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SEVENTIETH CONGRESS . SESS . I. Ca. 137 . 1928 . Amount for coopera- 50 per cent : Provided further, That $390,000 of this amoun t shall lion . be available only for such cooperation with States or municipalities ; Geologic surveys . For geologic surveys in the various portions of the United States and chem ical and phy sica l re sear ches rel ativ e th eret o, $ 325, 000, of which not to exceed $250,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia ; vI Hawaii . anologiesurveys, etc .,
For volcanologic surveys, measurements, and observatories in Hawaii, including subordinate stations elsewhere, $20,000 ; Alaska mineral re- sources . For continuation of the investigation of the mineral resources of Alaska, $64,500, to be available immediately, of which amount not to exceed $28,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia ; supply Investigations, etc. Water Investigations .
F or gau ging s treams and determ ining the w ater s upply of the United State s, the inve stigat ion of under groun d curr ents and artesian wells, and the preparation of reports upon the best methods Gauging stations . of utilizing the water resources, $197,000 ; for operation and main- tenanc e of t he Lee s Fer ry, Ar izona, gaugi ng st ation and ot her base-gauging s tations in th e Colorado Ri ver drainage, $50,000 ; in all, $247,000, of which amount not to exceed $70,000 may be expended Artesian wells, etc. for personal s ervices in th e District of Columbia, and of which $25,000 may be used to test the existence of artesian and other Provisos .
underground water supplies suitable for irrigation in the arid and cooperation expenses semiarid regions by boring wells : Provided, That no part of this with States, etc . appropriation shall be expended in cooperation with States or municipalities except upon the basis of the State or municipality bearing all of the expense incident thereto in excess of such an amount as is necessary for the Geological Survey to perform its share of general water resource investigations, such share of the Geological Survey in no case exceeding 50 per centum : Provided ti Amount for coopera- furt her, That $1 25,000 of thi s amount shall be available only for such cooperation with States or municipalities ; Cl assif ying land s fo r For the examination and classification of lands requisite to the enlarged homesteads, stock ra ising, etc, determination of their suitability for enlarged homesteads, stock- raising homesteads, public watering places, and stock driveways, or other uses, as required by the public land laws, $180,000, of which amount not to exceed $120,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia ; Geologic maps.
For engraving and printing geologic and topographic maps, $100,000 ; Illustrations.
For prepa ration of the illustrations of the Geolo gical Survey, m ning etallic mineral $24,580 ; For the enforcement of the provisions of the Acts of October 20, of Enfo rcing pro visio ns 191 4, October 2, 1917, Februa ry 25, 1920, a nd March 4, 1 921, and Vol.3s,p.741;Vol. other Acts relating to the mining and recovery of minerals on public 40, p. 207; Vol . 41,
` pp. 437, 1363. lands and naval petroleum reserves ; and for every other expense in cide nt t here to, incl udin g su ppli es, equi pmen t, e xpen ses of travel and subsistence, the construction, maintenance, and repair of neces- sary camp buildings and appurtenances thereto, $225,000, of which amount not to exceed $29,000 may be expended for personal services scie ntif ic investiga- in the District of Columbia ; tions wi th de par t- During the fiscal year 1929 the head of any department or inde- ments, etc., by the pen dent e stabli shment of t he Gov ernmen t hav ing fu n Bur eau .
ds ava ilab le for scientific and technical investigations and requiring cooperative work by the Geological Survey on scientific and technical investiga- tions within the scope of the functions of that bureau and which it is unable to perform within the limits of its appropriations may, with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, transfer to the Geological Survey such sums as may be necessary to carry on such Tran sfer of f unds . investigations . The Secr etar y of the Tre asur y sh all tran sfer on the books of the Treasury Department any sums which may be author-
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