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 1206 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. II. CII. 227. 1929 . Forest fire preven- FOREST-FIRE COOPERATION tion, etc. Cooperation wi th For cooperation with th e various States or other appropriate States, etc., for pro- ~ tection of timber on agencies in forest-fire prevention and suppression and the protection their lands. of timbered and cut-over lands in accordance with the provisions of sections 1, 2, and 3 of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the protection of forest lands, for the reforestation of denuded areas, for the extension of national forests, and for other purposes, in order to promote continuous production of timber on lands chiefly valuable therefor," approved June 7, 1924 (U . S . C ., pp. 427-428, sees . 564-570), as amended, including also the study of the effect of tax laws and the investigation of timber insurance as provided in section 3 of said Act, $1,400,000, of which $34,460 shall be available for departmental personal services in the District of Columbia and not to ex ceed $ 3,000 for th e purc hase o f suppl ies an d equi pment requir ed for the purposes of said Act in the District of Columbia. Vol.43,p. 653. U. S. Code, p. 427. Tax laws and timber insurance. Services, etc ., in the District . Forest planting stock. Cooperation w ith States, etc., in procur- ing forest-tree seeds, etc., for planting de- nuded or nonforested lands. Vol. 43, p. 654. U. S. Code, p. 427. Services in the Dis- trict. Ad dit ion al fore st lands. Acquiring, under for- est conservation Act. Vol. 36, p. 961; Vol. 43, p.654. U. S. Code, p. 427. COOPERATIVE DISTRIBUTION OF FOREST PLANTING STOCK For cooperation with the various States in the procurement, pro- duction, and distribution of forest-tree seeds and plants in estab- lishing windbreaks, shelter belts, and farm wood lots upon denuded or nonforested lands within such cooperating States, under the pro- visions of section 4 of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the protection of forest lands, for the reforestation of denuded areas, for the extension of national forests, and for other purposes, in order to promote the continuous production of timber on lands chiefly suitable therefor," approved June 7, 1924 (U . S . C ., p. 427, sec . 567), and Acts supplementary thereto, $83,000, of which amount not to exceed $1,840 may be e xpended for departmental personal services in the District of Columbia. ACQUISITION OF ADDITIONAL FOREST LANDS For the ac quisit ion of addit ional lands a t head waters of na vigabl e streams, to be expended under the provisions of the Act of March 1, 1911 (36 Stat. L., p. 961) (U. S. C., pp. 424 425, sees. 513-519), as amended by the Act of June 7, 1924 (U . S. C., pp. 427-428, sees. 564-570), $2,000,000, of which amount not to exceed $39,000 may be District. Services, etc., in the expended for departmental personal services and supplies and equip- ment in the District of Columbia. Total, Forest Service, $13,024,280. BUREAU OF CHEMISTRY AND SOILS Chemistry and Soils Burea u. General expenses. SALARIES AND GENERAL EXPENSES Investigation appa- ratus, supplies, employ- For all necessary expenses connected with the investigations and ees, etc. experiments hereinafter authorized, including the employment of investigators, local and special agents, assistants, experts, clerks, draftsmen, and labor in the city of Washington and elsewhere ; official traveling expenses, materials, tools, instruments, apparatus, rep airs to a pparatus, chemical s, furnit ure, offi ce fixtur es, stati onery, gas, electric current, telegraph and telephone service, express and freight charges, rent outside the District of Columbia, and for all Chief of Bureau, and othe r nece ssary suppli es and expen ses, as follo ws offi ce pe rson nel. For necessary expenses for general administrative purposes, includ- ing the salary of chief of bureau and other personal services in the General subjects. Dist rict o f Colu mbia, $58,54 0. Vol.12,p.387. Agricultural chemical investigations : For conducting the investi- U.S. Code, p.56. gations contemplated by the Act of May 15, 1862 (U . S. C., p. 56, sees.

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