The Legislature finds that the reliance upon the largesse and consideration of federal authorities for the return of lands taken by the federal government in the period after World War II has been a frustrating process which has produced poor results. Now is the time to take a consistently proactive and aggressive stance in the repatriation of these lands. The Legislature notes that the exercise of patience in the matter of the return of three thousand two hundred (3,200) acres of releasable federal property has resulted in a wait of more than eighteen (18) years, with only a hope of resolution in the near future.