464), January 12, 1927 (44 Stat. 934, 945), and March 7, 1928 (45 Stat. 200, 212). Fort Hall Indian Reservation, Idaho.-Lands for American Falls Reservoir in the Minidoka irrigation project granted-Act of May 9, 1924 (43 Stat. 117). Survey to determine feasibility of irrigating Michaud division directed-Act of March 28, 1928 (45 Stat. 377). Gila River Indian Reservation, Ariz.-Division of waters of Gila River for irrigation purposes authorized-Acts of May 18, 1916 (39 Stat. 123, 129), and May 10, 1926 (44 Stat. 453, 463). San Carlos Federal irrigation project.-Additional water supply to allotments-Act of June 7, 1924 (43 Stat. 475). Menominee Indian Reservation, Wis.-Sale of timber-Acts of June 28, 1906 (34 Stat. 547), March 28, 1908 (35 Stat. 51), and the act of May 18, 1916 (39 Stat. 123, 157), as amended by the act of January 27, 1925 (43 Stat. 793). Navajo Indian Reservation, Ariz.-Federal aid highway-Act of June 7, 1924 (43 Stat. 606). Nez Perce Indian Reservation, Idaho.-Perpetual easement granted to State of Idaho for fish and game preserve-Act of December 15, 1928 (45 Stat. 1022). Osage Indian Reservation, Okla.-Registers and Receivers of United States Land Offices-Commissions for sales-Act of March 3, 1903 (32 Stat. 982, 1010). Piute Indian Reservation, Nev.-Cancellation of irrigation construction assessments-Payments to Truckee-Carson Irrigation District-Act of June 26, 1926 (44 Stat. 771). Pueblo Indians, New Mexico.-Condemnation of lands of for public use under State laws authorized-Act of May 10, 1926 (44 Stat. 498). Irrigation.—Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District-Act of March 13, 1928 (45 Stat. 312). Yankton Sioux Tribe of Indians, South Dakota.-Agency, school, etc., lands revested in the Tribe-Not available for allotments-Act of February 13, 1929 (45 Stat. 1167). ISOLATED TRACTS 66 Cross references: See subtitle "Kinkaid Act," under Homesteads," p. 193; "Town Sites, etc.," p. 730. An Act To amend section 2455 of the Revised Statutes of the United Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 2455 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (section 1171, title 43, United States Code), as amended, be, and is hereby, amended to read as follows: p. 449, amend U. S. Code, p. tracts not ex ceeding a half section. Vol. 37, p. 77. "SEC. 2455 (section 1171, title 43. United States Public lands. Code). It shall be lawful for the Secretary of the R. S., sec. 2455, Interior to order into market and sell at public auction, ed. at the land office of the district in which the land is sit- 1411. uated, for not less than $1.25 an acre, any isolated or Sale at auction disconnected tract or parcel of the public domain not of isolated exceeding three hundred and twenty acres which, in his judgment, it would be proper to expose for sale after at least thirty days' notice by the land office of the district in which such land may be situated: Provided, That any legal subdivisions of the public land, not exceeding one hundred and sixty acres, the greater part of which is mountainous or too rough for cultivation, may, in the discretion of the said Secretary, be ordered into the Provisos. market and sold pursuant to this section upon the application of any person who owns land or holds a valid Mountainous or entry of lands adjoining such tract, regardless of the may be sold to fact that such tract may not be isolated or disconnected within the meaning of this section: Provided further, That this section shall not defeat any valid right which has No valid rights already attached under any pending entry or location." Approved, March 9, 1928 (45 Stat. 253, U. S. C., 3d supp., title 43, sec. 1171). ABANDONED FORT BUFORD MILITARY RESERVATION, An Act To extend the provisions of section 2455, Revised Statutes, to the lands within the abandoned Fort Buford Military Reservation in the States of North Dakota and Montana Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the provision of section 2455, Revised Stat 1 For prior amendments to original sec. 2455, R. S., see acts of Feb. 26, 1895 (28 Stat. 687), June 27, 1906 (34 Stat. 517), and Mar. 28, 1912 (37 Stat. 77). EDITOR. rough lands adjoining owner. defeated. utes of the United States, be, and the same are hereby, extended to all nonmineral lands within the abandoned Fort Buford Military Reservation in the States of North Dakota and Montana, which were restored to disposal under the homestead, town site, and desert land laws vation nonmin- under the provisions of the Act of May 19, 1900 (Thirtyfirst Statutes at Large, page 180). Fort Buford abandoned Military reser eral lands. Approved, August 11, 1921 (42 Stat. 159, U. S. C., title 43, sec. 1175). CEDED CHIPPEWA INDIAN LANDS, MINNESOTA An Act For the sale of isolated tracts of the public domain in Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the provisions of section twenty-four hundred and fifty-five of the Revised Statutes of the United States as amended by the Act of March twenty-eighth, nineteen hundred and twelve (Thirty-seventh Statutes at Large, page seventy-seven)2, relating to the sale of isolated tracts of the public domain, be, and the same are hereby, extended and made applicable to ceded Chippewa Indian lands in the State of Minnesota : Provided, That the provisions of this Act shall not apply to lands which are not subject to homestead entry: Proin, may be sold vided further, That purchasers of land under this Act must pay for the lands not less than the price fixed in the law opening the lands to homestead entry. Chippewa ceded lands, Minne sota. Isolated tracts Fort Berthold Indian Reserva vation, N. Dak. Sale of isolated tracts in former, authorized. Approved, February 4, 1919 (40 Stat. 1055, U. S. C., title 43, sec. 1172). FORT BERTHOLD INDIAN RESERVATION, NORTH DAKOTA An Act For the sale of isolated tracts in the former Fort Berthold Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the provisions of section 2455 of the Revised Statutes of the United States as amended by the Act of March 28, 1912 (Thirty-seventh Statutes at Large, page 77), relating to the sale at public auction of isolated tracts of the public domain, be, and the same are hereby. extended and made applicable to lands within the portion of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, North Vol. 36, p. 455. Dakota, opened under the Act of June 1, 1910 (Thirty Vol. 37, p. 77. 2 See the act of Mar. 9, 1928 (45 Stat. 253), which is the present law, p. 297.-EDITOR. sixth Statutes at Large, page 455): Provided, That the Provisos. provisions of this Act shall not apply to lands which are not subject to homestead entry: Provided further, That Lands affected. purchasers of land under this Act shall pay for the lands Minimum price. not less than the price fixed in the law opening such lands to homestead entry. Approved May 10, 1920 (41 Stat. 595, U. S. C., title 43, sec. 1173). FORT HALL INDIAN RESERVATION, IDAHO An Act Extending the provisions of section 2455 of the United Fort Hall In tion, Idaho. tion of ceded Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- dian Reservatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the provisions of section 2455, United Sales at aucStates Revised Statutes, as amended by the Act of June lands, of. 27, 1906 (Thirty-fourth Statutes at Large, page 517), and Vol. 87, p. 77. by the Act of March 28, 1912 (Thirty-seventh Statutes at Large, page 77),2 are made applicable to the ceded lands Proviso. on the former Fort Hall Indian Reservation: Provided, That no land shall be sold at less than the price fixed by the law opening the lands to homestead entry. Approved, May 19, 1926 (44 Stat. 566, U. S. C., 3d supp. title 43, sec. 1176). COAL LANDS EXCLUSIVE OF ALASKA An Act To supplement the Act of June twenty-second, nineteen hundred and ten, entitled "An Act to provide for agricultural entries on coal lands" Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa Minimum price. tives of the United States of America in Congress assem- Disposal of surbled, That from and after the passage of this Act un- face of coal reserved public lands of the United States, exclusive of lands to States. Alaska, which have been withdrawn or classified as coal lands or are valuable for coal shall, in addition to the classes of entries or filings described in the Act of Congress approved June twenty-second, nineteen hundred and ten, entitled "An act to provide for agricultural entries on coal lands," be subject to selection by the several States within whose limits the lands are situated, under grants made by Congress, and to disposition, in the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior, under the laws May be sold providing for the sale of isolated or disconnected tracts under isolated of public lands, but there shall be a reservation to the tract laws. United States of the coal in all such lands so selected or co 2 See footnote 2 on p. 298. For the act of June 22, 1910 (36 Stat. 583), see "Agricultural Entries on Coal Lands," under" Homesteads," p. 183. Reservation of |