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 726 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 464-JUNE 16, 1938 [52 STAT. chased, or acquired, the cost of which was $7,500 or more, may be improved out of the appropriations made under this Act for the Forest Service by an amount not to exceed 2 per centum of the cost Protection, etc., of of such building as certified by the Secretary of Agriculture; to national forests. protect, administer, and improve the national forests, including tree planting and other measures to prevent erosion, drift, surface wash, soil waste, and the formation of floods, and to conserve water and including the payment of rewards under regulations of the Secretary of Agriculture for information leading to the arrest and conviction for violation of the laws and regulations relating to fires in or near national forests, or for the unlawful taking of, or injury to, Govern- ment property; to ascertain the natural conditions upon and utilize ame of h an the national forests, to transport and care for fish and game supplied to stock the national forests or the waters therein; to collate, digest, report, and illustrate the results of experiments and investigations made by the Forest Service; to purchase law books, reference and technical books, and technical journals for officers of the Forest Supplies, etc. Service stationed outside of Washington, and for medical supplies and services and other assistance necessary for the immediate relief of artisans, laborers, and other employees engaged in any hazardous Waehouse mamte- work under the Forest Service: Provided further, That the appro- priations for the work of the Forest Service shall be available for meeting the expenses of warehouse maintenance and the procurement, care, and handling of supplies and materials stored therein for dis- tribution to projects under the supervision of the Forest Service and for sale and distribution to other Government activities, the cost of such supplies and materials, including the cost of supervision, trans- portation, and handling, to be reimbursed to appropriations current at the time additional supplies and materials are produced for ware- house stocks from the appropriations chargeable with the cost of stock issued, as follows: Administrative ex- General administrative expenses: For necessary expenses for gen- eral administrative purposes, including the salary of the Chief For- ester, for the necessary expenses of the National Forest Reservation 136Uta. S9. Commission as authorized by section 14 of the Act of March 1, 1911 (16 U. S. C . 514), and for other personal services in the District of Columbia, $607,500. tectonal formap National forest protection and management: For the administra- ment. tion, protection, use, maintenance, improvement, and development of Nurseries. the national forests, including the establishment and maintenance of forest tree nurseries, including the procurement of tree seed and nursery stock by purchase, production, or otherwise, seeding and tree Alral fre control. planting and the care of plantations and young growth; the main- tenance and operation of aerial fire control by contract or otherwise including the purchase of one airplane; the maintenance of roads and trails and the construction and maintenance of all other improve- ments necessary for the proper and economical administration, pro- or e men t tection, development, and use of the national forests, including experi- irtprchso. mental forests: Provided, That where, in the opinion of the Secre- tary of Agriculture, direct purchases will be more economical than construction, improvements may be purchased; the construction, equipment, and maintenance of sanitary, fire preventive, and recrea- tional facilities; control of destructive forest tree diseases and in- sects; timber cultural operations; development and application of fish and game management plans; propagation and transplanting of plants suitable for planting on semiarid portions of the national forests; estimating and appraising of timber and other resources and development and application of plans for their effective manage-

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