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Volume 71 · 9

Public Law 85–11

To authorize and direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain property of the United States located in Juneau, Alaska, known as the Juneau Subport of Embarkation, to the Territory of Alaska.

Approved March 28, 1957

Statutory text

AN ACT

To authorize and direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain property of the United States located in Juneau, Alaska, known as the Juneau Subport of Embarkation, to the Territory of Alaska.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

That the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized and directed to convey to the Territory of Alaska a portion of the property known as the Juneau Subport of Embarkation, located in Juneau, Alaska, and more particularly described as follows:

Beginning at corner numbered 1, not set, from which corner numbered 11, United States survey numbered 7, townsite of Juneau, Alaska, bears north 45 degrees 40 minutes east 326.73 feet and corner numbered 15 of public land order numbered 657, dated August 15, 1950, as shown on the United States Engineers and Fish and Wildlife Service plats of the Juneau Subport of Embarkation, bears south 49 degrees 00 minutes east 21.15 feet, thence as follows:

South 48 degrees 00 minutes west 263.76 feet to corner numbered 2, not set: south 23 degrees 20 minutes east 134.87 feet to corner numbered 3, not set; south 66 degrees 40 minutes west 442.0 feet to corner numbered 4, not set; south 23 degrees 20 minutes east 100.0 feet to corner numbered 5, not set; south 66 degrees 40 minutes west 80.0 feet to corner numbered 6, identical, to corner numbered 4, public land order 657, thence following the boundaries of said public land order as follows:

North 23 degrees 20 minutes west 689.0 feet to corner numbered 7, identical to corner 5, public land order 657; north 57 degrees 45 minutes east 347.0 feet to corner numbered 8, identical to corner 6, public land order 657; north 25 degrees 22 minutes west 444.0 feet to corner numbered 9, identical to coiner 7, public land order 657; north 64 degrees 38 minutes east 10.0 feet to corner numbered 10, identical to corner 8, public land order 657; north 25 degrees 22 minutes west 77.0 feet to corner numbered 11, identical to corner 9, public land order 657; north 64 degrees 38 minutes east 40.0 feet to corner numbered 12, identical to comer 10, public land order 657; south 25 degrees 22 minutes east 517.6 feet to corner numbered 13, identical to corner 11, public land order 657: north 57 degrees 45 minutes east 267.0 feet to corner numbered 14, identical to corner 12, public land order 657; south 32 degrees 15 minutes east 80.0 feet to corner numbered 15, identical to corner 13, public land order 657: south 46 degrees 35 minutes west 77.0 feet to corner numbered 16, identical to corner 14, public land order 657; south 49 degrees 00 minutes east 404.55 feet to corner numbered 1, the place of beginning, consisting of 10.27 acres more or less.

Sec. 2.

The Secretary of the Interior shall execute and deliver any and all contracts, conveyances, or other instruments, as may be necessary to effectuate the said transfer.

Sec. 3.

The conveyance shall be on the express condition that the

Condition.

Territory of Alaska will grant to the United States without charge for such period or periods as may be necessary as determined by the Secretary of the Army the use of approximately 4,050 square feet of open storage area presently occupied by the Alaska Communication System together with rights of ingress and egress and rights-of-way for water lines, sewer lines, telephone and telegraph lines, power lines, and other utilities.

Approved March 28, 1957.

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