63 STAT.] 81ST CONG., 1ST SESS.- CH. 138-MAY 24, 1949 tribes, or to their lawful heirs or devisees determined in the manner prescribed in section 4 of the aforesaid Act of June 24, 1948, any or all the funds held by the Government of the United States for the benefit of said tribes. BUREnA OF RECLAMATION FORCE ACCOUNT WORK That part of the Interior Department Appropriation Act for 1949 which reads: "Not exceeding 8 per centum of the construction appro- priation for any project under the Bureau of Reclamation contained in this Act shall be available for construction work by force account, or on a hired labor basis, except for projects or items the estimated construction cost of which does not exceed $200,000, and only then in cases where the Bureau of Reclamation finds the lowest bids to be excessive." is hereby repealed and in lieu thereof the following pro- vision is hereby inserted: "Not exceeding 12 per centum of the con- struction appropriation for the Bureau of Reclamation for any project contained in this Act shall be available for construction work by force account and on a hired-labor basis; except that not to exceed $500,000 may on approval of the Commissioner be expended for construction work by force account on any one project when the work is unsuitable for contract or when excessive bids are received; and except in cases of emergencies local in character, so declared by the Commissioner." GENERAL FUND Construction For additional amounts for "Construction", to remain available until expended, as follows: Davis Dam project, Arizona-Nevada, $4,750,000; Colorado-Big Thompson project, Colorado, $1,900,000; Columbia Basin project, Washington, $4,750,000. Missouri River Basin For an additional amount for "Missouri River Basin," reimbursable to the extent and as provided in the Act of December 22, 1944 (58 Stat. 887), $4,800,000, to remain available until expended. RECLAMATION FUND The following sums are appropriated out of the reclamation fund created by the Act of June 17, 1902, as follows: General Offices Salaries and expenses (other than project offices) For an additional amount for "Salaries and expenses (other than project offices)", $260,000: Provided,That the limitation of $7,800,000 contained in the first proviso under this head in the Interior Depart- ment Appropriation Act, 1949, is hereby increased to $9,250,000: Pro- vided further, That the limitation of $48,000,000 contained in the fourth proviso under this head in said Act is hereby increased to $54,500,000: Providedfurther, That the limitation of three thousand five hundred contained in the fifth proviso under this head in said Act is hereby increased to three thousand six hundred and twenty-five. 85 62 Stat. 597. 62 Stat. 1131 . Availability of con- struction appropria- tions. Pow p. 242. 16U.s.0. so460d, 825s; 33 U. 9. 0. S§ 701a-1, 701c and note, 701f, 701J notes, 708, 709; 43 U. 8. a. 390. 32 Stat. 388 . 43U. .0. 391. 62 Stat. 1125 . 62 Stat. 1126 . 62 Stat. 1125 .
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