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 57 STAT.] 78TH CONG., 1 8 T SESS. -CH. 219-JULY 12, 1943 and repair of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles, and not to exceed $30,000 for personal services in the District of Columbia, $440,000: Provided, That no part of this appropriation may be expended for an investigation in behalf of any private party. Oil and gas investigations: For inquiries and investigations and il and gas investi- dissemination of information concerning the mining, preparation, gation. treatment, and utilization of petroleum and natural gas, and for every other expense incident thereto, including supplies, equipment, newspapers, expenses of travel, purchase, not to exceed $6,500, main- tenance, operation, and repair of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles, purchase of laboratory gloves, goggles, rubber boots, and aprons, $533,380, of which not to exceed $42,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia. Purchase of land, and so forth, Bartlesville, Oklahoma: For the Bartlesvile, Oki purchase of land in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, which land may be etc. acquired as an addition to the petroleum experiment station of the Bureau of Mines, and the purchase or construction of fences, tem- porary storage sheds, and other necessary structures, to remain avail- able until expended, $30,000. Mining experiment stations: For personal services, purchase of laboratory gloves, goggles, rubber boots, and aprons, purchase not to exceed $3,000, maintenance, operation, and repair of motor- propelled passenger-carrying vehicles, and all other expenses in connection with the establishment, maintenance, and operation of mining experiment stations, as provided in the Act of March 3, 1915 (30 U. S. C . 8), $629,500, of which not to exceed $22,000 may be 30 Stt.9, Supp. expended for personal services in the District of Columbia. In ,s. Buildings and grounds, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: For care and gBuildibgs adrg maintenance of buildings and grounds at Pittsburgh and Bruceton, and Bruceton, Pa. Pennsylvania, including personal services, the purchase, operation, maintenance, and repair of passenger automobiles, and all other expenses requisite for and incident thereto, including not to exceed $10,000 for additions and improvements, $110,000. Economics of mineral industries: For investigations, and the dis- Pp'23 semination of information concerning the economic problems of the mining, quarrying, metallurgical, and other mineral industries, with a view to assuring ample supplies and efficient distribution of the mineral products of the mines and quarries, including studies and reports relating to uses, reserves, production, distribution, stocks, consumption, prices, and marketing of mineral commodities and pri- mary products thereof; preparation of the reports of the mineral resources of the United States, including special statistical inquiries; and including personal services in the District of Columbia and else- where; purchase of furniture and equipment- stationery and sup- plies; newspapers; traveling expenses; purchase (not to exceed $1,500), operation, maintenance, and repair of motor-propelled pas- senger-carrying vehicles; and for all other necessary expenses not included in the foregoing, $475,650, of which not to exceed $322,500 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia. sp Investigation of raw material resources for steel production investiation ofraw (national defense): For all expenses, without regard to section 3709, 4 UsCo.5! Revised Statutes, necessary to enable the Bureau of Mines to inves- tigate by subsurface exploration the amount and quality of iron ores, limestone, and coals essential to expanding steel production in States in which such deposits may exist, including pilot plant con- struction and operation to utilize more fully found resources and all necessary laboratory research; preliminary examination and sub-. surface exploration of raw materials;supplies and equipment; tral- ing expenses; purchase, operation, maintenance and repair, f twety- 81077--44 -PT. I- -81 481

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