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for development in connection with the Agate Fossil Beds National Monument under this Act.

Approved June 5, 1965.

Legislative History

House Report No. 232 accompanying H.R. 500 (Committee on Interior and
Insular Affairs).

Senate Report No. 150 (Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs).
Congressional Record, Vol. 111 (1965):

Apr. 9: Considered and passed Senate.

May 3: Considered and passed House, amended, in lieu of H.R. 500.
May 24 Senate concurred in House amendment.

2. Alibates Flint Quarries and Texas Panhandle Pueblo Culture

An Act to authorize the establishment of the Alibates Flint Quarries and Texas Panhandle Pueblo Culture National Monument. (79 Stat. 587)

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That the Secretary of the Interior may designate, acquire and administer as a national monument lands and interests in lands comprising the Alibates Flint Quarries and the Texas Panhandle Pueblo Culture sites, together with any structures and improvements thereon, located in and around Potter County, Texas.

SEC. 2. (a) The property acquired under the provisions of the first section of this Act shall be set aside as a national monument for the benefit and enjoyment of the people of the United States and shall be designated as the Alibates Flint Quarries and Texas Panhandle Pueblo Culture National Monument. The Secretary of the Interior shall administer, protect, and develop such monument, subject to the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to establish a National Park Service, and for other purposes", approved August 25, 1916, as amended and supplemented, and the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the preservation of historic American sites, buildings, objects, and antiquities of national significance, and for other purposes", approved August 21, 1935, as amended.

(b) In order to provide for the proper development and maintenance of such national monuments, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to construct and maintain therein such markers, buildings, and other improvements, and such facilities for the care and accommodation of visitors, as he may deem necessary.

SEC. 3. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated not to exceed $5,000 for the acquisition of land and not to exceed $260,000 for the development of the area. Approved August 31, 1965.

Legislative History

House Report No. 148 (Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs). Senate Report No. 581 (Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs). Congressional Record, Vol. 111 (1965):

Apr. 5: Considered and passed House.

Aug. 16: Considered and passed Senate, amended.
Aug. 17 House concurred in Senate amendment.

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3. Andrew Johnson

An Act to change the name of the Andrew Johnson National Monument, to add certain historic property thereto, and for other purposes. (77 Stat. 349)

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Andrew Johnson National Monument established by Proclamation Numbered 2554 of April 27, 1942 (56 Stat. 1955), pursuant to the Act of August 29, 1935 (49 Stat. 958), is hereby redesignated the Andrew Johnson National Historic Site.

SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Interior may procure with donated or appropriated funds, by donation, or by exchange the following described lands, or interests therein, located in Greeneville, Tennessee, and when so acquired such lands shall become a part of the Andrew Johnson National Historic Site:

Beginning at a point which is the intersection of the east right-of-way line of College Street and the north right-of-way line of Depot Street;

thence continuing along the north right-of-way line of Depot Street south 6214 degrees east 165 feet to its intersection with the west side of Academy Street;

thence leaving the north right-of-way line of Depot Street and continuing along the west right-of-way of Academy Street north 38 degrees east 93.4 feet to a point; thence leaving the west right-of-way of Academy Street north 6434 degrees west 184 feet to a point on the east right-of-way line of College Street;

thence with the east right-of-way line of College Street south 2534 degrees west 83.7 feet to a point of beginning, containing 0.35 acre, more or less.

SEC. 3. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums, but not more than $66,000 for acquisition, restoration, and development costs, as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act.

Approved December 11, 1963.

Legislative History

House Report No. 905 accompanying H.R. 5345 (Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs).

Senate Report No. 570 (Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs).

Congressional Record, Vol. 109 (1963):

Oct. 21: Considered and passed Senate.

Dec. 2: Passed House, amended, in lieu of H.R. 5345.

Dec. 3: Senate concurred in House amendment.

An Act for the relief of Mrs. Margaret Patterson Bartlett.

(Private Law 88-136)

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Mrs. Margaret Patterson

Bartlett, of Greeneville, Tennessee, great-granddaughter of former President Andrew Johnson, the sum of $10,000, which shall not be subject to any Federal tax liability, in full settlement of her claims for compensation in lieu of the living quarters which she understands were to have been provided for the use of herself and her mother (deceased) during their lifetimes as part payment for the property acquired from them for inclusion within the boundaries of Andrew Johnson National Monument in Greeneville, Tennessee: Provided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act shall be paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. Approved December 21, 1963.

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4. Badlands

An Act to revise the boundaries of the Badlands National Monument in the State of South Dakota, to authorize exchanges of land mutually beneficial to the Oglala Sioux Tribe and the United States, and for other purposes. (82 Stat. 663)

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, in order to include lands of outstanding scenic and scientific character in the Badlands National Monument, the boundaries of the monument are revised as generally depicted on the map entitled "Badlands National Monument", numbered NM-BL-7021B, dated August 1967, which is on file and available for public inspection in the offices of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior. The Secretary of the Interior may make minor adjustments in the boundaries, but the total acreage in the monument may not exceed the acreage within the boundaries depicted on the map referred to herein. Lands within the boundaries of the monument that are acquired by the United States shall be subject to the laws and regulations applicable to the monument.

SEC. 2. (a) Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) hereof, the Secretary of the Interior may, within the boundaries of the monument, acquire lands and interests in lands by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange, except that any lands or interests in lands owned by the State of South Dakota, a political subdivision thereof, or the Oglala Sioux Tribe of South Dakota may be acquired only with the consent of owner. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, lands and interests in lands located within the monument under the administrative jurisdiction of any other Federal agency may be transferred to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary without transfer of funds.

(b) As to lands located within the boundaries of the monument but outside the boundaries of the gunnery range referred to in section 3 hereof, the Secretary of the Interior may acquire only rights-of-way and scenic

easements.

SEC. 3. Inasmuch as (A) most of the lands added to the Badlands National Monument by section 1 of this Act are inside the boundaries of the Pine Ridge Sioux Indian Reservation, (B) such lands are also within a tract of land forty-three miles long and twelve and onehalf miles wide which is in the northwestern part of such Indian reservation and has been used by the United States Air Force as a gunnery range since the early part of World War II, (C) the tribal lands within such gunnery range were leased by the Federal Government and the other lands within such gunnery range were purchased

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