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 130 6 74Tn CONGRESS. SESS. II. CH. 404. MAY 15, 1936. whenever practicable ; operation, maintenance anu repair of motor vehicles, and all other necessary expenses, $161,600, of which amount not exceeding $10,000 shall be available for expenditure in the dis- cretion of the High Commissioner for maintenance of his household Provis oflegaladv. and such other purposes as he may deem proper : Provided, That Salarre and financi al expe rt. the salary of the legal adviser and the financial expert shall not exceed the annual rate of $12,000 and $10,000 each, respectively : Provided R i S r purc hases , see. 3709 p. fur the r, That section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (U . S . C ., title 45 r, 733; U.5. C., p. 1803. see. 5), shall not apply to any purchase or service rendered under this appropriation when the aggregate amount involved does not exceed the sum of $100. Engi nee r Corps. COR PS OF ENGINEERS Rivers and harbors. RIVERS AND HARBORS Immediatelre availa- To be immediately available and to be expended under the direc- ble. tion of the Secretary of War and the supervision of the Chief of Engineers Maintenance of ex- isting For the preservation and maintenance of existing river and works. harbor works, and for the prosecution of such projects heretofore authorized as may be most desirable in the interests of commerce and navigation ; for survey of northern and northwestern lakes and other boundary and connecting waters as heretofore authorized, inc ludi ng the pre para tio n, c orr ecti on, pri ntin g, and iss uing of cha rts and bulletins and the investigation of lake lev els ; for prevention of obstructive and injurious deposits within the harbor and adjacent waters of New York City ; for expenses of the California Debris Commission in carrying on the work authorized by the Act approved March 1, 1893 (U . S . C ., title 33, sec . 661) ; for removing sunken vessels or craft obstructing or endangering navigation as authorized by l aw ; for operating and maintaining, keeping in repair, an d con- tinuing in use without interruption any lock, canal (except the Panama Canal), canalized river, or other public works for the use and benefit of navigation belonging to the Unit ed States ; for p ay- ment annually of tuition fees of not to exceed thirty-five student office rs of the Corps of E ngineers a t civil te chnical in stitutions under the provisions of section 127a of the National Defense Act, as amended (U . S . C ., title 10, sec . 535) ; for examinations, surveys, and contingencies of rivers and harbors ; and for printing, including illustrations, as may be authorize d by the Committee on Printing of the Hous e of Repre senta tives, eit her d uring a re cess or se ssion of Congress, of surveys under House Document Numbered 308, Sixty- ninth Congress, first session, and section 10 of the Flood Control Act, approved May 15, 1928 (U . S . C ., title 33, sec . 702j), and such surveys as may be printed during a recess of Congress shall be printed, with illustrations, as documents of the next succeeding session of Congress, and for the purchase of motor-propelled passen- er-carrying vehicles and motor boats, for official use, not to exceed 146,050 : Provided, That no funds shall be expended for any pre- liminary examination, survey, project, or estimate not authorized by law, $159,427,899, of which not exceeding $6,000,000 may be expended, at the discretion of the Chief of Engineers, upon river and harbor or flood control projects heretofore specifically provided to be proceeded with in any legislative measure heretofore passed by either the Senate or the ouse of Representatives of the United States Provided further, That from this appropriation the Secretary of W ar ma y, in his discretion and on th e recommendation of the Chief of Engineers based on the recommendation by the Board for Rivers I So in original. Vehicles. Boundarre, etc ., wa- ters survere. New Y ork Ha rbo r. Cal ifor nia Debr is Co mmis sion . Vol. 27, p. 507. U.S.C.,p.1484. Removing sunke n vessels. Student officers at institutions. Vol. 41, p. 785; Vol. 44, p. 705; U.S.C.,p. 256 . Flood control su r- veys . Printing. Vol. 45, p. 538; U.S. C., p . 1490 . Provisos. Unauthorized proj- ect s forbidden. Maintenance of har- bor channels, outside harbor lines.