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 644 72d CONGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 443. JULY 7,1932. ment thereof, in whole or in part payment for vehicles, tractors road equipment, or boats, or parts, accessories, tires, or equipment oi such vehicles, tractors, road equipment, or boats purchased by him : Pro- vided further, That no part of any money appropriated by this Act shall be used for purchasing -any motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicle (except busses and station wagons) at a cost, completely equipped for opera tion, in excess of $750, ex cept wher e, in the jud - ment of the department, special requirements can not thus be em- ciently m et, such exception s, howeve r, to be limited t o not to exceed 10 per centum of the total expenditures for such motor vehicles purchased during the fiscal year ; including the value of a vehicle exchanged where exchange is involved ; nor shall any money appro- priated herein be used for maintaining, driving, or operating any Government-owned motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicle not used exclusively for official purposes ; and ` official purposes" shall not include the transportation of officers and employees between their domiciles and places of employment except in cases of officers and employees engaged in field work the character of whose duties makes such transportation necessary and then o nly when the same is approved by the head of the department . The limitations of this proviso shall not apply to any motor vehicle for official use of the Secretary of Agriculture . Restriction on pur- chase price . For Government use exclusively . Exemption . Seed-grain loans . Expens es coll ecting . Vol. 41, p. 1347 ; Vol. 42, p. 467; Vol. 43, p. 110 i .Vol. 44, p.1251; VoL 45, p 1308 48, pp . 3, 78, 1032, 1039, 1100, 1 278 . Soil erosion . S OIL- EROSI ON I NVES TIGA TION S et c., To e nable the Se cretar y of A gricul ture to make invest igatio n not otherwise provided for of the causes of soil erosion and the possibility of incr easing the a bsorpt ion of rainf all by the so il in the Un ited States, and to devise means to be employed in the preservation of soil, the conservation cooperation with o f rainfall by terracing or other ndependently or opera• means, tion with other branches of the Government, State agencies, counties, farm or ganiza tions, assoc iation s of b usiness men, or ind ividua ls, including necessar y expense s, $289,1 60, of wh ich amoun t not to exceed $21,200 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia. Investigations, for control. other a ctiviti es. Federa l high ways. COL LECTION OF SEE D-GRAIN LOANS To enable the S ecreta ry of Agricu lture to col lect m oneys due th e United States on account of loans made under the provisions of the Acts of March 3, 1921 (41 Stat., p. 1347), March 20, 1922 (42 Stat ., p. 467) April 26, 1924 (43 Stat .,p 110), February 28, 1927 (44 Stat ., p. 1251, February 25 1929 (45 Stat ., p. 1306), as amended May 17, 1929 (46 Statt p. 3), March 3 1930 (46 Stat ., pp. 78,79), December 20, 1930 (46 Mt ., p. 1032), February 14, 1931 (46 Stat ., p. 1160), and February 23 1931 (46 Stat ., p. 1276), $500,000 of the unex- pended balanc e ol t he app ropria tion c ontaine d in P ublic Resolu tion Numbered 114, approved January 15, 1931, is continued available until June 30, 1933, of which amount not to exceed $80,000 may be expended for departmental personal services in the District of Columbia . FOR EST R OADS AND TRA ILS Forest roads ana For carrying out the provisions of section 23 of the Federal High- trai ls . 42, pp .21, 001L way Act approved November 9, 1921 (U. S. C ., title 23, sec. 23), in cluding n ot to exc eed $81,0 20 for de partment al person al servic es in Vol. 45, p. 750 . the D istri ct of Col umbia, $8 905, 000, which sum is c ompos ed of Vol. 46, pp. 281, 805. $2,945,000, part of the sum of 12,500,000 authorized to be appropri- ated fo r the fiscal year 1932 b y the Act app roved May 5, 1930 (46
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