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 140 National e m e rgency4

Grazing l e a s e s *

Use permit.

L e a s e s, etc*

Revenues*

Agreements*

PUBLIC LAW 77-JUNE 16, 1956

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ST A T.

Such conveyance shall contain the further provision that whenever the Congress of the United States shall declare a state of war or other national emergency, or the President declares a state of emergency to exist and upon the determination by the appropriate Secretary that the property so conveyed 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 by the State of Wyoming, for the duration of such state of war or other national emergency, and upon the cessation thereof plus six months said property is to revert to the State of Wyoming together with any or all facilities and improvements, appurtenances, and utilities thereon or appertaining thereto. SEC. 2. (a) Where lands described to be conveyed herein are being used under valid outstanding United States grazing leases, the Secretary of the Interior shall convey the lands only after he finds suitable provision, equitable to such lessees, has been made to compensate them for losses resulting from the use of the lands for the purposes of this Act and to assure them appropriate preference to such future use of the lands for grazing as may be consistent with the purposes of this Act. (b) The Secretary of the Interior, at the earliest possible date after the execution of the conveyance authorized by this Act, shall issue a permit to the State of Wyoming allowing the State the free use of the lands described below for the purposes described in the first section of this Act and subject to adequate protection of the lands for Federal purposes: Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, southwest quarter northeast quarter, southeast quarter northwest quarter, northwest quarter southeast quarter, southeast quarter southeast quarter section 1; lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, south half northwest quarter, east half southwest quarter, southwest quarter southeast quarter section 2; northeast quarter, northwest quarter southeast quarter section 10; north half northeast quarter, southwest quarter northeast quarter section 11; east half northeast quarter, southwest quarter northeast quarter, west half southeast quarter section 12; northwest quarter northeast quarter section 13, all in township 27 north, range 67 west, southeast quarter section 35, township 28 north, range 67 west, sixth principal meridian. State of Wyoming. SEC. 3. The State of Wyoming may dispose of interests and rights in the land by lease, license and easement, provided that the exercise of such rights and uses shall not impair the use of the land for the purposes set out in the first section of this Act. Revenues derived from such transactions by the State of Wyoming shall be expended by the State for the protection, maintenance, and preservation of such land for the purposes expressed in this Act and for the protection and preservation of the natural resources thereon. The United States and the State of Wyoming shall share equally in any residual revenue beyond the cost for those purposes. All moneys to which the United States is entitled under this Act shall be deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of the Army are authorized to enter into any necessary jigreements with the proper authorities of the State of Wyoming for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act. Approved June 16, 1955.

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