59 STAT.] 79TH CONG., 1ST SESS.-CH. 262-JULY 3, 1945 WATER CONSERVATION AND UTILIZATION PROJECTS The appropriations of $64,000 and $1,700,000 in the Interior Depart- ment Appropriation Acts, 1944 and 1945, respectively, for the con- struction of water conservation and utilization projects and small reservoirs, including the limitations for surveys, investigations, and administrative expenses in connection therewith are hereby continued available until June 30, 1947. Fort Peck project, Montana: For construction of transmission lines, substations, and other facilities as may be required by the Bureau of Reclamation, as authorized by the Act of May 18, 1938 (16 U. S . C . 833), $155,800, to be immediately available and to remain available until June 30, 1947. MISSOURI RIVER BASIN Missouri River Basin (reimbursable): For the partial accomplish- ment of the works to be undertaken by the Secretary of the Interior, pursuant to section 9 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (Public Law 534), $3,200,000, to remain available until June 30, 1947: Provided. That this appropriation shall be expended, either independently or through or in cooperation with existing Federal and State agencies, only for detailed surveys, preparation of plans and specifications and the performance of other work, preliminary to construction of tjie initial stages, and for the continuation by the Bureau of Reclamation of investigations on the general plan of development. COLORADO RIVER FRONT WORK AND LEVEE SYSTEM To defray the cost of operating and maintaining the Colorado River front work and levee system adjacent to the Yuma Federal irrigation project in Arizona and California, and to defray the cost of other necessary protection works along the Colorado River between said Yuma project and Boulder Dam, as authorized by the Act of July 1, 1940 (54 Stat. 708), to be immediately available, $112.500, which, together with the appropriation for this purpose in the Interior Department Appropriation Act, 1945, shall remain available until June 30, 1947, and of which not to exceed $95,000 may be expended for the purchase of lands subject to seepage or overflow and improve- ments thereon: Provided,That the expenditure of any moneys for the purchase of said lands and improvements or for remedial or other necessary works for the protection of public or private property in or near the city of Needles, California, shall not be deemed a recogni- tion of any obligation or liability whatsoever on the part of the United States: Provided further, That any moneys received by the United States as reimbursement in accordance with contracts hereto- fore entered into under the authority of the Act of December 21, 1928 (45 Stat. 1057), as amended, and ratified by the Act of August 30 1935 (49 Stat. 1028), for work in or near said city of Needles, shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY For all salaries and expenses necessary for the work of the Geological Survey, including personal services in the District of Columbia; pur- chase (not to exceed thirty), hire, maintenance, repair, and operation of motor-propelled and horse-drawn passenger-carrying vehicles and the purchase (not to exceed one), hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft for field use; and exchange of unserviceable and worn-out passenger-carrying and freight-carrying vehicles as part payment for new freight-carrying vehicles; and purchase (not to exceed $10,000) of office furniture and equipment for use in the District of Columbia 343 67 Stat. 477; 58 Stat. 491. Fort Peck project, Mont. Post, p. 648. 52 Stat. 403 . Post, p. 648 . 68 Stat. 891. Expenditure restric- tion. 58 Stat. 480. Works in or near Needles, Calf. Reimbursements. 43U.S.C.1i617- 617t. General expensa
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