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 74TH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 131 . MAY 17, 1935. 273 tenance, or improvement of roads for other Government agencies the charge for such services may include depreciation on engineering and road-building equipment use d, and the amounts received on account of such charges shall be credited to the appropriation con- cerne d : Pro vid ed fur th er, That not to exceed $140,000 fro m the Laboratory, con- ruc tion. administrative funds authorized by the Act approved November 9, st , p. 212; Vol. 1921, and Acts amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto, in addi- Post, p . 1448. tion to the amount remaining available under the authorization contained in the Agricultural Appropriation Act approved May 27, 193 0, shall be available for the construction of a laboratory, on a site alread y acqu ired, for pe rmanen t quar ters f or the testi ng and research work of the Bureau of Public Roads. For the survey, construction, reconstruction, and maintenance of Min road s, con- main roads through unap propriated or unreserved publi c lands, strue tion ,etc l nonta xable Indian lands, or o ther F ederal reser vation s othe r than the forest reservations, under the provisions of the Act of June 24 Vol. 4s, p. 805; Vol. 1930 (46 Stat. 805), ad as authorized by section 6 of the Highway 48' p.994 ' Act of June 18, 1934 (48 Stat . 994), $2,500,000, to be immediately available and remain available until expended. NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL RECOVERY HIGHWAY FUNDS For em ergenc y cons tructi on of public highw ays an d othe r rela ted projects in accordance with section 1 of the Act entitled "An Act to increa se emp loymen t by a uthori zing a n appr opriat ion to provi de for emergency construction of public highways and related projects, and to amend the Federal Aid Road Act, approved July 11, 1916, as ame nded a nd sup plemen ted, a nd for other purpo ses ", approved June 18, 1934 (48 Stat . 993), the sum of $100,000,000 (being the remainder of the amount of $200,000 .000 authorized to be appropriated by section I of such Act) shall be made immediately available for the foregoing purposes from the appropriation in section f of the Emer- gency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935 and continue available until expended. The appropriation of $2,000,000 for roads on unappropriated or unreserved public lands, nontaxable Indian lands, and so forth, con- tained in the Act entitled "An Act to relieve destitution, to broaden th e lend ing po wers o f the Recons tructi on Fin ance C orpora tion, and to create employment by providing for and expediting a public- works program ", approved July 21, 1932, is hereby continued avail- able during the fiscal year 1936, and not to exceed $4,760 may be used trct sin for personal services in the District of Columbia. Total, Bureau of Public Roads, $51,059,256 .14. BUREAU OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING SALARI ES AND EXPENSE S General administrative expenses : For necessary expenses for gen- eral administrative purposes, including the salary of chief of bureau and other personal services in the District of Columbia, $37,600 . Agr icu ltu ral e ngi nee rin g : F or inv estiga tions, exper iments, and demonstrations involving the application of engineering principles to agriculture, independently or in cooperation with Federal, State, county, or other public agencies or with farm bureaus, organizations, or individuals ; for investigating and reporting upon the utilization of water in farm irrigation and the best methods to apply in prac- tice ; the different kinds of power and appliances ; the flow of water in ditches, pipes, and other conduits ; the duty, apportionment, and measurement of irrigation water ; the customs, regulations, and laws 104 019' - .36-18 National Industrial Recovery Ilighway Fun ds. Emer gency co nstruc. tion. Vol. 48, p. 993. Immediately avail- able. Public land high- ways, em erge ncy con- struction. Vol. 47, p. 717. Agricultural neer ing. the Dis- Agricultural Engi. neering Bureau. Salaries and expenses. General administra- tive expenses. engi-