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 1292 74Tx C ONGRESS. SESS. II. CH. 404. MAY 15, 1936. procurement of new airplanes and for the procurement of equip- ment, spare parts, and a ccesso ries f or airp lanes, the C hief o f the Air Corps, when authorized by the Secretary of War, may enter into contracts prior to July 1, 1937, for the procurement of new airplanes and for the procurement of equipment, spare parts, and accessories for airplanes to an amount not in excess of $10,669,786, and his action in so doing shall be deemed a contractual obligation of the Federal Government for the payment of the cost thereof : Provided further, That no part of this or any other appropriation contained in this Act shall be available for any expense incident to the use of Crissy Field, California, as an air station : Provided further, That no avail- able appropriation shall be used upon lighter-than-air craft, other than balloons, not in condition for safe operation on June 30, 1936, or that may become in such condition prior to July 1, 1937 : Provided further, That the sum of $30,000 of the appropriation for Air Corps, Army, fiscal year 1933, and the sum of $450,000 of the appropriation for Air Corps, Army, fiscal year 1934, shall remain available until June 30, 193 7, for the pay ment of obligat ions incurred u nder con- tracts executed prior to July 1, 1934. Little Rock, Ark. That the Secretary of War is hereby authorized and directed to Convereance of cer- tain land to, for public convey to the city of Little Rock, Arkansas, a municipal corporation purposes . of the State of Arkansas, the land descri bed in section 2 hereof, subject to the following conditions : (1) Said property shall be at all times utilized only by the munici- pality for public purposes, except what is known as building num- bered 19 thereon covered by existing lease and any building erected with the consent of the city of Littl e Rock, Arkansa s, on the site of hangar numbered 1. (2) In time of national emergency, upon request of the Secretary of War, the municipality shall turn over complete control and opera- tion of the entire Little Rock Municipal Airport and the property thereon, without rental or other charge, to the United States of Amer ica, for such u se and for such length of tim e as the emerge ncy shall require, in the discretion of the Secretary of War. (3) That the said municipality shall at all times furnish free use of the said Little Rock Municipal Airport to all Army and Navy aircraft, together with such hangar and necessary service facilities as are available at said airport. (4) That the said municipality shall furnish free use of the air- po rt fie ld and the sq uadron hangar now l ocated thereo n to t he One Hundred and Fifty-fourth Observation Squadron, Arkansas National Guard, or its successor as designated by the War Depart- ment, and that the said squadron during periods of intensive train- ing under direction of the War Dep artment, shall have right-of- way or priority in the use of the said field, and that the municipality shal l continue to e xtend to the sq uadron the sam e free services of said field as are n ow extended to the squadron, including free use of the lighting system for night flights. (5) The municipality shall annually expend in new and addi- tional improvements to the airport an amount equal to the amount now paid the United States of America as rental. SEC. 2. The land authorized to be conveyed by the Secretary of War under section 1 hereof is described as follows Beginning at an iron pin marking the southwest corner of the east half of the northeast quarter section 12, township 1 north, range 12 west fifth principal meridian ; thence (1) South eight y-four degrees forty-five minu tes west along the east and west half-section line of said section, said line also being Crissre Field, Calif. Res tri ct ion on ex- penditures incident to use of. Unsafe lighter-than- air craf t, r estri ction. Sum s available for incu rred o bligat ions. Vol. 47, pp . 676, 1582. Conditions. Fe de ral use in emer- gencre. Use of airport. Airport field, hangar, etc. Improveme nts. Description.