Volume 68
Public Law 83–697
To amend the Act of June 30, 1948, so as to extend for one year the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to issue patents for certain public lands in Monroe County, Michigan, held under color of title.
Approved August 28, 1954
Statutory text
AN ACT
To amend the Act of June 30, 1948, so as to extend for one year the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to issue patents for certain public lands in Monroe County, Michigan, held under color of title.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the Act entitled “An Act authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to issue
Land patents.
patents for lands held under color of title”, approved June 30, 1948 (Public Law 856, Eightieth Congress), as amended, is amended by striking out “within six years after passage of this Act” and inserting in lieu thereof “within seven years after passage of this Act”.
Sec. 2.
The amendment made by the first section of this Act shall
Effective date.
take effect as of June 29, 1954.
Approved August 28, 1954.