PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 296-JUNE 28, 1944 Soil conservation research: For research and investigations into the character, cause, extent, history, and effects of erosion, soil and moisture depletion and methods of soil and moisture conservation (including the construction and hydrologic phases of farm irriga- tion and land drainage); and for construction, operation, and main- tenance of experimental watersheds, stations, laboratories, plots, and installations, $1,225,000. Soil conservation operations: For carrying out preventive meas- ures to conserve soil and moisture, including such special measures as may be necessary to prevent floods and the siltation of reservoirs, and including the improvement of farm irrigation and land drain- age, the establishment and operation of erosion nurseries, the making of conservation plans and surveys, and the dissemination of informa- pDeonstration tion, $28,340,000: Provided,That no part of this appropriation may be expended for soil and water conservation operations in demonstra- Nursery stock. tion projects: Provided further, That any part of this appropriation allocated for the production or procurement of nursery stock by any Federal agency, or funds appropriated to any Federal agency for allocation to cooperating States for the production or procure- ment of nursery stock, shall remain available for expenditure for not more than three fiscal years. Fverglades region, Erosion control, Everglades region, Florida: For research and demonstration work in soil conservation control measures, including research and demonstration work in fire control and irrigation con- struction work to eliminate fire hazards, in the Everglades region of Florida, $72,248: Provided, That no expenditures shall be made for these purposes until a sum at least equal to such expenditures shall have been made available by the State of Florida, or a political subdivision thereof, for the same purposes. LAND UTILIZATION AND RETIREMENT OF SUBMARGINAL LAND To enable the Secretary to carry out the provisions of title III 0 Stat. . 25. of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, approved July 22, 1937 I.,i iO (c). (7 U. S. C . 1010-1013), including the employment of persons and means in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, $1,250,000. EXPORTATION AND DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION OF AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES Food orschoolchil- Not exceeding $50,000,000 of the funds appropriated by and pur- dren and children in btld-carecnters. suant to this section may also be used during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1945, to provide food for consumption by children in nonprofit schools of high-school grade or under and for child-care centers through (a) the purchase, processing, and exchange, and the distribu- tion of agricultural commodities and products thereof; or (b) the making of payments to such schools and centers or agencies having control thereof in connection with the purchase and distribution of agricultural commodities in fresh or processed form and, when desir- able, for the processing and exchange of such commodities and their products; or (c) by such other means as the Secretary may determine: . portionment of Provided, That funds appropriated for the purposes of this program shall be apportioned for expenditure in the States, Territories, posses- sions, and the District of Columbia in accordance with school enroll- ment and need, as determined by the Secretary, except that if program participation in any State does not require all funds so apportioned, the Secretary may reapportion such excess funds to such other States Oat mit s in consideration of need, as he may determine: Providedfurther, That benefits under this section to schools or child-care centers shall in no case exceed the cost of the agricultural commodities or products thereof [58 STAT.
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