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96 STAT. 2636 PRIVATE LAW 97-55—JAN. 8, 1983
Private Law 97-55
97th Congress
Jan. 8, 1983
An Act
To provide for the reinstatement and validation of United States oil and gas lease
[H.R. 5826] numbered W-24153.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
U.S. oil and gas United States of America in Congress assembled. That, notwithstand-
lease, ing any other provision of law or regulation, United States oil and
reinstatement
and validation. gas lease numbered W-24153 shall be held not to have terminated
by operation of law or otherwise on or about May 31,1980, but shall
be deemed to have been duly communitized on such date with
United States oil and gas lease numbered W-47820 and shall be
deemed otherwise to continue in full force and effect in accordance
with its terms so long as oil or gas is produced in paying quantities
from the unit so constituted: Provided, That, within sixty days of the
effective date of this Act, the last recordholder of lease numbered
W-24153 and the recordholder of lease numbered W-47820 shall file
an agreement in due form with the Secretary or his delegate
evidencing the communitization of said leases which agreement
shall be approved by the Secretary or his delegate retroactively to a
date prior to May 31,1980: And provided further. That within thirty
days after the receipt of written notice from the Secretary or his
delegate of the amount of any rental then accrued to the United
States under lease numbered W-24153 and unpaid by the last
recordholder of said lease, said recordholder shall tender pajrment of
said amount of rental. Such notice shall be given by the Secretary
within thirty days after the effective date of this Act.
Approved January 8, 1983.
Private L a w 97-56
97th Congress
An Act
Jan. 12, 1983
For the relief of Arthur J. Grauf.
[H.R. 4350]
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
Arthur J. Grauf. United States of America in Congress assembled. That the Secretary
of the Treasury shsdl pay, out of any money in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated, the sum of $2,408 to Arthur J. Grauf (social
security numbered 179-14-5217) of Lebanon, Pennsylvania, in full
settlement of all his claims against the United States for reimburse-
ment of expenses incurred by him in connection with the sale of his
residence necessitated by his transfer in 1973 as an employee of the
Department of the Aimy from his official station at the Valley
Forge General Hospital in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, to his official
station at the Indiantown Gap Military Reservation in Annville,
Pennsylvania.
SEC. 2. Not more than 10 per centum of the amount appropriated
in the first section of this Act may be transferred, directly or
indirectly, to any attorney or other agent as consideration for
service rendered to Arthur J. Grauf in connection with the claim to
which the first section of this Act applies. Any person violating the
provisions of this section shaU be fined not more than $1,000.
Approved January 12, 1983.
