PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 180 -APR . 27, 1938 (including rubber boots and oilskins), and apparatus; contingent Permanent em. expenses; pay of permanent employees not to exceed $423,050; tem- p oees, pay. porary labor; not to exceed $10,000 for propagation and distribution of fresh-water mussels and the necessary expenses connected there- with, and not to exceed $10,000 for the purchase, collection, and transportation of specimens and other expenses incidental to the maintenance and operation of aquarium, of which not to exceed $5,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of Estasblish'mt of Columbia, $962,000, including not to exceed $155,000 to establish or commence the establishment of stations authorized by the Act 46 stat. 371. approved May 21, 1930 (46 Stat. 371), for which the need is most urgent, and not to exceed $80,000 to complete the establishment of fish-cultural stations commenced with funds appropriated for this purpose under this head in the Department of Commerce Appro- 50 Sta29. priation Act, 1938, including the acquisition of necessary land, con- struction of buildings and ponds, water supply, improvements to grounds, purchase of equipment, and all other necessary expenses. construction of ish Construction of fish screens: For construction, operation, and 'ens. maintenance, in cooperation with the Bureau of Reclamation and the Bureau of Indian Affairs, or either, of fish screens and ladders on Federal irrigation projects, and for the conduct of investigations and surveys, the preparation of designs, and supervision of construc- tion of such screens and ladders; and for determining the require- ments for fishways and other fish protective devices at dams con- structed under licenses issued by the Federal Power Commission in 16 U.S . c . i 791; accordance with the provisions of the Federal Water Power Act (16 . MU. S . C . 791), $20,000, of which not to exceed $6,400 may be expended for the pay of permanent employees. Maintenance ot- Maintenance of vessels: For maintenance and operation of vessels and launches, including purchase and repair of boats, apparatus, machinery, and other facilities required for use with the same, hire of vessels, temporary employees, and all other necessary expenses in connection therewith, including not to exceed $750 for the purchase of plans and specifications for vessels or for contract personal services for the preparation thereof, and money accruing from com- mutation of rations and provisions on board vessels may be paid on proper vouchers to the persons having charge of the mess of such Allotment for At- vessels, $173,000, of which amount not to exceed $13,460 may be lantic coast and Alas- b ka Fisheries Service. expended for pay of officers and employees of vessels of the Atlantic coast, and not to exceed $75,000 for pay of officers and crews of ves- sels for the Alaska Fisheries Service. onmuttion"of 0 Commutation of rations (not to exceed $1 per day) may be paid to officers and crews of vessels of the Bureau of Fisheries during the fiscal year 1939 under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of 50 stat. 296. Commerce (50 Stat. 295). Fps.11 1 27 . Inquiry respecting food fishes: For inquiry into the cause of the decrease of food fishes in the waters of the United States, and for investigation and experiments in respect to the aquatic animals, plants, and waters, and screening of irrigation ditches and fishways, in the interests of fish culture and the fishery industries, including pay of permanent employees not to exceed $179,000; temporary employees, maintenance, repair, improvement, equipment, and opera- tion of biological stations, preparation of reports, and not to exceed $500 for rent of suitable quarters in the District of Columbia for laboratory and storage purposes, $262,000. sheryindustri. Fishery industries: For collection and compilation of statistics of the fisheries and the study of their methods and relations, and the methods of preservation and utilization of fishery products, and to 282 [52 STAT.
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