Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 96 Part 2.djvu/902

This page needs to be proofread.

PUBLIC LAW 97-000—MMMM. DD, 1982

96 STAT. 2264

PUBLIC LAW 97-426—JAN. 8, 1983

Public Law 97-426 97th Congress An Act Jan. 8, 1983 [H.R. 2475] Mono County, Calif. Land withdrawal and exchange.

Title and deed.

To modify a withdrawal of certain lands in Mono County, California, to facilitate an exche^nge for certain other lands in Mono County, California, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That notwithstanding the Act of March 4, 1931 (46 Stat. 1530-1548), or any other provision of law, the following described lands, situated in Mono County, California, and comprising approximately 202.167 acres, are withdrawn from settlement, sale, location, or entry under all of the general land laws, including the mining laws: The southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of section 23, the west half of the northwest quarter of section 25, and the north half of the northeast quarter of section 26, all in township 5 south, range 32 east, Mount Diablo meridian, California. SEC. 2. Notwithstanding the first section of the Act of March 4, 1931 (46 Stat. 1530, 1532), the withdrawal accomplished by said Act of March 4, 1931, of the lands described as the southwest quarter of section 34, township 5 south, range 33 east. Mount Diablo meridian, comprising approximately 160 acres, situated in Mono County, California, is hereby modified to the extent that the lands described in this section may be exchanged by the Secretary of the Interior in accordance with the directive contained in section 3 of this Act. SEC. 3. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to exchange the Federal lands described in section 2 of this Act for the lands described in section 1 of this Act, the title to the lands to be acquired by the United States to be satisfactory in all respects to the Secretary and to be conveyed by a good and sufficient deed, in recordable form, that is satisfactory to the Secretary. Approved January 8, 1983.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 2475: HOUSE REPORT No. 97-358 (Comm. on Interior and Insular Affairs). SENATE REPORT No. 97-371 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources) CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 127 (1981): Dec. 15, considered and passed House. Vol. 128 (1982): May 10, considered and passed Senate, amended. Sept. 13, House concurred in Senate amendment and diseigreed to other Senate amendments. Dec. 19, Senate receded from its amendments in disagreement.