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 75T a CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION-CH. 401 J UNE 29, 19 37 F orest infl uences : Fo r inves tigatio ns and experim ents at forest experiment stations or elsewhere for determining and demonstrating the influence of natural vegetative cover characteristic of forest, range, or other wild land on water conservation, flood control, stream- flow regulation, erosion, climate, and maintenance of soil produc- tivity, and for developing preventiv e and contr ol measure s therefor , $139 ,152 . In all, salaries and expenses, $14,1 16,596 ; and in add ition ther eto there are hereby appropriated all moneys received as contributions tow ard coo perativ e work under t he prov isions of sec tion 1 of the Act approved March 3, 1925 (U . S . C ., title 16, sec . 572), which funds shall be covered into the Treasury and constitute a part of the special funds provided by the Act of June 30, 1914 (U . S. C ., title 16, sec. 498) : Provided, That not to exceed $808,939 may be expended for depa rtmenta l perso nal ser vices i n the D istrict of Co lumbia
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vided further, That not to exceed $1,000 may be expended for the contribution of the United States to the cost of the office of the secretariat of the International Union of Forest Research Stations. FOREST-FIRE COOPERATION For cooperation with the various States or other appropriate agencies in forest-fire prevention and suppression and the protection of timbered and cut-over lands in accordance with the provisions of sections 1, 2, and 3 of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the protection of forest lands, for the reforestation of denuded areas, for the extension of national forests, and for other urposes, in order to pro mote conti nuous prod uction of timber on l ands chief ly valuabl e therefor", approved June 7,1924 (U . S . C ., title 16 sees . 564-570), as amende d, includi ng also th e study of the effect of tax laws and the investigation of timber insurance as provided in section 3 of said Act, $1,655,007, of which not to exceed $83,197 shall be available for departmental personal services in the District of Columbia and not to exc eed $2,500 for the p urchase of supplies a nd equipme nt require d for the purposes of said Act in the District of Columbia. COOPERATIVE DISTRIBUTION OF FOREST PLANTING STOCK For cooperation with the various States in the procurement, pro- duction, and distribution o f forest-tree seeds and plants in estab lish- ing windbreaks, shelter belts, and farm wood lots upon denuded or nonforested lands within such cooperating States, under the provi- sions of section 4 of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the protection of forest lands, for the reforestation of denuded areas, for the extension of nation al forests, and for other purposes, in order to promote the continuous production of timber on lands chiefly suitable therefor", approved June 7, 1924 (U . S . C ., title 16, sec . 567), and Acts supplementary thereto, $70,579, of which amount not to exceed $3,610 may be expended for departmental personal services in the District of Columbia. ACQUISITION OF LANDS FOR NATIONAL FORESTS For the acquisition of forest lands under the provisions of the Act approved March 1, 1911, as amended (U . S . C ., title 16, sees . 513-519, 521), $3,000,000 : Provided, That not to exceed $75,000 of the sum appropriated in this paragraph may be expended for depart- mental personal services in the District of Columbia. For the acquisition of land in accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to facilitate the control of soil erosion and/or flood damage originating upon lands within the exterior 413 For est influ ences . Aggregate ; addi- tional, from coopera- tive forest fund con- tributions . 43 Stat. 1132 . 16U.S.C.°572. 38 Stat. 430; 45 Stat. 993 . 16 U.S.C.°498. Provisos . Ser vices in the Dis- trict. International Union of Forest Research Stations, contribution . Forest-fire preven- tion, etc . Cooperation with States, etc. 43 Stat. 653. 16U.S.C.°°564- 670. Tax laws and tim . ber insurance investi- gat ion. Serv ices in th e Dis- trict . Supplies and equip- ment . Forest planting stock . Cooperation with States, etc ., in refor- estation . 43 Stat. 654. 16U.S.C.°567. Serv ices in th e Dis- trict . Ad dit iona l forest lands . Acquisition, under Conservation Act. 36 Stat .961 . 16U.S.C.°°513- 519,521 . Precise. Serv ices in th e Dis- trict. Uinta and Wasatch National Forests, Utah . Soil erosion control, etc.