Private Law 86–385

That the Secretary

Heirs of Frank L. Wilhelm.

of the Interior is hereby authorized and directed to issue a patent conveying to the heirs of Prank L. Wilhelm, deceased, a fee simple title for the land and minerals included in homestead entry Cheyenne 043849, comprising lots 3, 4, section 7; lot 1, northeast quarter northwest quarter section 18; township 57 north, range 97 west, sixth principal meridian, Wyoming, on the basis of rights earned by compliance with the homestead laws effective January 17, 1929.

Sec. 2.

Upon issuance of a patent pursuant to section 1 of this Act, the owners of such patent shall be substituted for the United States as lessor under oil and gas lease Cheyenne 067759 issued as of January 1, 1946, to Dorothy Atwood Fox, insofar as said lease covers land included in said patent, effective as of the date of approval of this Act.

Sec. 3.

Nothing contained in section 1 or 2 of this Act shall prejudice determination by the Court of Claims, in accordance with the law in effect prior to enactment of this Act, of any claim of right by the heirs of Frank L. Wilhelm to have paid to them moneys which have heretofore accrued or been paid to the United States under oil and gas lease Cheyenne 067759, and said court is hereby authorized, notwithstanding lapse of time, to hear, determine, and render judgment in any such suit that may be brought within one year from the date of this Act.