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PUBLIC LAW 87-879-OCT. 24, 1962

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Public Law 87-879 AN ACT Making appropriations for the Department of Agriculture and related agencies for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1963, and for other purposes.

October 24, 1962 [H. R. 12648]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following Department sums are appropriated,.out of any money in the Treasury not other- tetated^A^ldet wise appropriated, for the Department of Agriculture and related Appropriation Act, 1963. agencies for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1963; namely: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TITLE I—GENERAL ACTIVITIES A G R I C U L T U R A L R E S E A R C H SERVICE SALARIES A N D E X P E N S E S

For expenses necessary to perform agricultural research relating to production, utilization, and home economics, to control and eradicate pests and plant and animal diseases, and to perform related inspection, quarantine and regulatory work, and meat inspection: Provided, That not to exceed $75,000 of the appropriations hereunder shall be available 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 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a): Provided further, That appropriations hereunder shall be available for the operation and maintenance of aircraft and the purchase of not to exceed two for replacement only: Provided further, That appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant to title 5, United States Code, section 565a, for the construction, alteration, and repair of buildings and improvements, but unless otherwise provided, the cost of constructing any one building (except headhouses connecting greenhouses) shall not exceed $15,000, except for four building-s to be constructed or improved at a cost not to exceed $30,000 each and one building to be constructed at a cost not to exceed $50,000, and the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed $5,000 or 5 per centum of the cost of the building, whichever is greater: Provided further, That the limitations on alterations contained in this Act shall not apply to a total of $100,000 for conversion of animal disease and parasite research facilities at Beltsville, Maryland: Research: For research and demonstrations on the production and utilization of agricultural products, home economics, and related research and services, and for acquisition of land by donation, exchange, or purchase at a nominal cost not to exceed $100, $77,473,000; plus additional amounts for research as follows: $325,000 for staffing new research laboratories, $670,000 for research on cost of production, and $4,875,000 for expanded utilization research; and plus the following amounts, to remain available until expended, for construction, alteration and equipping of facilities: $395,000 for soil and water research facilities at Sidney, Montana, $450,000 for poultry research facilities at East Lansing, Michigan, $400,000 for Mandan, North Dakota, $125,000 for the Southern Piedmont soil and water facility, $585,000 for Tucson, Arizona, $500,000 for the regional tree fruit and nut crops

58 Stat. 742. 60 Stat. 810.

58 Stat. 742.

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