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SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS . SEss . II . Cas .104, 105 . 1930.

141 captain, Medical Corps, United States Navy, while so serving Provi ded, That the officer now assign ed to that duty s hall have the 1`101180- Rank, et• ., > rofrom rank, pay, and allowances herein provided from March 6, 1929, the March 6,1929 . date of a ssignment as such . Approved, April 4, 1930 . April 4, 1930 . CHAP. 105 .-An Act To amend the Act entitled "An Act to provide that [If. R.5616.1 the United States shall aid the States in the construction of rural post roads,

[Public, No . 90.] and for other purposes," approved July 11, 1916, as amended and supplemented, and for other purposes . Be it enacted by the S enate and House o f Representatives o f the United States of America in Congress assembled, That for the pur- Rur al ostroaeiiza- poses of carrying out the p rovisions of the Act entitled "An Act to dons of appropriations provide that the United States shall aid the States in the construction for . Vol. 39, p. 356; Vol. of rural post roads, and for other purposes, approved July 11, 1916, 40, P . 1201, ti ol . 42, pp . 660, 1157

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and all Acts amendatory thereof and supple mentary thereto, there is p. 889; vol . 44, PP 760, hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the 13u: s •~4pP~•' Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the following additional sums, Pos t, pp . 261,1276 . to be expended according to the provisions of such Act as amended : For 1932. The sum of $125,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1932 ; For 1933. the sum of $125,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1933, SEC. 2 . There is hereby authorized to be appropriate d, out of any Aaait ional sum for 1931 . money in the Treasury f the United States nt othewise appro- Vol . 45, p. 750. priated, in addition to the authorization approved in section 1 of the Act of May 26, 1928, the additional sum of $50,000,000 for the fiscal yea r endin g June 30, 193 1, to be expe nded in accord ance wi th the provisions of the Federal Highway Acts and all amendments thereof, and supplementary thereto . SEC. 3 . Section 6 of such Act of July 11, 1916, as amended and • ea gepa yment sin- supplemented, is further amended so that the limitation of payments which the Secretary of Agriculture may m ake is increased to $25,000 per mile, exclusive of the cost of bridges of more than twenty feet clear span : Provided, That the Federal participation shall be limited Pr01aiion . t o $15,000 per mile until the original certified seven per cent system of such State shall have been surfaced : Provided further, That any such certibcat•requi`ed . increase above $15,000 per mile shall be certified by the Director of the Bureau of Public Roads and the Secretary of Agriculture as securing actual extension of the highway system or economy in its construction : Provided further, That the limitation of payments mApplication oo pay- herein provided shall apply to the public-land States, except that states . the same is hereby increased in proportion to the increased percentage of Federal aid autho rized by section 11 of the Act enti tled "An Act Vol.42,p.214. to amend the Act ent itled `An Act to provide that the U nited States shall aid the States in the construction of rural post roads, and for other purposes,' approved July 11, 1916, as amended and supple- mented, and for other purposes," approved November 9, 1921, as am e n d e d . T he provisions of this section rela ting to the limita tion Provisionsapplicable g

to all avail able funds . of paym ents pe r mile which t he Secr etary of Agri culture may ma ke shall apply to all funds heretofore appropriated and available for payment to the States on the date of approval of this amendatory Act and to all sums hereafter appropriated for carrying out the provisions of such Act of July 11, 1916, as amended and supple- mented . SEC . 4 . All Acts or parts of Acts in any way inconsistent with the p consistent laws re- provisions of th is Act are hereby repealed, and th is Act shall take effect on its passage . Approved, April 4, 1930 .