Public Law 83–327

That the Secretary of the Army is authorized to convey to the State of North Carolina all the right, title, and interest of the United States in and to (a) a tract of land in Granville County, North Carolina, comprising twenty-six and four-tenths acres, more or less, together with buildings and improvements thereon, being a portion of the cantonment area of the former Camp Butner Military Reservation, and (b) a tract of land comprising tour thousand seven hundred thirty-four and nine one-hundredths acres more or less in Durham and Granville Counties, North Carolina, being the same property now utilized by the State of North Carolina National Guard as a general firing range, subject, however, to reservation in the United States of all mineral rights, including gas and oil, in the land authorized to be conveyed by this Act.

Sec. 2.

The conveyance of the property identified in section 1 of this

Conditions.

Act to the State of North Carolina shall be made without consideration therefor and upon condition that it shall be used for military purposes only, and in the event it shall not be used for such purposes title thereto shall immediately revert to the United States, and, in addition, title to all improvements made by the State of North Carolina during its occupancy shall vest in the United States without payment of compensation therefor. The deed of 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 Secretary of Defense 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 charge, except as indicated below, to reenter upon the property and use the same or any part thereof, including any and all improvements made by the State of North Carolina, for a period not to exceed the duration of such state of war or national emergency plus six months, and upon cessation of such use, such property shall revert to the State of North Carolina, together with any or all improvements thereon and appurtenances appertaining thereto: Provided, however, That the United States shall be responsible during the period of such use for the entire cost of maintaining all of the property so used, and shall pay a fair rental for the use of any structures or other improvements which have been added thereto without Federal aid.

Sec. 3.

The cost of any surveys necessary as an incident of the conveyance

Survey cost.

authorized herein shall be borne by the grantee.