55 STAT.] 77TH CONG. , 1sT SESS.-CH. 259-JUNE 28, 1941 Dam National Recreational Area, and other areas authorized to be established as national parks and monuments, and national park and monument approach roads authorized by the Act of January 31, 1931 (16 U. S. C . 8a and 8b), as amended, including the roads from Glacier Park Station through the Blackfeet Indian Reservation to various points in the boundary line of the Glacier National Park and the international boundary, to be immediately available and to remain available until expended, $3,000,000, of which not to exceed $2,250,000 shall be for the payment of obligations incurred under the contract authorization under this head in the Interior Depart- ment Appropriation Act, 1941: Provided, That not to exceed $60,000 of the amount herein appropriated may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia: Provided further,That in addi- tion to the amount herein appropriated the Secretary of the Interior may also approve projects, incur obligations, and enter into contracts for additional work not exceeding a total of $2,400,000, and his action in so doing shall be deemed a contractual obligation of the Federal Government for the payment of the cost thereof and appropriations hereafter made for the construction, reconstruction, and improvement of roads and trails shall be considered available for the purpose of discharging the obligation so created: Provided further, That no part of this appropriation shall be available for road construction in the Kings Canyon National Park, California, except on the floor of the canyon of the south fork of the Kings River. Blue Ridge, Natchez Trace, and George Washington Memorial Parkways: For continuing the construction and maintenance, under the provisions of section 9 of the Act of September 5, 1940 (Public, No. 780), of the Blue Ridge, Natchez Trace, and George Washington Memorial Parkways, including not exceeding $2,400 for the purchase, maintenance, operation, and repair of motor-driven passenger-carry- ing vehicles, to be immediately available and remain available until expended, $6,000,000, of which not to exceed $4,500,000 shall be for the payment of obligations incurred under the contract authorization under this head in the Interior Department Appropriation Act, 1941: Provided, That not to exceed $50,000 of the amount herein appro- priated shall be available for personal services in the District of Columbia: Provided, That $1,600,000 and any other sums received from other sources for said Natchez Trace Parkway shall be allotted and expended ratably between the States of Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee according to mileage of said parkway in each respec- tive State and said allotments shall be used for no other purpose: Provided further, That the Secretary of the Interior shall make a detailed statement of expenditures from this appropriation to the Senate and House Committees on Appropriations at the beginning of the next regular session of Congress: Provided further, That in addition to the amount herein appropriated the Secretary of the Interior may also approve projects, incur obligations, and enter into contracts for additional work not exceeding a total of $6,000,000, of which $2,000,000 shall be for the Natchez-Trace Parkway and shall be allotted and expended ratably between the States of Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee according to mileage of said parkway in each respective State, and his action in so doing shall be deemed a contractual obligation of the Federal Government for the payment of the cost thereof and appropriations hereafter made for the con- struction and maintenance of the Blue Ridge, Natchez-Trace, and George Washington Memorial Parkways shall be considered avail- able for the purpose of discharging the obligation so created. Physical improvements: For the construction, repair, or rehabili- tation of buildings and utilities located in areas administered by the 351 46 Stat. 1053 . 54 Stat. 450 . Provisos. Personal services. Contract authoriza- tions. Kings Canyon Na- tional Park, Calif. Construction, etc. 54 Stat. 870. 16 U. S .C. 460b,460c. Payment of obliga- tions. 54 Stat. 450. Provisos. Personal services. Allotment of funds. Statement to Con- gress. Contracts for addi- tional work. Natchez Trace Parkway. Building, etc., con- struction.
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