Public Law 84–50

That the Secretary of the Army is authorized and directed to convey by quitclaim deed, without

Conveyance.

consideration, to the State of Iowa all right, title, and interest of the United States, except as retained in this Act, in and to the Camp Dodge Military Reservation, located in Polk County, Iowa, comprising 1,848.32 acres, more or less, and Polk County Target Range, Iowa, comprising 742.34 acres, more or less, both together with all buildings and improvements thereon, and all appurtenances, easements, rightsofway, and utilities belonging or appurtenant thereto.

Sec. 2.

All mineral rights, including gas and oil, in the lands authorized to be conveyed by this Act shall be reserved to the (nited States.

Sec. 3.

The conveyance of the property authorized by this Act shall be upon condition that such property shall be used for training of the National Guard and for other military purposes, and that if the State of Iowa shall cease to use the property so conveyed for the purposes intended, then title thereto shall immediately revert to the United States and, in addition, all improvements made during its occupancy by the State of Iowa shall vest in the United States without payment of compensation therefor.

Sec. 4.

Tire conveyance of the property authorized by this Act

National emergency.

shall be upon the further provision that whenever the Congress of the United States declares a state of war or other national emergency, or the President declares a state of national emergency, and upon the determination by the Secretary of Defense that the property conveyed under this Act is useful or necessary for military, air, or naval purposes, or in the interest of national defense, the United States shall have the rigid, without obligation to make payment of any kind, to reenter upon the property and use the same or any part thereof, including any and all improvements made thereon during its occupancy by the State of Iowa, for the duration of such state of war or of sucli national emergency. Upou the termination of such state of war or of such national emergency plus six months such property shall revert to the State of Iowa, together with all appurtenances and utilities belonging or appertaining thereto.

Sec. 5.

In consideration for the conveyance of the lands described

Agreement.

in the first section of this Act, the State of Iowa shall agree to use for military purposes only and not to sell, convey, or otherwise dispose of all or any part of certain lands (hereinafter called State lands) and improvements thereon which are owned by the State of Iowa and are used for National Guard purposes in connection with Camp Dodge and Polk County Target Range as of the date of enactment of this Act: Provided, That the improvements on such lands which ai‘e now being used by the State of Iowa for other than military purposes may continue, to be used for such purposes so long as such use does not interfere with the utilization of such lands for military purposes. The State of Iowa further agrees that it will, prior to delivery of the conveyance authorized herein, file with the Office of the Division Engineer, Corps of Engineers, Farm Credit Building, 20G South Nineteenth Street, Omaha, Nebraska, a description of and inventory of the State-owned property as defined herein. In the event that the State of Iowa at any time shall breach the agreement defined in this section, all right, title, and interest in and to the property conveyed to the State of Iowa by the United States under the provisions of this Act shall revert to the United States without cost. The State shall further agree that in the event that the Congress of the United States declares a state of war or other national emergency, or the President declares a state of national emergency, the use of the State lands and improvements thereon, or any part thereof, shall, upon request of the Secretary of Defense, be used by the United States during such emergency without cost to the United States.

Sec. 6.

In executing the deed of conveyance authorized by this Act,

Deed of conveyance.

the Secretary of the Army shall include specific provisions covering the reservations and conditions contained in sections 2, 3, 4, and 5 of this Act.

Sec. 7.

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

Survey costs.

authorized herein shall be borne by the State of Iowa.

Sec. 8.

The Secretary of the Army is authorized to determine and

Compliance.

enforce compliance with the conditions, reservations, and restrictions contained in this Act and any related documents.