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[CHAPTER 348-2D SESSION]

[S. 1979]

AN ACT

Authorizing and directing the Fish and Wildlife Service of the Department of the Interior to undertake certain studies of the soft-shell and hard-shell clams.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Fish and Wildlife Service of the Department of the Interior is hereby authorized and directed to undertake, in cooperation with appropriate State and interstate agencies in accordance with the provisions of the Act of August 14, 1946 (60 Stat. 1080), comprehensive studies of the softshell clam, Mya arenaria, and the hard-shell clam, Venus mercenaria, with particular respect to the biology, propagation, and methods of cultivation of such clams. Such Service shall from time to time. recommend appropriate measures for (1) arresting depletion in existing productive beds; (2) restoring to production beds formerly productive but now barren or unusable; (3) developing new areas which may be found suitable; (4) improving methods and techniques of digging, transplanting, and handling; and (5) otherwise increasing production and improving the quality of such clams for the benefit of both producers and consumers.

SEC. 2. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated, for the fiveyear period beginning July 1, 1948, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $250,000 to carry out the studies of the soft-shell clam and the sum of $250,000 to carry out the studies of the hard-shell clam.

Approved May 26, 1948.

(296)

[CHAPTER 382-2D SESSION]

[H. R. 3578]

AN ACT

To reduce in area the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge in Essex County, Massachusetts, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge in Essex County, Massachusetts, is hereby reduced in area by eliminating therefrom those portions of the refuge designated and known as the Crane Pond, Downfall, and Mill Creek Areas, and the Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to dispose of all of the interests of the United States in such areas in accordance with the provisions of this Act.

SEC. 2. (a) Within ninety days following the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall mail, to each prior owner of such lands within the three areas designated in section 1 as have been acquired by the United States by direct purchase or the ownership of which has been determined and compensation therefor paid to the prior owner thereof in the condemnation proceeding entitled "United States v. 12,367.47 Acres More or Less of Land Situate in Essex County, Massachusetts, Civil No. 7010, in the District Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts", or in any other condemnation proceeding instituted by the United States for the acquisition of lands for the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, a notice stating in effect that title to the lands acquired from such prior owner will be reconveyed to that prior owner upon payment to the United States, within sixty days after the receipt of such notice, of an amount equal to the purchase price paid by the United States for such lands. Upon receipt of payment from the prior owner of the lands in question, the Secretary of the Interior shall convey all right, title, and interest of the United States in such land to the prior owner thereof.

(b) With respect to such other lands as lie within the three areas designated in section 1 and are included in the condemnation proceeding or proceedings referred to, and compensation for the taking of which has not been paid to the prior owners thereof, the Attorney General of the United States is authorized and directed to exclude the same from the condemnation proceedings entitled "United States v. 12,367.47 Acres More or Less of Land Situate in Essex County, Massachusetts, Civil No. 7010, in the District Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts", or any other condemnation proceeding instituted by the United States for the acquisition of lands for the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, in accordance with the provisions of the Act of October 21, 1942 (56 Stat. 797; 40 U. S. C., Supp. 258f), within ninety days following the date of enactment of

this Act or within such additional period as the court in such proceeding may determine to be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this Act.

(c) Such lands lying within the boundaries of the areas designated in section 1, the title to which cannot be returned to the prior owners thereof in accordance with the provisions of this section, shall be disposed of in such manner and at such prices as the Secretary of the Interior may deem to be in the best interests of the United States.

SEC. 3. All moneys paid to the United States in accordance with the provisions of section 2, for the reconveyance of lands to prior owners or in connection with the disposition of such lands as provided therein, all moneys on deposit with the District Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts for payment as compensation for the taking of lands within the three areas designated in section 1 as are excluded by stipulation from such condemnation proceeding or proceedings, in accordance with the provisions of section 2, shall be credited to the then current appropriation for carrying out the provisions of section 4 of the Act of March 16, 1934 (48 Stat. 451; 16 U. S. C. 718-718h), as amended, and shall remain available for such purposes until expended.

SEC. 4. In the administration of the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, the Secretary of the Interior is directed to provide assistance to and cooperate with Federal, State, and public or private agencies and organizations in protecting, developing, and maintaining the edible clam resources found within and adjacent to the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, all in accordance with the provisions of section 1 of the Act of August 14, 1946 (Public Law Numbered 732, Seventy-ninth Congress, second session), and Acts supplementary thereto within the limits of available appropriations.

SEC. 5. Management and administration of the propagation and taking of clams within the boundaries of the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge shall continue to be exercised in accordance with State and local laws and ordinances, but subject to the provisions of section 10 of the Migratory Bird Conservation Act of February 18, 1929 (45 Stat. 1222), as amended.

Approved June 3, 1948.

[CHAPTER 393-2D SESSION]

[H. R. 4551]

AN ACT

To provide for the addition of certain surplus Government lands to the Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area project, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the tract of surplus Federal property, comprising eight and one-tenth acres of land situated in Dare County, North Carolina, approximately two miles north of Kitty Hawk, and designated as "Surplus Real Property No. WH-NC-29, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina," which is now subject to disposition by the War Assets Administration, is hereby transferred, without exchange of funds, to the administrative jurisdiction of the National Park Service of the Department of the Interior to be administered as a part of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area project, authorized by the Act of August 17, 1937, as amended (50 Stat. 669; 16 U. S. C., secs. 459-459a-3), and shall be subject to all laws applicable thereto.

Approved June 3, 1948.

(299)

[CHAPTER 417-2D SESSION]

[H. R. 4823]

AN ACT

To provide adequate school facilities within Yellowstone National Park, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, under such regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior, payments may be made, as provided herein, in advance or otherwise, from any revenues received by the United States from visitors to Yellowstone National Park, to the appropriate school district or districts serving that park, as reimbursement for educational facilities (including, where appropriate, transportation to and from school) furnished by the said district or districts to pupils who are dependents of persons engaged in the administration, operation, and maintenance of the park, and living at or near the park upon real property of the United States not subject to taxation by the State or local agencies and upon which payments in lieu of taxes are not made by the United States: Provided, That the payments for any school year for the aforesaid purpose shall not exceed that part of the cost of operating and maintaining such facilities which the number of pupils, in average daily attendance during that year, bears to the whole number of pupils in average daily attendance at those schools for that year.

SEC. 2. That, if in the opinion of the Secretary of the Interior, the aforesaid educational facilities cannot be provided adequately and payment made therefor on a pro rata basis, as prescribed in section 1 of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior, in his discretion, may enter into cooperative agreements with States or local agencies for (a) the operation of school facilities, (b) for the construction and expansion of local facilities at Federal expense, and (c) for contribution by the Federal Government, on an equitable basis satisfactory to the Secretary, to cover the increased cost to local agencies for providing the educational services required for the purposes of this Act.

SEC. 3. For the purposes of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to maintain hereafter in a special fund a sufficient portion of the park revenues, based upon estimates to be submitted by the Secretary of the Interior, and to expend the same upon certification by the Secretary of the Interior.

Approved June 4, 1948.

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