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SEVENTY-FIRST C ONGRESS . SESS . III . C H. 278. 1931 . Miscellaneous . Works other de- par tme nts .
WORK FOR OTHER DEPARTMENTS Transfers for inspec- tion, etc ., by Agricul- During the fis cal year 1932 the head of a ny department or inde- tural D pa rtment, of pendent establishment of the Government requiring inspections, necessary . analyses, and tests of food and other products, within the scope of the functi ons of the Depart ment o f Agri cultu re and which that department is unable to perform within the limits of its appropri- ations, may, with the approval of the Secretary of Agriculture, transfer to the Department of Agriculture for direct expenditure such sums as may be necessary for the performance of such work . Livestock production in Southern States . Coope rative experi- ments, etc , in develop- To enable the Secretary of Agriculture, i n cooperation with the ment of . authorities of the States concerned, or with individuals, to make such investigations and demonstrations as may be necessary in con- nection with the development of livestock production in the cane- sugar and cotton districts of the United States, $43,500 . Passenger vehicles . Allowance for, from lump sum appropria - tions for field work . Provisos . Use restricted . Purchase, etc ., to re- place vehicles, trans- ferred fr om War De - partment, for roads . Vol . 42, p. 218. U.S. C.,p. 668. Limit for mainte- nance, upkeep, etc . Exchanges author- ized . Travel expenses, MIS CEL LAN EO US EXPERI MENTS IN LIVESTOC K PRODUC TION IN SOUTHERN UNITED STATES Allowance for , by motor vehicles. Whene ver, during t he fiscal year ending June 30, 1932, the Sec- retary of Agriculture shall find that the expenses of travel and administration, including travel and administration at official sta- PASSENGER-CARRYING VEHICL ES That not to exceed $175,000 of the lump-sum appropriations herein made for the Department of Agriculture shall be available for the purchase of motor-propelled and horse-drawn, passenger-carrying vehicles necessary in the conduct of the field work of the Depart- ment of Agriculture outside the District of Columbia : Provided, That such vehicles shall be used only for official service outside the District of Columbia, but this shall not prevent the continued use for offic ial service of motor trucks in the Distr ict of Columbi a Provi ded f urther , That the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to expend from the funds provided for carrying out the provisions of the Federal Highway Act of November 9, 1921 (U . S . C., title 23, sees . 21 and 23), not to exceed $50,000 for the purchase of motor- propelled passenger-carrying vehicles for use in the construction and maintenance of national-forest roads or other roads constructed under the su pervision of the Departmen t of Agricultu re, including the replacement of not to exceed two such vehicles for use in the administrati ve work of th e Bureau of P ublic Roads in the District of Columbia : Provided further, That appropriations contained in this Act shall be available for the maintenance, operation, and repair of motor-propelled and horse-drawn passenger-carrying
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expenditures for that purpose, exclusive of garage rent, pay of oper- ator, tires, fuel, and lubricants, on any one motor-propelled passen- ger-carrying vehicle except a bus, used by the Department of Agri- culture shall not exceed one-third of the market price of a new vehicle of the same make or class, and in any case not more than $500 : Provided further, That the Secretary of Agriculture may exchange mot or-propelled and horse-dra wn vehicles, t ractors, road equipment, a nd boats, and parts, acces sories, tires, or equipment thereof, in whole or in p art payment f or vehicles, t ractors, road equipment, or boats, or parts, accessories, tires, or equipment of such vehicles, tractors, road equipment, or boats purchased by him . MILEAGE RATES FOR MOTOR VEHICLES
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