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 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 432 -JUNE 26, 1940 required to meet unemployment conditions during such lesser period, but the funds so appropriated shall be so administered during such period as to constitute the total amount that will be furnished to such Administration during such period. Funds available for (b) The funds provided in this section shall be available for (1) administration and designatdprojects. administration; (2) the prosecution of projects approved by the Post,p. 634. President under the provisions of the Emergency Relief Appro- 50Stat.352;52Stat. priation Acts of 1937, 1938 and 1939; and (3) the prosecution 809; 53 Stat. 927. s15 U. s. .,supp. of the following types of public projects, Federal and non-Federal, v, ch. 16 (note). subject to the approval of the President, namely: Highways, roads, and streets; public buildings; parks, and other recreational facilities, including buildings therein; public utilities; electric transmission and distribution lines or systems to serve persons in rural areas, includ- ing projects sponsored by and for the benefit of nonprofit and cooperative associations; sewer systems, water supply, and purifi- cation systems; airports and other transportation facilities; flood control; drainage; irrigation, including projects sponsored by community ditch organizations; water conservation; soil conser- vation, including projects sponsored by soil conservation districts and other bodies duly organized under State law for soil erosion control and soil conservation, preference being given to projects which will contribute to the rehabilitation of individuals and an increase in the national income; forestation, reforestation, and other improvements of forest areas, including the establishment of fire lanes; fish, game, and other wildlife conservation; eradication of insect, plant, and fungus pests; the production of lime and marl for fertilizing soil for distribution to farmers under such conditions as may be determined by the sponsors of such projects under the provisions of State law; educational, professional, clerical, cultural, recreational, production, and service projects, including Pot,p. 34. training for nursing and for domestic service; aid to self-help and cooperative associations for the benefit of needy persons; and miscel- msployment on laneous projects: Provided, That all persons employed on work nearest project. projects shall, so far as practicable, be employed on projects nearest their respective homes. fundfor other than (c) The funds appropriated in this section, exclusive of those used labor oats. for administrative expenses, shall be so administered that expenditure authorizations for other than labor costs for all the work projects financed from such funds in any State, Territory, possession, or the District of Columbia shall not exceed an average for the fiscal year llowed ending June 30, 1941, of $6 per month per worker, except that the Commissioner of Work Projects (hereinafter referred to as the "Commissioner") may authorize an increase in the average in cases where the increased cost of materials would have the effect of raising such average above $6 but in no event shall the increase in such average exceed the amount necessary to meet such increase in material costs Restriction on pur- and in no event shall such average exceed $7: Provided, That the hasp of contruction funds appropriated in this section shall not be used for the purchase of any construction equipment or machinery in any case in which such equipment or machinery can be rented at prices determined by the Commissioner to be reasonable, and his determinations, made in con- formity with rules and regulations prescribed by him, shall be final rse of funds for and conclusive: Provided further, That not to exceed $25,000,000 of navaimportance. funds herein appropriated to the Work Projects Administration may be used by the Commissioner to supplement the amounts so author- ized for other than labor costs in any State, Territory, possession, or the District of Columbia in connection with the prosecution of projects which have been certified by the Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy, respectively, as being important for military or naval purposes. 612 [54 STAT.

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