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 SEVENTIETH C ONGRESS. SESs. II. CH. 227 . 1929 . 1219 PASSENGER-CARRYING VEHICLES That not to exceed $205,000 of the lump-sum appropriations her ein m ade for t he De part ment of Ag ricu lture shal l be avai lable for the purchase, maintenance, repair, and operation of motor- propelled and horse-drawn passenger-carrying vehicles necessary in the conduct of the field work of the Department of Agriculture out- side the District of Columbia : Provided, That not to exceed $60,000 of this amount shall be expended for the purchase of such vehicles, and that such vehicles shall be used only for official service outside the District of Columbia, but this shall not prevent the continued use for official service of motor trucks in the District of Columbia : Provided further, That the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to expend, from the funds provided for carrying out the provisions of the Federal Highway Act of November 9, 1921 (U . S . C ., p . 668, sec . 23), not to exceed $40,000 for the purchase of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles to replace such vehicles heretofore acquired and used by the Secretary of Agriculture in the construc- tion and maintenance of national-forest roads or other roads con- structed under his direct supervision which are or may become unserviceable, including the replacement of not to exceed two such vehicles for use in the administrative work of the Bureau of Public Roads in the District of Columbia : Provided further, That expendi- tures from approp riatio ns con tained in thi s Act for th e main tenanc e, upkeep, and repair, exclusive of garage rent, pay of operator, tires, fuel, and lubricants, on any one vehicle used by the Department of Agriculture shall not exceed one-third of the market price of a new vehicle of the same make or class, and in any case not more than $500 : Provided further, That the Secretary of Agriculture may exchange motor-propelled and horse-drawn vehicles, tractors, road equipment, and boats, and parts, accessories, tires, or equipment thereof, in whole or in part payment for vehicles, tractors, road equipment, or boats, or parts, accessories, tires, or equipment of such vehicles, tractors, road equipment, or boats, purchased by him. MILEAGE RATES FOR MOTOR VEHICLES When ever, during the f iscal year e nding J une 30, 1930 , the Secre- tary of Agriculture shall find that the expenses of travel, including travel at official stations, can be reduced thereby, he may, in lieu of ac tual oper ating expe nses, und er su ch re gula tions as h e may pre - scribe, authorize the payment of not to exceed 3 cents per mile for motor cycle or 7 cents per mile for an automobile, used for necessary trave l on offi cial busi ness. Passenger vehicles . Allowance for, from lump-sum app rop ria - tions for field work. Provisos. Purchase and use limited. Purch ases to repl ace vehi cles transfe rred from War Depart ment for roads. Vol.42,p. 218 . U.S.Code,p.668. Limi t for mainte. nance, upkeep, etc . Ex chan ges authori- zed for new vehicles. Travel expenses. Allowance for, by motor vehicles. COLLECTION OF SEE D- GRA IN LOANS Seed-grain loans. To enable the Secretary of Agriculture to collect moneys due the United States on account of loans made to farmers under the seed- grain loan provisions of the Act of March 3, 1921 (41 Stat ., p . 1347), the Seed Grain Loan Act of March 20, 1922'(42 Stat ., p. 467), the Seed and Feed Loan Act of April 26, 1924 (43 Stat ., p . 110), and the Florida seed and fertilizer loans approved by the Act of February 28, 1927 (44 Stat ., p . 1251), $10,000, of which amount not to exceed $9,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia. European corn borer. SP ECIAL CORN -BORE R RES EARCH Sum allowed for spe- Not to exceed $250,000 of the $10,000,000 appropriated by the joint cialadditionalresearch. reso lution makin g an a ppropr iation for th e erad icatio n or c ontrol of V ols4 , ae lsnpp. i, the European corn borer, approved February 23, 1927 (U. S. C., p .22 . Supp . I, p . 22, sec . 146), is hereby made available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1930, to enable the Secretary of Agriculture to con- Collection expenses . Vol. 41, p. 1347; Vol.42,p. 467; Vol.43, p. 110; Vol. 44, p. 1251.

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