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PUBLIC LAW 195-AUG. 5, 1953

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SALARIES A N D EXPENSES

For salaries and expenses not otherwise provided for, including examinations, preliminary surveys, and investigations, $500,000. CONSTRUCTION

For detailed plan preparation and construction of projects author48 Stat. 1621. j^cd by the Convention concluded February 1, 1933, between the United States and Mexico, the Acts approved August 19, 1935, as 49 Stat. 660. amended (22 U.S.C. 277-277f), August 29, 1935 (49 Stat. 961), 55 Stat. 338. Ju^e 4, 1936 (49 Stat. 1463), June 28, 1941 (22 U.S.C. 277f), Sep22 ^u^sc^7*7d-i tember 13, 1950 (Public Law 786), and the projects stipulated in the "°59*stat 1219 treaty between the United States and Mexico signed at Washington on February 3, 1944, $6,600,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That no expenditures shall be made for the lower Rio Grande flood-control project for construction on any land, site, or easement in connection with this project except such as has been acquired by donation and the title thereto has been approved by the Attorney General of the United States: Provided further, That the Anzalduas Diversion Dam shall not be operated for irrigation or water supply purposes in the United States unless suitable arrangements have been made with the prospective water users for repayment to the Government of such portions of the costs of said dam as shall have been allocated to such purposes by the Secretary of State. OPERATION A N D M A I N T E N A N C E

For operation and maintenance of projects or parts thereof, as enumerated above, including gaging stations, $900,000: Provided, That expenditures for the Rio Grande bank protection project shall be subject to the provisions and conditions contained in the appropriation for said project as provided by the Act approved April 25, 1945 (59 Stat. 89). AMERICAN SECTIONS, INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS

1 usT 694. 1 usT 230.

For expenses necessary to enable the President to perform the obligations of the United States pursuant to conventions between the United States and Canada signed May 26, 1930 (50 Stat. 1355) and January 29, 1937 (50 Stat. 1351), treaties between the United States and Great Britain, in respect to Canada, signed January 11, 1909 (36 Stat. 2448) and February 24, 1925 (44 Stat. 2102), the treaty between ^i^g United States and Canada signed February 27, 1950, and Convention between the United States and Costa Rica signed May 31, 1949, including stenographic reporting services by contract; purchase (not to exceed one for replacement only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles; the United States share of the expenses of the International Pacific Salmon Fisheries Commission, the International Fisheries Commission, and the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission, which except for the expenses of the members, may be advanced to the respective Commissions; $543,889, to be disbursed under the direction of the Secretary of State, and to be available also for additional expenses of the American Sections, International Commissions, as hereinafter set forth: International Joint Commission, United States and Canada, the salary of one Commissioner on the part of the United States who shall serve at the pleasure of the President (the other Commissioners to serve in that capacity without compensation therefor); salaries of clerks and other employees appointed by the Commissioners on the

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