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 SEV ENT Y-F IRST CONGRESS. SEss. II. CHs. 336, 337. 1930 . 387 hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the sum authorized for relief of, as reimburse- Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $506,067.50 for ment for destruction the relief of the State of Georgia, as a reimbursement or contribu- floods of roads and bridges by in 1929. tion in a id from the U nited States, induced by the extraordi nary Pest, pp . 872, 1276. conditions of necessity and emergency resulting from the unusually serious financial loss to the State of Georgia through the damage to or destruction of roads and bridges by floods in 1929, imposing a public charge against the property of the State beyond its reason- Available fo r restor- able capacity to bear. Such portion of the sum hereby authorized in g , ate., ro ads and to be appropriated as will be available for future construction shall b ridge esy system, eder al-a wi th d be expended by the State highway department, with the approval of ap prova l of S ecret ary the Secretary of Agriculture, for the restoration, including reloca- of Agriculture. tion, of roads and bridges of the Federal-aid highway system so damaged or destroyed, together with interstate bridges across the Savannah River at or n ear Augusta, Georgia, in such manner a s to give the largest measure of permanent relief, under rules and regu- Amount available lations to be prescribed by the Secretary of Agriculture. Any por- wh en lik e sum ex- tion of the sum hereby authorized to be appropriated shall become peasd f rom State available when the State of Georgia shows to the satisfaction of the Secretary of Agricultu re that it h as, either be fore or after the approval of this Act, actually expended, or made available for expenditure, for the restoration, including relocation, of roads and bridges so damaged or destroyed, a like sum from State funds. Nothing in this Act shall be construed as an acknowledgment of any A o Federal liability. liability on the part of the United States in connection with the restoration of such roads and bridges : Provided, That out of any Allowance f or person- appropriations made for carrying out the provisions of this Act, not nel, s upplies, etc. to exceed 21/2 per centum may be used by the Secretary of Agricul- ture to employ such assistants, clerks, and other persons in the city of Wash ingt on and else wher e, to p urch ase supp lie s, m ater ial, eq uip- ment, and office fixtures and to incur such travel and other expense as he may deem necessary for carrying out the purpose of this Act tae restricted on Provided further, That no portion of this appropriation shall be highway s and bridges used exce pt on highway s and bridge s now in the Federal-aid h igh- in Federal aid highway way syste m in Georgia, or the nece ssary relocat ion of such r oads sy stem in Geo rgia. and bridges. Approved, May 27, 1930. May 27, 1930. CHAP. 337 .-An Act To facilitate and simplify national-forest adminstration. (S . 3817 .]	[Public, No . 268.] Be it enacted by the Senate and Home o f Representatives o f the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the Secre- Na tional f oest an- tary of A griculture is authorized to expend not to exceed $8 ,000 n ua ll y f or c om pl et io n s up- annually, out of any money appropriated for the improvement or 'p plyorl saned sanitary water system s protection of the national forests, for the fiscal year 1930 or for inVol. 43, p. 1132. subsequent years, in the completion of water supply or sanitary sys tems cos tin g in exc ess of the $500 lim itat ion as impo sed by the Act of March 3, 1925 (Forty-third Statutes, page 1132) . SEC . 2 . That the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to reim- Reimbursing owners of private property for burse owners of private property for damage or destruction thereof dama ges, etc., by forestt caused by employees of the United States in connection with the employees. protection, administration, or improvement of the national forests, payment to be made from any funds appropriated for the protec- tion, administration, and improvement of the national forests : Pro- Prov iso . vided, That no payment in excess of $500 shall be made on any such Limit. claim. SEC. 3. That the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized in cases Expenses allowed in emergen cy cases. of emergency to incur such expenses as may be necessary in search-

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