74TH C ONGRESS . SESS. II. CH. 489. JUNE 4, 1936 . Provi ded, That the sum of $125,0 00 sha ll be advan ced fr om the general fund of the Treasury on the first day of the fiscal year to the fo regoing appropri ation, t o be ret urned to the sur plus fun d of the Treasury when the first $125,000 of revenue from the sale of stamps has been received and warranted for the fiscal year 1937 . Total, Bureau of Biological Survey, $1,961,224, of which amount not to exceed $530,620 may be expended for personal services in the Distri ct of Co lumbia, and not to excee d $53,78 5 shall be avail able for the purchase of inotor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles necessary in the conduct of field work outside the District of Columbia : Provided, That the appropriation of $6,000,000 contained in title VII of the Act of June 15, 1935 (49 Stat ., p . 384), shall be available for the maintenance, repair, and operation of motor- propelled passenger-carrying vehicles, and not to exceed $4,200 thereof may be expended for the purchase of such vehicles, which said sum shall be immediately available for such purpose . BU REAU OF PU BLIC RO ADS For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Public Roads, including salari es and t he emplo yment of labor i n the ci ty of Wa shington and elsewh ere, sup plies, o ffice an d labora tory fix tures an d appara tus, traveling, and other necessary expenses ; for conducting research and investigational studies, either independently or in cooperation with State highway departme nts, or other ag encies, includin g studie s of highway administration, legislation, finance, economics, transport, construction, operation, maintenance, utilization, and safety, and of street and highway traffic control ; investigations and experiments in the best me thods of road ma king, es pecially by the use of l ocal materials ; studies of types of mechanical plants and appliances used for road building and maintenance and of methods of road repair and maintenance suited to the needs of different localities
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maintenance and repairs of experimental highways, including the purchase of materials and equipment ; for furnishing expert advice on these subjects ; for collating, reporting, and illustrating the results of same ; and for preparing, publishing, and distributing bulletins and re ports ; to b e paid f rom any moneys a vailable from th e admin- istrative funds provided under the Act of July 11, 1916 (39 Stat ., pp . 355-359), as amended, or as otherwise provided. FEDERA L-AID HIGHWAY SYSTEM For carrying out the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to provide that the United States shall aid the States in the construc- tion of rural post roads, and for other purposes", approved July 11, 1916 (39 Stat ., pp . 355-359), and all Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto, to be expended in accordance with the pro- visions of said Act, as amended, including not to exceed $556,000 for departmental personal services in the District of Columbia, $60,000,000, to be immediately available and to remain available until expended, which sum is part of the sum of $125,000,000 authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year 1936, by section 4 of the Act approved June 18, 1934 (48 Stat ., 994) : Provided, That none of the mone y herein appropr iated sh all be p aid to a ny State on acco unt of any project on which convict labor shall be employed, except this provision shall not apply to convict labor performed by convicts on parole or probation : Provide d furth er, 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), 1447 Pro viso . Adv ance ; reparement . Total . Services in the Dis- tr ict. Purchase of vehicles for field work . Pro viso . Fu nd available for vehicles . Ante, p . 384 . Public Roads Bu- reau . Salaries and expenses . Road making experi- me nts, etc . Post, p . 1892. Vol . 39, p. 356;Vol. 42, p . 212. U.S .C.,P.969. Fe der al-A id high - wares . Cooperating with States in constructing rural post roads . Vol . 39, p . 355;Vol. 40,p.1201;Vol .42,pp . 6 60, 1157 ; Vol . 43, p . 889 ; Vol . 44, pp . 760, 1398. U.S.C.,p.969. Amount im medi - atelre available. Vol .48,p.994. Provisos . Convict labor . Ve hicl es . Vol.42,p .217. U.S.C.,p.972.