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SEVENTY-FIRST C ONGRESS . SESS . III . CH. 279 . 1931 . Vol. 34, p. is2.

in section 2 of an Act entitled "An Act to provide for the construc- U n s, c.,p. iss4. tion and maintenance of roads, the establishment and maintenance of schools, and the care and support of insane persons in the District of Alaska, and for other purposes," approved January 27, 1905, as amended (U . S . C ., title 48, secs . 321-337), and to be expended conformably to the provisions of said Act as amended, $800,000, to be available immediately, and to include $1,000 compensation to President, Board of the president of the Board of Road Commissioners for Alaska, in Road Commissioners . addi tion to his regu lar pay and allo wanc es . PRESER VATION AND RE PAIR OF HISTOR ICAL F ORTIFIC ATIONS San Juan, P.R.

For the

repair, and maintenance of Preservation of his-

protection, preservation, torical fortifications . historical fortifications at San Juan, Porto Rico, $17,000 . Rivers and harbors .

RIVERS AND HARBORS Immediately avail- To be immediately available and to be expended under the direc- able .

tion of the Secretary of War and the supervision of the Chief of Engine ers Preservation, con- For the preservation and maintenance of existing river and harbor struction, etc., of au- thorized projects .

works, and for the prosecution of such projects heretofore author- ized as may be most desirable in the interests of commerce and Boundary waters, navigation ; for survey of northern and northwestern lakes, Lake etc" surveys, of the Woods, and other boundary and connecting waters between the said lake and Lake Superior, Lake Champlain, and the natural naviga ble wa ters e mbrac ed in the na vigati on sy stem o f the New York canals, including all necessary expenses for preparing, correct- ing, extending, printing, binding, and issuing charts and bulletins Exa min ati on s, su r- and of investigating lake levels with a view to their regulation

for

veys, etc'

examinations, surveys, and contingencies of rivers and harbors Provisos.

Prov ided That no funds shall be expended for an Use for unauthorized

2 preliminary projects forbidden .

examination, survey, project, or estimate not authorized by law ; New York Harbor, deposits. and for the prevention of obstructive and injurious deposits within the harbor and adjacent waters of New York City, for pay of inspectors deputy inspectors, crews, and office force, and for main- tenance 01 patrol fleet and expenses of office, $60,000,000 : Provided Biloxi harbor, Miss. further, That the conditions imposed upon the improvement of Improvements modi- fied . Biloxi Harbor, Mississippi, authorized to be carried out in accord- ance with the report submitted in House Document numbered 754, Sixty-ninth Congress, second session, may, in the discretion of the Chief of Engineers of the Army and the Secretary of War, be modi- Terminal construe- fied so as to provide that the local interests shall give assurances tion b y local interests . that they will construct a public termin al adequate fo r coastwise traffic, under plans to be approved by the Chief of Engineers of the Army, whenever in his opini on such const ruction is nec essary, and that such local interests, in the event of modification of such condi- tions, shall contribute therefor at least $5,000 toward the first cost of the improvement and at least $5,100 annually thereafter for five Muscle Shoals .

successive years . . MUSCLE SHOALS Ope rating, etc ., For operating, maintaining, and keeping in repair the works at works at Dam No.2, Tennessee River . Dam Num ber ed 2, Tennessee River, including the hydroelectrical development, $254,740, to remain available until June 30, 1932, an d to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War and the supervision of the Chief of Engineers. Flood control.

FLOOD CONTROL Mississippi River, Flood control, Mississippi River and tributaries : For prosecuting etc .

work of flood control in accordance with the provisions of the Flood