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PUBLIC LAW 85-118-AUG. 2, 1957

[71 S T A T.

FLOOD PREVENTION

For expenses necessary, in accordance with the Flood Control Act, 3 3^u1"c^"o'ia- approved June 22, 1936 (33 TT. S. C. 701-709), as amended and sup70ih. plemented, and in accordance with the provisions of laws relating to the activities of the Department, to perform works of improvement, including not to exceed $100,000 for employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (5 58 Stat. 742. U.S.C. 574), as amended by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 60 Stat. 810. (5 p. S. C. 55a), to remain available until expended, $13,220,000, with which shall be merged the unexpended balances of funds heretofore appropriated or transferred to the Department for flood prevention purposes: Provided, That no part of such funds shall 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 situatea. WATER CONSERVATION A N D UTILIZATION PROJECTS

54 Stat. 1119. 64 Stat. 769.

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 xj. S. C. 590y-z-10), as amended and supplemented, June 28, 1949 (^3 Stat. 277), and September 6, 1950 (7 U.S.C. 1033-39), relating to water conservation and utilization projects, to remain available until expended, $350,000, which sum shall be merged with the unexpended balances of funds heretofore appropriated to said Department for the purpose of said Acts. GREAT PLAINS CONSERVATION PROGRAM

16 USC 590p.

For necessary expenses to carry into effect a program of conservation in the Great Plains area, pursuant to section 16(b) of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, as added by the Act of August 7, 1956 (70 Stat. 1115-1117), $10,000,000, to remain available until expended. AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION PROGRAM SERVICE

49 Stat. 1148.

70 Stat. 233.

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For necessary expenses to carry into effect the program authorized in sections 7 to 15, 16 (a), and 17 of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, approved February 29, 1936, as amended (^g jj g Q 590g-590 (o), 590p (a)-590q), 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; $212,000,000, to remain available until December 31 of the next succeeding fiscal year for compliance with the program of soil-building and soil- and water-conserving practices authorized under this head in the Department of Agriculture and F a r m Credit Administration Appropriation Act, 1957, carried out during the period July 1, 1956, to December 31, 1957, inclusive: Provided, That not to exceed $24,698,000 of the total sum provided under this head shall be available during the current fiscal year for administrative expenses for carrying out such program, the cost of aerial photographs, however, not to be charged to such limitation; but not more than $5,025,800 shall be transferred to the appropriation account "Administrative expenses, section 392, Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938": Provided further, That none of the funds herein appropriated shall be used to pay the salaries or expenses of any regional information employees or any State information employees, but this shall not preclude the answering of inquiries or supplying of information at the county level to individual farmers:

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