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SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS. SEss. II. . CH. 341. 1930. Permanent improve- Improvement of the national forests : For the construction and ments .
maintenance of roads, trails, bridges, fire lanes, telephone lines, cabins, fences, and other improvements necessary for the proper and econom ical admi nistration , protecti on, and d evelopment of the Amo un ts for South- national forests, $2,500,000, of which amount $150,000 is reserved for ern California forests. expendi ture on th e Angeles , Clevelan d, Santa B arbara, a nd San Provisos .
Bernardino National Forests in Southern California
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That Local contributions required. such sum o f $15 0,000 shall not be exp ended unle ss an equal amoun t is contributed for such work by State, county, municipal, and/or other local interests, to be paid, in whole or in part, in advance of the performance of the work for which this appropriation provides Purchase eoftelephone Provided further, That where, in the opinion of the Secretary of Agriculture, direct purchase will be more economical than construc- tion, telephone lines, cabins, fences, and other improvements may be Division fences, stock purchased : Provided further, That not to exceed $100000 may be drive ways, watering
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y places, etc. expende d for the construct ion and ma intenance of bounda ry and range division fences, counting corrals, stock driveways and bridges, the development of stock watering places, and the eradication of Dam at Cass Lake, Minn .
poisonous plants on the national forests : Provided further That . not to exceed $1,000 of this appropriation may be used for the repair and maintenance of the dam at Cass Lake, Minnesota : Provided struc Roads and and trails main- - further, That not less than $1,500,000 of this appropriation shall be tenance.
available only for the construction and maintenance of roads and trails. Forest rese arch .
FORE ST RE SEARC H Development of tim- For forest research in accordance with the provisions of sections ber, etc . Vol. 45, p. 699.
1, 2, 7, 8, 9, and 10 of the Act entitled "An Act to insure adequate U .S.C . Supp.IV, p. 174. supplies of timber and other forest products for the people of the United States, to promote the full use for timber growing and other purposes of forest lands in the United States, including farm wood lots and th ose a bando ned ar eas n ot su itable for agricu ltura l pro duc- tion, and to secure the correlation and the most economical conduct of fo rest r esear ch in the D epart ment of Agr icult ure th rough rese arch in reforestation, timber growing, protection, utilization, forest eco- nomics, and related subjects," approved May 22, 1928 (U . S . C ., Supp . III, title 16, sees . 581, 581a, 581f-581i), as follows : Experiments at sta- tions
Forest management : Fire, silvicultural, and other forest inves- . Vol . 45, p. 700.
tigations and experiments under section 2, at forest experiment stations or elsewhere, $488,500 . Management of ranges, etc .
Range investigations : Investigations and experiments to develop Vol. 45, p . 701,
improved methods of management of forest and other ranges under section 7, at forest or range ex periment sta tions or el sewhere, $8 5,000 . Forest products ex- periments, etc .
Forest roducts : Experiments, investigations, and tests of forest Vol. 45, p. 701 .
products under sectio8, at te Forest Prodcts Laboratory, or e lsewh ere, $635,0 00 . Forest Products Lab- oratory, Wis .
For carrying out the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to Constructio Ante, p. 167n, etc ° provide for the acceptance of a donation of land and the construction thereon of suitable buildings and appurtenances for the forest products laboratory, and for other purposes," approved April 15, 1930, $100,000 ; and in addition thereto the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to enter into contracts or otherwise to incur obligations for the purposes of such Act in amounts not exceeding $800,000 . Forest Vol. 5, p . 702 .
Forest survey : A comprehensive forest survey under section 9, $125,000 . Fo rest econom ics .
Forest economics : Investigations in forest economics under sec- Vol. 45, p.702,
tion 10, $50,000 . Ag gregate from co- In all, salaries and general expenses, $12,066,230 ;; and in addition Additiona l Operative forest fu nd t hereto ther e are hereb y app ropria ted a ll mo neys r eceiv ed as contr i- contributions .
butions toward cooperative work under the provisions of section
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