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 75 TH CON GRE SS, 1ST SESSION-CH. 404-JUNE 29, 19 37 ELIMINATION OF GR ADE CROSSINGS For the elimination of hazards to life at railroad grade crossing s, including the separation or protection of grades at crossings, t e reconstruction of existing railroad grade-crossing structures, and the relocation of highways to eliminate grade crossings, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended, which sum is part of the $50,000,000 autho rized to be appro priat ed fo r the fisca l yea r 1938 by section 8 of the Act approved June 16, 1936 (49 Stat., p. 1521). PUBLIC-LANDS HIGHWAYS For the survey, construction, reconstruction, and maintenance of main roads through unappropriated or unreserved public lands, non- taxable Indian lands, or other Federal reservations other than the forest reservations, under the provisions of the Act of June 24, 1930 (U . S . C ., title 23, sec . 3), $2,500,000, to be immediately available and to remain available until expended, which sum is the amount author- ized for the fiscal year 1938 by section 3 of the Act approved June 16, 1936 (49 Stat ., p . 1520) : Provided, That the authorization of $2,500,000 for the survey, construction, reconstruction, and mainte- nance of public-lands highways, made applicable to the fiscal year 1938 by the Ag ricu ltu ral Appr opr iati on Act, fi scal ye ar 1937, is hereby canceled. Total, Bureau of Public Roads, $167,500,000 . BUREAU OF AGR ICULTUR AL ENG INEERIN G SALARIES AND EXPENSES 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. Agricultural engineering investigations : For investigations, experi- ments, and demonstrations involving the application of engineering principles to agriculture, independently or in cooperation with Fed- eral, 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 practice ; the different kinds of power and appliances ; the flow of water in ditches, pipes, and other conduits ; the duty, appor- tionment, and measurement of irrigation water ; the customs, regu- lations, an d laws affe cting irrig ation ; snow surv eys a nd for ecast s of irrigation water supplies, and the drainage of farms and of swamps and other wet lands which may be made available for agricultural purposes ; for preparing plans for the removal of surplus water by drainage ; for developing equipment for farm irrigation and drain- age ; for investigating and reporting upon farm domestic water sup- ply and drainage disposal, upon the design and construction of farm buildings and their appurtenances and of buildings for processing and storing farm products ; upon farm powe r and mech anical far m equipment ; upon the engineering problems relating to the processing, transportation, and storage of perishable and other agricultural prod- uc ts ; and upon the e ngine ering probl ems i nvolve d in adapti ng ph ysi- cal characteristics of farm land to the use of modern farm machin- ery ; for investigations of cotton ginning under the Act approved April 19, 1930 (U . S . C., title 7, sets . 424, 425) ; for giving exert advice and assistance in agricultural engineering ; for collating, reporting, and illustrating the results of investigations and prepar- ing, publishing, and distributing bulletins, plans, and reports ; and for other necessary expenses, including travel, rent, repairs, and not to exceed $5,000 for construction of buildings, $423,169. 423 Eliminati on of rai l- road grade crossings. 49 Stat. 1521 . Public-lands high- ways. Construction, etc. 46 Stat. 805 . 23U.S.C.°3 . 49 Stat. 1520. Proviso. Authorization, 1938, canceled. 49 Stat. 1448. Agricultural Engi- neering Bureau. Sal arie s and ex- penses. General administra- tive expenses. Agricultural engi- neerin ginvestig ations. Cotton ginning in. vestigations. 46 Stat . 248 . 7 U.S.C.°°424,425.