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 918 Administrative ex- penses. App rtionment of balance. Pfet-uo:. Maximum State ap- pertionment. Provision where ap- Vortionment less than a,~. Certifi cation of esti- mate for administra- tive expenses . State acceptance. Statements to be furnished. Prow. Approval. 75Tx CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION-CH. 899- SEPTEMBER 2, 1937 SEC. 4. So much, not to exceed 8 per centum, of the revenue covered into said fund in each fiscal year as the Secretary of Agri- culture may estimate to be necessary for his expenses in the adminis- tration and execution of this Act and the Migratory Bird Conserva- tion Act shall be deducted for that purpose, and such sum is author- ized to be made available therefor until the expiration of the next succeeding fiscal year, and within sixty days after the close of such fiscal year the Secretary of Agriculture shall apportion such part thereof as remains unexpended by him, if any, and make certificate thereof to the Secretary of the Treasury and to the State fish and game departments on the same basis and in the same manner as is provided as to other amounts authorized by this Act to be appor- tioned among the States for such current fiscal year. The Secretary of Agriculture, after making the aforesaid deduction, shall appor- tion the remainder of the revenues in said fund for each fiscal year among the several States in the follow ing manner, that is to say one-half in the ratio which the area of each State bears to the totaf area of all the States and one-half in the ratio which th e number of paid hunting-license holders of each State in the preceding fiscal year, as certified to said Secretary by the State fish and game depart- ments, bears to the total number of paid hunting-license holders of all the States : Provided, That the apportionment for any one State shall not exceed the sum of $150,000 annually : Provided further, That where the apportionment to any State under this section is less than $15,000 annually, the Secretary of Agriculture may allocate not more than $15,000 of said fund to said State to carry out the purposes of this Act when said State certifies to the Secretary of Agricu lture that it has set aside not l ess than $5 ,000 from i ts fish and game funds or has made, through its legislature, an appro priation in this amount, for said purposes. SEC. 5. Within sixty days after the approval of this Act the Secre- tary of Agriculture shall certify to the Secretary of the Treasury and to each State fish and game department the sum which he has estimated to be deducted for administering and executing this Act and the Migratory Bird Conservation Act and the sum which he has apportioned to each State for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1939, and oil or before February 20 next preceding the commencement of each s ucceeding f iscal year shall make like certif icates for such fiscal year. Any State desiring to avail itself of the benefits of this Act shall notify the Secretary of Agriculture to this effect within sixty days after it has received the certification referred to in this section. The sum apportioned to any State which fails to notify th e Secre- tary of Agriculture as herein provided is authorized to be made available for expenditure by the Secretary of Agriculture in carry- ing out the provisions of the Migratory Bird Conservation Act. SEC. 6. Any State desiring to avail itself of the benefits of this Act shall by its State fish and game department submit to the Secre- tary of Agriculture full and detailed statements of any w ildlife- restoration project proposed for that State. If the Sec reta ry of Agriculture finds that such project meets with the standards set up by him and approves said project, the State fish and game depart- ment shall furnish to him such surveys, plans, specifications, and estimates therefor as he may require : Provided, however, That the Secretary of Agriculture shall approve only such projects as may be substantial in character and design and the expenditure of funds hereby authorized shall be applied only to such approved projects and if otherwise applied they shall be replaced by the State before it may participate in any further apportionment under this Act.