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Transfer.

PUBLIC LAW 449-MAR. 29, 1956

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may be, in order to make an equal exchange. The Secretary is authorized to use any land acquisition funds relating to the National Park System for such purposes. The Secretary may consununate land exchanges herein authorized upon such terms, conditions, and procedures as he may tind to be necessary or desirable in carrying out the pin-poses of this Act: and in evaluating non-Federal properties to be acquired hereunder, he is authorized to make such allowance as he may find to be equitable for the value of any residential properties that may be situated upon land to be acquired pursuant to this Act. If expedient and in the public interest to do so, he may assist in the removal of structures from property to be acquired hereunder through the exchange procedure, and he may cooperate with public or private agencies and persons in the securing of housing for the aforesaid grantors who may require new housing acconnnodations or facilities as a result of the land exchanges herein authorized. SKC. 2, The Secretary is further authorized to transfer without compensation up to fifteen acres of the Colonial National Historical Park, Virginia, to the (\mnnonwealth of Virginia for use by agencies of the Commonwealth in the establishment of a State Park in furtherance of the purposes of the (\)lonial National Historical Park. Approved March 29, 1956. Public Law 449

March 29, 1956 [H. R. 4680]

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CHAPTER 106

AN ACT Affirming that title to a certain tract of land in California vested in the State of California on.Tannary 21, 1897. Be it enacted ^y the Senate and House of Representatives of the United' States of America in Congress assembled, That all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to tract 39, township 4 north, range 18 east, Mount Diablo meridian, California, as identined on the plat of survey approved August 5, 1931, by the United States Supervisor of Surveys and accepted on March 2, 1932, by the Assistant (Commissioner of the General Land Office of the Department of the Interior, vested in the State of California on January 21, 1897, the date on which the original plat of survey of such lands was accepted by the Commissioner of the General Land Office of such Department under the school land grant made to such State by the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the Survey of the Public Lands in California, the granting of Preemption Rights therein, and for other purposes'", approved March 3, 1853 (10 Stat. 244), and that the United States has not held any interest in such lands since the date on which title to it so vested in the State of California. Approved March 29, 1956. Public Law 450

March 29, 1956 [ H. R. 4802]

Indians. M o r t g a g e s and deeds of trust.

CHAPTER 107

AN ACT To authorize the execution of mortj?ages and deeds of trust on indi\idual Indian trust or restricted land. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the individual Indian owners of any land which either is held by the United States in trust for them or is subject to a restriction against alienation imposed by the United States are authorized, subject to approval by the

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