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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. Cx. 678. 1928 . 701 Northwestern forest experiment station, in Washington, Oregon, Nor thwes tern. and adjoining States, and in Alaska ; Rocky Mountain forest experiment station, in Colorado, Wyoming, Ro cky Mountain. Nebraska, South Dakota, and in adjacent States ; and Southwestern forest experiment station, in Arizona, and New Southwestern. Mexico, and in adjacent States and i n addition to establish and Additional in Utah, Ala ska, Hawa ii, West maintain one such station for the intermountain region of Utah and Indies, and in Southern adjoining States, one for Alaska, one in Hawaii, and one in the States' tropical possessions of the United States in the West Indies, and one additional station in the Southern States. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated annually out of suth nu alappropriation any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, not more than $1,000 .000 to carry out the provisions of this section. SEC. 3. That for investigations of the diseases of forest trees and Diseases of forest investigations trees, etc . of diseases causing decay and deterioration of wood and other forest products, and for developing methods for their prevention and con- Amount f or develop. trol at forest experiment stations, the Forest Products Laboratory ing metho dsfo rpre ven- or elsewhere, there is hereby authrized to be appropriated annually, tion, etc. out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, not more th an $250,000. SEC. 4. That for investigations of forests insects, including S Forest sects. develop- and Amo unt browntail moths, injurious or beneficial to forest trees or to ing method for prevent. wood or other forest products, and for developing methods for pre- mg infestations . venting and controlling infestations, at forest experiment stations, the Forest Products Laboratory, or elsewhere, there is hereby author- ized to be appropriated annually, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, not more than $350,000. Forest animals, birds, SEC. 5. That for such experiments and investigations as may be etc ' necessary in determining the life histories and habits of forest ani- Amount for develop- ing determining ing meth ods of ma nage. mals, birds, and wild life, whether injurious to forest growth or of went, etc. value as supplemental resource, and in developing the best and most effective methods for their management and control at forest experiment stations, or elsewhere, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated annually, out of any money in the Treasury not other- wise appropriated, not more than $150,000. Forest fires. SEC. 6. That for such investigations at forest experiment stations, Amount for investi- or else where, of the relationship of weather co nditions to forest as onsof weath er con- fires as may be necessary to make weather forecasts, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated annually, out of any money in the Treasur y not otherwi se appropriate d, not more t han $50,000. SEC. 7. That for such experiments and investigations as may be etc .imber, watersheds, necessary to develop improved methods of management, consistent Amount for improved me tho ds of ma na ge- with the growing of timber and the protection of watersheds, of for- meat, pro tection, etc. est ranges and of other ranges adjacent to the national forests, at forest or range experiment stations, or elsewhere, there is her eby authorized to be appropriated annually, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, not more than $275,000. SEC. 8. That for experiments, investigations, and tests with respect uc Woo d and wood pro d- to the physical and chemical properties and the utilization and pres- ecc mof t foir at es s, erva tion o f wood and other forest produ cts, including tests of chemical properties, wood and other fibrous material for pulp and paper making, and pulp andpaper making, ma king , such other experiments, investigations, and tests as may be desirable, at the Forest Products Laboratory or elsewhere, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated annually, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, not more than $1,000,000, and Addi tiona l fo r tes ts, an additional appropriation of not more than $50,000 annually for etc ., of foreign woods, similar experiments, investigations, and tests of foreign woods and etc ' forest products important to the industries of the United States, in- cluding n ecessary field work in conn ection therew ith.

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