Executive Order 5494—Revocation of Withdrawal of Public Lands Pending Resurvey

Washington

It is hereby ordered that Executive Order No. 4726, dated September 27, 1927, which withdrew, among other lands, the public lands in secs. 6, 8, and 18, T. 29 N., R. 38 E., and all of T: 30 N., R. 38 E., Willamette meridian, Washington, be, and the same is hereby, revoked as to the above-mentioned lands.

And it is hereby ordered, pursuant to Public Resolution 85, Seventy-first Congress, approved June 12, 1930, that, subject to valid rights, the unreserved public lands in the above-mentioned areas, if otherwise subject to disposition, shall be opened under the terms and conditions of such resolution and the regulations issued thereunder, to entry under the homestead or desert land laws only, by qualified ex-service men for whose service recognition is granted by the resolution, for a period of 91 days beginning with the date of the official filing of the plats of resurvey of said townships, and thereafter to appropriation by the general public under any public land law applicable thereto.

Subsequent to the date hereof and prior to the date of restoration to general disposition as herein provided, no right may be acquired to the released lands by settlement in advance of entry or otherwise, except strictly in accordance herewith.

HERBERT HOOVER

The White House,
November 18, 1930.