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 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 267-JULY 1, 1941 Service available for the operation, repair, maintenance, and replace- ment of motor and other equipment may be reimbursed for use of such equipment on projects of the Forest Service chargeable to other appropriations, or on work of other Federal agencies, when requested by such agencies, reimbursement to be made from appropriations applicable to the work on which used at rental rates fixed by the Chief Forester based on the actual or estimated cost of operation, repair, maintenance, depreciation, and equipment management con- trol, and credited to appropriations currently available at the time Rent of equipment adjustment is effected: Provided further, That the Forest Service cies. may rent equipment for fire-control purposes to State, county, pri- vate, or other non-Federal agencies cooperating with the Forest Serv- ice in fire control under the terms of written cooperative agreements, the amount collected for such rental to be credited to appropriations currently available at the time payment is received, as follows: Administrative ex- General administrative expenses: For necessary expenses for gen- penses. eral administrative purposes, including the salary of the Chief Fores- ter, for the necessary expenses of the National Forest Reservation Commission as authorized by section 14 of the Act of March 1, 1911 36 Stat. 963. (16 U. S. C. 514), and for other personal services in the District of Columbia, $598,520. National forest pro- National forest protection and management: For the administra- ment. tion, protection, use, maintenance, improvement, and development of 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 Aerialplanting and the controlare of plantations and young growth; the mainte- nance and operation of aerial fire control by contract or otherwise; the maintenance of roads and trails and the construction and mainte- nance of all other improvements necessary for the proper and economi- cal administration, protection, development, and use of the national forests, including experimental areas under Forest Service adminis- Direpurchases. tration: Provided, That where, in the opinion of the Secretary of Agriculture, direct purchases will be more economical than construc- tion, improvements may be purchased; the construction, equipment, and maintenance of sanitary, fire preventative, and recreational facilities; control of destructive forest tree diseases and insects; timber cultural operations; development and application of fish and game managemenlt 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 ana application of plans for their effective management, sale, and use; examination, classification, surveying, and appraisal of land incident to effecting exchanges authorized by law and of lands within the boundaries of the national forests that may be opened to homestead 34Stat. 233;37tat. settlement and entry under the Act of June 11, 1906, and the Act 287, 842. of August 10, 1912 (16 U. S . C . 506-509), as provided by the Act of March 4, 1913 (16 U. S . C . 512); and all expenses necessary for the use, maintenance, improvement, protection, and general administra- tion of the national forests, including lands under contract for pur- chase or for the acquisition of which condemnation proceedings have 368tat.963;43Stat. been instituted under the Act of March 1, 1911 (16 U. S. C . 521), and the Act of June 7, 1924 (16 U. S . C . 471, 499, 505, 564-570) lands transferred by authority of the Secretary of Agriculture from the Resettlement Administration to the Forest Service, and lands U -.. 3322. transferred to the Forest Service under authority of the Bankhead- 7U.S.C.ch.33. Jones Farm Tenant Act, $11,050,411, of which $14,411 shall be trans- ferred to and made a part of the appropriation, "Salaries and 422 [55 STAT.

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