, and upon the determination by the Secretary of Defense that the property conveyed under this Act is useful or necessary for military, air, or naval purposes, or in the interest of national defense, the United States shall have the right, without obligation to make payment of any kind, to reenter upon the property and use the same or any part thereof, including any and all improvements made thereon by the State of Texas, for the duration of such state of war or of such emergency. Upon the termination of such state of war or of such emergency plus six months such property shall revert to the State of Texas, together with all appurtenances and utilities belonging or appertaining thereto. SEC. 6. In executing the deed of conveyance authorized by this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force or his designee shall include specific provisions covering the reservations and conditions contained in sections 2, 3, 4, and 5 of this Act. Approved August 30, 1954. Public Law 713

National G u a i' d use»

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CHAPTER 1083

AN ACT To authorize the conveyance to the State of Texas of approximately nine acres of land in Houston, Texas, to be used for National Guard purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Army is authorized and directed to convey to the State of Texas, without compensation therefor, all the right, title, and interest of the United States in and to approximately nine and three-tenths acres of land in Houston, Harris County, Texas, and all improvements thereon, said property comprising that portion of the former Hughes Strut Plant now being occupied by the Texas National Guard under a license issued by the Secretary of the Army. SEC, 2. The deed of conveyance authorized under the provisions of this Act shall— (1) provide that the property conveyed shall not be alienated in whole or in part by the State of Texas and shall be used primarily for training National Guard and Air National Guard personnel and for other military purposes, and if such provision is violated title to such property (including all improvements by the State of Texas) shall revert to the United States; (2) reserve to the United States all minerals (including oil and gas) in the lands conveyed; (3) provide that during any state of war or national emergency and for six months thereafter, if the Secretary of Defense determines that the property conveyed is useful or necessary for

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Reservations and conditions.

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