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PUBLIC LAW 93-456-OCT. 18, 1974

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Public Law 93-456 October 18, 1974 [H. R. 7954]

s t a t e of New York. Land conveyance.

Description,

R e l e a s e of conditions.

Mineral interests.

Fair market value.

Deposit.

AN ACT To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to release on behalf of the United States conditions in a deed conveying certain lands to the State of New York and to provide for the conveyance of certain interests in such lands so as to permit such State, subject to certain conditions, to sell such land.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, notwithstanding the provisions of section 32(c) of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act (7 U.S.C. 1011(c)), the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized and directed to release, on behalf of the United States, with respect to the following described land, the condition in a deed dated January 28, 1961, between the United States and the State of New York, conveying certain lands in Allegany County in the State of New York to the State of New York, of which such described land is a part, which requires that the lands so conveyed be use 1 for public purposes and provides for a reversion of such land to the United States if at any time it ceases to be so used: A parcel or tract of land consisting of approximately.42 acre, being a portion of the lands conveyed by such deed dated January 28, 1961, being in the town of New Hudson, county of Allegany, State of New York, being part of lot 47 in such town which begins at the southwest corner of the existing cemetery lot; thence south on a line that is the continuation of the west line of said existing cemetery lot a distance of 100 feet to a point; thence east and parallel to the south line of said existing cemetery lot a distance of 185 feet to a point on the continuation of the east line of said existing cemetery lot; thence north along the said continuation of said east line a distance of 100 feet to the southeast corner of said existing cemetery lot; thence west along the south line of said existing cemetery lot a distance of 185 feet to the place of beginning. SEC. 2. The Secretary shall release the condition referred to in the first section of this Act only with respect to land covered by and described in any agreement or agreements entered into between the Secretary of Agriculture and the State of New York in which such State in consideration of the release of such conditions as to such land, agrees to convey the land with respect to which such condition is released to the Bellville Cemetery Association for a fair and equitable consideration. SEC. 3. Upon application all the undivided mineral interests of the United States in any parcel or tract of land, released pursuant to this Act from the condition as to such lands, shall be conveyed to the State of New York for the use and benefit of the State by the Secretary of the Interior. In areas where the Secretary of the Interior determines that there is no active mineral development or leasing, and that the lands have no mineral value, the mineral interests covered by a single application shall be sold for a consideration of $1. In other areas the mineral interests shall be sold at the fair market value thereof as determined by the Secretary of the Interior after taking into consideration such appraisals as he deems necessary or appropriate. SEC. 4. The Secretary of the Interior shall require the deposit of a sum of money which he deems sufficient to cover estimated administrative costs of this Act. If a conveyance is, or is not made pursuant to this Act, and the administrative costs exceed the deposit, the Secretary shall bill the applicant for the outstanding amount, but if the amount of the deposit exceeds the actual administrative costs, the Secretary shall refund the excess.

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