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 56 STAT.] 77TH CONG. , 2D SESS.-CH. 247-APR. 28, 1942 BUREAU OF SUPPLIES AND ACCOUNTS PAY, SUBSISTENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION OF NAVAL PERSONNEL The number of officers above the rank of captain, who may receive flight pay during the fiscal year 1942, is increased from nine to twenty-three: Provided,That flight orders and the right to flight pay as to those officers above the rank of captain not now entitled to flight pay shall be subject to the conditions prescribed in the Naval Appropriation Act, 1943. BUREAU OF YARDS AND DOCKS Maintenance, Bureau of Yards and Docks, $9,000,000. Public Works, Bureau of Yards and Docks: For public works and public utilities, Bureau of Yards and Docks, including the acquisi- tion of necessary land, $800,000,000, which, together with the unex- pended balances of appropriations heretofore made under this head, shall be finally accounted for as one fund, which fund shall be avail- able for continuing or completing the construction of any project heretofore authorized or undertaken thereunder, for acquisition or construction of temporary or emergency buildings and facilities at localities within or without the United States, needed by the Navy and specifically approved by the Secretary of the Navy, including collateral public works items and other expenses: Provided, That con- tracts for work under this appropriation may be entered into without regard to the provisions of section 3709, Revised Statutes: Provided further, That the approximate cost of classes of projects under such sum of $800,000,000 shall be as follows: Fleet facilities, $4,000,000; aviation facilities, $168,780,000; lighter-than-air program, $25,000,000; storage facilities, $119,000,000; liquid fuel storage, $100,000,000; Marine Corps training facilities, $20,000,000; ordnance storage facilities, $150,000,000; personnel training and housing facili- ties, $100,000,000; hospital and dispensary facilities, $40,500,000; shore radio facilities, $11,000,000; Naval Research Laboratory, $720,000; miscellaneous structures, $25,000,000; floating drydock pro- gram, $36,000,000: Provided further, That the approximate cost indi- cated for each such class may, in the discretion of the Secretary of the Navy, be varied upward or downward but the total cost shall not exceed $800,000,000. No part of the appropriations in this Act under the Navy Depart- ment shall be expended for a permanent type of construction at lny shore establishment of any character acquired subsequently to the cal- endar year 1938, unless such establishment shall be designated by the Secretary of the Navy as a permanent establishment, and, in that event, a permanent type of construction shall be used only to meet such permanent requirements as the Secretary of the Navy may approve: Provided, That nothing herein shall prevent construction of a type sufficiently substantial for the use intended nor apply to con- struction projects now under contract or in progress: Provided fur- ther, That no part of such appropriations may be obligated for the construction of quarters, including heating and plumbing apparatus, wiring and fixtures, for greater amounts per unit than follow: Permanent construction: For commissioned officer, $10,000. For commissioned warrant or warrant officer, $7,500. For enlisted man, $6,000. Temporary construction: For commissioned officer, $7,500. For commissioned warrant or warrant officer, $5,000. For enlisted man, $3,500. 231 55 Stat. 158; ante, p. 79. Officers receiving flight pay. Proviso. Ante, p. 61. 55 Stat. 162; ante, p. 80. 55 Stat. 163; post, p. 248. Provisos. Contracts. 41U.S.C.§5. Cost of classes of projects. Cost variance and limitation. 1',rlmllniulnt typI of cons rluction, restric- tion. Prorisos. Exception. Maximum obliga- tions, designated units.

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