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 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 215-JULY 12, 1943 Aerial fire control. Direct purchases. Forest Service Co- operative Fund. Homestead lands. 34 Stat. 233; 37 Stat. 287, 842. 36 Stat. 963; 43 Stat. 653. 50 Stat. 522 . 7 U. . ..§§100- 1029; Supp. II, o1011 (C). 35 Stat. 260; 37 Stat. 843. National forest protection and management: For the administra- 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 planting and the care of plantations and young growth; the main- tenance and operation of aerial fire control by contract or otherwise, with authority to renew any contract for such purpose annually, not more than twice, without additional advertising; the maintenance of roads and trails and the construction and maintenance of all other improvements necessary for the proper and economical administration, protection, development, and use of the national forests, including experimental areas under Forest Service administration: Provided, That where, in the opinion of the Secretary, direct purchases will be more economical than construction, improvements may be purchased; the construction, equipment, and maintenance of sanitary, fire pre- ventive, and recreational facilities; control of destructive forest tree diseases and insects; timber cultural operations; development and application of fish and game management 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 and application of plans for their effec- tive management, sale, and use; acceptance of moneys from timber purchasers for deposit into the Treasury in the trust account, Forest Service Cooperative Fund, which moneys are hereby appropriated and made available until expended for scaling services requested by purchasers in addition to those required by the Forest Service, and for refunds of amounts deposited in excess of the cost of such work; examination, classification, surveying, and appraisal of land inci- dent to effecting exchanges authorized by law and of lands within the boundaries of the national forests that may be opened to homestead settlement and entry under the Act of June 11, 1906, and the Act 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 purchase or for the acquisition of which condemnation proceedings have been instituted under the Act of March 1. 1911 (16 U. S . C . 521), and the Act of June 7, 1924 (16 I. S . C . 471, 499, 505. 564-570), lands transferred by authority of the Secretary from the Resettlement Administration to the Forest Service, and lands transferred to the Forest Service under authority of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, $14.978,537: Provided,That this appropriation shall be available for the expenses of properly caring for the graves of persons who have lost their lives as a result of fighting fires while employed by the Forest Service: Provided further, That in sales of logs, ties. poles, posts, cordwood, pulpwood, and other forest products the amounts made available for schools and roads by the Act of May 23. 1908 (16 U.S. C.500), and the Act of March 4,1913 (16 U. S. C. 501), shall be based upon the stumpage value of the timber. Water rights: For the investigation and establishment of water rights. including the purchase thereof or of lands or interests in lands or rights-of-way for use and protection of water rights necessary or beneficial in connection with the administration and public use of the national forests, $9,410. Fighting forest fires: For fighting and preventing forest fires on or threatening lands under Forest Service administration, including lands under contract for purchase or in process of condemnation for 412 [57 STAT.

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