Public Law 85–548

That the Secretary

Boston Neck, R.I.

Conveyance.

of the Army is authorized and directed to convey by quitclaim deed, without consideration, to the State of Rhode Island all right, title, and interest of the United States, except as retained in this Act, in and to a tract of land located at Boston Neck, Narragansett, Washington County, Rhode Island, together with all buildings and improvements thereon, and all appurtenances and utilities belonging or appertaining thereto, such land including approximately thirty-three and seventy-nine one-hundredths acres and formerly designated as Fort Varnum, as shown on maps on file with the Office of the Chief of Engineers, and being the same property now utilized by the Rhode Island National Guard under a license granted by the Secretary of the Army.

Sec. 2.

All mineral rights in the lands authorized to be conveyed by this Act shall be reserved to the United States.

Sec. 3.

The conveyance of the property authorized by this Act shall be upon condition that such property shall be used primarily for training of the National Guard and for other military purposes, and that if the State of Rhode Island 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 by the State of Rhode Island during its occupancy shall vest in the United States without payment of compensation therefor.

Sec. 4.

The conveyance of the property authorized by this Act 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 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 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 thereon by the State of Rhode Island, for a period not to exceed the duration of such state of war or national emergency plus six months. Upon the termination of such use the property shall revert to the State of Rhode Island, together with any or all improvements thereon and appurtenances appertaining thereto.

Sec. 5.

In executing the deed of conveyance authorized by this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall include specific provisions covering the reservations and conditions contained in sections 2, 3, and 4 of this Act.