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 728 FIFTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 3914. 1906. or lithogra hic data in the division of engraving and printing of the Survey, and the moneys received by the Director for such transfers or copies shall be deposited in the Treasury. W“‘°"“Pl’1Y· For gauging the streams and determining the water supply of the United States, and for the investigation of underground currents and artesian wells, and the preparation of reports upon the best methods of utilizing the water resources, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars; ¤¢¤¢¢¤¤‘¤*¤¤*=¤¤¤l· For the investigation of the structural materials belonging to and for the use of the United States such as stone, clays cements, and so forth, under the supervision of the Director of the United States Geo- ‘ logical Survey, to be immediately available, one hundred thousand dollars; . _ Twin! °°°l· °*°- For the continuation of the analyzing and testing of the coals, liguites, and other mineral fuel substances belonging to the United States, in order to determine their fuel value and so forth, under the super- · · vision of the Director of the United States Geological Survey, to be I*;*""‘•°'" mom immediately available, two hundred and fifty thousand dollars: Pro- ` vided, That in examinations, hereb authorized, of fuel matemals fo1' the use of the Government of the llnited States, or for the purpose of increasing the general efficiency or available sulpply of the fue resources in the United States, the Director of the Geo ogical Survey may have the necessary materials collected from any part of the United States where they represent extensive deposits; and it shall be the duty of the Director of the Geological Survey to have examined, without F¤¤1¤{:>¤¤¤¤¤i¤<>v· charge, the fuels required for use by the Government of the United °mm°° States, and to give these examinations preference over other work: Provided further, That in publishing the results of these investiga- ¤¤¤‘i¤¤¤¤- tions, the materials examined shall not be credited to any private party or corporation, but shall be collected and described as representing such extensive deposits; mgygew ¤f *0*** M For continuation of the survey of the public lands that have been ` or ma hereafter be desi nated as forest reserves, one hundred thousand dyhllars, to be immediategy available; nm. For rent of basement of the addition to the main building of the Survey, required for additional storage of documents, maps, and so hmmmmn Sm- foith, gn? workrppm, one thousand five  dollgrs. bl. f mm _ or e ra mg e necessary expenses in u in the o i tions o mm. cu Mmm the United yStates as a member of the lnternatilmal Seisgriiolo ical Association, including the annual contribution to the expenses og the association, and the expenses of the United States delegate in attendiingl the meetings of the commission, one thousand three hundred o ars. In all, for the United States Geological Survey, one million four hundred and sixty-three thousand three hundred and twenty dollars. i aecismsmm sew- The Secretary of the Interior may authorize such expenditure as ciiem. may be necessary, not exceeding three thousand dollars, for rent of ollice accommodations in the city of Washington, District of Columbia, V¤¤· 32 P· **88- for the reclamation service, established by Act approved June seventeenth, nineteen hundred and two entitled "An Act appropriating the receipts from the sale and disposal of public lands in certain States and Tprriplopiesdtdihe construction of irrigation works for the reclamation o ari an s. L"' b°°*¤· °*°· The Secretary of the Interior may authorize the purchase of such law hooks, books of reference, periodicals, engineering and statistical publications as are needed in carrying out the surveys and examinav°l·"2·P·”8· tions authorized by the Act of June seventeenth, nineteen hundred and two, entitled "An Act appropriating the receipts from the sale and disposal of public lands in certain States and Territories for the construction of irrigation works for the reclamation of arid lands," and such expenditures shall not exceed the sum of five hundred dollars.