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H.R. 1820 (93rd): An Act to direct the Administrator of General Services to release certain conditions with respect to certain real property conveyed to the State of Arkansas by the United States, and for other purposes.

The text of the bill below is as of Jan 2, 1975 (Passed Congress).


88 STAT. ]             PUBLIC LAW 93-593-JAN. 2, 1975                                         1925

  SEC. 2. Section 105(h) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act,
as amended (86 Stat. 826), is amended by striking "and the fiscal 33 u s e 1255.
year ending June 30, 1974," and inserting in lieu thereof "the fiscal
year ending June 30,1974, and the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975,".
  SEC. 3. Section 106(a) (2) of the Federal Water Pollution Control
Act, as amended (86 Stat. 827), is amended by striking "June 30, 33 use 1256.
1974;" and inserting in lieu thereof "June 30,1974, and the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1975;".
  SEC. 4. Section 112(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act,
as amended (86 Stat. 832), is amended by striking "and June 30,1974," ^3 use 1262.
and inserting in lieu thereof "June 30, 1974, and June 30, 1975,".
   SEC. 5. Section 315(h) of the Federal Water Pollution Control
Act is amended by striking out "$15,000,000" and inserting in lieu 33 u s e 1325.
thereof "$17,000,000".
   Approved January 2, 1975.


Public Law 93-593
                                    AN A C T                                       January 2, 1975
To direct the Administrator of General Services to release certain conditions       [H. R- 1820]
  with respect to certain real property conveyed to the State of Arkansas by the
  United States, and for other purposes.

   Be it enacted hy the Sermte and House of Refvesentatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That (a) notwith- state of Arkan-
standing any provision of the Act of May 19, 1948 (62 Stat. 240, 16 ^^certain reai
IT.S.C. 667b), or of any other law, the Administrator of General Serv- property, release
ices (hereafter referred to in this Act as the "Administrator") is °^ ""ditions.
authorized and directed to release, subject to section 2 of this Act, on
behalf of the United States with respect to certain portions of the
real property which is located in the county of Faulkner, State of
Arkansas, and which was conveyed by the United States to the State
of Arkansas by deed dated June 29, 1949, the conditions in that deed
which require that the real property so conveyed—
        (1) be continuously used only for the conservation of wildlife,
     other than migratory birds; and
        (2) revert to the United States at any time it ceases to be so
     used, or in the event it is needed for national defense purposes.
   (b) As used in this Act, the term "certain portions" means those tion^"'^'" ''°'^'
portions of the real property conveyed by the United States to the
State of Arkansas by such deed dated June 29, 1949, which in part
abut the east boundary of such real property and which lie generally
east of Saltillo Road.
   SEC. 2. (a) The release of the conditions described in subsection (a)
of the first section of this Act with respect to the certain portions is
contingent upon the entering into of an agreement between the Admin-
istrator and the State of Arkansas under which the State of Arkansas,
in consideration for the release of such conditions to the certain
portions, agrees—
        (1) to exchange such certain portions for one or more parcels
     of real property which are of approximately comparable value
     and which at least in part abut any of the boundaries of the real
     property conveyed by the United States to the State of Arkansas
     by such deed dated June 29,1949; and
        (2) that the real property so acquired by exchange shall be con-
     tinuously used only for the conservation of wildlife, other than
     migratory birds, and in the event it is no longer used for such
     purpose or in the event it is needed for national defense purposes,
     title thereto shall vest in the United States.

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1926 PUBLIC LAW 93-594-JAN. 2, 1975 [88 STAT. (b) The release of the conditions described in subsection (a) of the first section of this Act shall not take effect with respect to any of the certain portions until such time as an exchange of real property for that certain portion is executed in accordance with the terms of agree- ment described in subsection (a) of this section. Approved January 2, 1975. Public Law 93-594 January 2, 1975 AN A C T [H. R. 526.4] To amend section 3 ( f ) of t h e Federal Property and Administrative Services Xct of 1949, w i t h respect to American Samoa, Guam, and the T r u s t Territory of the Pacific Islands. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 3(f) 40 u s e 472. of the Federal Property Administrative Services Act of 1949 is amended by inserting after the words "Puerto Rico," the words "American Samoa, Guam, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands,". Approved January 2, 1975. Public Law 93-595 January 2, 1975 AN ACT [H. R. 5463] To establish rules of evidence for certain courts and proceedings. Federal R u l e s Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the of E v i d e n c e . 28 u s e a p p . United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following Effective d a t e . rules shall take effect on the one hundred and eightieth day beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. These rules apply to actions, cases, and proceedings brought after the rules take effect. These rules also apply to further procedure in actions, cases, and pro- ceedings then pending, except to the extent that application of the rules would not be feasible, or would work injustice, in which event former evidentiary principles apply. TABLE O F CONTENTS ARTICLE I. GENERAL PROVISIONS Rule 101. Scope. Rule 102. Purpose a n d construction. Rule 103. Rulings on evidence : ( a ) Effect of erroneous r u l i n g : (1) Objection. (2) OfEer of proof. (b) Record of offer a n d ruling. (c) H e a r i n g of jury. ( d ) Plain error. Rule 104. Preliminary questions: ( a ) Questions of admissibility generally. (b) Relevancy conditioned on fact. (c) H e a r i n g of j u r y . (d) Testimony by accused. (e) Weight a n d credibility. Rule 105. Limited admissibility. Rule 106. Remainder of or related writings on recorded statements.