59STAT.] 79TH CONG., 1ST SESS.-CH. 45 -MAR. 31 , 1945 recess of Congress shall be printed, with illustrations, as documents of the next succeeding session of Congress, and for the purchase in the fiscal year 1946, of not to exceed two hundred used motor- propelled passenger-carrying vehicles and five motorboats: Provided, That no part of this appropriation shall be expended for any pre- liminary examination, survey, project, or estimate not authorized by law, $44,508,000: Provided, That from this appropriation the Sec- retary of War may, in his discretion and on the recommendation of the Chief of Engineers based on the recommendation by the Board of Rivers and Harbors in the review of a report or reports authorized by law, expend such sums as may be necessary for the maintenance of harbor channels provided by a State, municipality, or other public agency, outside of harbor lines and serving essential needs of general commerce and navigation, such work to be subject to the conditions recommended by the Chief of Engineers in his report or reports thereon: Provided further, That no appropriation under the Corps of Engineers for the fiscal year 1946 shall be available for any ex- penses incident to operating any power-driven boat or vessel on other than Government business. FLOOD CONTROL Flood control, general: For the construction and maintenance of certain public works on rivers and harbors for flood control, and for other purposes, in accordance with the provisions of the Flood Control Act, approved June 22, 1936, as amended and supplemented, including printing and binding, newspapers, lawbooks, books of refer- ence, periodicals, and office supplies and equipment required in the Office of the Chief of Engineers to carry out the purposes of this appropriation, and for the purchase in the fiscal year 1946, of not to exceed forty used motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles and one motorboat, and for preliminary examinations, surveys, and con- tingencies in connection with the flood control, $24,172,000: Provided. That funds appropriated herein may be used for flood-control work on the Salmon River, Alaska, as authorized by law: Providedfurther, That funds appropriated herein may be used to execute detailed sur- veys, and prepare plans and specifications, necessary for the construc- tion of flood-control projects heretofore or hereafter authorized or for flood-control projects considered for selection in accordance with the provisions of section 4 of the Flood Control Act approved June 28, 1938, and section 3 of the Flood Control Act approved August 18, 1941 (55 Stat. 638): Providedfurther, That the expenditure of funds for completing the necessary surveys shall not be construed as a com- mitment of the Government to the construction of any project: Pro- vided further, That no part of appropriations made available to the Secretary of Agriculture for preliminary examinations and surveys, as authorized by law, for run-off and water-flow retardation'and soil- erosion prevention on the watersheds of flood-control projects, shall be obligated for initiating work upon new projects or for prosecuting work upon projects heretofore commenced, unless they accord with priorities specifically approved by the Secretary of War and the Secre- tary of Agriculture. Flood control, Mississippi River and tributaries: For prosecuting work of flood control in accordance with the provisions of the Flood Control Act approved May 15, 1928, as amended (33 U. S. C. 702a), including printing and binding, newspapers, lawbooks, books of ref- erence, periodicals, and office supplies and equipment required in the Office of the Chief of Engineers to carry out the purposes of this appropriation, and for the purchase, in the fiscal year 1946 of not Unauthorized sur- veys, etc. Harbor channels. Power-driven boats. Construction and maintenance. Post,pp . 236,429, 654. 49 Stat. 1570. 33U.S.C. §701a et sq; Supp. IV, 701b et seq. Vehicles. Salmon River, Alaska. Surveys, plans, etc. 62 Stat. 1216 . Preliminary exami- nations, etc. Use of funds to ac- cord with priorities. Mississippi River and tributaries. Post,p. 654 . 45 Stat. 634 .
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