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74TH CONGRESS . SESS . I. CHS . 561, 575 . AUGUS T 19, 20, 1935 .

661 " SEC. 4 . In order to carry out the provisions of this Act, the President, or any Federal agency he may designate is authorized, (a) in his discretion, to enter into agreements with any one or more of said political su bdivisions, in c onnection with t he construction o f any project or works provided for in section 3 hereof, under the terms of which agreements there shall be furnished to the United States, gratuitously, except for the examination and approval of titles, the lands or e aseme nts i n lan ds ne cessa ry fo r the cons truct ion, opera tion, and maintenance in whole or in part of any such project or works, or for the assumption by one or more of any such political subdivi- sions making such agreement, of the operation and maintenance of such project or works in wole or in part up on the com ple tio n thereof : Provided, however, That when an agreement is reached that necessary lands or easements shall be provided by any such political subdiv ision and f or th e futu re op eratio n and maint enanc e by it of a project or works or a part thereof, in the discretion of the Presi- dent the title to such lands and easements for such projects or works need not be required to be conveyed to the United States but may be required only to be vested in and remain in such political sub- div isi on ; (b) to acquire by purch ase, exercise of the power of em inent domain, or by donation, any real or personal property which may be necessary ; (c) to wit hdraw from sale, publi c ent ry or dispo sal of such public lands of the United States as he may find to be necessary and th ereup on the Secr etary of th e Inte rior shall cause the lands so designated to be withdrawn fr om any public entry whatsoever, and from sale, disposal, location or settlement under the mining laws or any other law relating to the public domain and shall cause such withdrawal to appear upon the records in the appropriate land office having jurisdiction over such lands, and such lands may be used for carrying out the purposes of this Act : Provided, That any such with- drawal may subsequently be revoked by the President

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make or approve all necessary rules and regulations . " SeC. 5. Any moneys contributed by or received from the United Mexican States for the purpose of cooperating or assisting in carry- ing out the provisions of this Act shall be available for expenditure in connection with any appropriation which may be made for the purposes of this Act ." Approved, August 19, 1935 . [CHAPTER 575 .] AN ACT To provide for the creation of a memorial park at Tampa, in the State of Florida, to be known as "The Spanish War Memorial Park ", and for other purposes . Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the United States of America in Congress assembled, That when title to such lands located on Davis Island in the city of Tampa, Florida, as shall be designated by the Secretary of the Interior, in the exercise of his judgment and discretion as necessary and suitable for the purpose, shall have been vested in the United States, said area shall be set apart as The Spanish War Memorial Park, for the benefit and inspiration of the people : Provided, That said lands shall be donated without cost to the United States by the city of Tampa, Florida, and the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to accept such conveyance of lan ds. SEC . 2 . That there is hereby authorized to be located and con- structed within said memorial park a suitable monument or memo- ri al to comme morat e the patri otic s ervic es of the A meric an for ces in the War with Spain . The cost of establishing such monument or memorial, of constructing suitable side walks and approaches, and Agreements with po- litical subdivisions au- thor ized Post, p . 1370 . Terms. Lands necessary for construction, mainte- nanc e, etc ., of projects . Provisos . Easements, etc . Acquisition of real or pe rso nal property . Wit hd ra wal of neces- sa ry public lands fr om entry, etc . Revocation of with- drawals. Rule s and re~-alo- tions . Use of receipts . August 20, 1935 .

[S . 2426.] [Public, No. 287.] The Spanish War Memorial Park, Tam- pa, Fla .

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. Proviso . No Federal cost. Erection of monu- ment . Cost .