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 1134 SEVEN TIETH C ONGRESS. SESS. II. CH. 102. 1929 . Helium-bearing gas. For investig ations of res ources of hel ium-bearing gas and the re- so urc es fprocesses, conservation thereof, and of processes and methods of producing, etc. storing, purifying, and utilizing helium and helium-bearing ga s, including supplies and equipment, stationery, furniture, expenses of travel and subsistence, purchase, not exceeding $1,200, exchange as part payment for, maintenance, and operation of motor -propelled pas seng er-c arry ing vehi cles, pu rcha se o f la bora tory glo ves, gog gles , rubber boots and aprons, and all other necessary expenses, including Services in the Dis- not to exceed $25,080 for personal services in the District of Colum- trict. bia, $75,000. Helium plants. Helium plants : For helium production and conservation, includ- Production, etc. ing acqui sition of heli um-bearing ga s land or wel ls by purchase, Purchase of plants, exchange, lease, or condemnation, or interest in such land or wells, pipe lines, etc. the p urchase, leas e, cons tructio n, or modific ation o f plan ts, pip e lines and accessories, compressor stations, camp buildings, and other facili- ties for the production, transportation, storage, and, purification of helium and helium-bearing gas, including acquisition of sites and rights of way therefor, by purchase, lease, or condemnation, and including supplies and equipment, expenses of travel and subsistence, maintenance and operation of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles, and all other necessary expenses, including not to exc eed $6,560 for personal services in the District of Columbia, and includ- ing the payment of obligations incurred under the contract authori- zation carried under this heading in the Department of Commerce Appropriation Act for the fiscal year 1929, $95,800 : Provided, That in addition thereto the unexpended balance of the appropriation made under this heading for the fiscal year 1929 is reappropriated and made available for the above purposes for the fiscal year 1930 Provi ded f urthe r, That no part of the appropriation herein made may be expended except with the approval of the President : Pro- vided further, That the Secretary of Commerce may, with the Action a Gov ern- approval of the President, enter into contracts incurring additional ment contract. obligations not in excess of $500,000, and his action in so doing shall be deemed a contractual obligation of the Federal Government Provided further, That the acquirement of leases, sites, and rights of way under terms customary in the oil and gas industry, including obligations to pay rental in advance a nd to pay dama ges to lands, crops, or structures arising out of the Government's operations is authorized : Provided further, That should valuable products other than helium-bearing gas be discovered in wells acquired or drilled for helium-bearing gas under this appropriation the Secretary of Commerce is authorized to provide for the disposal of said wells or the product s therefrom, by the contrac ts under whic h the prop- erty is acquired, or otherwise, in accordance with the interests of the Government therein and in the manner which, in his opinion, is most advantageous to the Government ; For determining the location, extent, and mode of occurrence of potash deposits in the United States, and conducting the necessary laboratory test incident thereto, as authorized under the Act approved June 25, 1926 (U. S. C., Supp. I, p. 189, sec. 4a) ; and for every expense incident thereto, including personal services in the District of Columbia not exceeding $6,000, and elsewhere, expenses of travel and subsistence, purchase, exchange as part payment for, mainte- nance, and operation of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles, and the construction, maintenance, and repair of necessary camp buildings and appurtenance thereto, $100,000 : Provided, That such part of the amount herein appropriated as may be mutually agreed upon by the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Com- merce shall be transferred on the books of the Treasury for direct expenditure by the Department of the Interior for the pur poses herein set forth, Services in t he Dis- trict. Payment of incurred obligations. Assle, p. 105 . Provisos, Balance reappropri- ate d. Approval of Presi- dent required. Additional obliga- tions authorized. Terms for leases, etc. Disposal of products in wells other than helium-bearing gas. Potash deposits. Expenses of deter- min ing location of, etc. Vol. 44, pp. 768, 1388. U. S. Code, Supp.I, p. 189. Post, p. 1248. Proviso. Transfer for expendi- tu re to Interi or De- partment.

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