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 454 Cooperation with States, etc.

PUBLIC LAW 470-JULY 9, 1952

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the foregoing activities; $25,362,685, of which $3,500,000 shall be available only for cooperation with States or municipalities for water resources investigations: Provided, That the share of the Geological Survey in any topographic mapping or water resources investigations carried on in cooperation with any State or municipality shall not exceed 50 per centum of the cost thereof. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

The amount appropriated for the Geological Survey shall be available for purchase of not to exceed one hundred and nineteen passenger motor vehicles, of which one hundred and one shall be for replacement only; reimbursement of the General Services Administration for security guard service for protection of confidential files; contracting for the furnishing of topographic maps and for the making of geophysical or other specialized surveys when it is administratively determined that such procedures are in the public interest; construction and maintenance of necessary buildings and appurtenant facilities; acquisition of lands for gaging stations; and payment of compensation and expenses of persons on the rolls of the Geological Survey appointed, as authorized by law, to represent the United States in the negotiation and administration of interstate compacts, including not to exceed $10,000 for the person appointed by the President to participate as the representative of the United States in the administration of the 63 Stat. 145. compact consented to by the Act of May 31, 1949 (Public Law 82): t^^d°i^^^"fn- Provided, That notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, the ret cer President is authorized to appoint a retired officer as such representative, without prejudice to his status as a retired Army officer, and he shall receive such compensation and expenses in addition to his retired pay. BUREAU OF MINES CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF M I N E R A L RESOURCES

F i r e control.

For expenses necessary for promoting the conservation, exploration, development, production, and utilization of mineral resources, including fuels, in the United States, its Territories, and possessions; developing synthetics and substitutes; producing and distributing helium; and controlling fires in inactive coal deposits on public lands, and on private lands, with the consent of the owner; $18,657,000: Provided, That the Secretary is hereby authorized and directed to make suitable arrangements with owners of private property or with a State or its subdivisions for payment of a sum equal to not less than one-half the amount of expenditure to be made for control or extinguishment of fires in inactive coal deposits from funds provided under the authorization of this Act except that expenditure of Federal funds for this purpose in any privately owned operating coal mine shall be limited to investigation and supervision. H E A L T H AND SAFETY

For expenses necessary for promotion of health and safety in mines and in the minerals industries, as authorized by law, $4,080,000. CONSTRUCTION

For construction and improvement of facilities under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Mines, to remain available until expended, $3,600,000, of which $2,600,000 is for liquidation of obligations incurred pursuant to authority previously granted.

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