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 72 ST AT.]

PUBLIC LAW 85-767-AUG. 27, 1958

the United States for the payment of the cost thereof and such funds shall be deemed to have been expended when so obligated. Any funds heretofore or hereafter authorized for any fiscal year for forest highways, forest development roads and trails, park roads and trails, parkw^ays, Indian roads, and public lands highways shall be deemed to have been expended if a sum equal to the total of the sums authorized for such fiscal year and previous fiscal years since and including the fiscal year ending June 30, 1955, shall have been obligated. Any of such funds released by payment of final voucher or modification of project authorizations shall be credited to the balance of unobligated authorizations and be immediately available for expenditure. §204. Forest highways (a) Funds available for forest highways shall be used by the Secretary to pay for the cost of construction and maintenance thereof. I n connection therewith, the Secretary may enter into construction contracts and such other contracts with a State, or civil subdivision thereof as he deems advisable. (b) Cooperation of States, counties, or other local subdivisions, may be accepted but shall not be required by the Secretary. (c) Construction estimated to cost $5,000 or more per mile, exclusive of bridges, shall be advertised and let to contract. If such estimated cost is less than $5,000 per mile or if, after proper advertising, no acceptable bid is received or the bids are deemed excessive, the work may be done by the Secretary on his own account. For such purpose, the Secretary may purchase, lease, hire, rent, or otherwise obtain all necessary supplies, materials, tools, equipment, and facilities required to perform the work, and may pay wages, salaries, and other expenses for help employed in connection with such work. (d) All appropriations for forest highways shall be administered in conformity with regulations jointly approved by the Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture. (e) The Secretary shall transfer to the Secretary of Agriculture from appropriations for forest highways such amounts as may be needed to cover necessary administrative expenses of the Forest Service in connection with the forest-highway program. (f) Funds available for forest highways shall be available for adjacent vehicular parking areas and for sanitary, water, and fire control facilities. § 205. Forest development roads and trails (a) Funds available for forest development roads and trails shall be used by the Secretary of Agriculture to pay for the cost of construction and maintenance thereof, including roads and trails, on experimental areas under Forest Service administration. In connection therewith, the Secretary of Agriculture may enter into construction contracts with a State or civil subdivision thereof, and issue such regulations as he deems advisable. (b) Cooperation of States, counties, or other local subdivisions may be accepted but shall not be required by the Secretary of Agriculture. (c) Construction estimated to cost $10,000 or more per mile, exclusive of bridges, shall be advertised and let to contract. If such estimated cost is less than $10,000 per mile or if, after proper advertising, no acceptable bid is received or the bids are deemed excessive, the work may be done by the Secretary of Agriculture on his own account. For such purpose, the Secretary of Agriculture may purchase, lease, hire, rent, or otherwise obtain all necessary supplies, materials, tools, equipment, and facilities required to perform the work, and may pay wages, salaries, and other expenses for help employed in connection with such work.

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