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 382 SEV EN TY- FI RST CONGRESS. SEss. II. Cs. 324 . 1930 . Purchases for em- of the Interior is hereby authorized to purchase personal equipment ployees authorized to be deducted from sal- and supplies for employees of the National Park Service, and to aries. make deductions therefor from moneys appropriated for salary pa yments or othe rwise d ue such emplo yees. Allowance for motor SEC. 2 . Tha t the Secretary o f the Interior, in his administrati on vehicle travel, y ~ of the National Park Service, may authorize the payment of not to exceed 3 cents per mile for a motor cycle or 7 cents per mile for an automobile used for official business, including travel at official stations, when, in his judgment, the expense of travel can be reduced Higher Provisos Higher for Hig . thereby : Provided, That he may authorize not to exceed 10 cents poor roads° per m ile for an automo bile used in local ities where poor road condi- tions or high cost of motor supplies prevail and he finds that the average cost to the operator is in excess of 7 cents per mile : Provided To ll and ferry further That he may autho rize the of toll and ferry p aym ent tion. ch arges, storage, and t owage f or suc h autom obiles in addition to mileage allowances. the Apublic s ati ons for SEC. 3. That the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized Contract s for, an- to contra ct for service s or ot her ac commoda tions p rovided in the thorized without adver- tising, national parks and national monuments for the public under contract R .S , c; .3709, p .733. with the Department of the Interior, as may be required in the U S. administration of the National Park Service, at rates approved by hi m for t he furn ishing of such servi ces or accommo dations to the Go vernmen t and w ithout complia nce wi th the provisi ons of section 3709 of the Revised Stat utes of the United States. Sale s pp eme rgencies of supplies, etc. SEC. 4 . That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized in emergencies when no other source is available for the immediate procurement of supplies, materials, or special services, to aid and assist grantees, permittees, or licensees conducting operations fo r the b enefit of the public in the nation al park s and n ational monuments by the sale at cost, including transportation and handling of such supplies, materials, or special services as may be necessary Prmr iso to relieve the em ergency and i nsure u ninterr upted s ervice to the use of receipts. public : Provide d, T hat the rece ipts from suc h sa les shal l be depo site d as a refund to the appropriation or appropriations current at the date of covering in of such deposit, and shall be available for Cas hi ng tra ve ler 's expenditure for national park and national monument purposes. checks for automobile SEC. 5. The provisions of section 3651 of the Revised Statutes shall license fees,ee 365 allowed. R. S ., see. sec. 3651, p, not be construed so as to prohibit the cashing of traveler's checks or 718. other forms of money equivalent in customary use by travelers, u.S. C.,p. logo. exclusive of personal checks, when tendered in payment of auto- mobile li cense fees charged at national park s under the juris diction of the Secretary of the Interior, or other collections made within the national parks or national monuments. Indigent persons. SEC. 6. That the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized, in removal of ry care and his discretion, to provide, out of moneys appropriated for the general expenses of the several national parks, for the temporary care and removal from the park of indigents, and in case of death to provide Burial expenses. for their burial, in those national parks not under local jurisdiction for these purposes, this section in no case to authorize transportation of s uch ind igent o r dead for a distanc e of mo re than fifty miles from the national park. Reimbursement for SEC° 7. That hereafter the Secretary of the Interior in his adminis- horses, etc ., lost, in fire fighting, etc . tration of the National Park Service is authorized to reimburse employees and other owners of horses, vehicles, and other equipment lost, damaged, or destroyed while in the custody of such employee or the Department of the Interior, under authorization, contract, or loan, for necessary fire fighting, trail, or other official business, such reimbursement to be made from any available funds in the appro- priation to which the hire of such equipment would be properly chargeable.

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