PUBLIC LAWS--CH. 298-JUNE 28, 1944 Range improve- ments. 48 Stat. 1273. 43U.8.C.§§316i, 315j, 315h . 43 U.8.a. §§315m-1 to 315m-4. 43U.S C.. 316m-4 . 49 Stat. 30. 15U.S.0. §715- 715n; Bnpp. II , §7151. $5 per diem while actually employed and for the payment of neces- sary travel expenses, exclusive of subsistence, of members of advisory committees of local stockmen, $40,000; in all, $1,017,740. For construction, purchase, and maintenance of range improve- ments within grazing districts, pursuant to the provisions of sections 10 and 11 of the Act of June 28, 1934, as amended (43 U. S. C. 8A), and not including contributions under section 9 of the Act of June 28, 1934, $115,000: Provided, That expenditures hereunder shall not exceed 25 per centum of all moneys received from grazing districts under the provisions of said Act of June 28, 1934, as amended, during the fiscal years 1944 and 1945. Leasing of grazing lands: For leasing State, county, or privately owned lands in accordance with the provisions of the Act of June 23, 1938 (52 Stat. 1033), $8,500: Provided, That expenditures hereunder shall not exceed the aggregate receipts covered into the Treasury in accordance with section 4 of said Act. PETROLEUM CONSERVATION DIVISION For all salaries and expenses necessary for administering and enforcing the provisions of the Act of February 22, 1935, as amended (15 U. S. C. 15A), and for cooperation with Federal and State authori- ties in the production and conservation of oil and gas, including personal services in the District of Columbia; travel expenses; contract stenographic reporting services; stationery and office supplies; not to exceed $3,600 for printing and binding; not to exceed $700 for books and periodicals; and the maintenance, operation, and repair of passenger-carrying vehicles, $200,000. SOIL AND MOISTURE CONSERVATION OPERATIONS 49/8tat. 163. 54 Stat. 123& Pet, p. 738. 5U.B . C . 133tnote. Warehouse mainte- nance, etc. Nursery-stock hm~d For all necessary expenses of administering and carrying out directly and in cooperation with other agencies a soil and moisture conservation program on lands under the jurisdiction of the Depart- ment of the Interior in accordance with the provisions of the Act of April 27, 1935 (16 U. S . C . 590a-590f), and Reorganization Plan Numbered IV, including such special measures as may be necessary to prevent floods and siltation of reservoirs; the improvement of irrigation and land drainage; the procurement of nursery stock and the establishment and operation of erosion nurseries; the making of conservation plans and surveys; the dissemination of information; and including $100,000 for departmental personal services including such services in the District of Columbia; traveling expenses; furni- ture, furnishings, office equipment and supplies; not to exceed $2,000 for the purchase of books and periodicals; purchase (not to exceed $4,000), operation, maintenance, and repair of motor-propelled and horse-drawn passenger-carrying vehicles, $1,200,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available for meeting expenses of ware- house maintenance and the procurement, care, and handling of sup- plies, materials, and equipment stored therein for distribution to projects under the supervision of the Department of the Interior, and for sale and distribution to other Government activities, the cost of such supplies and materials or the value of such equipment (includ- ing the cost of transportation and handling), to be reimbursed to the appropriation for soil and moisture conservation operations cur- rent at the time such reimbursement is received: Provided further That any part of this appropriation allocated for the production or procurement of nursery stock shall remain available for expenditure for not more than three fiscal years. [58 STAT.
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