State of Iowa shall agree to use for military purposes only, not to sell, convey, or otherwise dispose of all or any certain part of any lands hereinafter called State lands, and improvements thereon for any other purpose except for military."

Now, if you have got a liquor-storage warehouse on the State lands at the present time, when this land is conveyed for the consideration, I just call to your attention

Senator HICKENLOOPER. I want to raise that question, because we have a very extensive installation on the existing State-owned land. Senator JOHNSON. Have the people of the State of Iowa gone over this bill as it would affect them, and have they agreed with it?

Senator HICKENLOOPER. They believe that as the bill is presently written it would not affect the use of that liquor warehouse.

Senator JOHNSON. It looks to me like it very clearly does.
Senator HICKENLOOPER. The word "primarily" would protect them.
Senator JOHNSON. You haven't got the word "primarily" in section
5, talking about State land.

Senator BYRD. The word "primarily" refers to Federal land.
Senator SALTONSTALL. That's right.

Senator JOHNSON. We are striking "primarily" out of the Federal land, but section 5 pertains to State land, and it says, as I pointed out a while ago, that you shall agree to use all your State lands for military purposes only.

Senator SALTONSTALL. That's right.

Senator JOHNSON. So there would have to be a holding that your liquor store was for military purposes only. I don't know whether that is essential.

Senator BYRD. It would be for the convenience of the National Guard. Wouldn't that be for military purposes?

Senator HICKENLOOPER. No; this is not a sales operation. This is only a storage warehouse, dead storage, to supply the State liquor stores over the State, and it is not sold; there is no sale there; there isn't a liquor store within 12 miles of this place, this installation.

Now, it might protect the situation if some language could be worked out saying that the use to which the State land was being put on suchand-such a date in the past, I mean, not at the present time necessarily, but January 1, 1955, it is being used for nothing except military purposes and the existence of this liquor warehouse.

Senator BYRD. Are you willing to take the risk? You say now the State authorities thinks this protects them; this is not a matter the committee is necessarily concerned about. Are you willing to take the risk of this bill as it now reads?

Mr. BENNETT. I can see no reason why there would be any controversy. There wouldn't be as far as I am concerned about it.

Senator BYRD. Mr. Chairman, I move that the bill be reported. with the deletion of the word "primarily."

Senator SALTONSTALL. Mr. Chairman, may I respectfully offer this. Senator Hickenlooper, may I offer this as a tentative suggestion to be added to section 5. This could be improved upon:

Provided, That improvements already on State lands and owned by the State of Iowa can be continued

Senator HICKENLOOPER. Owned and operated.

Senator SALTONSTALL (continuing):

owned and operated by the State of Iowa can be continued to be used for the purposes they are now used, and provided further, such use shall not interfere with the military purposes of the land.

Senator JOHNSON. What would the Army say about that? Who drafted this bill?

Mr. KNOTT. Senator Hickenlooper presented a bill which had a detailed description which included both Federal and State lands.

In order to avoid that, the Army, as nearly as possible following the pattern of the bill, made these changes. So far as that change is concerned

Senator JOHNSON. Would the Army have any objection to the suggested amendment?

Mr. KNOTT. We were not aware of the liquor storage, at all.

Senator JOHNSON. Do you have any objection to the proposed amendment?

Mr. KNOTT. No, sir.

Senator BYRD. That applies only to the land owned by the State. Senator HICKENLOOPER. Owned by the State.

Senator JOHNSON. I think the amendment is necessary, because if you don't have it in there, you are going to have to go out of the liquor business out there on the State-owned land.

Senator HICKENLOOPER. I am not so sure that that would be the case, but it would complicate the situation.

Senator HOHNSON. The language is pretty clear, it seems to me, "shall agree," the State of Iowa. What is it agreeing to? It is agreeing to use quote, emphasized, capitalized, repeat, "for military purposes only" all of your land in consideration of our giving you this other.

Senator HICKENLOOPER. I think there is a question there, and I think if this suggestion of Senator Saltonstall is acceptable, that will amply protect the use of this one installation.

Senator BYRD. I move the bill be reported with the suggested amendment of Senator Saltonstall.

Senator JOHNSON. Is there objection?

The Chair hears none. The bill will be favorably reported.
Senator HICKENLOOPER. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Senator JOHNSON. Thank you, Senator Hickenlooper.

S. 14

Senator JOHNSON. The next bill is S. 14.

(S. 14 is as follows:)

[S. 14, 84th Cong., 1st sess.]

A BILL To direct the Secretary of the Army to convey certain property located in Austin, Travis County, Texas, to the State of Texas

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Army is authorized and directed to convey by quitclaim deed, without consideration, to the State of Texas all right, title, and interest of the United States, in and to the followingdescribed land in Austin, Travis County, Texas, together with all buildings, improvements thereon, and all appurtenances and utilities belonging or appertaining thereto, such land including approximately one hundred eighty-nine and eleven one-hundredths acres out of the original two hundred acres known as the Camp Mabry Militia Rifle Range Tract, also referred to as the "old Deison

Beginning at the southwest corner of the fifty-three-acre tract heretofore conveyed to J. J. Gasser by deed dated February 23, 1895, recorded in volume 129, page 347, of deed records of Travis County, Texas, said corner also being the southwest corner of the thirty-eight-and-fifty-five-one-hundredths-acre State tract numbered 2 surveyed March 30, 1934, by M. V. Homeyer, county surveyor;

Thence north sixty degrees west, with the original line dividing the Townes and Mabin tracts one thousand one hundred and thirteen varas to a stone corner on the east line of the W. C. Phillips timber tract;

Thence with the east line of said W. C. Phillips tract, north thirty-six and onehalf degrees east one thousand eight and eighty-two one-hundredths varas to a point; said point being south thirty-six and one-half degrees west one hundred thirty and sixty-eight one-hundredths varas from a stone corner on the south line of the Charles Thiele tract;

Thence south sixty degrees east along the south lines of the United States Air Force Reserve training center parcel comprising five and eighty-nine one-hundredths acres, and the United States Army Reserve, formerly the Organized Reserve Corps, armory parcel comprising five acres, four hundred seventy-eight and eight-tenths varas to a point, the southeast corner of the said Organized Reserve Corps armory parcel;

Thence north thirty degrees east with and along the east line of the five-acre Organized Reserve Corps armory parcel, one hundred twenty-nine and five-tenths varas to a point on the southerly line of the Charles Thiele tract;

Thence south sixty degrees east one hundred forty-six and eight-tenths varas to an angle in the stone fence dividing the Deison and Thiele tracts;

Thence with said fence on the dividing line between the Deison and Thiele tracts and also the Deison and Reid tracts, south one hundred and sixty-eight varas to a point;

Thence south fifty-seven degrees east one hundred and sixty varas to a point;
Thence southeast one hundred and eight varas to a point;
Thence south nine degrees west one hundred varas to a point;
Thence south ten degrees east one hundred varas to a point;
Thence south five degrees west eighty-six varas to a point;

Thence south three degrees east seventy-seven varas to the southwest corner of the Elanor Reid tract on the north line of the Gasser fifty-three-acre tract;

Thence north sixty degrees west with the north line of the Gasser tract, one hundred and forty-seven varas to the northwest corner of same;

Thence south thirty degrees west with the west line of said Gasser tract, six hundred forty and one-half varas to the place of beginning;

Containing in all one hundred eighty-nine and eleven one-hundredths acres of land more or less together with all improvements thereon, said land being the remaining portion of the original two-hundred-acre tract conveyed by deed from Eliza C. J. Deison, et al., to the United States of America, dated June 28, 1909, as same appears of record in volume 239, pages 82-84, inclusive, of the deed records of Travis County, Texas, after deducting therefrom the five and eighty-nine onehundredths-acre United States Air Force parcel and the five-acre Organized Reserve Corps army parcel above described, a total of ten and eighty-nine onehundredths acres to be retained by the United States.

SEC. 2. All mineral rights, including gas and oil, in the lands authorized to be conveyed by this Act shall be reserved to the United States.

SEC. 3. There shall be further reserved to the United States in the conveyance of the above-described lands, rights of ingress and egress over roads in the abovedescribed lands serving buildings or other works operated by the United States or its successors or assigns in connection with the ten and eighty-nine and onehundredths acres referred to in section 1 of this Act as the United States Air Force Reserve training center parcel and the United States Army Reserve, formerly the Organized Reserve Corps armory parcel, rights-of-way for water lines, sewer lines, telephone and telegraph lines, powerlines, and such other utilities as now exist, or which may become necessary to the operation of the above-described ten and eighty-nine one-hundredths acres.

SEC. 4. The conveyance of the property authorized by this Act shall be upon condition that such property shall be used primarily for training of the National Guard and the Air National Guard and for other military purposes, and that if the State of Texas shall cease to use the property so conveyed for the purposes intended, then title thereto shall immediately revert to the United States, and in addition, all improvements made by the State of Texas during its occupancy shall vest in the United States without payment of compensation therefor.

SEC. 5. The conveyance of the property authorized by this Act shall be upon the further provision that whenever the Congress of the United States declares a

state of war or other national emergency, or the President declares a state of emergency, and upon the determination by the Secretary of Defense that the property conveyed under this Act is useful or necessary for military, air, or naval purposes, or in the interest of national defense, the United States shall have the right, without obligation to make payment of any kind, to reenter upon the property and use the same or any part thereof, including any and all improvements made thereon by the State of Texas, for the duration of such state of war or of such emergency. Upon the termination of such state of war of or such emergency plus six months such property shall revert to the State of Texas, together with all appurtenances and utilities belonging or appertaining thereto.

SEC. 6. In executing the deed of conveyance authorized by this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall include specific provisions covering the reservations and conditions contained in sections 2, 3, 4, and 5 of this Act.

Senator JOHNSON. This bill proposes to convey certain lands in Texas. I think you will find that we are not conveying as much land, about 189 acres. We are conveying it for the purpose of the State using this land for military purposes.

If it has the word "primarily" in it, I think it should be amended in accordance with the policy adopted on the Iowa bill, and if there is no objection, wherever the word "primarily" appears in the same

sense

Senator BYRD. This has the same protections in it that we provide, the mineral rights?

Senator JOHNSON. Section 2 covers the mineral rights.

Senator SALTONSTALL. Can we see a copy of the bill, please?

Senator BYRD. It reverts back to the Government in case of nonuse. Senator JOHNSON. Section 4:

The conveyance of the property authorized by this act shall be upon condition that such property shall be used primarily for training of the National Guard and the Air National Guard and for other military purposes, and that if the State of Texas shall cease to use the property so conveyed for the purposes intended, then title thereto shall immediately revert to the United States, and in addition, all improvements made by the State of Texas during its occupancy shall vest in the United States without payment of compensation therefor.

So I would assume we would want to strike the word "primarily" as it appears in section 4.

Section 2 covers the minerals and so far as I am aware, we have none of the problems

Senator BYRD. This complies, Mr. Darden, with the rule?

Mr. DARDEN. Yes, sir.

Senator BYRD. I move it be reported with that change, striking out

the word "primarily."

Senator SALTONSTALL. I second.

Senator JOHNSON. The motion is made and seconded.

Without objection, the bill will be reported.

S. 653

Senator JOHNSON. The third land conveyance bill is Senate 653. Will the clerk give each member a copy.

(S. 653 is as follows:)

[S. 653, 84th Cong., 1st sess.]

A BILL To provide for the conveyance of Jackson Barracks, Louisiana, to the State of Louisiana, 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 Secretary of the Army is authorized and directed to convey to the State of Louisiana all the right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the real property comprising Jackson Barracks, being one

hundred forty-five and twelve one-hundredths acres of land, more or less, in Orleans and Saint Bernard Parishes, Louisiana, together with improvements thereon, and appurtenances thereunto belonging, the property to be used for the training and support of the National Guard of Louisiana, and the conveyance to be made without monetary consideration therefor, but subject to the reservation by the United States of all mineral rights, including oil and gas; the right of reentry and use by the United States in the event of need therefor during a national emergency, and such other reservations, restrictions, terms, and conditions as the Secretary determines to be necessary to properly protect the interests of the United States.

SEC. 2. The costs of any surveys necessary as an incident of the conveyance authorized herein shall be borne by the State of Louisiana.

Senator JOHNSON. This was introduced by Senator Long for himself and Senator Ellender. This bill proposes to convey certain property known as Jackson Barracks to the State of Louisiana for National Guard purposes.

The Department of the Army has submitted a report indicating it has no objection to the enactment of this bill, but suggesting 2 amendments, 1 which reduces and more accurately describes the land to authorize to be conveyed, and the other inserts a provision that if the State ceases to use the lands for the purposes for which conveyed the title shall immediately revert to the United States.

The Chair understands that Senator Long or his representative is present to make a statement on this bill.

Senator Long, are you familiar with the two suggested amendments by the Department?

us.

Senator LONG. I certainly am, Mr. Chairman.

Senator JOHNSON. Are they acceptable to you?

Senator LONG. They are.

Senator JOHNSON. Senator Long, we are delighted to have you with Does Senator Long's bill have the same language used in the Iowa and Texas bills, so far as mineral rights and so far as requiring use and so far as reversion?

STATEMENT OF HON. RUSSELL B. LONG, UNITED STATES SENATOR FROM LOUISIANA

Senator LONG. It does, and it is to be used for military purposes only, Mr. Chairman, and would revert to the United States in the event of emergency if the United States had need of it in that event.

I have a brief statement that I have prepared, Mr. Chairman, that I would be glad to read.

Senator JOHNSON. Fine. Could we take action on these amendments. I call attention of the committee to suggested amendments of the Department.

On page 1, strike out lines 5, 6, and 7 and insert in lieu thereof the following:

interest of the United States in and to so much of the real property comprising Jackson Barracks, Louisiana, as is held by the State of Louisiana under lease No. W-766-QM-6117 and a license issued by the Secretary of the Army on July 26, 1952, being in the aggregate 104.06 acres, more or less, in Orleans.

Now, I understand that is for the purpose of clarifying the description. Without objection, that amendment will be adopted.