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and "Coast Artillery School, Fort Monroe, Virginia," shall be disbursed and accounted for as one fund under the title "Special service schools." Sixth Supplemental National Defense Appropriation Act of Apr. 28, 1942 (56 Stat. 229).

As repeated in Military Appropriation Act, 1943 (56 Stat. 624) and subsequent acts, including Military Appropriation Act, 1945 (58 Stat. 587), this provision was changed to read as follows: "special service schools, * to be accounted for as one fund."

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1755. Appropriations for travel expense; chargeable according to date of order.-* Provided further, That appropriations available for travel of personnel of the Military Establishment or employees under the War Department which are current at the date of relief from duty station of such personnel traveling under orders shall be charged with all expenses properly chargeable to such appropriations in connection with the travel enjoined, including travel of dependents and transportation of authorized baggage and household effects of such personnel, regardless of the dates of arrival at destination of the persons so traveling; * * * Military Appropriation Act of June 13, 1940 (54 Stat. 356); 31 U.S. C. 650a.

As repeated in the appropriation act for fiscal year 1941 and subsequent acts, including Military Appropriation Act, 1945 (58 Stat. 577), this section was changed in form as indicated above. A previous change was contained in Military Appropriation Act, 1940 (53 Stat. 598). 1757. Foreign exchange; payment of exchange fees and losses.

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payment of exchange fees and exchange losses incurred by disbursing officers or their agents; payments to military and civilian personnel in and under the Military Establishment due to the appreciation of foreign currencies as provided by the Act of March 26, 1934, as amended (5 U. S. C. 118c), and for every object and purpose specified therein; Military Appropriation Act of July 1, 1943 (57 Stat. 349).

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As repeated in the Military Appropriation Act, 1944, the second paragraph of this section, based on War Department Appropriation Act of February 28, 1929 (45 Stat. 1853) was changed in form as indicated above. It was repeated in Military Appropriation Act, 1945 (58 Stat. 575).

Executive Order No. 7972, September 15, 1938, was further amended by Executive Orders No. 8261, September 21, 1939; No. 8269, October 11, 1939; No. 8800, June 22, 1941; No. 9057, February 11, 1942; No. 9261, October 31, 1942, and No. 9449, June 15, 1944.

The last clause of the original text of the second paragraph of this section, beginning with the words "and all foreign money received," was omitted in the Military Appropriation Act for the fiscal year 1943.

The act of March 26, 1934, as amended (5 U. S. C. 118c), mentioned in the text, supra, refers to the first paragraph of the original text of this section.

1761. Permanent appropriations; unexpended balances.

Section 19, Military Appropriation Acts, 1944 (57 Stat. 370) and 1945 (58 Stat. 596) provide for the carry-over of unexpended balances of prior years and their merger with current appropriations.

1762. Permanent appropriations; balances carried to surplus funds.

The Military Appropriation Act of June 28, 1944 (58 Stat. 575) provides that "during the fiscal year 1945 collections which otherwise would be for credit to an appropriation of the War Department which has reverted to the surplus fund shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts".

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Provided, That donations, quasi-public and unearned moneys carried in official checking accounts of disbursing officers and of others required to account to the Comptroller General (excluding clerks and marshals of the United States District Courts), administered by officers of the United States 646631°-45-31

by virtue of their official capacity, shall be deposited similarly into the Treasury as trust funds and are hereby appropriated and made available for disbursement under the terms of the trust. Sec. 19, act of June 26, 1934 (48 Stat. 1232); sec. 2, act of Dec. 21, 1944 (58 Stat. 845); 31 U.S. C. 725r.

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in no case of advertisement for contracts for the public service shall the same be published in any newspaper published and printed in the District of Columbia unless the supplies or labor covered by such advertisement are to be furnished or performed in said District of Columbia. Act of July 31, 1876 (19 Stat. 105); 44 U.S. C. 321.

The above provision, omitted from the original text of the Military Laws, is inserted as a new provision.

1781. Departmental printing; payments to Public Printer.

This provision has been repeated in subsequent appropriation acts, including Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1945 (58 Stat. 353).

War Department printing.—For printing and binding for the War Department, except such as may be otherwise provided for in accordance with existing law, * * * Provided, That the sum of $3,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary, may be used for the publication, from time to time, of bulletins prepared under the direction of the Surgeon General of the Army, for the instruction of medical officers, when approved by the Secretary of War. Sec. 1, Military Appropriation Act of Apr. 26, 1939 (53 Stat. 594).

The first paragraph of this section, as repeated in the appropriation act for the fiscal year 1940, and subsequent acts, has been modified as indicated above. The proviso in the first paragraph, supra, was not repeated in the Military Appropriation Act, 1945 (58 Stat. 592).

CHAPTER 32

RIVERS, HARBORS, AND WATERWAYS

Navigable waters:
Regulations:

In general, 1790.

To prevent injuries from target practiee, 1791.

Rivers within public lands to be public highways, 1792.

Obstruction of:

By bridges, dams, dikes, or causeways, 1793.

By wharves, piers, breakwaters, or other

structures, 1794.

Deposit of refuse, 1798.

Unlawful use of improvements, 1802.

Offenses and prosecution, 1803.

Establishment of harbor lines, 1804.

Establishment of anchorage grounds, 1808.
Transportation of explosives, 1808a.
Special anchorage areas, 1808b.
Bridges:

Approval of plans, 1809.

Use as post routes, 1810.
Alteration or removal, 1812.

Alteration and apportionment of cost:
Definitions, 1815a-1.

Obstruction of navigation, 1815a-2.
Notice, hearings, and findings, 1815a-3.
Plans and specifications, 1815a-4.
Bids and contracts, 1815a-5.
Determination of United States share,
1815a-6.

Payments by United States, 1815a-7.
Appropriation authorized, 1815a-8.

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River and harbor appropriations:

Availability for maintenance of harbor

channels, 1836.

Unexpended balances, 1841.

Collections for river and harbor property lost, damaged, or stolen, 1844.

River and harbor contracts; advertising requirements, 1845.

River and harbor supplies; sale or transfer, 1849a.

Flood control:

Policy, 1851.

Adoption of project, 1852.

Jurisdiction, 1853.

Prosecution of work, 1854.
Local cooperation, 1855.
Appropriations, 1857.

Loans by States, 1858a.

Construction of penstocks, 1860.

Reclamation projects, 1861a.

Removal of snags, 1862.

Rescue work, 1862a.

Construction, maintenance, operation and

use of public park and recreational facilities in reservoir areas, 1862b. Sale of surplus electric power generated at reservoir projects, 1862c.

Sale of surplus water stored at reservoirs, 1862d.

Regulations for use of storage waters at

reservoirs, 1862e.

Dam and reservoir projects; utilization for irrigation purposes, 1862f. Federal Power Commission:

Establishment and purpose, 1865.
Powers in general, 1866.

Federal Water Power Act; definitions, 1867.

Water power projects; requisition in time of emergency, 1870. Inland waterways transportation; operation of New York State Barge Canal, 1875.

Inland Waterways Corporation; operation of transportation and terminal facilities, 1878.

Tennessee Valley Authority:

Establishment, 1884.

Sale of surplus power, 1887.

Bonneville project, 1890.

Fort Peck railroad; hours of labor, 1891a. Florida Barge Canal, 1892.

1790. Navigable waters; regulations in general.

Under authority of the first paragraph of this section a portion of Biscayne Bay, at Dinner Key, Florida, was defined and established as a restricted area for the maneuvering of seaplanes. See Navigation Regulations No. 207, 4 F. R. 4720, November 29, 1939.

A danger zone was established in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean adjacent to the Sea Girt Military Reservation, New Jersey, by regulations published in Federal Register of September 4, 1940, page 3532.

A part of San Pablo Bay, California, adjacent to Hamilton Field was closed to navigation under this section by regulations published in Federal Register of October 3, 1940, page 3892. A portion of San Francisco Bay, California, was defined and established as a restricted seaplane area by regulations published in Federal Register of November 26, 1940, page 4639. Under authority of this section danger zone regulations were issued as follows:

Gulf of Mexico, Army Air Corps target area (F. R., Feb. 4, 1941, p. 749),

Gulf of Mexico, San Bernard River to Arkansas Pass, Army Air Corps bombing area and gunnery range (F. R., Apr. 30, 1941, p. 2201).

Gulf of Mexico and Mississippi Sound, Fifth Army Corps gunnery practice areas (F. R., June 19, 1941, p. 2992).

Atlantic Ocean; Savannah Air Base aerial gunnery and bombing range off Wassaw and Ossabaw Islands, Georgia (F. R., July 26, 1941, p. 3706; F. R., Oct. 2, 1941, p. 5019). Gulf of Mexico; Apalachee Bay; aerial gunnery range, 3rd Air Force (F. R., Aug. 2, 1941, p. 3867).

Atlantic Ocean; Army Air Corps, aerial gunnery target range near Murrells Inlet, South Carolina (F. R., Aug. 28, 1941, p. 4449).

Gulf of Mexico; aerial gunnery target range for Army aircraft (F. R., Sept. 9, 1941, p. 4635).

Atlantic Ocean, North Carolina; firing range (F. R., Sept. 19, 1941, p. 4799).

Atlantic Ocean; U. S. Army Air Corps, aerial gunnery target range between Jupiter Inlet and Fort Pierce, Florida (F. R., Oct. 9, 1941, p. 5137).

Gulf of Mexico between Southwest Pass and Caminada Pass; aerial gunnery range, New Orleans Air Base (F. R., Oct. 15, 1941, p. 5256).

Atlantic Ocean; firing sectors between New River and Cape Fear, North Carolina (F. R., Nov. 6, 1941, p. 5649).

Monterey Bay, California; target range, Fort Ord (F. R., Nov. 14, 1941, p. 5778).

Gulf of Mexico south of Horn and Petit Bois Islands, Mississippi; aerial gunnery ranges (F. R., Dec. 31, 1941, p. 6855).

Pacific Ocean, firing range of the

Coast Artillery Replacement Training Center, Camp

Callan, California (F. R., Mar. 25, 1942, p. 2281).
Atlantic Ocean; Savannah Air Base, aerial gunnery range between Wassaw Island and
Doboy Island, Georgia (F. R., Mar. 31, 1942, p. 2477).

Atlantic Ocean, Delaware Bay and Jarvis Sound; aerial gunnery and bombing areas of the
United States Naval Air Station, Cape May, New Jersey (F. R., May 29, 1942, p. 3991).
Gulf of Mexico in the vicinity of Venice, Florida (F. R., June 9, 1942, p. 4344).
Atlantic Ocean; Jacksonville, Florida, gunnery and bombing target range (F. R., Jan 7,
1943, p. 278).

Atlantic Ocean; bombing target areas in vicinity of Amelia Island and Palm Valley,
Florida (F. R., Jan. 8, 1942, p. 329).

Atlantic Ocean; firing sectors between New River and Cape Fear, North Carolina (F. R., June 26, 1943, p. 8756).

Chesapeake Bay; gunnery ranges in the vicinity of Cedar Point, Maryland (F. R., July 16, 1943, p. 9839).

Gulf of Mexico; aerial gunnery target range in the vicinity of Eglin Field, Florida (F. R., August 17, 1943, p. 11387).

Gulf of Mexico and Mississippi Sound; aerial gunnery range south of Petit Bois Island, Mississippi (F. R., August 17, 1943, p. 11388).

Atlantic Ocean; firing sectors between Bogue Inlet, North Carolina and Little River Inlet, South Carolina (F. R., September 10, 1943, p. 12486).

Gulf of Mexico; anti-aircraft firing area, Gulfport, Mississippi (F. R., August 19, 1943, p. 11483).

Gulf of Mexico and Mississippi Sound; aerial gunnery ranges south of Horn, Petit Bois and Deer Islands, Mississippi (F. R., October 16, 1943, p. 14093).

Atlantic Ocean; firing sectors between Bogue Inlet and Cape Fear, North Carolina (F. R., November 4, 1943, p. 15197).

Sheepscot Bay; Air to Ground Gunnery Range, Naval Air Station, Brunswick, Maine (F. R., July 22, 1944, Pt. I, p. 8346).

Gulf of Mexico and St. Joseph Bay; air to ground target range, Army Air Forces Flexible Gunnery School, Tyndall Field, Panama City, Florida (F. R., Dec. 29, 1944, p. 15108).

Notes of Decisions

I. In general.-The statutes stating that it waters and that it "shall be" the duty of "shall be" the duty of the Secretary of district attorneys of the United States to War to prescribe regulations for the use, prosecute offenders against the provision of administration, and navigation of navigable the chapter relating to protection of navi

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