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 56 STAT.] 77TH CONG., 2D SESS.-CH. 479-JULY 2, 1942 ferred to other Federal agencies for nonconstruction projects under the provisions of section 6 (a) of such Act for the fiscal year 1942 or set aside for specific purposes in accordance with other law: Pro- vided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds here- tofore irrevocably set aside for the completion of Federal construction projects under authority of the Emergency Relief Appropriation Acts of 1938 and 1939, the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act, fiscal year 1941, as amended and supplemented, and the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act, fiscal year 1942, shall remain available until June 30, 1943, for such completion, and any such funds which remain unobligated by reason of the completion or abandonment of any such Federal construction project shall be returned to this appropriation. (b) The funds provided in this section shall be available for (1) administration; (2) the prosecution -of projects approved by the President under the provisions of the Emergency Relief Appropria- tion Acts of 1938 and 1939, and the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act fiscal year 1941, as amended and supplemented by Public Law 9, Seventy-seventh Congress, and the Emergency Relief Appropria- tion Act, fiscal year 1942; and (3) the prosecution of the following types of public projects, Federal and non-Federal, 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 distribu- tion lines or systems to serve persons in rural areas, including projects sponsored by and for the benefit of nonprofit and cooperative asso- ciations; sewer systems, water supply, and purification systems; airports and other transportation facilities; facilities for the training of personnel in the operations and maintenance of air navigation and landing area facilities; flood control; drainage; irrigation, includ- ing projects sponsored by nonprofit irrigation companies or nonprofit irrigation associations organized and operating for community benefit; water conservation; soil conservation, 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 conserva- tion; 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 training for manual occupations in industries engaged in production for national-defense purposes, for nursing and for domestic service; aid to self-help and cooperative associations for the benefit of needy persons; and miscellaneous projects; not less than $6,000,000 of the funds made available in this Act shall be used exclusively for the operation of day nurseries and nursery schools for the children of employed mothers: Provided, That all persons employed on work projects shall, so far as practicable, be employed on projects nearest their respective homes. (c) The funds appropriated in this section, exclusive of those used 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 ending June 30, 1943, of $6 per month per worker, except that the Commissioner of Work Projects (hereinafter referred to as the 635 55 Stat. 399. Proviso. Completion ofdesig- nated projects. 52 Stat. 809; 53 Stat. 927; 54 Stat. 611; 55 Stat. 396. 15U.S.C., oh.16 note; Supp. I, ch. 16 note. Administration; prosecution of proj- ects. 52 Stat. 809; 53 Stat. 927; 54 Stat. 611; 55 Stat. 15, 396. 15U.S.C., ch.16 note; Supp. I, ch. 16 note. Training for defense purposes. Day nurseries, etc. Proviso. Employment on nearest project. Limitation on use of funds for other than labor costs.

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