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 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 464-JUNE 16, 1938 48 Stat. 451. 16U..C.§§718- 718h. 49 Stat. 378. 16 U. S. C., Supp. III, §§ 718a-718e. Receipts from stamp sales. Balance available. Proviso. Advance of funds from Treasury; reim- bursement. Wildlife restoration. Federal aid to States. 50 Stat. 917. 16 U. S. c., Supp. nII,§§ 669-69j. Personal services, D. C. Vehicles for field work. Proviso. Fund available for maintenance, etc. 49 Stat. 384. 16 U. S. C., Supp. III, § 715k-1. Bureau of Public Roads. General administra- tive expenses. Road malingexper- iments, etc. 39 Stat. 355; 42 Stat. 212. 23U. . .§§1-25. Federal-aid high- way system. Construction of ru- ral post roads. 39 Stat. 355; 49 Stat. 1519. 23U. .C.§.1-25; Supp. III, ch. 1 . approved March 16, 1934 (16 U. S. C. 718-718h), as amended by an Act entitled "An Act to amend the Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act of March 16, 1934, and certain other Acts relating to game and other wildlife, administered by the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes", approved June 15, 1935 (16 U. S. C . 718a-718e), an amount equal to the sum received during the fiscal year 1939 from the proceeds from the sale of stamps, to be warranted monthly; and in addition thereto an amount equal to the unobligated balance on June 30, 1938, of the total of the proceeds received from the sale of stamps prior to July 1, 1938: Provided, That the sum of $125,000 shall be advanced from the general fund of the Treasury on the first day of the fiscal year to the foregoing appropriation, to be returned to the surplus fund of the Treasury when the first $125,000 of revenue from the sale of stamps has been received and warranted for the fiscal year 1939. FEDERAL AID IN WILDLIFE RESTORATION For carrying out the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to provide that the United States shall aid the States in wildlife restora- tion projects, and for other purposes", approved September 2, 1937 (50 Stat. 917), $1,000,000: Provided, That expenditures hereunder shall not exceed the aggregate receipts covered into the Treasury under the provisions of said Act. Total, Bureau of Biological Survey, $3,188,340, of which amount not to exceed $640,700 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia, and not to exceed $54,185, shall be available for the purchase of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles nec- essary in the conduct of field work outside the District of Columbia: Provided,That the appropriation of $6,000,000 contained in title VII of the Act of June 15, 1935 (16 U. S . C . 715k-1), shall be available for the maintenance, repair, and operation of motor-propelled passen- ger-carrying vehicles. BUREAU OF PUBLIC ROADS General administrative expenses: For the employment of persons and means in the city of Washington and elsewhere for the purpose of conducting research and investigational studies, either inde- pendently or in cooperation with State highway departments, or other agencies, including studies of highway administration, legislation, finance, economics, transport, construction, operation, maintenlnce, utilization, and safety, and of street and highway traffic control; investigations and experiments in the best methods of road making, especially by the use of local materials; and studies of types of mechanical plants and appliances used for road building and mainte- nance and of methods of road repair and maintenance suited to the needs of different localities; for maintenance and repairs of experi- mental highways; for furnishing expert advice on these subjects- for collating, reporting, and illustrating the results of same; and for preparing, publishing, and distributing bulletins and reports; to be paid from any moneys available from the administrative funds provided under the Act of July 11, 1916 (39 Stat. 355-359), as amended, or as otherwise provided. FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY SYSTEM For carrying out the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to provide that the United States shall aid the States in the construction of rural post roads, and for other purposes", approved July 11, 1916 (39 Stat. 355-359), and all Acts amendatory thereof and supple- mentary thereto, to be expended in accordance with the provisions of 736 [52 STAT.

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