1126 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 754-JUNE 29,1948 this appropriation shall be used for salaries and expenses in connec- Requirements for tion with informational work: Provided further, That after January 31, 1949, no part of any appropriation for the Bureau of Reclamation contained in this Act shall be used for the salaries and expenses of a person in any of the following positions in the Bureau of Reclamation, or of any person who performs the duties of any such position, who is not a qualified engineer with at least five years' engineering and administrative experience: (1) Commissioner of Reclamation; (2) Assistant Commissioner of Reclamation; and (3) Regional Director Administrative of Reclamation: Provided further, That not exceeding $48,000,000 of seappropriations available for expenditure by the Bureau of Reclama- tion during the fiscal year 1949 shall be used for administrative personal Limitation on num- service and other personal services: Provided further, That the total number of employees in the Bureau of Reclamation holding a perma- nent, temporary, or other appointment in grades CAF-9 and P-3, or above, shall not exceed three thousand five hundred at any one time during the fiscal year 1949. GENERAL INVESTGATIONS General investigations: For engineering and economic investi- gations of proposed Federal reclamation projects and surveys, investi- gations, and other activities relating to reconstruction, rehabilitation, extensions, or financial adjustments of existing projects, and studies of water conservation and development plans, such investigations, surveys, and studies to be carried on by said Bureau either inde- pendently, or in cooperation with State agencies and other Federal agencies, including the Corps of Engineers and the Federal Power Commissin, $3,500,000, which may be used to execute detailed surveys, and to prepare construction plans and specifications for specific proj- ects or parts of projects until appropriations are available for construc- tion thereof: Provided, That no part of this appropriation shall be available for the preparation of any comprehensive plan or project report the construction estimates for which are not based upon current construction prices and costs: Provided further, That the expenditure of any sums from this appropriation for investigations of any nature requested by States, municipalities, or other interests shall be upon the basis of the State, municipality, or other interest advancing at least 50 per centum of the estimated cost of such investigations; CONSTRUCTION Ante, p. 1040 . Construction: For construction and continuation of construction of the following projects in not to exceed the following amounts, all to be reimbursable (except as otherwise provided by law) under the reclamation law, to remain available until expended for carrying out projects (including the construction of transmission lines) previously or herein authorized by Congress: Santa Barbara County project, California, Cachuma Unit, $1,000,000, and in addition thereto the Commissioner of Reclamation is authorized to enter into contracts in an amount not in excess of $1,600,000; Paonia project, Colorado, $471,000; Boise project, Idaho, Payette division, $1,525,000; Anderson Ranch Dam, $5,100,000; Lewiston Orchards project, Idaho, $1,136,000; Minidoka project, Idaho: The limitation on the amount available for surveys and preconstruction work in connection with the North Side pumping division stated in the Interior Department Appro- 60 s. priation Act, 1947, is increased from $100,000 to $147,500; [62 STAT.
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