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 52 STAT.] T7TH CONG. , SD SESS.-CH. 328-JUNE 3, 1S38 after receipt of an application therefor from the highway depart- ment of any State, in the repair or reconstruction of highways and bridges on the system of Federal-aid highways, which he finds, after investigation, have been damaged or destroyed by floods, hurricanes, earthquakes, or landslides, and there is hereby authorized to be appro- priated any sum or sums necessary to reimburse the funds so expended from time to time under the authority of this section. SEC. 5. For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of section 23 of the Federal Highway Act (42 Stat. 218), there is hereby authorized to be appropriated for forest highways, roads, and trails the follow- ing sums, to be available until expended in accordance with the pro- visions of said section 23: The sum of $10,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1940, and the sum of $13,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941: Provided, That the apportionment for forest highways in Alaska shall be $400,000 for each of the fiscal years, and that such additional amount as otherwise would have been appor- tioned to Alaska for each of said fiscal years shall be apportioned by the Secretary of Agriculture among those States, including Puerto Rico, whose forest highway apportionment for such fiscal year other- wise would be less than 1 per centum of the entire apportionment for forest highways for that fiscal year: Providedfurther, That the Sec- retary of Agriculture may make apportionments among those States, including Puerto Rico, whose forest highway apportionments for such fiscal year otherwise would be less than 1 per centum of the entire apportionment for forest highways for that fiscal year without regard to the provisions of said section 23 relating to apportionments, but in no case shall the Secretary of Agriculture make apportionment to any State under this provision in excess of 20 per centum of the total of funds affected hereby. SEC. 6. For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of section 3 of the Federal Highway Act (42 Stat. 212), as amended by the Act of June 24, 1930 (46 Stat. 805), there is hereby authorized to be appropriated for the survey, construction, reconstruction, and main- tenance of main roads through unappropriated or unreserved public lands, nontaxable Indian lands, or other Federal reservations other than the forest reservations the sum of $1,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1940, and the sum of $2,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, to remain available until expended. SEC. 7. For the construction, reconstruction, and improvement of roads and trails, inclusive of necessary bridges, in the national parks, monuments, and other areas administered by the National Park Service, including areas authorized to be established as national parks and monuments, and national park and monument approach roads authorized by the Act of January 31, 1931 (46 Stat. 1053), as amended, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated the sum of $4,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1940, and the sum of $5,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941. SEC. 8. For the construction and maintenance of parkways, to give access to national parks and national monuments, or to become con- necting sections of a national parkway plan, over lands to which title has been transferred to the United States by the States or by private individuals, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated the sum of $6,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1940, and the sum of $8,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941: Provided, That hereafter the location of such parkways upon public lands, national forests, or other Federal reservations shall be determined by agree- ment between the department having jurisdiction over such lands and the National Park Service. 635 F orest highways, roads and trails in national forests. 42 Stat. 218. 23U.S.C.§23. Provisos. Reduction in appor- tionment for Alaska; apportionment of dif- ference. Apportionment without regard to existing limitation. 42 Stat. 218. Maximum. Roads through pub- lic lands, etc. 42 Stat. 212; 46 Stat. 805. 23U.S.C.§3. Sums authorized for survey, construction, and maintenance, other than forest reser- vations. Roads, bridigs, etc., In national parks, etc. Amounts author- ized. 46 Stat. 1053 . 16 U.8. C. §§ 8a-8c. Construction of parkways to give ao- cess to national parks and national monu- ments, etc. Amounts author- ized. Proraso. Determination o f location.

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