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PUBLIC LAW 1 7 2 - J U L Y 31, 1953 NATIONAL P A R K

SERVICE

M A N A G E M E N T A N D PROTECTION

For expenses necessary for the management and protection of the areas and facilities administered by the National P a r k Service, including protection of lands in process of condemnation; and for plans, investigations, and studies of the recreational resources (exclusive of preparation of detail plans and working drawings) and archaeological values in river basins of the United States (except the Missouri Kiver B a s i n); $8,786,550. The Secretary of the Interior shall hereafter report in detail all Repot, proposed awards of concession leases and contracts, including renewals thereof, sixty days before such awards are made, to the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives for transmission to the appropriate committees. M A I N T E N A N C E A N D R E H A B I L I T A T I O N OF P H Y S I C A L F A C I L I T I E S

For expenses necessary for the operation, maintenance, and rehabilitation of roads (including furnishing special road maintenance service to defense trucking permittees on a reimbursable basis), trails, buildings, utilities, and other physical facilities essential to the operation of areas administered pursuant to law by the National Park Service, $8,300,000. CONSTRUCTION

For construction and improvement, without regard to the Act of August 24, 1912, as amended (16 U, S. C. 451), of roads, trails, parkways, buildings, utilities, and other physical facilities; and the acquisition of lands, interests therein, improvements, and water rights; to remain available until expended; $18,916,300.

37 Stat. 4 6 0.

CONSTRUCTION ( L I Q U I D A T I O N OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION)

For liquidation of obligations incurred pursuant to authority contained in section 4(b) of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1952 (66 Stat. 159), $1,500,000. GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE

16 USC note.

460c

EXPENSES

For expenses necessary for general administration of the National Park Service, including such expenses in the regional offices, $1,268,000. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

Appropriations for the National P a r k Service shall be available for cleaning and repair of uniforms for National Capital Parks police '"' • ' and guards; and the objects and purposes specified in the Act of August 7, 1946 (16 U.S.C. 17j-2). eo Stat. sss. F I S H AND WILDLIFE SERVICE MANAGEMENT OF RESOURCES

For expenses necessary for conservation, management, protection, and utilization of fish and wildlife resources, and for the performance of other authorized functions related to such resources; operation of the industrial properties within the Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge (61 Stat. 770); maintenance of the herd of long-horned cattle on the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge; purchase or rent of land,

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