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SEVENTIETH CONGRESS . SESS. II . Cg. 227. 1929 . Improvement of the national forests : For the construction and maintenance of roads, trails, bridges, fire lanes, telephone lines, cabins, fences, and other improvements necessary for the proper and economical administration, protection, and development of the nati onal f orests , $645 ,000, of whi ch amou nt $12 5,000 is res erved for expenditure on the Angeles, Cleveland, Santa Barbara, and San Bernardino National Forests in southern California : Provided, That such sum of $125,000 shall not be expended unless an equal amount is contributed for such work by State, county, municipal, and/or other local interests, to be paid, in whole or in part, in advance of the performance of the work for which this appropriation provides Pro vided fur ther, That wher e, in the opin ion o f the Sec retar y of Agriculture, direct purchase will be more economical than construc- tion , tele phone lines, cabin s, fen ces, an d othe r impr ovemen ts may be purchased : Provided further, That not to exceed $85,000 may be expended for the construction and maintenance of boundary and range division fences, counting corrals, stock driveways and bridges, the development of stock watering places, and the eradication of poisonous plants on the national forests : Provided further, That not to exceed $1,000 of this appropriation may be used for the repair and maintenance of the dam at Cass Lake, Minnesota . For silvicultural, dendrological, and other experiments and investi- gations, independently or in cooperation with other branches of the Federal Government, with States, and with individuals, to determine the best methods for the conservative management of forests and forest land, $413,000 . Range investigations : For experiments and investigations of range conditions within the national forests or elsewhere on the public range, and of methods for improving the range by reseeding, regu- lation of grazing, and other means, $67,000 . Forest products : For investigations of methods for wood distil- lation and for the preservative treatment of timber, for timber test- ing, and the testing of such woods as may require test to ascertain if they be suitable for making paper, for investigations and tests within the United States of foreign woods of commercial impor- tance to industries in the United States, and for other investigations and experiments to promote economy in the use of forest and fiber products, and for commercial demonstrations of improved methods or processes, in cooperation with individuals and companies, $585 .000 Pr ovide d, That not to exceed $15,000 of this amount may be used for the investigation by the Forest Products Laboratory of the United States Department of Agriculture of hemp as a source of supply for the manufacture of pulp and paper . For survey of timber and other forest products as authorized by sections 1 and 9 of the Act approved May 22, 1928 (45 Stat ., pp. (399-702) . $40,000 . For econom ic inv estiga tions of for est lan ds, an d fore st pro ducts, authorized by sections 1 and 10 of the Act approved May 22, 1928 (45 Stat., pp . 699-702), $25,000. In all, salaries and general expenses, $9,541,280 ; and in addition th ereto there are he reby a ppropr iated all mon eys re ceived as co ntri- butions toward cooperative work under the provisions of section 1 of the Act approved March 3, 1925 (U. S. C., p. 428, sec. 572), wh ich fu nds sh all be cover ed int o the Treasur y and consti tute a part of the special funds provided by the Act of June 30, 1914 (U . S . C ., p . 422, sec . 498) : Provided, That not to exce ed $ 470 ,000 may be expended for departmental personal services in the District of Columbia . 1205 Pe rman ent i mpro ve- ments. Am ount s for sou th- ern California forests . Provisos . Local contributions required . Purchase of tele- phone lines, etc . Division fences, stock dr ivew ays, watering places, etc . Dam at Cass Lak e, Minn . Vol.44,p. 618. Ma nage ment of for- est lands. Ra nge condit ions and improvements. In vestigation s of wood distillation, for- est products, etc . Proviso . He mp for pulp and paper . Su rvey of tim ber, etc . Ante, pp. 699-702 . Reforestation, etc . Ante, pp. 699-702 . Add itional, fro m co- operative forest pro- tection fund . Vol. 43, p. 1132. U.S. Code, p.428. Vol .38,p.430 . U.S . Code, p.422. Proviso . Services in the Dis- trict .