Section 2566.0-3 - AuthorityIt is hereby ordered that the administration of that portion of the Act of March 12, 1914 (38 Stat. 305; 43 U.S.C. 975 , 975a-975g ) relating to the withdrawal, location and disposition of townsites shall be in accordance with the following regulations and provisions.
(a)Orders revoked. All Executive orders heretofore issued for the disposition of townsites along the Government railroads in Alaska are hereby revoked so far as they conflict with §§ 2566.1 and 2566.2 . This order is intended to take the place of all other orders making provisions for the sale and disposal of lots in said townsites along Government railroads in Alaska under the provisions of said Act.(b)Amendments -(1)Executive Orders 3529 and 5136. Sections 2566.1 and 2566.2 are amended by E.O. 3529, Aug. 9, 1921 and E.O. 5136, June 12, 1929.(2) The designation of the Alaskan Engineering Commission has been changed to The Alaska Railroad. All matters which formerly were under the control of the chairman of said commission now are under the supervision of the general manager of the said railroad. The functions formerly exercised by the Commissioner of the General Land Office have been transferred to the Director, Bureau of Land Management.(3) Due to the change in organization, plats of Alaska Railroad townsites are not approved by an official of the Alaska Railroad.(4) The State Director in Alaska has been designated as Superintendent of Sales of Alaska Railroad townsites.(c)Executive Order 5136.(1) It is ordered that Executive Order 3489, issued June 10, 1921, containing the Alaska Railroad Townsite Regulations, is hereby amended to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to reappraise and sell the unimproved lots in Nenana Townsite, Alaska, belonging to the United States, and to readjust the assessments levied against them for the improvement of streets, sidewalks, and alleys, and for the promotion of sanitation and fire protection by the Alaska Railroad prior to August 31, 1921.(2) As to the lots within said townsite which have been forfeited for failure to pay such assessments, upon which valuable improvements have been placed, the provisions of said order regarding the collection of the unpaid assessments remain effective.(3) This order shall continue in full force and effect unless and until revoked by the President or by Act of Congress. Sec. 24, 26 Stat. 1103; as amended, sec. 1, 36 Stat. 347; sec. 1, 38 Stat. 305; sec. 11, 39 Stat. 865; 16 U.S.C. 471 , 43 U.S.C. 141 , 43 U.S.C. 975f , 43 U.S.C. 301