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 PUBLIC LAWS--CH. 258 -JUNE 28, 1941 Inspection of equip- ment. 44 U. .C. 324. 54 Stat. 1105 . 6U.S.C. §73c-1. 48 Stat. 1621 . Funds continued available. 54 Stat. 190. 22U. .C.§§277- 277d. Reappropriation. 54 Stat. 190. Proviso. Conveyance, etc., of title. Bridges. Reappropriation. 54 Stat. 190. Proviso. and leasing of private property to remove therefrom sand, gravel, stone and other materials without regard to the provisions of section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 U. S . C . 5); hire, with or without personal services, of work animals and animal-drawn and motor- propelled vehicles and equipment; acquisition by donation, purchase, or condemnation, of real and personal property, including expenses of abstracts and certificates of title; inspection of equipment, supplies, and materials by contract; advertising in newspapers and technical publications without regard to section 3828 of the Revised Statutes; transportation of things (including household goods and effects as provided by the Act of October 10, 1940 (Public, Numbered 839), and regulations promulgated thereunder); printing and binding; com- munication services; equipment, materials and supplies, including pur- chase of ice, drinking water where suitable drinking water is otherwise unobtainable, rubber boots, waders, asbestos gloves and welders' goggles, for official use of employees, and such other miscellaneous expenses as the Secretary of State may deem necessary: Rio Grande rectification project: For completion of the rectification of the Rio Grande in the El Paso-Juarez Valley under the convention concluded February 1, 1933, between the United States and Mexico, including obligations chargeable against the appropriation for this purpose for the fiscal year 1941, the funds made available under this head in the Department of State Appropriation Act, 1941, are con- tinued available until June 30,1942. Lower Rio Grande flood-control project: For the United States portion of the project for flood control on the Lower Rio Grande, as authorized by the Act approved August 19, 1935, as amended (49 Stat. 660, 1370), including obligations chargeable against the appro- priations for this purpose for the fiscal year 1941, $950,000, together with the unexpended balances of the appropriations for this purpose for the fiscal year 1941: Provided,That no part of this appropriation for the Lower Rio Grande flood-control project shall be expended for construction on any land, site, or easement until title thereto has been conveyed to the United States by donation and the same has been approved by the Attorney General of the United States. Rio Grande canalization project: For the Rio Grande canalization project as authorized by the Acts approved August 29, 1935 (49 Stat. 961), and June 4, 1936 (49 Stat. 1463), including the recon- struction or replacement of certain bridges as authorized by the Act approved April 22, 1940 (54 Stat. 151) and including obligations chargeable against the appropriations for these purposes for the fiscal year 1941, $440,000, together with the unexpended balances of the appropriations under this head for the fiscal year 1941. Fence construction on the Cordova Island Boundary, Texas: For the construction of a fence along the Cordova Island Boundary, Texas, as authorized by the Act of August 19, 1935 (49 Stat. 660), $6,500. Fence construction on the international boundary: For construc- tion of fence along the international bounadary as authorized by the Act of August 19, 1935 (49 Stat. 660), $25,000: Provided, That no part of this appropriation shall be expended for the acquisition of lands or easements for sites for boundary fences except for procure- ment of abstracts of certificates of title, payment of recording fees, and examination of titles. INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY COMMISSION, UNITED STATES AND CANADA AND ALASKA AND CANADA trpensesiunder To enable the President to perform the obligations of the United Port, p. 84. States under the treaty between the United States and Great Britain 274 [55 STAT.

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