73d CONGRESS . SESS. II. CH. 89. MARCH 26, 1934 .
491 FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY SYSTEM
Federal-aid highways . For car rying out the provisions of the Act enti tled "An Act t o St Cooperat constructing provide that the United States shall aid the States in the construction rura l post roads . of rural post ro ads, and for other purposes ", approved July 11, 40vn~'l"i
Vo3542 pp . 1916 (39 Stat ., pp . 355-359), and all Acts amendatory thereof and Vol . 0,11157;Vol . 43,1p. 8 89; supplementary thereto, to be expended in accordance with the pro- VII, p. 32 1' . 422; Supp. visrons of said Act, as amended, Including not to exceed $176,400 for de partme ntal pe rsonal servic es in t he Dist rict o f Colum bia, $8 ,000,0 00, to be immediately available and to remain available until expended, which sum is a part of the sum of $125,000,000 authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1933, by section 1 of the Act approved April 4, 1930 (46 Stat ., p . 141) : Provided, That none of the money herein appropriated shall be paid to any State on account of any project on w hich convict labor shall be employed, except this provision shall not apply to convict labor performed by convicts on parole or probation : Provided further, That not to exceed $45,000 of the funds provided for carrying out the provisions of the Federal Highway Act of November 9, 1921 (U .S .C ., title 23, sees. 21 and 23), shall be available for the purchase of motor-pro- pelled passenger-carrying vehicles necessary for carrying out the provisions of said Act, including the replacement of not to exceed one such vehicle for use in the administrative work of the Bureau of Public Roads in the District of Columbia : Provided farther, That, during the fiscal year 1935, whenever performing authorized engi- neering or other services in connection with the survey, construction and ma intena nce, o r imp roveme nt of roads for o ther G overnm ent agencies the charge for such services may include depreciation on engineering and road-building equipment used, and the amounts received on account of such charges sh all be credi ted to the appropriation concerned . The a ppropriation of $2,000,000 for roads on unappropriate d or unreserved public lands, nontaxable Indian lands, and so forth, con- tained in the Act entitled "An Act to relieve destitution, to broaden the lending powers of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, and to create employment by providing for and expediting a public- works program', approved July 21, 1932, is hereby continued avail- able during the fiscal year 1935, and not to exceed $4,290 may be used for personal services in the District of Columbia . Total, Bureau of Public Roads, $8,000,000 . BUR EAU OF A GRIC ULTU RAL ENGI NEER ING SALARIES AND GENERAL EXPENSES General administrative expenses : For necessary expenses for gen- eral administrative purposes, including the salary of chief of bureau and other personal services in the District of Columbia, $33,867 . Agr icultural eng ineering : For investigat ions, experim ents, and demonstrations involving the application of engineering principles to agriculture, independently or in cooperation with Federal, State, county, or other public agencies or with farm bureaus, organizations, or individuals ; for investigating and reporting upon the utilization of water in farm irrigation and the best methods to apply in prac- tice ; the different kinds of power and appliances ; the flow of water in ditches, pipes, and other conduits ; the duty, apportionment, and measurement of irrigation water ; the customs, regulations, and laws affecting irrigation ; and the drainage of farms and of swamps and other wet lands which may be made available for agricultural pur- Vol. 46, pp.141, 1031. Provisos. Convict labor bidden. Charges against services . Emergency appropri- ation for roads on In- dian reservations, etc . Vol. 47, p. 717. Services in the Dis- trict . fo r- Vehicles. Vol. 42, p . 217. U.S.C., p. 667. allowed engineering Agricultural En gi- neering Bureau. General expenses . Chief of bureau, and office personnel . Investigations, ate .
