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57 STAT.] 78TH C(ONG. , 1ST SESS.-CH. 380-DEC. 23, 1943 Maintenance and operation of air-navigation facilities: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1944, for maintenance and operation of air-navigation facilities, including the objects specified under this head in the Department of Commerce Appropriation Act, 1944, Ante, p. 293. $1,925,000: Provided, That during the fiscal year 1944 the Secretary Delegation of au- of Commerce may delegate his authority to authorize payment of t h ority- expenses of travel and transportation of household goods of employees on change of official station. Technical development: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1944, for technical development, including the objects specified under this head in the Department of Commerce Appropriation Act, 1944, Ante, p. 23. $70,000. Enforcement of safety regulations: For an additional amount, fiscal year 1944, for enforcement of safety regulations, including the objects specified under this head in the Department of Commerce Appropria- tion Act, 1944, $64,000. Ate, . 293. Development of civil landing areas: For the construction, building, completion, and development of landing areas and public airports, subject to the approval of the Chairman of the War Manpower Com- mission as to the availability of manpower and subject to the approval of the Chairman of the War Production Board as to the availability of critical materials, including construction previously undertaken by the Work Projects Administration and for all necessary engineer- ing and administrative expenses in the field, $9,907,890, to remain available until expended: Provided, That this appropriation shall Use of other funds. not be construed as precluding the use of other appropriations avail- able for any of the purposes for which this appropriation is made: Provided further, That any or all of the foregoing appropriation of Transfer of funds. $9,907,890 may be transferred to any other Federal agency organized to undertake the work herein provided for either by contract or by force account, and such agency is authorized to proceed with such work. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR SOLID FUELS ADMINISTRATION FOR WAR Salaries and expenses: For an additional amount for the Solid Fuels Administration for War, fiscal year 1944, including the objects specified under this head in the Interior Department Appropriation Act, 1944, $2,250,000; and the limitation upon the number of technical Ant"e , 45 . employees who may be employed without regard to civil service and classification laws is hereby increased from eighteen to twenty-five. SoUTHWESTERN POWER ADMINISTRATION Salaries and expenses: For all necessary expenses of the South- Norfolk nDam and western Power Administration incurred during the fiscal year 1944 ects. in disposing of the electric power and energy from the Norfolk Dam and Denison Dam projects, in accordance with Executive Orders Numbered 9353, 9366, and 9373, including printing and binding, and 8 F. R.858, 106 9 . 12001. the purchase, operation, and maintenance of passenger-carrying motor vehicles, $135,000. All receipts from the transmission and sale of electric energy generated at these two projects, or purchased in re- lation thereto, shall be covered into the Treasury of the United States to the credit of miscellaneous receipts, except that the Treasury shall Continuing fund. set up and maintain from such receipts a continuing fund of $100,000 to the credit of the Administrator and subject to check by him to defray emergency expenses and to insure continuous operation. 621