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PRIVATE LAW 85-341-8EPT. 7, 1957

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the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any persons violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved September 7, 1957.

Private Law 85-341 September 7, 1957 [H. R. 8576]

Middle T e n n e s s e e Cotmcil, Inc., Boy S c o u t s o f America.

R e v e r s i o n of title.

Rights of way.

Conditions.

Surveys.

AN ACT To authorize the conveyance of certain lands within the Old Hickory lock and dam project, Cumberland River, Tennessee, to Middle Tennessee Council, Incorporated, Boy Scouts of America, for recreation and camping purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress asssembled, That the Secretary of the Army is authorized and directed to convey to the Middle Tennessee Council, Incorporated, Boy Scouts of America, without monetary consideration therefor, but subject to the conditions of this Act, the area or areas he determines to be available for conveyance within the six hundred and nine and two-tenths acres of land heased to the said Boy Scouts Council at the Old Hickory lock and dam, Cumberland Eiver, Tennessee, under lease granted July 12, 1955, numbered DA-4(>-058-CIVENG-56-8. SEC. 2. Title to property authorized to be conveyed by this Act shall revert to the United States, which shall have the right of immediate entry thereon, if the Middle Tennessee Council, Incorporated, Boy Scouts of America— (1) has not commenced the development of such property for recreation and camping purposes within the three year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act; or (2) shall ever cease to use such property for recreation and camping purposes. SEC. 3. The Secretary of the Army is authorized to grant to the Middle Tennessee Council, Incorporated, Boy Scouts of America, such rights of way for public access and utility lines across any property of the United States as may be necessary to facilitate the development and use of the property conveyed under authority of this Act for recreation and camping purposes. SEC. 4. The conveyance of the property herein authorized shall be subject to the right to flood due to the fluctuation of the water level of the Old Hickory lock and dam project and to such other conditions, reservations, and restrictions as the Secretary of the Army may determine to be necessary for the management and operation of said Old Hickory lock and dam project. SEC. 5. The cost of any surveys necessary as an incident of the conveyance authorized herein shall be borne by the Middle Tennessee Council, Incorporated, Boy Scouts of America. Approved September 7, 1957.