Volume 73 · 640
Public Law 86–355
To authorize the Secretary of the Army to lease a portion of Twin Cities Arsenal, Minnesota, to Independent School District Numbered 16, Minnesota.
Approved September 22, 1959
Statutory text
AN ACT
To authorize the Secretary of the Army to lease a portion of Twin Cities Arsenal, Minnesota, to Independent School District Numbered 16, Minnesota.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the Secretary of the Army is authorized and directed to lease for a two-year period to the Independent School District Numbered 16, State of Minnesota (Spring Lake Park School District) space it occupies in Building Numbered 105, and adjacent land area at the Twin Cities Arsenal, Minneapolis, Minnesota, subject, however, to conditions and restrictions set forth in sections 2, 4, and 5 of this Act.
Sec. 2.
The lease authorized by this Act shall be made upon condition
Conditions.
that the lessee pay the cost of utilities or other special services furnished the lessee by the Government, and upon condition that the property shall be used for the operation and maintenance of a public school only and in the event that it shall not be used for such purpose the lease shall immediately terminate and title to all improvements made by the school district during its occupancy shall vest in the United States without compensation therefor. The lease shall further provide that the school district shall at all times keep the premises m good repair; that use of the premises shall be subject to regulations by the commanding officer of the arsenal and shall in no way interfere with operations of the United States; that no change shall be made in the building or grounds without the prior consent of the district engineer, United States Army Engineer District, St. Paul, Minnesota; that no claim shall be made against the United States by the school district for damage to any of its property on the premises; that the school district will protect the United States against any claim for personal injury or property damage resulting from use of the premises; that the lease shall be revocable at will by the Secretary of the Army; and that the school district will on or before expiration or earlier termination of the lease vacate the premises, remove all its property, and restore the premises to a condition satisfactory to the aforementioned district engineer.
Sec. 3.
Upon acceptance by the school district of the lease authorized by this Act, the Secretary of the Army is further authorized and directed to cancel lease (DA–21–019–eng–2100) under which the school district is occupying the property described in section 1 of this Act.
Sec. 4.
The Secretary of the Army, or his designee, may also include in the lease authorized by this Act such other terms and conditions as he considers to be in the public interest.
Sec. 5.
The lease authorized by this Act shall be conditional upon the Independent School District Numbered 16 paying to the Secretary of the Army as consideration for such lease an amount equal to 50 per centum of its fair market value as determined by the Secretary after appraisal of such lease.
Approved September 22, 1959.