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 7 5TH CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION-CHS. 719, 720- AUGUST 20, 1937 to any interested person the class, quality, and/or condition of any lot of any perishable agricultural commodity when offered for inter- state or foreign shipment or when received at places where the Secretary shall find it practicable to provide such service, under such rules and regulations as he may prescribe, including the pay- ment of such fees and expenses as will be reasonable and as nearly as may be to cover the cost for the service rendered : Provided, That fees for inspections made by a licensed inspector, less the percentage the reof which he is al lowed by t he terms o f his cont ract of em ploy- ment with the Secretary as compensation for his services, shall be deposited into the Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous receipts ; and fees for inspections made by an inspector acting under a cooperativ e agreeme nt with a State, mun icipality, or other person shall be disposed of in accordance with the terms of such agreement : Provided further, That expenses for travel and subsistence incurred by inspectors shall be paid by the applicant for inspection to the United States Department of Agriculture to be credited to the appro- priation for carrying out the purposes of this Act : And provided further, Th at officia l inspecti on certifi cates for fresh fru its and vegetables issued by the Secretary of - Agriculture pursuant to any law shall be received by all officers and all courts of the United States, in all proceedings under this Act, and in all transactions upon contract markets under Commodities Exchange Act (7 U . S . C ., Supp. 2, sees . 1 to 17 (a) ), as prima-facie evidence of the truth of the statements therein contained ; " (b) Whoever shall falsely make, issue, alter, forge, or counter- fe it, or cause or procure to be falsely made, issued, altere d, forged, or counterfeited, or willingly aid, cause, procure or assist in, or be a party to the false making, issuing, altering, forging, or counter- feiting of any certificate of inspection issued under authority of this Act, the Produce Agency Act of March 3, 1927 (7 U . S . C ., sec. 491-497), or any Act making appropriations for the Department of Agriculture ; or shall utter or publish as true or cause to be uttered or published as true any such false, forged, altered, or counterfeited cert ificate, for a fraudulent pur pose, shall be guilty of a mi sdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500 or by imprisonment for a period of not more than one year, or both, at the discretion of the court . App roved, A ugust 2 0, 1937. [CHAPTER 7201 AN ACT To authorize the completion, maintenance, and operation of Bonneville project for navigation, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Un ited S tates of Ame rica i n Cong ress a ssembl ed, That for the purpose of improving navigation on the Columbia River, and for other purposes incidenta l thereto, the dam, locks, pow er plant, and appurtenant works now under construction at Bonneville, Oregon and North Bonneville, Washington (hereinafter called Bonneville project), shall be completed, maintained, and operated under the direction of the Secretary of War and the supervision of the Chief of E ngineers, subject t o the prov isions of this Act r elating to the powers and duties of the Bonneville power administrator provided for in section 2 (a) (hereinafter called the administrator) respecting the t ransmission and sale of elect ric energy gene rated at said project . The Secretary of War shall provide, construct, operate, maintain, and improve at Bonn eville project such ma chinery, equipm ent, an d 731 Fee s and expe nses for services. Pro visos. Disposition of, col- lected by licensed in- spect or. By other inspectors. Travel and subsist- ence, inspectors ; pay- ment by applicant. Official inspection certificates, effect of. 49 Stat. 1491. 7 U.S. C., Supp.II, §§ 1-17a. Forging or counter. feiting of certificates. 44 Stat. 1355. 7U.S.C.§§491- 497 . Punishment. Augus t 20, 1937 [H. B. 70;42) [Public, No . 329] Bo nnevi lle pr oject . General purposes decla red . Comp letion, ma in- tenance and opera- tion un der Sec retary of war.