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54 STAT.] 76rTr CONG. , 3D SESS.-CHS. 285 , 286 -JUNE 8, 1940 burse the United States for the land and timber thereon, the value of the land to be calculated at $1.25 per acre, and the value of the timber to be ascertained by the Secretary of Agriculture after the same has been examined and appraised under his supervision: Pro- Pro"'os. Consent of tribe vided, however, That the transaction contemplated in this and the necessary. preceding section shall be effected only with the consent of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe expressed through the body authorized to represent it: And provided further, That all money received by Deposit of funds. the United States under the authority of this Act shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States, and the same is hereby appro- Appropriation. priated for the acquisition of forest land within the Chippewa National Forest under the provisions of the Act approved March 1, sStat. 961. 1911, as amended (U. S . C ., title 16, secs. 513, 519, 521). SEC. 3. That exchanges of Indian allotted, restricted, and tribal xhanges of land lands for lands in the Chippewa National Forest are hereby author- Acceptance of In- ized. In order to consummate exchanges involving allotted and dtnrustdatsnc restricted Indian lands, the Secretary of the Interior is hereby author- ized to accept relinquishments or conveyances of Indian lands, which lands shall thereupon become a part of the Chippewa National Forest, and to issue trust patents to the Indians for the lands received by them in exchange: Provided, That with the consent of anr o title. the Indians involved title to the lands received in any such exchange may be taken in the name of the tribe, in which case the transfer of title shall be evidenced by an order of the Secretary of Agriculture transferring the lands to the Secretary of the Interior in trust for the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe: Provided further, That exchanges Consent of Indians. involving tribal lands shall be made only with the consent of the Indians and shall be evidenced by appropriate orders of transfer executed by the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior: And provided further, That the land exchanges authorized Basis for exchange; approval by Secretary herein shall be made on the basis of lands of equal value, and no of Agculture. exchange shall be made unless it is first approved by the Secretary of Agriculture. Approved, June 8, 1940. [CHAPTER 286] ANT A(TP June 8, 1940 To make it a crime to wreck or attempt to wreck a train engaged in interstate [Il. R. ose6 commerce. [Public, No. 6765 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That whoever shall willfully derail, disable, or wreck any train, engine, motor unit, or car used, operated, or employed in interstate or foreign commerce by any railroad, or whoever shall willfully set fire to, or place any explosive substance on or near, or undermine any tunnel, bridge, viaduct, trestle, track, signal, station, depot, warehouse, terminal, or any other way, structure, property, or appurtenance used in the operation of any such railroad in interstate or foreign commerce, or otherwise make any such tunnel, bridge, viaduct, trestle, track, signal, station, depot, warehouse, terminal, or any other way, structure, property, or appurtenance unworkable or unusable or hazardous to work or use, with the intent to derail, disable, or wreck a train, engine, motor unit, or car used, operated, or employed in interstate or foreign commerce or whoever shall willfully attempt to do any of the aforesaid acts or things, shall be deemed guilty of a crime and on conviction thereof shall be subject to a fine of not more than $10,000 or imprisonment for not more than twenty Wrecking of train, etc., employed in in- terstate or foreign commerce. Penalty. 255