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448 Time limits for bring- ing suit s . April 23, 1928. [S . 2858 .] [Public, No. 303 .] Public lands . Lease of, to Parco, W yo., for aviation field . Provisos. Term and rental . Mineral d eposits re- served . Maintenance, etc ., by town . Unrestricted Federal use for aircr aft struc - ture s, e tc. Abs ol ute G ove rn- ment control in case of emergency, etc . April 23, 1028 . [S. 3194.] [Public, No. 304.1 Bea r River Migra- tory Bird Refuge, Utah . Establishment of . Lands, etc ., to be ac- quired . Post, pp . 895, 1186, 1210 . Lands to constitute Bear River M igratory Bird Refuge . Breed ing plac e for migratory birds . Vol . 39, 1702. SEVENTIETH CONGRESS . SESS . I. CHs . 411-413 . 1928 . other form of summary administrative proceeding . No twit hsta nd- ing the provisions of any existing statute of limitations, any such suit may be instituted at any time not later than one year after the approval of this Act. Approved, April 23, 1928 . CHAP. 412 .-An Act To authorize the use of certain public lands by the town of Parco, Wyoming, for a public aviation field . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized to lease, subject to valid existing rights, to the incorporated town of Parco, Wyoming, the south half of section 12, township 21 north, range 86 west of the sixth principal, meridian, for the establishment and maintenance of a public aviation field : Provided, That said lease shall be for a period of twenty years, and shall be subject to renewal for a like period, on condition that the town officials pay to the United States Government a rental of $1 per annum for the use of said land : Provided further, That there shall be reserved to the United States all gas, oil, coal, and other mineral deposits found in the land, and the right to prospect for, mine, and remove the same : And provided further, That the mayor and council of Parco shall, in a manner satisfactory to the Secretary of the Interior, agree to assume the expense of clearing and main taining the avia tion fie ld, and s hall als o agree that Gov ernment departments and agencies operating aircraft shall always have free and unrestricted use of said field and the right to erect and install upon said land such structures and improvements as the heads of such department s and agenc ies may de em advisab le, includ ing facilities for maintaining supplies of fuel, oil, and other materials for operating aircraft, and that in case of emergency, or in event it shall be deemed advisable, the Government of the United States may assume absolute control of the management and operation of said field for military purposes. Approved, April 23, 1928 . CHAP. 413 .-An Act To establish the Bear River Migratory-Bird Refuge . Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of Agriculture is hereby authorized to construct, at Bear River Bay and vicinity, Utah, such dikes, ditches, spillways, buildings, and improvements as may be necessary, in his judgment, for the estab- lishment of a suitable refuge and feeding and breeding grounds for migratory wild fowl ; also to acquire, by purchase, gift, or lease, water rights and privately-owned lands, including the improvements ther eon, deemed nece ssary by him for the purpos e, or , in lieu of purc hase , to com pens ate any owne r for any da mage sus tain ed by reason of the submergence of his lands . SEC. 2. That such lands, when acquired in accordance with the provisions of this Act, together with such lands of the United States as may be designated for the purpose by proclamations or Executive orders of the President, shall constitute the Bear River Migr ator y Bi rd Refuge and sh all be m aint aine d as a refuge and breedin g place for migr atory bi rds incl uded in the term s of the con- venti on be tween the U nited State s and Great Britain for the pro- tection of migratory birds, concluded August 16, 1916 .