(H. R. 11515] An Act To provide for the sale of the Government building site located on the State line dividing West Point, Georgia, and Lanett, Alabama, and for the acquisition of new sites and construction of Government buildings thereon in such cities. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized in his discretion to dispose of the present Federal-building site located on the State line dividing West Point, Georgia, and Lanett, Alabama, acquired under the Act of March 4, 1913 (37 Stat. 873), in such manner and upon such terms as he may deem for the best interests of the United States, and to convey such site to the purchaser thereof by the usual quit-claim deed; and to acquire in lieu thereof by purchase, condemnation, or otherwise, a new site located in West Point, Georgia, and to construct a Federal building thereon; the proceeds of the sale of the site now located on the State line dividing West Point, Georgia, and Lanett, Alabama, and the appropriations heretofore made therefor, be, and the same are hereby, reappropriated and made available for the acquisition of the site and commencement of the building to be located in West Point, Georgia. The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized, when the postal receipts at the city of Lanett, Alabama, have reached the sum of $10,000 annually, to acquire by purchase, condemnation, or otherwise a site in such city and to construct a United States post office thereon. Approved, June 27, 1930. (77) [S. 2626] AN ACT To authorize the sale of Federal buildings. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in order to suitably dispose of certain Federal buildings and the sites thereof under the control of the Treasury Department, which have been supplanted by new structures, and for which the Secretary of the Treasury has determined there is no further Federal need, he is hereby authorized, in his discretion, if he deems it to be in the best interests of the Government, to sell such buildings and sites or parts of sites to States, counties, municipalities, or other duly constituted political subdivisions of States for public use upon such terms, pursuant to such rules and regulations promulgated by him, as he deems proper, and to convey the same by the usual quitclaim deed, and he may enter into long-term contracts for the payment of the purchase price in such installments as he deems fair and reasonable and may furthermore waive any requirements for interest charges on deferred payments: Provided, That the total purchase price shall in no case be less than 50 per centum of the appraised value of the land, the appraisal to be made by the Treasury Department: Provided further, That the proceeds of the sales shall be deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts: Provided further, That in the event portions of any Federal building sites under the control of the Treasury Department are desired by municipalities by reason of any duly authorized, comprehensive street-widening program, the Secretary of the Treasury may deed to such municipalities, without cost, such areas needed for street uses as may be dedicated without jeopardy to the Federal interest. Approved, August 26, 1935. [CHAPTER 204-1ST SESSION] [S. 2404] AN ACT To authorize the disposal of the Portland, Oregon, old courthouse building. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the proviso reading as follows: "Provided, That the present Federal building and site at Morrison, Fifth, Yamhill, and Sixth Streets shall not be sold for an amount less than $1,750,000", limiting the paragraph making an appropriation for a courthouse and so forth, at Portland, Oregon, in the Act entitled "An Act making appropriations for the Treasury and Post Office Departments for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1929, and for other purposes", approved March 5, 1928 (Public, Numbered 93, Seventieth Congress; 45 Stat. 181), shall not apply to any contract providing for the demolition of said building which does not involve a sale of the land upon which the building is located. Approved, June 13, 1939. [PUBLIC NO. 237-76TH CONGRESS] (S. 1725] AN ACT Relating to the acquisition of the site for the post-office building to be constructed in Poplarville, Mississippi. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the provisions of section 3741 of the Revised Statutes (U. S. C., 1934 edition, title 41, sec. 22) and sections 114 and 115 of the Criminal Code of the United States (U. S. C., 1934 edition, title 18, secs. 204 and 205) shall not be applicable with respect to any contract or agreement entered into by or on behalf of the United States for the acquisition of any part of the site for the post-office building to be constructed in Poplarville, Mississippi. Approved, July 27, 1939. [CHAPTER 617—1ST SESSION] [H. R. 6021] AN ACT To repeal the minimum-price limitation on sale of the Akron, Ohio, old post-office building and site. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following parts of Acts regulating sale of the Akron, Ohio, old post-office building and site are hereby repealed: * * *"" (a) The proviso limiting the last sentence of section 13 of the Act entitled "An Act to increase the limit of cost of certain public buildings approved March 4, 1913 (Public, Numbered 432, Sixty-second Congress; 37 Stat. 882), reading as follows: "Provided, That said building and site shall not be sold for any sum less than $100,000."; (b) The last clause of the Act entitled "An Act to authorize the sale of the Government property acquired for a post-office site in Akron, Ohio", approved May 13, 1930 (Public, Numbered 206, Seventy-first Congress; 46 Stat. 274), reading as follows: "and to sell the remainder of the site upon the terms and conditions provided in the Act of Congress approved March 4, 1913, authorizing the sale of the above old post-office property in Akron, Ohio." Approved, August 9, 1939. [CHAPTER 18-3D SESSION] [H. R. 7293) AN ACT To amend section 355 of the Revised Statutes, as amended, to make permissive the acquisition of legislative jurisdiction over land or interests in land acquired by the United States. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 355 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (U. S. C., title 33, sec.. 733; title 34, sec. 520; title 40, sec. 255; and title 50, sec. 175) be, and the same is hereby, amended to read as follows: "SEC. 355. No public money shall be expended upon any site or land purchased by the United States for the purposes of erecting thereon any armory, arsenal, fort, fortification, navy yard, customhouse, lighthouse, or other public building of any kind whatever, until the written opinion of the Attorney General shall be had in favor of the validity of the title. The district attorneys of the United States, upon the application of the Attorney General, shall furnish any assistance or information in their power in relation to the titles of the public property lying within their respective districts. And the secretaries of the departments, upon the application of the Attorney General, shall procure any additional evidence of title which he may deem necessary, and which may not be in the possession of the officers of the Government, and the expense of procuring it shall be paid out of the appropriations made for the contingencies of the departments, respectively: Provided, however, That in all cases of the acquisition of land or any interest therein by the United States for the purposes herein specified or for other purposes, wherein the written opinion of the Attorney General in favor of the validity of the title of such land is or may be required or authorized by law, the Attorney General may, in his discretion, base such opinion upon a certificate of title of a title company. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the obtaining of exclusive jurisdiction in the United States over lands or interests therein which have been or shall hereafter be acquired by it shall not be required; but the head or other authorized officer of any department or independent establishment or agency of the Government may, in such cases and at such times as he may deem desirable, accept or secure from the State in which any lands or interests therein under his immediate jurisdiction, custody, or control are situated, consent to or cession of such jurisdiction, exclusive or partial, not theretofore obtained, over any such lands or interests as he may deem desirable and indicate acceptance of such jurisdiction on behalf of the United States by filing a notice of such acceptance with the Governor of such State or in such other manner as may be prescribed by the laws of the State where such lands are situated. Unless and until the United States has accepted jurisdiction over lands hereafter to be acquired as aforesaid, it shall be conclusively presumed that no such jurisdiction has been accepted. Approved, February 1, 1940. |