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Volume 72

Public Law 85–528

To provide for the conveyance of certain land of the United States to the city of Salem. Oregon.

Approved July 18, 1958

Statutory text

AN ACT

To provide for the conveyance of certain land of the United States to the city of Salem. Oregon.

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

That the Secretary

Salem, Oreg.

Conveyance.

of the Interior is authorized and directed to convey by quitclaim deed to the city of Salem, Oregon, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a tract of revested Oregon and California railroad land containing approximately 28.84 acres. Such tract is lot 9, section 13, township 9 south, range 1 west, Willamette meridian, in Linn County, Oregon, which includes Stayton Island and the left bank of the North Santiam River.

Sec. 2.

The conveyance authorized by this Act shall be conditioned

Payment.

upon the city of Salem paying to the Secretary of the Interior as consideration for the tract conveyed an amount equal to its fair market value as determined by the Secretary. The deed of conveyance of such tract shall contain such other terms and conditions as may be considered by the Secretary to be necessary to protect the interests of the United States.

Sec. 3.

If a sale is not made hereunder within three years after the

Limitation.

date of enactment of this Act, all authority conferred by this Act shall terminate.

Sec. 4.

Nothing in this Act shall be deemed to relieve the city of Salem of any liability existing on the date of approval of this Act with respect to the land described in section 1.

Approved July 18, 1958.

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