Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 55 Part 1.djvu/364

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55 STAT.] 77TH CONG. , 1ST SESS.-CH. 259-JUNE 28, 1941 Grande below Old Fort Quitman, Texas. Provisions of law appli- cable with respect to allocations to flood control under section 9 (b) of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 shall, insofar as they are not inconsistent with the foregoing provisions, be applicable in like man- ner with respect to any allocation made under this subparagraph; and (2) All revenues received by the United States in connection with the construction, operation, and maintenance of such projects shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. Protection of project works: For the purpose of providing protec- tive devices such as floodlights, gates, and barricades for the protec- tion against sabotage and other depredations of any and all dams, powerhouses, and other structures and works whatsoever, heretofore or hereafter constructed by the Bureau of Reclamation, which in the opinion of the Secretary require such protection, $50,000, to be imme- diately available: Provided, That the Secretary may, in his discre- tion, enter into agreements with other Federal agencies or with States, counties, irrigation, construction, or reclamation districts or other political subdivisions or water users' associations for the protection of any such works and for reimbursement from this appropriation for amounts expended by them in furnishing protection for any such works. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY For every expenditure requisite for and incident to the authorized work of the Geological Survey, including personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, including not to exceed $45,000 for the purchase and exchange, and not to exceed $70,000 for the hire, maintenance, repair (including the exchange of parts and accessories in part payment for parts and accessories of motor vehicles), and operation of motor-propelled and horse-drawn passenger-carrying vehicles for field use only by geologists, topographers, engineers, and land classifiers, and the Geological Survey is authorized to exchange unserviceable and worn out passenger-carrying and freight-carrying vehicles as part payment for new freight-carrying vehicles, to be expended under the regulations from time to time prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior, and under the following heads: Salaries: For the Director of the Geological Survey and other per- sonal services in the District of Columbia, $185,000; Topographic surveys: For topographic surveys in the United States, Alaska, and Puerto Rico, including office equipment for use in the District of Columbia, stationery, and printing and binding, $1,962,500, of which amount not to exceed $300,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia: Provided, That no part of this appropriation shall be expended in cooperation with States or munici- palities except upon the basis of the State or municipality bearing all of the expense incident thereto in excess of such an amount as is necessary for the Geological Survey to perform its share of standard topographic surveys, such share of the Geological Survey in no case exceeding 50 per centum of the cost of the survey: Providedfurther, That $275,000 of this amount shall be available only for such cooperation with States or municipalities: Provided further, That not less than one-half of this appropriation shall be devoted to mapping in strategic areas in accordance with priorities to be determined by the Secretary of War; Geologic surveys: For geologic surveys in the United States and chemicar and physical researches relative thereto, $500,000, of which not to exceed $300,000 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia; 339 Application of cer- tain provisions. Receipts covered in- to Treasury. Protection of proj. ect works. Post, p. 663. Proviso. Agreements. Post,p. 833 . General expenses Provisos. Cooperation with States. Amount available. Mapping in strate- gic areas.