60 STAT.] 79TH CONG. , 2D SESS.-CH. 541 -JULY 5, 1946 Director of the Bureau of the Budget, air navigation and communica- tion facilities, including appurtenances thereto, to the Administrator of Civil Aeronautics: Provided,That the consolidated appropriation under this head for the fiscal year 1946 is hereby continued available until June 30, 1947. Maintenance and operation of air-navigation facilities: For neces- sary expenses of operation and maintenance of air-navigation facilties and air-traffic control, including personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; purchase (not to exceed thirty-four), hire, maintenance, repair, and operation of passenger automobiles; and not to exceed 3 cents per mile for travel, in privately owned automobiles within the limits of their official posts of duty, of employees engaged in the maintenance and operation of remotely controlled air-naviga- tion facilities; $36,544,418: Provided, That there may be credited to the appropriation "Maintenance and operation of air-navigation facil- ities" sums received from States, counties, municipalities, and other public authorities for expenses incurred in the maintenance and oper- ation of airport traffic control towers. Maintenance and operation of air-navigation facilities (Executive Order 9709): For all necessary expenses of maintenance and opera- tion of air-navigation facilities, by contract or otherwise, in foreign countries and in territories and possessions of the United States, in accordance with Executive Order 9709, dated March 29, 1946, includ- ing personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, $2,500,000, of which not to exceed $200,000 may be transferred to the appropriation "General administration, Office of Administrator of Civil Aeronautics", for necessary expenses in connection with the gen- eral administration of the program. Technical development: For expenses necessary in carrying out the provisions of the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938, as amended (49 U. S . C. 401), relative to such developmental work and service testing as tends to the creation of improved air-navigation facilities, including landing areas, aircraft, aircraft engines, propellers, appliances, per- sonnel, and operation methods, including personal services in the Dis- trict of Columbia and elsewhere; acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant; cleaning and repair of uniforms for guards; purchase (not to exceed one), operation, maintenance, and repair of passenger automobiles; and purchase of reports, documents, plans, and specifica- tions, $875,000, together with not to exceed $120,000 of the unexpended balance of this appropriation for the fiscal year 1946. Enforcement of safety regulations: For expenses necessary in car- rying out the provisions of the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938, as amended (49 U. S . C. 401), relating to safety regulations, except air- traffic control, including personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; purchase (not to exceed forty-four), hire, maintenance, repair, and operation of passenger automobiles, $7,075,000, of which not to exceed $39,000 may be transferred to the appropriation "General administration, Office of Administrator of Civil Aeronautics", and not to exceed $3,000 may be transferred to the appropriation "Printing and binding, Department of Commerce". Airport Advisory Service: For necessary expenses in furnishing advisory services to State and other public and private agencies in connection with the construction and operation of airports and landing areas, including personal services in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, and the operation, repair, and maintenance of passenger automobiles, $250,000. Maintenance and operation of aircraft: For all expenses necessary for the maintenance, operation, and overhaul of two hundred and thirty-one aircraft for the use of all the activities under the Office of the Administrator, and the repair of aircraft engines and other 467 Availability of funds. 59 Stat. 189. Credits. 11 F.R. 3389. Transfer of funds. 52 Stat. 973. 49U. .C.. 401et seq.; Supp. V, §§481, 492, 643. Post, p . 944. 52 Stat. 973. 49U.S.C.§401et seq.; Supp. V, §§ 481, 492, 643. Post,p . 944. Transfer of funds. Ante, p. 465. Post,p . 468.
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