PUBLIC LAW i04r-37—OCT. 21, 1995
109 STAT. 313
exchange, or purchase at a nominal cost not to exceed $100 pursuant
to the Act of August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 428a); purchase and erection
or alteration or improvement of permanent and temporary buildings; and operation and maintenance of aircraft, $629,986,000, to
remain available until expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b), of which not
less than $5,852,000 is for snow survey and water forecasting
and not less than $8,875,000 is for operation and establishment
of the plant materials centers: Provided, That appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for construction
and improvement of buildings and public improvements at plant
materials centers, except that the cost of alterations and improvements to other buildings and other public improvements shall not
exceed $250,000: Provided further. That when buildings or other
structures are erected on non-Federal land, that the right to use
such land is obtained as provided in 7 U.S.C. 2250a: Provided
further, That this appropriation shall be available for technical
assistance and related expenses to carry out programs authorized
by section 202(c) of title II of the Colorado River Basin Salinity
Control Act of 1974, as amended (43 U.S.C. 1592(c)): Provided
further, That no part of this appropriation may be expended for
soil and water conservation operations under the Act of April 27,
1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a-590f) in demonstration projects: Provided
further. That this appropriation shall be available for employment
pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic
Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225) and not to exceed $25,000 shall be
available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further,
That qualified local engineers may be temporarily employed at
per diem rates to perform the technical planning work of the Service
(16 U.S.C. 590e-2).
WATERSHED AND FLOOD PREVENTION OPERATIONS
For necessary expenses to carry out preventive measures,
including but not limited to research, engineering operations, methods of cultivation, the growing of vegetation, rehabilitation of existing works and changes in use of land, in accordance with the
Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act approved August
4, 1954, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1001-1005, 1007-1009), the provisions of the Act of April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a-f), and in
accordance with the provisions of laws relating to the activities
of the Department, $100,000,000, to remain available until
expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b) (of which $15,000,000 shall be available
for the watersheds authorized under the Flood Control Act approved
June 22, 1936 (33 U.S.C. 701, 16 U.S.C. 1006a), as amended and
supplemented): Provided, That this appropriation shall be available
for employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a)
of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed
$200,000 shall be available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109:
Provided further. That not to exceed $1,000,000 of this appropriation
is available to carry out the purposes of the Endangered Species
Act of 1973 (Public Law 93-205), as amended, including cooperative
efforts as contemplated by that Act to relocate endangered or threatened species to other suitable habitats as may be necessary to
expedite project construction.
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