PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 680-OCT. 12, 1949 60 Stat. 810. Transmission facili- ties. Contract authority. Availability of con- struction appropria- tions. Warehouse mainte- nance, etc. carry out the duties imposed upon him pursuant to law, including the construction of transmission lines, substations, and appurtenant facilities; operation and maintenance of the Bonneville transmission system; marketing of electric power and energy; printing and bind- ing; services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S . C . 55a); purchase (not to exceed ten, including one at not to exceed $2,100, in the current fiscal year, for replacement only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and maintenance and operation of aircraft; $30,284,500, including funds for construction of the Kerr- Anaconda transmission facilities, to be available until expended, of which amount not to exceed $4,000,000 shall be available in the current fiscal year for operation and maintenance of the Bonneville trans- mission system, marketing of electric power and energy, and adminis- trative expenses connected therewith, including $30,000 for personal services in the District of Columbia: Provided, That in addition to this appropriation the Administrator is authorized to contract for materials, equipment and services, for power transmission facilities in an amount not in excess of $16,239,500: Providedfurther, That not exceeding 12 per centum of any construction appropriations for the Bonneville Power Administration contained in this Act shall be avail- able for construction work by force account, or on a hired-labor basis, except in case of emergencies, local in character, so declared by the Bonneville Power Administrator. BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT Salaries and expenses: For necessary expenses not otherwise pro- vided for in carrying out the provisions of the public land and other laws administered by the Bureau of Land Management, including personal services in the District of Columbia; printing and binding, advertising, preparation and production of maps and official plats of survey, and for hearings and other proceedings; $1,005,000. Management, protection, and disposal of public lands: For the administration of the public lands and their resources under the juris- diction of the Bureau of Land Management, including their protection, use, maintenance, improvement, development, and disposal; the employment of necessary personnel, travel expenses, hearings, investi- gations, examination and classification of lands; preparation of maps and reports; surveys and resurveys of public lands, including frag- mentary surveys and such other surveys and examinations as may be required; the prevention, presuppression or emergency prevention of fires on or threatening lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management; contract reporting services; purchase of not to exceed fifteen passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; print- ing and binding; the payment of a salary of $6 per diem while actually employed and for payment of necessary travel expenses, exclusive of subsistence, of members of advisory committees of local stockmen, $35.500; and the construction, maintenance, and alteration of necessary buildings; $3,450,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall be available for expenses of warehouse maintenance and the procurement care, and handling of supplies, materials, and equipment stored therein for distribution to projects under the supervision of the Bureau of Land Management, 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 "Management, protection, and disposal of public lands, Bureau of Land Manage- ment,' current at the time additional supplies, materials, or equip. ment are procured, from the appropriation chargeable with the cost or value of such supplies, materials, or equipment: Providedfurther, 768 [63 STAT.
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