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 104 Services in the Dis- trict. Helium plants. Production, etc. Vol. 44, p. 1387. Purchase of plants, etc. Services in the Dis- trict. Provisos. Balance reappropria- ted. Vol. 44, p. 1220. Subject to approval of the President. Addi tiona l obliga- tion s aut hori zed. Action a Government contract. Terms for le ases, etc. Disposal of products in wells other than helium-bearing gas . Potash deposits. Expenses of deter- mining location of, etc. Vol. 44, pp. 768, 1388. Proviso. Tran sfer for expen di- ture by In terior De- partment. Economics of min - eral industries. Investigations, dis - seminating information as to problems of, etc. Report of mineral resources. SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. CH. 57. 1928 . passenger-carrying vehicles, and all other necessary expenses, includ- ing not to exceed $25,080 for personal services in the District of Columbia, $75,000 ; Helium plants : For helium production and conservation, in accord- ance with existing law, including acquisition of helium-bearing gas land or wells by purchase, exchange, lease, or condemnation, or interest in such land or wells, the purchase, lease, construction, or modifi cation of pla nts, pi pe line s and accesso ries, c ompres sor sta tions, camp buildings, and other facilities for the production, transporta- tion, sto rage, and puri fication of h elium and hel ium-bearing gas, including acquisition of sites and rights of way therefor, by pur- chase, 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 exceed $6,200 for personal services in the District of Columbia, $462,000 : Provided, That in addition thereto the unexp ended balance of the approp riation made under this hea d- ing for the fiscal year 1928 is reappropriated and made available for the above purposes for the fiscal year 1929 : Provided further, That no part of the appropriation herein made may be expended except with the approval of the President : Pr ovide d fur ther, That the Secretary of Commerce may, with the approval of the President enter into contracts incurring additional 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 cus- tomary in the oil and g as industry, including obl igations to pay rental in advance and to pay damages 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 di scovered in we lls acquired or drilled fo r helium-beari ng gas under this appropriation, the Secretary of Commerce is author- ized to provide for the disposal of said wells or the products there- from, by the contracts under which the property 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 determinin g the locatio n, extent, an d mode of occu rrence of potash deposits in the United States, and conducting the necessary laboratory test incident thereto, as authorized under the Act approved June 25, 1926 ; and for every expense incid ent thereto, i ncluding personal services in the District of Columbia not exceeding $6,000, and elsewhere, expenses of travel and subsistence, purchase, exchange as part payment for, maintenance, and operation of motor-propelled pas seng er-c arry ing vehi cles, an d th e co nstr ucti on, main tena nce, and repa ir of necess ary c amp bu ilding s and appur tenanc es the reto, $100 ,000 : Provided, Tha t such part of the amou nt her ein ap pro- priated as may be mutually agreed upon by the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce shall be transferred on the books of the Treasury for direct expenditure by the Department of the Interior for the purposes herein set forth. Economics of mineral industries : For inquiries and investigations, and the dissemination of information concerning the economic prob- lems of t he mining, qua rrying, metal lurgical, and other mineral industries, with a view to assuring ample supplies and efficient dis- tribution of the mineral products of the mines and quarries, including studies and reports relating to uses, reserves, production, distribution, stocks, c onsumption, pr ices, and mar keting of min eral commoditi es and primary products thereof ; preparation of the reports of the

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