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PUBLIC LAW 4 3 7 - J U N E 29, 1954

cultural phases of the development of the Arkansas-White'-Ked River area, the New England-New York area, including not to exceed $100,000 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 53 Stat. 742. 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a), at rates for individuals 60 Stat. 810. not to exceed $100 per diem, to remain available until expended, $7,482,000, with which shall be merged the unexpended balances of funds heretofore appropriated or transferred to the Department for P flood prevention purposes: Provided, That no part of such funds shall l a n dus r. c has e be used for the purchase of lands in the Yazoo and Little Tallahatchie watersheds without specific approval of the county board of supervisors of the county in which such lands are situated, nor shall any part of such funds be used for the purchase of lands in the counties of Adair, Cherokee, and Sequoyah, in the State of Oklahoma, and Neosho, Cottonwood, Verdigris, Caney, and tributaries in Kansas, without the specific approval of the Board of County Commissioners of the county in which such lands are situated: Provided further, That of the funds available herein, not in excess of $6,504,500 (with which shall be merged the unexpended balances of funds heretofore made available for these purposes) may be expended in watersheds heretofore authorized by section 13 of the Flood Control Act of December 22, 1944, 58 Stat. 90S. for necessary gully control, floodwater detention, and floodway structures in areas other than those over which the Department of the Army has jurisdiction and responsibility. WATER CONSERVATION AND U T I L I Z A T I O N

PROJECTS

For expenses necessary to carry out 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 (7 U.S.C. 10331039), relating to water conservation and utilization projects, to remain available until expended, $480,000, which sum shall be merged with the unexpended balances of funds heretofore appropriated to said Department for the purposes of said Acts. AGRICULTURAL

CONSERVATION PROGRAM

of

54 Stat. 1119. 63 Stat. 277. 64 Stat. 769.

SERVICE

For necessary expenses to carry into effect the provisions of section 7 to 17, inclusive, of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, approved February 29, 1936, as amended (16 U.S.C. 590g590q), 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; $191,700,000, 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 xlgriculture Appropriation Act, 1954, carried out during the period July 1, 1953, to December 31, 1954, inclusive: Provided, That not to exceed $22,500,000 of the total sum provided under this head shall be available during the current fiscal year for salaries and other administrative expenses for carrying out such program, the cost of aerial photographs, however, not to be charged to such limitation; but not more than $4,020,000 shall be transferred to the appropriation account, "Administrative expenses, section 392, Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938": Provided further, That payments to claimants hereunder may be made upon the certificate of the claimant, which certificate shall be in such form as the Secretary may prescribe, that he has carried out the conservation practice or practices and has complied with all other requirements as conditions for such payments and that the statements

49 Stat. 1148.

67 Stat. 215.

52 Stat. 69. 7 USC 1392. Payment claimants.

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