PUBLIC LAWS-CHS. 196-198-JUNE 13, 1949
the White River to the filters and purification plants of the city, which
easement shall include all rights and privileges now enjoyed by the
city under a revokable license to maintain such pipe line across such
lands of the United States.
Use of land.
SEC. 3. The tract of land authorized to be transferred by the first
section of this Act shall be used by the grantee for purposes of a
public park and recreational site or golf course or for similar and
related purposes. If the grantee shall fail or cease to use such tract
for such purposes, or shall alienate or attempt to alienate such lands,
title thereto shall revert to the United States.
Approved June 13, 1949.
[CHAPTER 197]
AN ACT
June 13, 49
AN ACT
[H. R . 1158]
To provide for the conveyance by the United States to the city of Marfa, Texas,
[Public Law 101]
of certain lands formerly owned by that city.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
Maconvyar.
United States of America in Congressassembled, That the War Assets
Administrator is authorized and directed to convey to the city of
Marfa, Texas, all the right, title, and interest of the United States
in and to all of those parcels of land which were conveyed by the city
of Marfa, Texas, to the United States of America by deed dated March
23, 1938, and recorded on April 25, 1938, in volume 105, pages 437 and
438, of the Deed Records of Presidio County, Texas.
Approved June 13, 1949.
[CHAPTER 198]
June 13, 1949
[8. 690]
[Public Law 102]
Yuma auxiliary
project, Aris.
Exchange ofland by
owners.
AN ACT
To authorize the furnishing of water to the Yuma auxiliary project, Arizona,
through the works of the Gila project, Arizona, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, That all lands here-
tofore withdraw under the reclamation law in connection with the
Yuma project and set apart or otherwise dealt with as an auxiliary
project under the provisions of the Act of January 25, 1917 (39 Stat.
868), as amended, are hereby severed from said auxiliary project,
except those lands in the first Mesa unit of said auxiliary project which
are north of the south line of the north half of the north half of
the north half of sections 17 and 18, and north of the south line of the
southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of section 9, township 10
south, range 23 west, Gila and Salt River base and meridian, which
lands henceforth shall constitute the entire area of the Yuma auxiliary
project. After application of the payments as provided in section 3
hereof, no costs heretofore allocated or charges heretofore assigned
to the lands hereby severed from said auxiliary project shall be repay-
able to the United States.
SEC. 2. For a period of five years from the date of enactment of
this Act the owners of land with appurtenant water rights severed
from the Yuma auxiliary project pursuant to the first section, the titles
to which are deemed satisfactory by the Secretary of the Interior
(hereinafter referred to as the Secretary) may exchange the same,
acre for acre, for public lands and water rights within the Yuma
auxiliary project as herein limited: Provided, That if any tract con-
tains any fractional acreage, the area shall be computed to the nearest
acre: Provided further, That such privilege of exchange shall be sub-
ject to the sale or other disposition or use by the United States of any
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