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53 STAT.] 76TH CONG., 1 ST SESS.-CH. 208-JUNE 16, 1939 Capitol Power Plant: For lighting, heating, and power for the Capitol, Senate and House Office Buildings, Supreme Court Building, Congressional Library Buildings, and the grounds about the same, Botanic Garden, legislative garage, and folding and storage rooms of the Senate, and for air-conditioning refrigeration not supplied from plants in any of such buildings; for heating the Government Printing Office and Washington City Post Office and for light and power there- for whenever available; personal and other services, engineering instruments, fuel, oil, materials, labor, advertising, and purchase of waterproof wearing apparel in connection with the maintenance and operation of the plant, $542,050. The appropriations under the control of the Architect of the Capitol may be expended without reference to section 4 of the Act approved June 17, 1910 (41 U. S . C. 7), concerning purchases for executive departments. The Government Printing Office and the Washington City Post Office shall reimburse the Capitol power plant for heat, light, and power whenever any such service is furnished during the fiscal year 1940, and the amounts so reimbursed shall be covered into the Treasury. LIBRARY BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS Salaries: For chief engineer and all personal services at rates of pay provided by law, $81,220. Salaries, Sunday opening: For extra services of employees and additional employees under the Architect of the Capitol to provide for the opening of the Library Buildings on Sundays and on holi- days, at rates to be fixed by such Architect, $6,768. For necessary expenditures for the Library Buildings and Grounds under the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol, including minor improvements, maintenance, repair, equipment, supplies, mate- rial, and appurtenances, and personal and other services in connection with the mechanical and structural maintenance of such buildings and grounds, $48,600, of which amount $20,000 shall be immediately available. For furniture, including partitions, screens, shelving, and electrical work pertaining thereto and repairs thereof, $36,500, of which amount $15,000 shall be available immediately. BOTANIC GARDEN Salaries: For personal services (including not exceeding $3,000 for miscellaneous temporary labor without regard to the Classification Act of 1923, as amended), $81,330; all under the direction of the Joint Committee on the Library. Maintenance, operation, repairs, and improvements: For all neces- sary expenses incident to maintaining, operating, repairing, and improving the Botanic Garden, and the nurseries, buildings, grounds, and equipment pertaining thereto, including procuring fertilizers, soils, tools, trees, shrubs, plants, and seeds; materials and miscella- neous supplies, including rubber boots and aprons when required for use by employees in connection with their work; not to exceed $25 for emergency medical supplies; disposition of waste; traveling expenses of the Director and his assistants not to exceed $250; street- car fares not exceeding $25; office equipment and contingent expenses; the prevention and eraditionion of insect and other pests and plant diseases by purchase of materials and procurement of personal serv- ices by contract without regard to the provisions of any other Act; repair, maintenance, operation, purchase, and exchange of motor- 833 Capitol Power Plant, maintenance, etc. Purchases independ- ent of Procurement Division, Treasury Department. 36 Stat. 631. 41U.S .C.§ 7. Reimbursement for heat, etc., to desig- nated buildings. Salaries. Sunday opening. Maintenance, pair, etc. re- Furnitlre, etc. Salaries. U.S. C . § 661-674; Supp. IV , §§ 673, 673c. Maintenance, re- pairs, etc.