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PUBLIC LAW 8 0 7 - J U L Y 26, 1956

Phelps County, Mo. Conveyance.

Reversion.

Puerto Rico. 62 Stat. 930.

C H A P T E R 739

AN ACT To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain lands in Phelps County, Missouri, to the Chamber of Commerce of Rolla, Missouri.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized and directed to convey to the Chamber of Commerce of Rolla, Missouri, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the following described lands, comprising a portion of a tract of land previously donated to the United States by such Chamber of Commerce in connection with the program of the Civilian Conservation Corps: Parcel of land in Phelps County, Missouri, described as the south half of lot 118 of the railroad addition to the town of Rolla, Missouri, being the same as the south half of the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter of the northeast quarter of section 10, township 37 north, range 8 west. SEC. 2. The conveyance authorized by this Act shall provide that in the event that the lands cease to be used for public purposes all right, title, and interest therein shall immediately revert to and revest in the United States. Approved July 26, 1956. Public Law 808

July 26, 1956 [H. R. 9038]

ST AT,

Administration for disposal in accordance with the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, except that the Administrator of General Services shall first offer the laboratories for public sale before seeking to dispose of them by transfer or assignment to any Federal agency. The Administrator of General Services, before he offers the laboratories to the public for sale, shall ascertain what the value of the laboratories would be to Government agencies which would make substantial use thereof, and the Administrator shall not sell the laboratories to the public unless he finds, after consultation with the Director of the Budget Bureau, that such sale to the public would be in the best interests of the United States, taking into consideration among other relevant factors the value of the laboratories to any interested agency and the amounts offered by public bidders. The National Science Foundation is authorized to reimburse the General Services Administration in advance for expenses necessary for the protection and maintenance of the laboratories up to June 30, 1957. Approved July 26, 1956. Public Law 807

July 26, 1956 [H. R. 7723]

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C H A P T E R 740

AN ACT To amend title 28 of the United States Code to provide that the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall be treated as a State for purposes of district court jurisdiction based on diversity of citizenship.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in (Congress assembled, That section 1332 (b) of title 28 of the United States Code is amended to read as follows: "(b) The word 'States', as used in this section, includes the Territories, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico." Approved July 26, 1956.

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