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 srxrrsnvsnrn ooivermss. Sess. 11. cH. 1. 1921. 331 Fonnsr snnvrcn. F°'°S*S“"i°°· Fighting and preventing forest fires: For fighting and preventing Fig"““g‘°’°S“”'°$· forest fires endangering the national forests, $341.000. Prevention of oss of timber from insect infestations on public §’,$;F;nig§‘;*8§,§g;’· 0, lands in Oregon and California: To enable the Secretary of Agri- ri¤¤berfr¤m,_i¤0r¤s¤¤ culture to prevent further loss of timber from insect infestations and C°M°"”°' within the national forests and on other lands owned or administered by the United States in Oregon and California, $150,000, to remain available until December 31, 1922, of which sum not exceeding $90,000 shall be ex ended in cooperation with the Secretary of 0,, 1,,,,,,,,, ,,,sB,,,,_ the Interior to prevent liirther loss of timber from insect infestations tggggémd Om mcg, on Indian reservations, on lands title to which was revested in the ifornia mimi mas? United States by the Act of June 9, 1916, and on unreserved public ;$;,§’,%;p‘ m' lands in Oregon and California: Provided, That no part of this ap- lgrggpereti-¤¤ 19- propriation, except necessary expenditures for preliminary investi— q ` gatrons, shall be expended unless the States of Oregon and Caliornia, or the owners of ine timberland adjacent to or intermin led with lands owned) or administered by the United States shall have satisfied the Secretary of Agriculture that the insect infestations on said adjacent and intermin led lands will be abated, in accordance with State law or voluntariFy by the owners of such lands, to the extent necessary in the `ud ent of the Secretary of Agriculture to rotect the timber on lang? owned or administered by the United States from reinfestation. mscnLr.ANnoUs. ms°°““"’°“·‘· Center Market, Center Market, Washington, District of Columbia, operation: To Wg¤¤i¤¢*°¤»£- enable the Secretary of Agriculture to defray all necessary expenses aoufgigsw mm in carrying out the Act approved March 4, 1921, entitle "An Act $§{j§,§;§,j to repeal and annul certain parts of the charter and lease granted and made to the Washington Market Compan by Act of Congress entitled ‘An Act to incorporate the Washington Myarket Company, ’ " approved May 20, 1870; to pay for ice, electricity, gas, water, fuel, travel, stationery, printing, telegrams, telephones, labor, supplies, materials, equipment, misce aneous ex enses, necessary repairs and minor alterations to be reimbursed gy any person for whose account argv such expenditure may be made; to employ necessary gprsons, inclu - ing, for a period of six months after the property 0 the Washington Market Company is taken over by the Secretary of Agriculture and without reference to civil—service requirements, such employees of said company as the said Secretary may deem necessary; to provide a fund for the payment of freight, express, drayage, and other charges and claims against commodities accepted for storage, and to require reimbursement thereof with interest at the rate of 6 per centum per annum; and to remove, sell, or otherwise dispose of such commodities held as security for such payments when such reimbursement is not made when due, all reimbursement of such payments and all receipts from such disposition of commodities to be credited to such fund and to be reexpendable therefrom for the same purposes during the fiscal year 1922, $75,000. 1·`utureTradingA¤%- Enforcement of the Future Trading Act: To enable the Secretary §‘;,',‘f':“,‘§'{"f§}Y‘ of Agriculture to carry into effect the provisions of the Future Trading PWM Act, a proved A st 24, 1921, $47,500: Provided, That no person Pay restriction. shall lie employeldglliereunder at a rate of compensation exceeding $5,000 per annum and only one person may be employed at the rate of $5,000 er annum. Total, Igepartment of Agriculture, $1,213,500.