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 74TH C ONGRESS. SESS. II. CH. 691. JUNE 22, 1936 . Mineral mining investigations : For inquiries and scientific and technologic investigations concerning the mining, preparation, treat- ment, and utilization of ores and mineral substances, other than fuels, wi th a v iew to impro ving h ealth condit ions a nd inc reasin g safe ty, efficiency, economic development, and conserving resources through the prevention of waste in the mining, quarrying, metallurgical, and other minera l indu stries ; to inq uire i nto th e econ omic c onditi ons affecting these industries ; and including all equipment, supplies, expenses of travel and subsistence, and the purchase, not to exceed $12,000, including exchange, operation, maintenance, and repair of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles for official use in field work, including not to exceed $24,700 for personal services in the District of Columbia, $250,860 : Provided, Th at no part of this appropriation may be expended for an investigation in behalf of any private party ; Oil and gas investigations : For inquiries and investigations and oil and gas investi- dissemination of information concerning the mining, preparation, gations, treatment, and utilization of petroleum and natural gas, including economic conditions affecting the industry, with a view to economic development and conserving resources through the prevention of waste ; for the purchase of newspapers relating to the oil, gas, and allied i ndustrie s : Pro vid ed, That section 192 of the Revised Stat- Proviso. ute s U.S.C, title 5 sec. 102 shall not apply to such purchase of Purchase of newspa- ( 7 ~ ) pers, etc. newspapers from this appropriation ; and for every other expense L.S.,sc .19, p. 30. incident thereto, including supplies, equipment, expenses of travel and su bsiste nce, p urchas e, not to ex ceed $ 6,000, excha nge as part payment for, maintenance, and operation of motor-propelled pas- senger-carrying vehicles for official use in field work, purchase of laboratory gloves, goggles, rubber boots, and aprons, $265,866, of which amount not to exceed $22,600 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia ; Mining experiment stations : For the employment of personal st lin ing ex peri men t services, purchase of laboratory gloves, goggles, rubber boots and aprons, the purchase not to exceed $3,000, exchange as part payment for, maintenance and operation of motor-propelled passenger-carry- ing vehicles for official use in field work, and all other expenses in connection with the establishment, maintenance, and operation of mining experiment stations, as provided in the Act authorizing additional mining experiment st ations, approved March 3, 1915 Vol . 3cpn9332. (U . S . C., title 30, sec . 8), including not to exceed $10,000, to be immediately available, for the purchase from Six Companies, Incor- Boul der Cit y, Nev ., main garage, purchase porat ed, of the s teel-f rame c orruga ted-ir on bui lding in of fice an d o f. dormitory group known as main garage. situated on Government- owned land at Bou lder C ity, N evada, $279, 850, o f whic h appr opria- tion not to exceed $17,100 may be expended for personal services in the D istric t of C olumbi a, Buildings and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania : For care and n mai ntenance, Pa ., sta - g grounds, tion, main tenanc e, etc . maintenance of buildings and grounds at Pittsburgh and Bruceton. Pennsylvania, including personal services, the purchase, exchange as part p ayment for, operat ion, m ainten ance, and re pair o f pass enger au tomobile s for of ficial u se, and all othe r expens es requ isite fo r and incident thereto, including not to exceed $5,000 for additions and improvements, $87,690 ; Economics of mineral industries : For inquiries and investigations, Eco nom ics of mi ner al industriess and the dissemination of information concerning the economic prob- investigations, etc. lems of the mining, quarrying, metallurgical, and other mineral industries, with a view to assuring ample supplies and efficient dis- tribution of the mineral products of the mines and quarries, includ- ing studies and reports relating to uses, reserves, production, dis- 1789 Mineral mining in . vestigations. Proviso. P riv ate investiga- tions, restriction.