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 212 SIXTY—SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 119.' 1921. N¤v¤g¤\i¤§ig: 1¤¤· CHAP. 119.-An Act To amend the Act entitled "An Act to provide that the United States shall aid the States in the construction of rural post roads, and for other [mb °’ °' ‘ pu,rposes," approved July 11, 1916, as amended and supplemented, and for other P“!’P°S€¤· i Be it enacted by the Senate and House o Representatives of the United Aiiidml H ghway Staiileis eg i»i1m:irica_  Uongress assembled? That this Act may be cited _ as e e er wa ct. “°"““" °"°““" Eno. 2. Thatiliiien iised in this Act, unless the context indicates ,, i ,, otherwise— v¢1i1.°daE?ii.':isg.Acf The term “Federal Aid Act" means the Act entitled "An Act to provide that the United States shall aid the States in the construction of r1u·al post roads, and for other purposes," approved July 11, "°'· ‘°·P·‘“°°· 1916, as amended by sections 5 and 6 of an Act entitled "An Act making appropriations for the service of the Post Office Department for the iiscal year ending June 30, 1920, and for other purposes/’ approveid Februaryh28, :0919, and all other Acts amendatory thereof h ,, or su ementary there . m‘°”" Thiipterm "highway" includes rights of way, bridges, drainage hmimi structures, s', guard rails, and protect1ve structures in connec- ` m tion with higigréays, but shall not include any highway or street in a municipality having a population of two thousand Eve hundred or more as shown by the ast available census, except that portion i of any such highway or street along which within a distance of one niihiih hihhwhi, hg mile the houses average more than two hundred feet apart. pmm¤¤e.·· The term “State highway department " includes any State department, commission, board, or official having adequate powers and suitably equipped and organized to discharge to the satisfaction of h _ H the Secretary of Agriculture the duties herein required. u°m°"“°°°‘ The term "maintenance; ii:-iilefans iialiie ciionstant making of needed h _ U re airs to preserve a smoot s ace `¤ way. C°°"°°°°°° he term "construction" means the supervising, inspecting, actual building, and all expenses incidental to the construction of a highway, except locating, surveying, mapping, and costs of rights of wa. “R°°""“'“°““"" the term "reconstruction” means a widening or a rebuilding of the h§hway or any portion thereof to make it a continuous road, and of su cient width and strength to care adequately for traffic needs. "'°*°*‘ '°°°*" The term "forest roads" means roads wholly or partly within or uhm hmhw adiihizent to and serving the national forests. ° e term "State funds" includes for the purposes of this Act funds raised under the authority of the State, or any political or other subdivision thereof, and made available for expenditure under _ the direct control of the State highway department. °‘ N"°‘°"‘" Sec. 3. All powers and duties of the Council of National Defense ihgwhgggg i¤ l·;•h*· under the Act entitled "An Act making appropriations for the mmrmeu ii sem? support of the Army for the iiscal year ending June 30, 1917, and °"{?,,}{';,?,§`,‘Y,‘§'5f,{"°‘ for other purposes/’ approved Aughst 29, 1916, in relation to highway or highway trans ort, are here y transferred to the Secretary of Agriculture, and the gouncil of National Defense is directed to turn over to the Secretary of Agricultme the equipment, material, sup- N wml i plies, papers, maps, and documents utilize in the exercise of such iu.? and ¤'§’:;°’,§§,Z powers. The hipowers and duties of agencies dealing with highwa ”i§h$i¤ghi hi highway in the nation Iparks or in military or naval reservations under til; sn, not dimmed. control of the nited States Army or Navy, or with highways used principally for military or naval purposes, shall not be taken over y the Secretary of Agriculture, but such highways shall remain _ _ imder the contro and jurisdiction of such agencies. },*hhd’i*}hPih§$$i"§fi’°i;’*ji The Secretariy of Agriculture is authorized to cooperate with the construction iu. State highway epartments, and with the Department of the Interior in the construction of public highways within Indian reservations,