56 STAT.] 77TI CONG., 2D SESS.-CH. 516-JULY 22, 1942 less regions; to erect necessary buildings: Provided, That the cost of Provos. any building purchased, erected, or as improved, exclusive of the cost of buildings. of constructing a water-supply or sanitary system and of connecting the same with any such building, and exclusive of the cost of any tower upon which a lookout house may be erected, shall not exceed $7,500, with the exception that any building erected, purchased, or acquired, the cost of which was $7,500 or more, may be improved out of the appropriations made under this Act for the Forest Service by an amount not to exceed 2 per centum of the cost of such building as certified by the Secretary of Agriculture; to protect, administer, and naProtion^, t etcs of improve the national forests, including tree planting and other meas- ures to prevent erosion, drift, surface wash, soil waste, and the for- mation of floods, and to conserve water and including the payment of rewards under regulations of the Secretary of Agriculture for infor- mation leading to the arrest and conviction for violation of the laws and regulations relating to fires in or near national forests, or for the unlawful taking of, or injury to, Government property; to ascertain the natural conditions upon and utilize the national forests, to trans- port and care for fish and game supplied to stock the national forests cameof fish and or the waters therein; to collate, digest, report, and illustrate the results of experiments and investigations made by the Forest Service; to purchase lawbooks, reference and technical books, and technical journals for officers of the Forest Service stationed outside of Wash- ington, and for medical supplies and services and other assistance Medical supplies. necessary for the immediate relief of artisans, laborers, and other employees engaged in any hazardous work under the Forest Service: Provided further, That the appropriations for the work of the Forest tenWaceee main- Service shall be available for meeting the expenses of warehouse maintenance and the procurement, care, and handling of supplies, equipment, and materials stored therein for distribution to projects under the supervision of the Forest Service and for sale and dis- tribution to other Government activities and to State and private agencies who cooperate with the Forest Service in fire control under terms of written cooperative agreements, the cost of such supplies, equipment, and materials, including the cost of supervision, trans- portation, warehousing, and handling, to be reimbursed to appro- priations current at the time additional supplies and materials are procured for warehouse stocks: Provided further, That the appro- Reimbursements iriations for the work of the Forest Service available for the opera- tion, repair, maintenance, and replacement of motor and other equip- ment may be reimbursed for use of such equipment on projects of the Forest Service chargeable to other appropriations, or on work of other Federal agencies, when requested by such agencies, reimburse- ment to be made from appropriations applicable to the work on which used at rental rates fixed by the Chief Forester based on the actual or estimated cost of operation, repair, maintenance, depreciation, and equipment management control, and credited to appropriations cur- rently available at the time adjustment is effected: Provided further, ment t no-Federa That the Forest Service may rent equipment for fire-control purposes agencies. to State, county, private, or other non-Federal agencies cooperating with the Forest Service in fire control under the terms of written cooperative agreements, the amount collected for such rental to be credited to appropriations currently available at the time payment is received, as follows: General administrative expenses: For necessary expenses for gen- eral administrative purposes, including the salary of the Chief Forester, for the necessary expenses of the National Forest Reserva- tion Commission as authorized by section 14 of the Act of March 1, 1911 (16 U. S . C. 514), and for other personal services in the District 3 stat.93 . of Columbia, $573,000. 679
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