BUREAU OF BIOLOGICAL SURVEY

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For salaries and employment of labor in the city of Washington and elsewhere, furniture, supplies, including the purchase of bags, tags, and labels printed in the course of manufacture, traveling, and all other expenses necessary in conducting investigations and carrying out the work of the Bureau, including cooperation with Federal, State, county, or other agencies or with farm bureaus, organizations, or individuals, as follows:

General administrative expenses: For necessary expenses for general administrative purposes, including the salary of Chief of Bureau and other personal services in the District of Columbia..

Food habits of birds and animals: For investigating the food habits and economic value of North American birds and animals in relation to agriculture, horticulture, and forestry, including methods of conserving beneficial and controlling injurious birds and animals__

Fur-resources investigations: For investigations, experiments, demonstrations, and cooperation in connection with the production and utilization of animals the pelts of which are used commercially for fur, including the erection of necessary buildings and other structures

Biological investigations: For biological investigations, including the relations, habits, geographic distribution, and migration of animals and plants, and the preparation of maps of the life zones, and including $30,738 for investigations of the relations of wild animal life to forests, under section 5 of the Act approved May 22, 1928 (U. S. C., title 16, sec. 581d), and for investigations, experiments, and demonstrations in the establishment, improvement, and increase of the reindeer industry and of musk oxen and mountain sheep in Alaska, including the erection of necessary buildings and other structures

Control of predatory animals and injurious rodents: For investigations, demonstrations, and cooperation in destroying animals injurious to agriculture, horticulture, forestry, animal husbandry, and wild game; and in protecting stock and other domestic animals through the suppression of rabies and other diseases in predatory wild animals; and for construction, repairs, additions, and installations in and about the grounds and buildings of the game-management supply depot and laboratory at Pocatello, Idaho, including purchase, transportation, and handling of supplies and materials for distribution from said depot to other projects, in accordance with the provisions of the Act approved June 24, 1936 (U. S. C., Supp. II, title 16, sec. 667)

Protection of migratory birds: For all necessary expenses for enforcing the provisions of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of July 3, 1918 (U. S. C., title 16, secs. 703-711), as amended by the Act of June 20, 1936 (U. S. C., Supp. II, title 16, secs. 703-709a), to carry into effect the treaty with Great Britain for the protection of birds migrating between the United States and Canada (39 Stat., p. 1702), and the convention between the United States and the United Mexican States for the protection of migratory birds and game mammals; for cooperation with local authorities in the protection of migratory birds, and for necessary investigations connected therewith; for the enforcement of sections 241, 242, 243, and 244 of the Act approved March 4, 1909 (U. S. C., title 18, secs. 391-394), entitled "An Act to codify, revise, and amend the penal laws of the United States", as amended by title II of the Act approved June 15, 1935 (U. S. C., Supp. II, title 18, secs. 392-394), and for the enforcement of section

$110,000.00

68, 140.00

66,000.00

171, 149. 00

612,000.00

1 of the Act approved May 25, 1900 (U. S. C., title 16, sec. 701), entitled "An Act to enlarge the powers of the Department of Agriculture, prohibit the transportation by interstate commerce of game killed in violation of local laws and for other purposes", including all necessary investigations in connection therewith..

Enforcement of Alaska game law: For the enforcement of the provisions of the Alaska game law, approved January 13, 1925, as amended by the Act of February 14, 1931 (U. S. C., title 48, secs. 192-211).

Maintenance of mammal and bird reservations: For the maintenance of the Montana National Bison Range, the Upper Mississippi River Wildlife Refuge, the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, and other reservations, and for the maintenance of game introduced into suitable localities on public lands, under supervision of the Biological Survey, including construction of fencing, wardens' quarters, shelters for animals, landings, roads, trails, bridges, ditches, telephone lines, rockwork, bulkheads, and other improvements necessary for the economical administration and protection of the reservations; for the enforcement of section 84 of the Act approved March 4, 1909 (U. S. C., title 18, sec. 145), entitled "An Act to codify, revise, and amend the penal laws of the United States", and Acts amendatory thereto, and section 10 of the Migratory Bird Conservation Act of February 18, 1929 (U. S. C., title 16, sec. 7151); for the purchase, capture, and transportation of game for national reservations; and for the maintenance of the herd of long-horned cattle on the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge---Migratory bird conservation refuges: For carrying into effect the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to more effectively meet the obligations of the United States under the migratory-bird treaty with Great Britain (39 Stat., pt. 2, p. 1702) by lessening the dangers threatening migratory game birds from drainage and other causes by the acquisition of areas of land and water to furnish in perpetuity reservation for the adequate protection of such birds; and authorizing appropriations for the establishment of such areas, their maintenance and improvement, and for other purposes", approved February 18, 1929, as amended by title III of the Act approved June 15, 1935 (U. S. C., title 16, secs. 715-715r; U. S. C., Supp. II, title 16, secs. 715d-1, 715d-2, 715e, 715e-1), $79,753, authorized by section 12 of the Act, which sum is a part of the remaining $570,393 of the $1,000,000 authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1933_.

Migratory bird conservation fund: For carrying into effect the provisions of section 4 of the Act entitled "An Act to supplement and support the Migratory Bird Conservation Act by providing funds for the acquisition of areas for use as migratory-bird sanctuaries, refuges, and breeding grounds, for developing and administering such areas, for the protection of certain migratory birds, for the enforcement of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and regulations thereunder, and for other purposes", approved March 16, 1934 (U. S. C., title 16, secs. 718-718h), as amended by an Act entitled "An Act to amend the Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act of March 16, 1934, and certain other Acts relating to game and other wildlife, administered by the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes", approved June 15, 1935 (U S. C., Supp. II, title 16, secs. 718a-718e), an amount equal to the sum received during the fiscal year 1938 from the proceeds from the sale of stamps, to be warranted monthly; and in addition thereto an amount equal to the unobligated balance on June 30, 1937, of the total of the proceeds received from the sale of stamps prior to July 1, 1937: Provided, That the sum of $125,000 shall be advanced from the general fund of the Treasury on the first day of the fiscal year to the foregoing appropriation, to be

$315,000.00

130, 798.00

450, 000, 00

79,753.00

returned to the surplus fund of the Treasury when the first $125,000 of revenue from the sale of stamps has been received and warranted for the fiscal year 1938

Total, Bureau of Biological Survey, $2,127,840, of which amount not to exceed $547,070 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia, and not to exceed $48,785, shall be available for the purchase of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles necessary in the conduct of field work outside the District of Columbia: Provided, That the appropriation of $6,000,000 contained in title VII of the Act of June 15, 1935 (U. S. C., Supp. II, title 16, sec. 715k−1), shall be available for the maintenance, repair, and operation of motorpropelled passenger-carrying vehicles, and not to exceed $4,200 thereof may be expended for the purchase of such vehicles, which said sum shall be immediately available for such purpose.

BUREAU OF PUBLIC ROADS

For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Public Roads, including salaries and the employment of labor in the city of Washington and elsewhere, supplies, office and laboratory fixtures and apparatus, traveling, and other necessary expenses; for conducting research and investigational studies, either independently or in cooperation with State highway departments, or other agencies, including studies of highway administration, legislation, finance, economics, transport, construction, operation, maintenance, utilization, and safety, and of street and highway traffic control; investigations and experiments in the best methods of road making, especially by the use of local materials; studies of types of mechanical plants and appliances used for road building and maintenance and of methods of road repair and maintenance suited to the needs of different localities; and maintenance and repairs of experimental highways, including the purchase of materials and equipment; for furnishing expert advice on these subjects; for collating, reporting, and illustrating the results of same; and for preparing, publishing, and distributing bulletins and reports; to be paid from any moneys available from the administrative funds provided under the Act of July 11, 1916 (39 Stat., pp. 355-359), as amended, or as otherwise provided.

FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY SYSTEM

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For carrying out the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to provide that the United States shall aid the States in the construction of rural post roads, and for other purposes", approved July 11, 1916 (39 Stat., pp. 355-359), and all Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto, to be expended in accordance with the visions of said Act, as amended, including not to exceed $556,000 for departmental personal services in the District of Columbia, $150,000,000, to be immediately available and to remain available until expended, which sum is composed of $25,000,000, the remainder of the sum of $125,000,000 authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year 1936, by section 4 of the Act approved June 18, 1934 (48 Stat., p. 994), and $125,000,000 authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year 1937 by said section 4: Provided, That none of the money herein appropriated shall be paid to any State on account of any project on which convict labor shall be employed, except this provision shall not apply to convict labor performed by convicts on parole or probation: Provided further, That not to exceed $15,000 of the funds provided for carrying out the provisions of the Federal Highway Act of November 9, 1921 (U. S. C., title 23, secs. 21 and 23), shall be available for the purchase of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles necessary for carrying out the provisions of said Act, including the replacement of not to exceed one such vehicle

for use in the administrative work of the Bureau of Public Roads in the District of Columbia: Provided further, That, during the fiscal year 1938, whenever performing authorized engineering or other services in connection with the survey, construction, and maintenance, or improvement of roads for other Government agencies the charge for such services may include depreciation on engineering and road-building equipment used, and the amounts received on account of such charges shall be credited to the appropriation concerned: Provided further, That during the fiscal year 1938 the appropriations for the work of the Bureau of Public Roads shall be available for meeting the expenses of warehouse maintenance and the procurement, care, and handling of supplies, materials, and equipment stored therein for distribution to projects under the supervision of the Bureau of Public Roads, and for sale and distribution to other Government activities, the cost of such supplies and materials or the value of such equipment (including the cost of transportation and handling) to be reimbursed to appropriations current at the time additional supplies, materials, or equipment are procured, from the appropriation chargeable with the cost or value of such supplies, materials, or equipment: Provided further, That not to exceed $450,000 from the administrative funds authorized by the Act approved November 9, 1921, and Acts amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto, in addition to the amount remaining available under the authorizations contained in the Agricultural Appropriation Acts approved May 27, 1930, May 17, 1935, and June 4, 1936, shall be available, in the total amount of $1,360,000, for the construction (including the cost of a site already acquired) of a laboratory for permanent quarters for the testing and research work of the Bureau of Public Roads_-_.

FEDERAL-AID SECONDARY OR FEEDER ROADS

For secondary or feeder roads, including farm-to-market roads, rural free delivery mail roads, and public-school bus routes, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended, which sum is part of the $25,000,000 authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year 1938 by section 7 of the Act approved June 16, 1936 (49 Stat., p. 1521)-----

ELIMINATION OF GRADE CROSSINGS

For the elimination of hazards to life at railroad grade crossings, including the separation or protection of grades at crossings, the reconstruction of existing railroad grade-crossing structures, and the relocation of highways to eliminate grade crossings, $10,000 000, to remain available until expended, which sum is part of the $50,000,000 authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year 1938 by section 8 of the Act approved June 16, 1936 (49 Stat., p. 1521) --.

PUBLIC-LANDS HIGHWAYS

For the survey, construction, reconstruction, and maintenance of main roads through unappropriated or unreserved public lands, nontaxable Indian lands, or other Federal reservations other than the forest reservations, under the provisions of the Act of June 24, 1930 (U. S. C., title 23, sec. 3), $2,500,000, to be immediately available and to remain available until expended, which sum is the amount authorized for the fiscal year 1938 by section 3 of the Act approved June 16, 1936 (49 Stat., p. 1520): Provided, That the authorization of $2,500,000 for the survey, construction, reconstruction, and maintenance of public-lands highways, made applicable to the fiscal year 1938 by the Agricultural Appropriation Act, fiscal year 1937, is hereby canceled..

Total, Bureau of Public Roads, $167,500,000.

$150,000,000.00

5, 000, 000. 00

10, 000, 000. 00

2,500, 000, 00

BUREAU OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

General administrative expenses: For necessary expenses for general administrative purposes, including the salary of Chief of Bureau and other personal services in the District of Columbia..

Agricultural engineering investigations: For investigations, experiments, and demonstrations involving the application of engineering principles to agriculture, independently or in cooperation with Federal, State, county, or other public agencies or with farm bureaus, organizations, or individuals; for investigating and reporting upon the utilization of water in farm irrigation and the best methods to apply in practice; the different kinds of power and appliances; the flow of water in ditches, pipes, and other conduits; the duty, apportionment, and measurement of irrigation water; the customs, regulations, and laws affecting irrigation; snow surveys and forecasts of irrigation water supplies, and the drainage of farms and of swamps and other wet lands which may be made available for agricultural purposes; for preparing plans for the removal of surplus water by drainage; for developing equipment for farm irrigation and drainage; for investigating and reporting upon farm domestic water supply and drainage disposal, upon the design and construction of farm buildings and their appurtenances and of buildings for processing and storing farm products; upon farm power and mechanical farm equipment; upon the engineering problems relating to the processing, transportation, and storage of perishable and other agricultural products; and upon the engineering problems involved in adapting physical characteristics of farm land to the use of modern farm machinery; for investigations of cotton ginning under the Act approved April 19, 1930 (U. S. C., title 7. secs. 424, 425); for giving expert advice and assistance in agricultural engineering; for collating, reporting, and illustrating the results of investigations and preparing, publishing, and distributing bulletins, plans, and reports; and for other necessary expenses, including travel, rent, repairs, and not to exceed $5,000 for construction of buildings.

Total, Bureau of Agricultural Engineering, $460,769, of which amount not to exceed $177,729 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia, and not to exceed $3,000 shall be available for the purchase of motor-propelled and horse-drawn passenger-carrying vehicles necessary in the conduct of field work outside the District of Columbia.

BUREAU OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS

SALARIES AND EXPENSES

For salaries and the employment of labor in the city of Washington and elsewhere, furniture, supplies, traveling expenses, rent outside the District of Columbia, and all other expenses necessary in conducting investigations, experiments, and demonstrations as follows:

General administrative expenses: For necessary expenses for general administrative purposes, including the salary of Chief of Bureau and other personal services in the District of Columbia...

Farm management and practice: To investigate and encourage the adoption of improved methods of farm management and farm practice, and for ascertaining the cost of production of the principal staple agricultural products--.

Marketing and distributing farm products: For acquiring and diffusing among the people of the United States useful information

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$37,000.00

423, 169.00

236, 306. 00

376, 580.00