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 62 STAT.] 80TH CONG. , 2D SESS.--CH. 754-JUNE 29, 1948 Fish and Wildlife Service, and other improvements necessary for eco- nomical administration; for the purchase capture, and transporta- tion of game for national reservations; for the maintenance of the herd of long-horned cattle on the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge- not exceeding $7,500 for the repair, painting, and maintenance of dwellings and other buildings and facilities on the Chinsegut National Wildlife Refuge; and for carrying out the provisions of the Act approved August 5, 1947 (Public Law 361, Eightieth Congress) $1,312,500, and in addition thereto an amount equal to 75 per centum of the net proceeds received during the fiscal year 1948 under the pro- visions of section 401 of the Act of June 15, 1935 (16 U. S . C . 715S), which additional amount may be expended also for the enforcement of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of July 3, 1918, as amended. River basin studies: For investigations and studies to determine the effects on fish and wildlife resources of proposed developments of river basins of the United States (except the Missouri River Basin), and for the preparation of reports thereon in accordance with the Act of March 10, 1934 (16 U. S. C. 661-666), as amended, $150,000. California wildlife management areas: For the purchase or rent, and development, maintenance, and administration of wildlife man- agement areas in the State of California, as authorized by the Act of May 18, 1948 (Public Law 534), $250,000, to remain available until expended. In all, salaries and expenses, $9,928,509. MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION FUND For carrying into effect section 4 of the Act of March 16, 1934, as amended (16 U. S. C. 718-718h), an amount equal to the sum received during the fiscal year 1949 from the proceeds from the sale of stamps, to be warranted monthly and to remain available until expended. FEDERAL AID IN WILDLIFE RESTORATION For carrying out the provisions of the Act of September 2, 1937 as amended (16 U. S . C . 669-669j), an amount equal to the sum credited during the fiscal year 1948 to the special fund created by said Act: Provided,That not exceeding 35 per centum of the amount allocated to any State shall be available for the construction of buildings: Pro- videda further, That the requirement of the Interior Department Appropriation Act, 1948, that not exceeding 20 per centum of the amount allocated to any State shall be available for the construction of improvements is hereby waived with respect to unobligated balances on June 30, 1948. Total, Fish and Wildlife Service, $9,928,509, and in addition thereto, funds made available under the Migratory Bird Conserva- tion Fund and the fund for Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration, of which amounts not to exceed $1,123,000 may be expended for depart- mental personal services, including such services in the District of Columbia. Funds available for the work of the Fish and Wildlife Service shall be available for the purchase of not to exceed sixty-five passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; purchase (not to exceed three), hire (in Alaska), maintenance, and operation of air- craft; the installation and operation of telephones in Government- owned residences, apartments, or quarters occupied by employees of the Fish and Wildlife Service; providing by purchase, construction, or otherwise, facilities incident to such public recreational uses of wildlife refuges as are not inconsistent with the primary purposes of such refuges; newspapers (not to exceed $100), plans and specifica- tions for vessels, or for contract personal services for the preparation thereof without regard to section 3709, Revised Statutes, as amended 1145 61 Stat. 770. 49 Stat. 383 . 16 U. S. C. 715s. 40 Stat. 755 . 16U..c.. 703- 711; Supp. I, i 704 note. 48 Stat. 401 . Ante, p. 238. 48 Stat. 451 . 16 U. S. C. 71Sd. 60 Stat. 917. Limitation. 61 Stat. 488 . Availability of funds.

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