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 1052 SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS. SEss. III. Ciis. 76, 77 . 1931 . January 31, 1931 . CHAP. 76 .-An Act To facilitate and simplify the work of the Forest Service. (H. R . 10782 .]	[Public, No.589.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representativ es of the Forest Servi ce . United States o f America in Congress assembled, That s o much fire Reimbursement for of the Act approved March 4, 1913, as provides : " That hereafter amended37, p 8 43, the Secre tary of Agricu lture is auth orized to rei mburse owners of horses, v ehicles, and o ther equipmen t lost, damag ed, or destroy ed while being used for necessary fire fighting, trail, or official business, such reimbursement to be made from any available funds in the u. S. C., p. 422, appropriation to which the hire of such equipment is properly amended. chargeable ." (Section 502, title 16, United States Code) is hereby nal authori- zations . amended to read as follows : "The Secretary of Agriculture is Rental of property authorized, under such regulations as he may prescribe from service employees. "(a) To hire or rent property from employees of the Forest Service for the use of officers of that service other than use by the employee from whom hired or rented, whenever the public interest Prrecisei limitation . will be promoted thereby : Provided, That the aggregate amount to be paid permanent employees under authorization of this subsection, exclusive of obligations occasioned by fire emergencies, shall not Care, etc ., of such exceed $3,000 in any one year . property. "(b) To provide forage, care, and housing for animals, and storage for vehicles and other equipment obtained by the Forest Service for the use of that service from employees. losses, etc ., of privately Reimbursement for "(c) To reimburse owners for loss, damage, or destruction of owned property . horses, vehicles, and other equipment obtained by the Forest Service for the use of that service from employees or other private owners Provisos. from ap- Provided, That payments or reimbursements herein authorized may pli cab lea ppr op ria tio ns a ppropriations . be made from the applicable appropriations for the Forest Service Claims in excess of And provided further, That except for fire-fighting emergencies no $50 . reimb urseme nt her ein a uthori zed sh all be made in an amoun t in excess of $50 in any case unless supported by a written contract of hire or lease ." Approved, January 31, 1931. January 31, 1931. [H.R. 11230.] CHAP. 77.-An Act To authorize a preliminary examination of Yellow [Pub lic, No . 590.] Creek and other trib utaries of the Cumbe rland River in and a bout the city of Middlesboro. Kentucky, with a view to the control of their floods, and for other purposes. Yellow Creek, etc. Be it enacted by t he Senate and House of Repr esentatives of the Preli minary survey United States of America in Congress assembled, That the ecre- directed with view to control its flood. tart' of War be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to cause a preliminary examination to be made of Yellow Creek and other tributaries of the Cumberland River in and about the city of Mid- dlesboro, Kentucky, with a view to the control of their floods in Vol.39,p. 950. accordance with the provisions of section 3 of an Act entitled "An v.S. C., p. 1090. Act to provide for control of the floods of the Mississippi River, and of the Sacramento River, California, and for other purposes," Cost, etc . approved March 1, 1917, the cost thereof to be paid from appropria- tions heretofore or hereafter made for examinations, surveys, and contingencies of rivers and harbors. Approved, January 31, 1931.

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