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 1350 SEV ENT Y-F IRST CONGRESS. SEss. III. Ca. 280. 1931 . tr cervices in th e Di s- rubber boots and aprons, and all other necessary expenses, including not to exceed $25,080 for personal services in the District of Columbia, $74,760. Helium plants. Helium plants : For helium production and conservation, includ- Produ etion, etc . Purchase of plants, ing acqu isition of h elium-bearing gas land or wells by pur chase, etc. exchange, lease, or condemnation, or interest in such land or wells, the purchase, lease, construction, or modification of plants, pipe lines and acces sories, com presso r sta tions, camp build ings, and o ther f acil- itie s for the p roduc tion, trans portat ion, s torag e, and puri ficati on of helium and helium-bearing gas, including acquisition of sites and rights o f way theref or, by purcha se, lease, or condemnatio n, and including supplies and equipment, expenses of travel and subsistence, maintena nce and oper ation of moto r-propelled, passenger-ca rrying vehicles, and all other necessary expenses, including not to exceed tr ct r°'ces in the Dis • $6,5 60 fo r pers onal servic es in the D istric t of Columb ia, a nd inc luding the payment of obligations incurred under the contract authorization carried under this heading in the Department of Commerce Appro- Pa~ ~ reap propr i- priation Act for the fiscal year 1931, $93,010 : Provided, That in addi- ated. tion thereto the unexpended balance of the appropriation made under Ante, p. 213. this head ing for the f iscal year 1 931 is reappr opriated and made available for the above purposes for the fiscal year 1932 : Provided Subject to approval of further, That no part of the appropria tion herein made may be e x- President. pended except with the approval of the President : Provided further, cont rac ts for ad di- That the Secretary of Commerce may, with the approval of the tional obligations. 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 Terms for leases, etc. fur the r, That the acquirement of leases, sites, and rights of way under terms customary in the oil and gas industry, including obliga- tions to pay rental in advance and to pay damages to lands, crops, or structures arising out of the Government's operations is authorized in Disp os al of pr duds Provided further, That should valuable products other than helium- um be aring gas. bearing gas be discovered in wells acquired or drilled for helium- bearing gas under this appropriation the Secretary of Commerce is authorized to provide for the disposal of said wells or the products therefrom, 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 ; Economics ofmineral Economics of mineral industries : For inquiries and investigations, industries. Investigations fordis- and the dis sem inat ion of i nfo rmat ion conc erni ng the econ omic pr ob- o problems problems of, etc . inf ormation ast lems of th e min ing, q uarryi ng, m etallu rgica l, and othe r mine ral in dus- tries, o tries, with a view to assuring ample supplies and efficient distribution of the mineral products of the mines and quarries, including studies and reports relating to uses, reserves, production, distribution, stocks, consumption, prices, and marketing of mineral commodities Rep orts of mineral resources. and prima ry products t hereof > pre paration of t he reports of the mineral resources of the United States, including special statistical inquiries ; statistical studies and reports relating to mine accidents ; and including personal services in the District of Columbia and else- where ; purc hase of furni ture and equi pment ; st atio nery and su p- plies ; typewriting, adding, and computing machines, accessories and repa irs ; newspapers ; traveling expenses ; purcha se, not excee ding $1,200, operation, maintenance, and repair of motor-propelled pas- senger-carrying vehicles ; and for all other necessary expenses not included in the foregoing, $322,660, of which amount not to exceed Serv ices in th e Dis trict. $252,960 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia ;

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