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SEVENTIETH CONGRESS . SEss . I. CH. 678 . 1928 . prom ulga te t he b est meth ods of r efor esta tion and of grow ing, man ag- ing, and utilizing timber, forage, and other forest products, of main- taining favorable conditions of water flow and the prevention of erosion, of protecting timber and other forest growth from fire, insects, disease, or other harmful agencies, of obtaining the fullest and most effective use of forest lands, and to determine and promul- gate the economic considerations which should underlie the establish- ment of sound policies for the management of forest land and the Provisos.
ultilization of forest products : Provided, That in carryi ng out the Cooperation with in- dividuals, agencies, etc . provisions of this Act the Secretary of Agriculture may cooperate with individuals and public and private agencies, organizations, and Tests of f oreign institu tions, and, in conne ction w ith the colle ction, investi gation , and woods.
tests of foreign woods, he may also cooperate with individuals and public and private agencies, organizations, and institutions in other Special fund for this co unt ri es ; and receiv e money contr ibutions from cooperators u nder purpose . such conditions as he may impose, such contributions to be covered into the Treasury as a special fund which is hereby appropriated and made available until expended as the Secretary of Agriculture may direct, for use in conducting the activities authorized by this Building construe- Act, and in making refunds to contributors : Provided further, That t'on, limit . the cost of any building purchased, erected, or as improved in carry- ing out the purposes of this Act shall not exceed $2,500, exclusive in each instance of the cost of constructing a water supply or sanitary Amounts for speci- system and of connecting the same with any such building : Pro- 8ed objects authorized annually up to i938 . ""de ' further, That the amounts specified in sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 10 of this Act are authorized to be appropriated up to and includ- ing the fiscal year 1938, and such annual appropriations as may there- after be necessary to carry out the provisions of said sections are Special emer gency in- hreby authorized : Provided further, That during any fiscal year creases for tree diseases, insects, and wild life . t e he amounts specified in sections 3, 4, and 5 of this Act making pro- vision for investigations of forest tree and wood diseases, forest insects, and forest wild life, respectively, may be exceeded to provide adequate funds for special research required to meet any serious Provisions s upp le- public emergency relating to epidemics : And provided further, That mental to, and not limiting Departmental the provisions of this Act shall be construed as supplementing all Acts, etc•
other Acts relating to the Department of Agriculture, and except as specifically provided shall not limit or repeal any existing legislation or authority . Experiment stations for
SEC . 2 . That for conducting fire, silvicultural, and other forest fire, silv icult ural ,
c ond uct ing etc., investigations to investigations and experiments the Secretary of Agriculture is hereby be maintained. authori zed, in his di screti on, to maintai n the followi ng fore st exp eri- ment stations for the regions indicated, and in addition to establish and maintain one such station for the Intermountain region in Utah Names, etc ., of sta- and adjoining States, one in Alaska, and one in the tropical posses- tions .
sions of the United States in the West Indies Northeastern .
Northeastern forest experiment station, in New England, New York, and adjacent States ; Allegheny.
Allegheny forest experiment station, in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, and in neighboring States ; Appalachian .
Appalachian forest experiment station, in the southern Appa- lachian Mountains and adjacent forest regions ; Southern.
Southern forest experiment station, in the Southern States ; Central States .
Cen tral S tates f orest e xperim ent sta tion, i n Ohio , India na, Ill inois, K entu cky, Mis sour i, I owa, and in adja cent Sta tes ; Lake States&
Lake States forest experiment station, in the Lake States and adjoining States ; Calif ornia .
California forest experiment station, in California and in adjoin- ing States ; Mountain. hooky Northern Rocky Mountain forest experiment station, in Idaho, Mon tana, and adj oining States ;
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