Volume 81 · 660
Public Law 90–213
To amend the Act of September 19, 1964 (78 Stat. 983), establishing the Public Land Law Review Commission, and for other purposes.
Approved December 18, 1967
Statutory text
AN ACT
To amend the Act of September 19, 1964 (78 Stat. 983), establishing the Public Land Law Review Commission, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the Act of September 19, 1964 (78 Stat. 983), establishing the Public Land Law Review Commission is amended—
by striking, in section 4(b), “December 31, 1968” and substituting therefor “June 30, 1970”.
by striking, in section 4(b) “June 30, 1969” and substituting therefor “December 31, 1970”.
by striking, in section 9(a), “$4,000,000” and substituting therefor “$7,390,000”.
by substituting for the present text of the first sentence of section 8(a) the following: “The Commission or, on authorization of the Commission, any committee of two or more members, at least one of whom shall be of each major political party, may, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act, hold such hearings, take testimony or receive evidence under oath, and sit and act at such times and places as the Commission or such authorized committee may deem advisable. The member of the Commission presiding at any such hearing is authorized to administer the oath to witnesses.”
Sec. 2.
Section 8 of the Act of September 19, 1964 (78 Stat. 986), is amended to read as follows:
“Sec. 8.
The authorizations and requirements of this Act shall expire six months after the final report of the Public Land Law Review Commission has been submitted to Congress, except that any segregation prior to such time of any public lands from settlement, location, sale, selection, entry, lease, or other form of disposal under the public land laws shall continue for the period of time allowed by this Act.”
Sec. 3.
Section 7 of the Act of September 19, 1964 (78 Stat. 988), is amended to read as follows:
“Sec. 7.
The authority granted by this Act shall expire six months after the final report of the Public Land Law Review Commission has been submitted to Congress, except that sales concerning which notice has been given in accordance with section 3 hereof prior to such time may be consummated and patents issued in connection therewith after such time.”
Approved December 18, 1967.