Public Law 84–77

That the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized and directed to transfer to the State of Wyoming certain property of the United States Government situated near Lake Guernsey, Platte County, Wyoming, described as follows:

Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4 of section 5; lots 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6, east half southwest, quarter, west half southeast quarter section & northwest quarter northeast quarter, west half southwest, quarter, southeast quarter southwest quarter section 17; northeast quarter, north half northwest quarter, southeast quarter northwest quarter, northeast quarter southwest quarter, north half southeast quarter section 20; all in township 28 north, range 66 west, sixth principal meridian.

Southwest quarter northwest quarter, section 1; lots 3 and 4, west half southeast quarter, section 3; lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, south half north half section 4; south half southwest quarter section 5; lot 1, section 7; southeast quarter northeast quarter section 13; lots 2 and 3, northeast quarter southwest quarter section 18; southeast quarter northeast quarter, northwest quarter southeast quarter section 24; all in township 27 north, range 67 west, sixth principal meridian.

South half southwest quarter section 2; northwest quarter southwest quarter, northeast quarter southeast quarter, south half south half section 3; northwest quarter northeast quarter, south half northeast quarter section 8; northwest quarter northeast quarter, northeast quarter northwest quarter, south half north half, north half south half section 9; northwest quarter, north half southwest quarter, southeast quarter southwest quarter section 10; north half northwest quarter, southwest quarter northwest quarter, northwest quarter southwest quarter section 14; northeast quarter, southwest quarter southwest quarter, north half southeast quarter, southwest quarter southeast quarter section 15; northeast quarter, northeast quarter southeast quarter section 17; northeast quarter southeast quarter section 20; west half southwest quarter section 21; north half northwest quarter, southeast quarter southeast quarter section 22; southwest quarter northeast quarter, northeast quarter northwest quarter, south half northwest quarter, southwest quarter section 23; east half northwest quarter section 24; northwest quarter southeast quarter section 25; east half northwest quarter, northeast quarter southwest quarter section 27; southwest quarter northeast quarter, southwest quarter, west half southeast, quarter section 28; northeast quarter southeast quarter section 29; southeast quarter southeast quarter section 31; all of section 33; northeast quarter of section 35; all in township 28 north, range 67 west, sixth principal meridian; consisting of approximately five thousand seven hundred and eighty acres. Such property shall be conveyed, together with all buildings, improvements thereon, and all appurtenances and utilities belonging or appertaining thereto, and the Secretary of the Interior shall execute and deliver in the name of the United States in its behalf any and all contracts, conveyances, or other instruments as may be necessary to effectuate the said transfer: Provided, That there shall be reserved to the United States all minerals, including oil and gas, in said lands.

Such conveyance shall contain a provision that said property shall

Use of property.

be used primarily for training of the National Guard or Air National Guard and for other military’ purposes, and that, if the State of Wyoming shall cease to use the property so conveyed for such purposes, then title thereto shall immediately revert to the United States and, in addition, all improvements made by the State of Wyoming during its occupancy shall vest in the United States without payment of compensation therefor.

Such conveyance shall contain the further provision that whenever

National agency.

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 appropriate Secretary 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 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 by the State of Wyoming, for the duration of such state of war or other national emergency, and upon the cessation thereof plus six months said property is to revert to the State of Wyoming together with any or all facilities and improvements, appurtenances, and utilities thereon or appertaining thereto.

Sec. 2.

Sec. 3.

The State of Wyoming may dispose of interests and

Leases, etc.

in the land by lease, license and easement, provided that the exercise of such rights and uses shall not impair the use of the land for the

Revenues.

purposes set out in the first section of this Act. Revenues derived from such transactions by the State of Wyoming shall be expended by the State for the protection, maintenance, and preservation of such land for the purposes expressed in this Act and for the protection and preservation of the natural resources thereon. The United States and the State of Wyoming shall share equally in any residual revenue beyond the cost for those purposes. All moneys to which the United States is entitled under this Act shall be deposited in the Treasury

Agreements.

as miscellaneous receipts. The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of the Army are authorized to enter into any necessary agreements with the proper authorities of the State of Wyoming for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act.