PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 296-JUNE 28,1944 Forest Reservation Commission as authorized by section 14 of the 36Stat.963. Act of March 1, 1911 (16 U. S . C. 514), and for other personal services in the District of Columbia, $625,000. Po, . 606. National forest protection and management: For the administra- tion, protection, use, maintenance, improvement, and development of the national forests, including the establishment and maintenance of forest tree nurseries, including the procurement of tree seed and nursery stock by purchase, production, or otherwise, seeding and Aerialfire control. tree planting and the care of plantations and young growth; the maintenance and operation of aerial fire control by contract or otherwise, with authority to renew any contract for such purpose annually, not more than twice, without additional advertising; the maintenance of roads and trails and the construction and maintenance of all other improvements necessary for the proper and economical administration, protection, development, and use of the national forests, including experimental areas under Forest Service adminis- Direct purchases. tration, except that where, in the opinion of the Secretary, direct purchases will be more economical than construction, improvements may be purchased; the construction (not to exceed $10,000 for any one structure), equipment, and maintenance of sanitary and recre- ational facilities; control of destructive forest tree diseases and insects; timber cultural operations; development and application of fish and game management plans; propagation and transplanting of plants suitable for planting on semiarid portions of the national forests; estimating and appraising of timber and other resources and development and application of plans for their effective manage- ment, sale, and use; acceptance of moneys from timber purchasers Forest Service Co- for deposit into the Treasury in the trust account, Forest Service Cooperative Fund, which moneys are hereby appropriated and made available until expended for scaling services requested by purchasers in addition to those required by the Forest Service, and for refunds Homestead lands, of amounts deposited in excess of the cost of such work; examina- tion, classification, surveying, and appraisal of land incident to effecting exchanges authorized by law and of lands within the boundaries of the national forests that may be opened to homestead 34Stat. 233; 37 tat. settlement and entry under the Act of June 11, 1906, and the Act 287842. of August 10, 1912 (16 U. S . C. 506-509), as provided by the Act of March 4, 1913 (16 U. S . C . 512); investigation and establishment of water rights, including the purchase thereof or of lands or interests in lands or rights-of-ways for use and protection of water rights necessary or beneficial in connection with the administration and public use of the national forests; and all expenses necessary for the use, maintenance, improvement, protection, and general administra- tion of the national forests, including lands under contract for pur- chase or for the acquisition of which condemnation proceedings have 36Stat. 963;43Stat. been instituted under the Act of March 1, 1911 (16 U. S . C. 521) Ante, p. 216; post, and the Act of June 7, 1924 (16 U. S . C. 471, 499, 505, 564-570), p73 . lands transferred by authority of the Secretary from the Resettle- 50otat.522. ment Administration to the Forest Service, and lands transferred 7U. s . c.i 100- to the Forest Service under authority of the Bankhead-Jones Farm (c) . Tenant Act, $17,729,426: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available for the expenses of properly caring for the graves of per- sons who have lost their lives as a result of fighting fires while employed by the Forest Service: Providedfurther, That in sales of logs, ties, poles, posts, cordwood, pulpwood, and other forest prod- ucts the amounts made available for schools and roads by the Act of s3tat. 0;37stst. May 23, 1908 (16 U. S. C . 500), and the Act of March 4, 1913 Pot, p. . (16 U. S . C . 501), shall be based upon the stumpage value of the timber. 444 [58 STAT.
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