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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. II. Ca. 705. 1929. 1589 BUREAU OF RECLAMATION Reclamation Bureau . The following sums are appropriated out of the special fund in mataynfund. the Treasury of the United States created by the Act of June 17, Vol. 32, p. ass. 1902, and therein designated " the reclamation fund," to be available immediately Commissioner of Reclamation, $10 .000 ; and other personal services commissioner, office personnel, and expen- in the District of Columbia, $140,000 ; for office expenses in the ses. District of Columbia, $23,000 ; in all, $173 .000 ; Attendance at meet- For expenses, except membership fees, of attendance upon meetings lngs. of technical and professional societies required in connection with official work of the bureau, $1,000 of the unexpended balance of appropriations for this purpose for the fiscal year 1929 is continued availabl e for the fiscal y ear 1930 ; For all expenditures authorized by the Act of June 17, 1902 `ol. expenses. 32p .3,iS. (32 Stat., p . 388), and Acts amendatory thereof or supplementary Ante, p . 1583. thereto, known as the reclamation law, and all other Acts under which expenditures from said fund are authorized, including not Purposes de signated to exceed $178,000 for personal services and $27,000 for other expenses in the office of the chief engineer, $25,000 for telegraph, telephone, and other communication service, $8,000 for photographing and mak- ing photographic prints, $54,000 for personal services, and $12,000 for other expenses in the field legal offices ; examination of estimates for appropriations in the field ; refunds of overcollections and deposits for other purposes ; not to exceed $20,000 for lithographing, engrav- ing, printing, and binding ; purchase of ice ; purchase of rubber boots for official use by employees ; maintenance and operation of horse- drawn and motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles ; not to exceed $40,000 for purchase of horse-drawn and motor-propelled passenger-carrying ~ ing vehicles ; crating, and transportation Transporting effects packing, b ofemployees. (i nclu ding dra yage ) of personal effects of employees upon permanent change of station, under regulations to be pre- scribed by the Secretary of the Interior ; payment of damage s t y. to prop er- caused to the owners of lands or other private roperty of any kind by reason of the operations of the United States, its officers or emplo yees, in the surve y, con struct ion, op eratio n, or mainte nance of irrigation wor ks, and which may be compromised by agre ement between the claimant and the Secretary of the Interior, or such officers as he may designate ; payment for official telephone service in the field he reafter i ncurred i n case of official telephon es instal led in private houses when authorized under regulations established by the Secretary of the Interior : Provided, That no part of said appro- Provisos. priations may be used for maintenance of headquarters for the Limit on ou tsi de 1 headqua rters. Bureau of Reclamation outside the District of Columbia except for an office for the chief engineer and staff and for certain field officers Medical attendance, of the division of reclamation economics : Provided further, That the etc ., for employees. Secretary of the Interior in his administration of the Bureau of Reclamation is authorized to contract for medical attention and service for employees and to make necessary pay-roll deductions agreed to by the employees therefor : Provided further, That no Restriction on use for 7 irrigation districts in part of any sum provided for in this Act for operation and mainte- arrears for charges. nance of any project or division of a project by the Bureau of Reclamation shall be used for the irrigation of any lands within the boundaries of an irrigation district which has contracted with the Bureau of Reclamation and whic h is in arrears for m ore than twelve months in the payment of any charges due the United States, and no part of any sum provided for in this Act for such purpose Lands in arrears. shall be used for the irrigation of any lands which have contracted with the Bureau of Reclamation and which are in arrears for more

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