1110 sixrrnienrn couennss, sm. II. cus. 425, 426. 1925. corner of the present grounds of the fort and extending south sixty- three degrees thirty minutes east, six hundred and fifty feet to the south corner of the site set aside for the immigration station at Baltimore, said strip of land being located along the northwest boundary of the land ceded to the Baltimore Dry Dock Compan and the land of the said immigration station, the same to be used: if so desired, in lieu of acquiring, by purchase or condemnation, any of the lands of the dry dock compan so that the Secretary of the Treasury may, in connection with land acquired from the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, have access to and from C,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,1- said immigration station and grounds over the right of way so md '¤°“m°¤» °°°· acquired to the city streets and railroads beyond, the Secretary of the Treasury to have the same power to construct, contract for, and arrange for railroad and other facilities upon said outlet as fully V°]‘°7’ "‘°°°‘ as provided in the Act approved March 4, 1913, setting aside a site for an immigration station and providing for an outlet therefrom: mgj*ga'{,{,w'gg* D°P°**· Provided, however, That if the Secretary of the Treasury accepts ` and makes use of said strip of land for the urposes aforesaid the War Department shall have equal use of the railroad track and other roads constructed over which to reach the city streets and @,,,,,,8 in ,,,,,6 M railroads beyond from the other parts of the fort groimds: Pro- ¤¤¤°¤¤* ¤¤¤•*¢°¤°Y· vided further, That the Secretary of War may in case of a national emergency close the said military reservation and use it for any and all military purposes during the period of the emergency, and for D, 1 0, umass such period of time thereafter as the public needs may require: temporary buildings, And provided further, That the Secretary of War is hereby author- °*°‘ ized and directed to dispose of the useless temporary buildings and contents constructed during the recent war and from the proceeds _ thereof there is hereby authorized to be appropriated such sum as m;*,*;*s*{j,'§;t,°§}*‘;’,Q,'”°d may be necessary not exceeding $50,000 for use by the Secretary of i War in the restoration of said Fort McHenry reservation and for other purposes consistent with this Act. Approved, March 3, 1925. )iIdlcili.i{7i29?l5' CHAP. 428.—An Act Authorizing the conservation, production, and exploitalPublic,Nc·544-l tion of helium gas, a mineral resource pertaining to the national defense, and to the development of commercial acronautics, and for other purposes. Hmm gas Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Aeqpmugiiuaacvu- United States of America in. Congress assembled, That for the ‘{§§“,°§§‘,§‘uc‘§}g§‘,§”’g,,°f,‘§,: purpose of producing helium with which to supply the needs of the °¤°""d· Army and l\avy and other branches of the Federal Government, the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to acquire land or interest in land by purchase, lease, or condemnation, where necessary, when helium can not be purchased from private parties at less cost, to explore for, procure, or conserve helium-bearing gas; to drill or otherwise test such lands; and to construct plants, pipe _ lines, facilities, and accessories for the production, storage, and Qgyxéuou 0, ,m,,_ repurification of helium: Provided, That any known helium gasun; Kas bearing {ands, bearing lands on the public domain not covered at the time by §§_°°""’d by °““’ leases or permits under the Act of February 25, 1920, entitled "An V°l-41·P·437- Act to promote the mining of coal, phosphate, oil, oil shale, gas, and sodium on the public domain.” may be reserved for the purposes of this Act. and that the United States reserves the ownership and the right to extract, under such rules and regulations as shall be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior, helium from all as produced from lands so permitted, leased, or otherwise granted $0I‘ development. V