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^OR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: From the Office of Senator Pat McCarran April 21, 195^ WASHINGTON———Legislation to turn over 7*018 acres of public domain land to the City of Henderson for residential and industrial expansion was introduced today by Senator Pat McCarran, who described it as ’’necessary to insure proper growth of Nevada*s fastest growing city," The Nevada Democrat, sponsoring the bill at the request of Mayor James B« French and the Henderson city council, declared the industrial firms there have "cleared the bill without objection, " These include Titanium Metals, Western Electro Chemical, U* S, Lime Products, Stauffer Chemical and Combined Metals Reduction, Lands included in the legislation were withdrawn from public entry by an Interior Department order some months ago. Senator McCarran described to the Senate creation of Henderson by the Federal government during World War II and his efforts to keep the Basic Magnesium Plant from being scrapped with eventual incorporation of the city, "When the city was started it was not contemplated it would be a permanent installation and no provision was made for its future expansion," McCarran said, "Consequently, the city now finds itself where it cannot expand its industrial or residential areas nor provide needed parks and playgrounds. Likewise, this growing city has outstripped its tax base for the support of needed municipal operations," He declared that the bill would turn over the lands to the municipality "at a price to be fixed by later appraisal by the Secretary of Interior with payment over a period of time, Such lands will only be transferred after payment and the title transfer will not affect any valid existing rights previously imposed on the lands," McCarran drew a similarity between his measure and another introduced this week by the Joint Congressional Committee on Atomic Energy concerning Oak Ridge, Tenn„, a Federally-owned community adjacent to atomic installations. The Oak Ridge bill would make the city a municipality providing Federal subsidies for municipal operations during transition from a Federally—owned and operated city to a self-supporting municipality, "Henderson as a former government-owned city deserves similar support during the difficult change-over period-when municipal functions present a great financial obstacle*" McCarran said, "Certainly transferring public lands to Henderson for a price is a practical way of supporting Henderson*s transition,"