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STAT.]

PUBLIC LAW

451-JULY

5, 1952

$2,500,000 shall be apportioned for use, pursuant to section 3679 of the Revised Statutes, as amended, only to the extent that the Secretary, with the approval of the Bureau of the Budget, finds necessary to meet emergency conditions. Forest research: For forest research at forest or range experiment stations, the Forest Products Laboratory, or elsewhere, in accordance with the provisions of sections I, 2, 7, 8, 9, and 10 of the Act approved May 22, 1928, as amended (16 U.S.C. 581, 581a, 581f-581i), including the construction and maintenance of improvements; fire, silvicultural, watershed, and other forest investigations and experiments; investigations and experiments to develop improved methods of management of forest and other ranges; experiments, investigations, and tests of forest products; a comprehensive forest survey; and investigations in forest economics; $5,400,000: Provided, That funds may be advanced to cooperators under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe when such action will stimulate or facilitate cooperative work.

343 3i use ees.

45 Stat. 699.

FOREST ROADS A N D TRAILS

For expenses necessary for carrying out the provisions of section 23 of the Federal H i g W a y Act approved November 9, 1921, as amended (23 U.S.C. 23, 23a), relating to forest development roads stat^.Tsao.^^^' '^^ and trails, including the construction, reconstruction, and maintenance of roads and trails on experimental areas under Forest Service administration, $11,000,000, which sum is authorized to be appropriated by the Acts of June 29, 1948 (Public Law 834), and September " ^*^*- "°57, 1950 (Public Law 769), to remain available until expended: Pro23 USC'2^f^"asc vided, That this appropriation shall be available for the rental, pur- 3a notes, chase, construction, or alteration of buildings necessary for the storage and repair of equipment and supplies used for road and trail construction and maintenance, but the total cost of any such building purchased, altered, or constructed under this authorization shall not exceed $15,000 ($22,500 in Alaska) with the exception that any building erected, purchased, or acquired, the cost of which was $15,000 or more, may be improved within any fiscal year by an amount not to exceed 2 per centum of the cost of such buildings certified by the Chief of the Forest Service. ACQUISITION o r LANDS FOR N A T I O N A L FORESTS

Weeks Act For the acquisition of forest lands under the provisions of the Act approved March 1, 1911, as amended (16 U.S.C. 513-519, 521), $75,000, to be available only for payment toward the purchase price of any lands acquired, including the cost of surveys in connection with such acquisition: Provided, That no part of this appropriation shall be used for acquisition of any land which is not within the boundaries of a national forest: Provided further, That no part of this appropriation shall be used for the acquisition of any land over the objection of the local government concerned.

36 Stat. 9 6 1.

Superior National Forest For the acquisition of forest land within the Superior National fe^u^sc^^^? Forest, Minnesota, under the provisions of the Act approved June 22, 577h. 1948 (Public Law 733), $150,000, to remain available until expended.

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