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PUBLIC LAW 135—AUG. 31, 1951

Cost of buildings.

Restrictions.

49 Stat. 163.

58 Stat. 742. 60 Stat. 810.

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erection or alteration of permanent buildings; operation and maintenance of aircraft; and furnishing of subsistence to employees; $53,474,991: Provided, That the cost of any permanent building purchased, erected, or as improved, exclusive of the cost of constructing a water supply or sanitary system and connecting the same to any such building and with the exception of buildings acquired in conjunction with land being purchased for other purposes, shall not exceed $2,500, except for eight buildings to be constructed or improved at a cost not to exceed $15,000 per building and except that alterations or improvements to other existing permanent buildings costing $2,500 or more may be made in any fiscal year in an amount not to exceed $500 per building: Provided further, That no part of this appropriation shall be available for the construction of any such building on land not owned by the Government: Provided further, That in the State of Missouri, where the State has established a central State agency authorized to enter into agreements with the United States or any of its agencies on policies and general programs for the saving of its soil by the extension of Federal aid to any soil conservation district in such State, the agreements made by or on behalf of the United States with any such soil conservation district shall have the prior approval of such central State agency before they shall become effective as to such district: Provided fwrther^ That no part of this appropriation may be expended for soil and water conservation operations under the Act of April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a-590f), in demonstration projects: Provided further, That not to exceed $5,000 may be used for employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706 (a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (5 U.S.C. 574), as amended by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a): Provided further, That not to exceed $265,000 of funds authorized for fiscal year 1951 for development of land utilization projects may remain available until expended: Provided further, That qualified local engineers may be temporarily employed at per diem rates to perform the technical planning work of the service. W A T E R CONSERVATION A N D U T I L I Z A T I O N P R O J E C T S

54 Stat. 1119. 6 S Stat. 277. . 64 Stat. 769. 7 U.S.C. §§ 1030.

For expenses necessary to carry into effect the functions of the Department under the Acts of May 10, 1939 (53 Stat. 685, 719), October 14, 1940 (16 U.S.C. 590y-z-10), as amended and supplemented, June 28, 1949 (Public Law 132), and September 6, 1950 (Public Law 760), relating to water conservation and utilization 1033projects, to remain available until expended, $235,500, which sum shall be merged with the unexpended balances of funds heretofore appropriated or transferred to said Department for the purposes of said Act. PRODUCTION AND MARKETING ADMINISTRATION CONSERVATION AND USE OF AGRICULTURAL, LAND RESOURCES

49 Stat. 1148.

04 Stat. 657.

TO enable the Secretary to carry into effect the provisions of sections 7 to 17, inclusive, of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, approved February 29, 1936, as amended (16 U.S.C. 590g-590q), including not to exceed $6,000 for the preparation and display of exhibits, including such displays at State, interstate, and international fairs within the United States; $260,000,000, to remain available until December 31 of the next succeeding fiscal year for compliance with the program of soil-building practices and soil- and water-conserving practices authorized under this head in the Department of Agriculture Appropriation Act, 1951, carried out during the period July 1, 1950, to December 31, 1951, inclusive: Provided,

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