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available for expenditure by further transfer of appropriation from any of said projects upon approval of the Secretary of the Interior; Total, from reclamation fund, $860,750.

To defray the cost of operating and maintaining the Colorado River front work and levee system adjacent to the Yuma Federal irrigation project in Arizona and California, subject only to section 4 of the act entitled "An act authorizing the construction, repair, and preservation of certain public works on rivers and harbors, and for other purposes", approved January 21, 1927 (44 Stat., p. 1010), the unexpended balance of the appropriation for the fiscal year 1934 is continued available for the same purpose for the fiscal year 1935. No part of any appropriation in this act for the Bureau of Reclamation shall be used for investigations to determine the economic and/or financial feasibility of any new reclamation project.

NOTE

Purchase of reconditioned engines for motor vehicles.-The purchase of factory rebuilt Ford cars and the trade-in of used cars needing repair were approved by the Comptroller General in Decision A-61183, April 26, 1935.

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CONSERVATION OF FISH

An act to promote the conservation of wild life, fish, and game, and for other purposes. (Act of Mar. 10, 1934, 48 Stat. 401)

SEC. 1. [Cooperation of Agriculture, Commerce, and other agencies to increase fish.]-That the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Commerce are authorized to provide expert assistance to, and to cooperate with, Federal, State, and other agencies in the rearing, stocking, and increasing the supply of game and fur-bearing animals and fish, in combating diseases, and in developing a Nation-wide program of wild-life conservation and rehabilitation.

SEC. 2. [Investigations on Pollution of Waters. Report to Congress.]— The Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Commerce are authorized to make such investigations as they may deem necessary to determine the effects of domestic sewage, trade wastes, and other polluting substances on wild life, with special reference to birds, mammals, fish, and shellfish, and to make reports to the Congress of their investigations with recommendations for remedial measures. Such investigations shall include studies of methods for the recovery of wastes and the collation of data on the progress being made in these fields for the use of Federal, State, municipal, and private agencies.

SEC. 3. [Bureau of Fisheries to be given opportunity to make use of impounded waters and to be consulted before construction of new works is initiated.]-(a) Whenever the Federal Government, through the Bureau of Reclamation or otherwise, impounds water for any use, opportunity shall be given to the Bureau of Fisheries and/or the Bureau of Biological Survey to make such uses of the impounded waters for fish-culture stations and migratory-bird resting and nesting areas as are not inconsistent with the primary use of the waters and/or the constitutional rights of the States. In the case of any waters heretofore impounded by the United States, through the Bureau of Reclamation or otherwise, the Bureau of Fisheries and/or the Bureau of Biological Survey may consult with the Bureau of Reclamation or other governmental agency controlling the impounded waters, with a view to securing a greater biological use of the waters not inconsistent with their primary use and/or the constitutional rights of the States and make such proper uses thereof as are not inconsistent with the primary use of the waters and/or the constitutional rights of the States. (b) Hereafter, whenever any dam is authorized to be constructed, either by the Federal Government itself or by any private agency under Government permit, the Bureau of Fisheries shall be consulted, and before such construction is begun or permit granted, when deemed necessary, due and adequate provision, if economically practicable, shall be made for the migration of fish life from the upper to the lower and from the lower to the upper waters of said dam by means of fish lifts, ladders, or other devices.

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SEC. 4. [Plans for better protection of wild-life resources.].-The Office of Indian Affairs, the Bureau of Fisheries, and the Bureau of Biological Survey are authorized, jointly, to prepare plans for the better protection of the wild-life resources, including fish, migratory waterfowl and upland game birds, game animals and fur-bearing animals, upon all the Indian reservations and unallotted Indian lands coming under the supervision of the Federal Government. When such plans have been prepared they shall be promulgated by the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of Agriculture, who are authorized to make the necessary regulations for enforcement thereof and from time to time to change, alter, or amend such regulations.

SEC. 5. [Surveys of wild-life resources to be made.]-The Bureau of Biological Survey and the Bureau of Fisheries are hereby authorized to make surveys of the wild-life resources of the public domain, or of any lands owned or leased by the Government, to conduct such investigations as may be necessary for the development of a program for the maintenance of an adequate supply of wild life in these areas, to establish thereon game farms and fish-cultural stations commensurate with the need for replenishing the supply of game and fur-bearing animals and fish, and, in cooperation with the National Park Service, the Forest Service, or other Federal agencies, the State agencies, to coordinate and establish adequate measures for wild-life control on such game farms and fish-cultural stations: Provided, That no such game farm shall hereafter be established in any State without the consent of the legislature of that State.

SEC. 6. [Cooperation of Federal agencies and authority to accept donations. In carrying out the provisions of this act the Federal agencies charged with its enforcement may cooperate with other Federal agencies and with States, counties, municipalities, individuals, and public and private agencies, organizations, and institutions, and may accept donations of lands, funds, and other aids to the development of the program authorized in this act: Provided, however, That no such donations of land shall be accepted without consent of the legislature of the State in which such land may be situated: Provided, That no authority is given in this act for setting up any additional bureau or division in any department or commission, and shall not authorize any additional appropriation for carrying out its purposes.

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SPECIAL PROVISIONS OF THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT APPROPRIATION ACT FOR 1935

(Act of Mar. 15, 1934, 48 Stat. 425)

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SEC. 2. Appropriations for the fiscal year 1935 available for expenses of travel of civilian officers and employees of the executive departments and establishments shall be available also for expenses of travel performed by them on transfer from one official station to another when authorized by the head of the department or establishment concerned in the order directing such transfer: Provided, That such expenses shall not be allowed for any transfer effected for the convenience of any officer or employee.

SEC. 3. No appropriation available for the executive departments and independent establishments of the Government for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935, whether contained in this act or any other act, shall be expended

(a) To purchase any motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicle (exclusive of busses, ambulances, and station wagons) at a cost, completely equipped for operation, and including the value of any vehicle exchanged, in excess of $750, unless otherwise specifically provided for in the appropriation.

(b) For the maintenance, operation, and repair of any Government-owned motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicle not used exclusively for official purposes; and "official purposes" shall not include the transportation of officers and employees between their domiciles and places of employment, except in cases of medical officers on out-patient medical services and except in cases of officers and employees engaged in field work the character of whose duties makes such transportation necessary, and then only as to such latter cases when the same is approved by the head of the department or establishment concerned. The limitations of this subsection (b) shall not apply to any motor vehicles for official use of the President or of the heads of the executive departments.

(c) For the maintenance, upkeep, and repair (exclusive of garage rent, pay of operators, tires, fuel, and lubricants) on any one motorpropelled passenger-carrying vehicle, except busses and ambulances, in excess of one-third of the market price of a new vehicle of the same make and class, and in no case in excess of $400.

NOTE

The maximum limit of $750 for purchase of passenger-carrying motor vehicles is exclusive of transportation costs to destination, but does include the trade-in value of any vehicle exchanged. Comptroller General dec. A-56661, July 28, 1934.

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SPECIAL PROVISIONS OF AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT APPROPRIATION ACT, FISCAL YEAR 1935

(Act of Mar. 26, 1934, 48 Stat. 467)

EXTENSION SERVICE

SALARIES AND GENERAL EXPENSES

Farmers' cooperative demonstration work: For farmers' cooperative demonstration work, including special suggestions of plans and methods for more effective dissemination of the results of the work of the Department of Agriculture and the agricultural experiment stations and of improved methods of agricultural practice, at farmers' institutes and in agricultural instruction, and for such work on Government reclamation projects, and for personal services in the city of Washington and elsewhere, supplies, and all other necessary expenses, $684,648: Provided, That the expense of such service shall be defrayed from this appropriation and such cooperative funds as may be voluntarily contributed by State, county, and municipal agencies, associations of farmers and individual farmers, universities, colleges, boards of trade, chambers of commerce, other local associations of business men, business organizations, and individuals within the State.

Dry-land agriculture: For the investigation and improvement of methods of crop production under subhumid, semiarid, or dry-land conditions, $197,945: Provided, That no part of this appropriation shall be used for the establishment of any new field station.