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PUBLIC LAWS--CH. 262 -JULY 3, 1945 GRAZING SERVICE [59 STAT. 48 Stat. 1269. 43U.S.C.§ 3150-1 . Advisory co tees of local men. Warehouse tenance, etc. Relmburseme GENERAL LAND OFFICE Pot, p. 46. Salaries: For personal services in the District of Columbia, $735,070, including one clerk who shall be designated by the Presi- dent to sign land patents. General expenses: For traveling expenses of officers and employees, for employment of stenographers and other assistants, for production of maps and officials plats of surveys; for expenses of restoration to the public domain of lands in forest reserves and of lands temporarily Heaings, etc. withdrawn for forest-reserve purposes; for printing and binding; and Har s e for expenses of hearings or other proceedings held by order of the General Land Office to determine the character of lands, whether alleged fraudulent entries are of that character or have been made in 322 Salaries and expenses: For carrying out the provisions of the i 3l- Act of June 28, 1934, as amended (43 U. S . G. 8A), including exami- nation and classification of lands with respect to grazing or agricul- tural utility, preparation of land classification maps and reports, fire prevention and the suppression or emergency prevention of fires on or threatening lands under the jurisdiction of the Grazing Service, contract stenographic reporting services, traveling and other neces- sary expenses, personal services in the District of Columbia, purchase (not to exceed twelve), operation, and maintenance of motor- propelled passenger-carrying vehicles, and printing and binding, 'tock $943,970; for payment of a salary of $5 per diem while actually employed and for the payment of necessary travel expenses, exclusive of subsistence, of members of advisory committees of local stock- main- men, $35,500; in all, $979,470: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available for expenses of warehouse maintenance and the procurement, care, and handling of supplies, materials, and equip- ment stored therein for distribution to projects under the super- ent. vision of the Grazing Service, the cost of such supplies and materials or the value of such equipment (including the cost of transportation and handling) to be reimbursed, to the appropriation for "Salaries and expenses, Grazing Service", current at the time additional sup- plies, materials, or equipment are procured, from the appropriations chargeable with the cost or value of such supplies, materials, or equipment. Fire fighting: For fighting and preventing fires on or threatening lands under Grazing Service administration, $50,000, which amount shall also be available for meeting obligations of the preceding fiscal year. Range improvements: For construction, purchase, and maintenance of range improvements within grazing districts, pursuant to the pro- visions of sections 10 and 11 of the Act of June 28, 1934, as amended i s315i, (43 U. S . C. 8A), and not including contributions under section 9 of the Act of June 28, 1934, $105,950: 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 1945 and 1946. Leasing of grazing lands: For leasing State, county, or privately owned lands in accordance with the provisions of the Act of June 23, 315m-1 1938 (52 Stat. 1033), $7,500: Provided, That expenditures hereunder shall not exceed the aggregate receipts covered into the Treasury in 31im-4 . accordance with section 4 of said Act. Appropriations herein made for the Grazing Service for "Salaries and expenses", "Range improvements", and "Fire fighting" shall be available for the hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft. 48 Stat. 1273 . 43U.S.C.§ 315j, 315h. Limitation. 43 U.S.C.§§ to 315m-4 . 43U. S .C. §3 Aircraft.