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PUBLIC LAW 156-JULY 28, 1953
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beria weevil, golden nematode, citrus blackfly, white-fringed beetle, Hall scale, and gypsy and brown-tail moths, and grasshoppers. Mormon crickets, and chinch bugs in accordance with the Act of 52 Stat. 344. May 9, 1938 (7 U.S.C. 148-148e), including the enforcement of quarantine regulations and cooperation with States to enforce plant quarantines as authorized by the Plant Quarantine Act of August 20, colTo^nl'tree l^^^, as amended (7 U.S.C. 151-167), and including the establishment areas. of such cotton-free areas as may be necessary to stamp out any infestation of the pink bollworm as authorized by the Act of February 8, 1930 (46 Stat. 67), and for cooperation with States in the compensation of growers for losses resulting from the destruction of or for not planting potatoes and tomatoes on lands infested or exposed to infestations of the golden nematode for the purpose authorized by the Golden 62 Stat. 442. N^jj^^tode Act (7 U.S.C. 150-150g), $5,487,000: Provided, That no part of this appropriation shall be used to pay the cost or value of trees, farm animals, farm crops, or other property injured or destroyed, " except potatoes and tomatoes as authorized under the Golden Nematode Act: Provided further, That, in the discretion of the Secretary, no part of this appropriation shall be expended for the control of sweetpotato weevil in any State until such State has provided cooperation necessary to accomplish this purpose, or for barberry eradication until a sum or sums at least equal to such expenditures shall have been appropriated, subscribed, or contributed by States, counties, or local authorities, or by individuals or organizations for the accomplishment of this purpose, or with respect to the golden nematode except as prescribed in section 4 of the Golden Nematode Act. Plant quarantines: For operations against the introduction of insect pests or plant diseases into the United States, including the enforcement of foreign-plant quarantines and regulations promulgated under sections 5 and 7 of the Plant Quarantine Act of August 20, 1912, as 37 Stat. 316. amended (7 U.S.C. 151-167), the Insect Pest Act of 1905 (7 U.S.C. st^f %«*• 1269; 56 I4i_i44), and the Mexican Border Act of 1942 (7 U.S.C. 149), for enforcement of domestic-plant quarantines as they pertain to Territories and districts of the United States, for the enforcement of plant quarantines through inspection in transit, including the interception and disposition of materials found to have been transported in violation of Federal plant quarantine laws or regulations, and operations 38 Stat. 1113. under the Terminal Inspection Act (7 U.S.C. 166), and enforcement of regulations governing the movement of plants into and from the District of Columbia promulgated under section 15 of the Plant 7\js*c**i6^7.^* Quarantine Act of August 20, 1912, as amended, and for inspection and certification of plants and plant products to meet the sanitary requirements of foreign countries, as authorized in section 102 of the 58 Stat. 735. Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 147a), $2,675,000. Emergency outbreaks of insects and plant diseases: For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the joint resolution approved 52 Stat. 344. May 9, 1938 (7 U.S.C. 148-148e), including the operation and maintenance of airplanes, control operations in Canada in cooperation with the Canadian Government or local Canadian authorities, and the employment of Canadian citizens, $600,000, which shall be apportioned 31 USC 665. for use pursuant to section 3679 of the Revised Statutes, as amended, for the purposes of said joint resolution to the extent necessary to meet emergency conditions. CONTROL OF FOREST PESTS
For expenses necessary for carrying out operations, measures, or surveys necessary to eradicate, suppress, control, or to prevent or retard the spread of insects or diseases which endanger forest trees on any lands in the United States, and for such quarantine measures relating
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