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216 SIXTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. C11. 119. 1921. jgsdgment are necessary for the proper and efficient performance of unctions. gwainfséiipgigilihuliieiyrg Sec. 15. That two ayears after this Act takes effect the ` Secretary of Agriculture sh prepare, (publish, and distribute a map showing the highways orest roa s that have been selected ,,,1,,,,,, _ an approved as a part of the primary or interstate, and the seconda ¤¤ ¤¢¤ mmm or intercounty systems and at least annually thereafter hall il e . , S ll • lish supplementary maps showing his program and the progress conveyance or pur, made m selection, construction, and reconstruction. .

°"'°Y °°¤· Sec. 16. That for the purpose of this Act the consent of the

United Statis ishllglreby gliven to any rkailroadsor canal companiy to convey to e way epartment o an tate any art o its right of way or other property in that Sytate by grant use or public rms from the United States. {‘;”.{L‘f‘”°"°’°"“" Sec. 17. That if the Secretary of Agriculture determines that any Am»1¤¤<¤f¤r- part of the public lamb or reservations of the United States is reasonably necessary for the rigllgt of way of any highway or forest road or as a source of materi for the construction or maintenance of any such highway or forest road adjacent to such lands or reservatjpnsa the Secretary of shall iile with qhe Sqprnitary of t e epartment su rvis e a ministration o suc an or reservation a map shdwingnghe portion of such lands or reservations T Mtosme W which it is desired to appropriate. _ _ mmaauuattjeerea If wrthm a period of four months after such filing the said Secre- ‘°· tary shall not have certified to the Secretary of Agriculture that ge proposed appropriation of such lalpdhor materialfis colnprlary tg e pubic interest or inconsistent wit the urposes or w `c suc land or materials have been reserved,_ or sliall have agreed to the approfpriation and transfer imder conditions which he eems necessari or the adequate protection and utilization of the reserve, then suc land and materials may be appfopriated and transferred to the State highway <§1partment for suc purposes and subject to the

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longer seam. If at any time the need for any such lands or materials for such purposes s all no longer exist, notice of the fact shall_be given by the State highway department to the Secretary of Agriculture, and sgch lands or rqatelpialg shall imme-}d1atelyhr;¢::;*1erilahto tlppa cgntrol of t e Secretary o the apartment rom w ey een ap- Rulgs, etc., to be pr0pnated` · . presented. Sec. 18. That the Secretary of Agriculture shall prescribe and promulgate all needful rules and regulations for the carrying out of the provisions of this Act, mclu ng such recommendations to the Congress and the State highwaydepartments as he may deem nlecesspry fop preésiervipg and protecting the highways and insuring uu · the sa ety 0 tra c thereon. §g*?g,*{°¤*: l**g=;m*'i$ Sec. 19. That on or before the first Monday in December of each year theil aSuecret:i.1jy1 of Atgricrliltérre shall makefa geport ltodCongr4;§, which s incu e a eta` e statement o the wor one, e status of each project undertaken, the allocation of appropriations, an itemized statement of the expenditures and receipts during the preceding fiscal year under this Act,_an itemized statement oil the travelingaland otheg expenses, includmgi;1 hst of (cirplpgoyees, their duties aries, an trave expenses, _ any an recommen- Spam gpm dations, if any, for new lelgixslation amending or supplementing this Act. The (iecretary of Agr1cu1t1u·e shall also make such special _ · i ,, 0, reports as ngress may request. _ _ ¤=;=H]?g£n?°$ { Sec. 20. That for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act there is hereby appropriated, out of the mone s in the Treas not otherwise apprdpriated, $75,000,000 for the fiscal year endingjyune 30, 1922, $25,000,000 of which shall become immediately