will continue the same in force, providing in effect that oil produced in violation of its valid oil and/or gas conservation statutes or any valid. rule, order or regulation promulgated thereunder, shall be denied access to commerce; and providing for stringent penalties for the waste of either oil or gas. 66 'ARTICLE V "It is not the purpose of this compact to authorize the states joining herein to limit the production of oil or gas for the purpose of stabilizing or fixing the price thereof, or create or perpetuate monopoly, or to promote regimentation, but is limited to the purpose of conserving oil and gas and preventing the avoidable waste thereof within reasonable limitations. "ARTICLE VI "Each state joining herein shall appoint one representative to a commission hereby constituted and designated as the Interstate Oil Compact Commission, the duty of which said Commission shall be to make inquiry and ascertain from time to time such methods, practices, circumstances and conditions as may be disclosed for bringing about conservation and the prevention of physical waste of oil and gas, and at such intervals as said Commission deems beneficial it shall report its findings and recommendations to the several states for adoption or rejection. "The Commission shall have power to recommend the coordination of the exercise of the police powers of the several states within their several jurisdictions to promote the maximum ultimate recovery from the petroleum reserves of said states, and to recommend measures for the maximum ultimate recovery of oil and gas. Said Commission shall organize and adopt suitable rules and regulations for the conduct of its business. "No action shall be taken by the Commission except: (1) By the affirmative votes of the majority of the whole number of the compacting states, represented at any meeting, and (2) by a concurring vote of a majority in interest of the compacting states at said meeting, such interest to be determined as follows: Such vote of each state shall be in the decimal proportion fixed by the ratio of its daily average production during the preceding calendar half-year to the daily average production of the compacting states during said period. "ARTICLE VII "No state by joining herein shall become financially obligated to any other state, nor shall the breach of the terms hereof by any state subject such state to financial responsibility to the other states joining herein. 66 "This compact shall expire September 1, 1937. But any state joining herein may, upon sixty (60) days notice, withdraw herefrom. "The representatives of the signatory states have signed this agreement in a single original which shall be deposited in the archives of the Department of State of the United States, and a duly certified copy shall be forwarded to the Governor of each of the signatory states. "This compact shall become effective when ratified and approved as provided in Article I. Any oil producing state may become a party hereto by affixing its signature to a counterpart to be similarly deposited, certified and ratified. "Done in the City of Dallas, Texas, this sixteenth day of February, 1935. "WHEREAS, said Interstate Compact was heretofore duly renewed and extended for two (2) years from September 1, 1937, its original expiration date, to September 1, 1939; and, "WHEREAS, said Interstate Compact was again duly renewed and extended for two (2) years from September 1, 1939, its second expiration date, to September 1, 1941; and, "WHEREAS, it is desired to again extend and renew said Interstate Compact to Conserve Oil and Gas for another period of two (2) years from September 1, 1941, its present expiration date, to September 1, 1943; "NOW, THEREFORE, THIS WRITING WITNESSETH: "It is hereby agreed that the said Compact entitled 'AN INTERSTATE COMPACT TO CONSERVE OIL AND GAS' executed in the City of Dallas, Texas, on the 16th day of February, 1935, and now on deposit with the Department of State of the United States, a correct copy of which appears above, be and the same hereby is, extended for a period of two (2) years from September 1, 1941, its present date of expiration, this agreement to become effective within those states joining herein when executed by any three of the States of Texas, Oklahoma, California, Kansas and New Mexico, and consent thereto is given by Congress. "The signatory states executed this agreement in a single original which shall be deposited in the archives of the Department of State of the United States and a duly certified copy thereof shall be forwarded to the Governor of each of the signatory states. "EXECUTED as of this the First day of May, 1941, by the several undersigned states, at their several capitols, through their proper officials thereunto duly authorized by statutes, resolutions, or proclamations of the several states.” SEC. 2. The right to alter, amend, or repeal the provisions of section 1 is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, August 21, 1941. [CHAPTER 409] AN ACT Making supplemental appropriations for the national defense for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, and for other purposes. August 25, 1941 [H. R. 5412] [Public Law 247] First Supplemental National Defense ApPost, p. 745. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not other propriation Act, 1942. wise appropriated, for the national defense for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, and for other purposes, namely: TITLE I-WAR DEPARTMENT MILITARY ACTIVITIES For additional amounts for appropriations for the Military Establishment, fiscal year 1942, to be supplemental to, and merged with, the appropriations under the same heads in the Military Appropriation Act, 1942, including the objects and subject to the limitations and conditions specified in that Act, as follows: QUARTERMASTER CORPS Regular supplies of the Army: For regular supplies of the Army, $6,670,631. Clothing and equipage, Army: For clothing and equipage, $443,123,275. Title II, Military Appropriation Act, 1942. Ante, p. 366. Ante, p. 372. Proviso. Ante, p. 375. Ante, p. 125. 54 Stat. 360. 54 Stat. 566. Ante, p. 377. Ante, p. 378. Ante, p. 379. Ante, p. 380. Ante, p. 381. Proviso repealed. Ante, p. 382. Citation of title. Title III, Naval Appropriation Act for the fiscal year 1942. Ante, p. 151. Ante, p. 172. Ante, p. 151. Army transportation: For Army transportation, $98,043,861. Horses, draft, and pack animals: For horses, draft, and pack animals, $1,054,810. Military posts: For construction of buildings, utilities, and appurtenances at military posts, $172,679,400: Provided, That this appropriation, the appropriation under this head in the Military Appropriation Act, 1942, the appropriations under this head made and merged in the Fifth Supplemental National Defense Appropriation Act, 1941, and all funds transferred to the appropriations under this head out of other appropriations for the Military Establishment for the fiscal year 1941, under the authority contained in the Second Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1940, shall remain available until June 30, 1943. SIGNAL CORPS Signal Service of the Army: For Signal Service of the Army, $347,150,825. AIR CORPS Air Corps, Army: For Air Corps, Army, $204,007,800. MEDICAL DEPARTMENT Medical and Hospital Department, Army: For Medical and Hospital Department, Army, $3,852,437. CORPS OF ENGINEERS Engineer Service, Army: For Engineer Service, Army, $61,118,970. ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT Ordnance service and supplies, Army: For ordnance service and supplies, Army, $2,888,980,486. The second proviso under the caption "Ordnance service and supplies, Army", in the Military Appropriation Act, 1942, is hereby repealed. CHEMICAL WARFARE SERVICE Chemical Warfare Service, Army: For Chemical Warfare Service, Army, $27,275,168. This title may be cited as "Title II, Military Appropriation Act, 1942". TITLE II-NAVY DEPARTMENT For additional amounts for appropriations for the Navy Department and the naval service, fiscal year 1942, to be supplemental and additional to the appropriations and funds in the Naval Appropriation Act for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, including the objects and subject to the limitations and conditions specified under the respective headings and subject to the provisions under the heading "General Provisions" contained in said Act, and except as otherwise provided herein, as follows: NAVAL ESTABLISHMENT OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY Miscellaneous expenses, Navy, including the maintenance of attachés and others abroad and not to exceed $15,000 for the temporary employment of persons or organizations by contract or otherwise without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, or the 5 U.S. C. §§ 661-674, classification laws, or section 5 of the Act of April 6, 1914 (38 Stat. Naval Research Laboratory, including the temporary employment of such scientific and technical civilian assistants as may be required at rates of pay not exceeding $25 per diem for any person so employed, and the employment of twelve group IV (b) employees at rates of pay in excess of $5,000 per annum, $565,000. BUREAU OF NAVIGATION Training, Education, and Welfare, Navy: Naval Training Station, San Diego, California, $760,000; Fleet training, $83,500; Instruction, including the rental, maintenance, and operation of property for instruction purposes, $575,000; Libraries, $128,659; Welfare and recreation, $270,000; In all, training, education, and welfare, Navy, $2,875,159. Ocean and Lake Surveys, Navy, $40,000. Naval Reserve, $8,868,340. Pay, Naval Academy: For pay of other employees, $50,000. Pay of employees, Naval Home, $10,300. Maintenance, Naval Home, $2,000. BUREAU OF SHIPS Maintenance, Bureau of Ships, including maintenance and repair of defense installations in Government or privately owned merchant ships, $380,000,000. BUREAU OF ORDNANCE Ordnance and ordnance stores, Navy, $247,872,665. BUREAU OF SUPPLIES AND ACCOUNTS PAY, SUBSISTENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION OF NAVAL PERSONNEL Pay of naval personnel, $77,000,000; Subsistence of naval personnel, $12,769.000; Transportation and recruiting of naval personnel, $11,240,000; Naval Reserve personnel on active duty, $46,991,000; In all, $148,000,000. Maintenance, Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, $21,234,778. Naval supply account fund, $90,000,000. Fuel and transportation, Navy, $10,121,000. BUREAU OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY Medical Department, including the employment at the Naval Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia, of two group IV (b) employees at rates of pay in excess of $5,000 per annum, $7,350,000. Care of the dead, including care of the dead as authorized in the Act of July 8, 1940 (54 Stat. 743), $27,000, of which not to exceed $10,000 shall be available for obligations incurred during the fiscal year 1941. BUREAU OF YARDS AND DOCKS Maintenance, Bureau of Yards and Docks, $13,203,500, including the purchase (not to exceed $71,300) of motor-propelled passenger Ante, p. 152. Ante, p. 153. Ante, p. 156. Ante, p. 157. Ante, p. 158. Ante, p. 162. Ante, p. 162. Provisos. Number of vehi cles. Ante, p. 162. Maintenance, etc. Limitation of cost. Ante, p. 163. Proviso. Construction of authorized projects. Ante, p. 658. Charleston, 8. C. Mare Island, Calif. New York, N. Y. Norfolk, Va. Pearl Harbor, T. H. Philadelphia, Pa. Portsmouth, N. H. Puget Sound, Wash. Washington, D. C. Guam. Guantanamo, Cuba. New Orleans, La. Tutuila, Samoa. Balboa, C. Z. carrying vehicles, including eight at a cost of not to exceed $1,200 each: Provided, That the limitation on the appropriation contained in the Naval Appropriation Act for the fiscal year 1942 for the purchase, maintenance, repair, and operation of passenger-carrying vehicles for the Navy Department is hereby increased during the fiscal year 1942 from ten to twelve, and the limitation on expenditures for the maintenance, operation, and repair of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles is hereby increased from $130,000 to $200,000: Provided further, That the limitation of cost of $600 for the purchase of passengercarrying vehicles contained in the Naval Appropriation Act for the fiscal year 1942 is hereby modified to permit the purchase of passengercarrying vehicles authorized in that Act within the limit of cost fixed by law. Public works, Bureau of Yards and Docks: For public works and public utilities, Bureau of Yards and Docks, $294,528,500, which, together with unexpended balances of the appropriations heretofore made under this head, shall be disbursed and accounted for in accordance with existing law and shall constitute one fund: Provided, That the Secretary of the Navy is only authorized to commence, continue, or complete the construction of, or make provision for, by contract_or otherwise, projects heretofore authorized and appropriated for under this head, and, in addition, the following public works and public utilities projects, at a cost not to exceed the amount stated for each project enumerated, respectively: Navy Yard, Charleston, South Carolina: Ordnance-shop storehouse and accessories, $200,000. Navy Yard, Mare Island, California: Quarters for officers, $200,000; roads, walks, and services, $125,000. Navy Yard, New York, New York: Housing for enlisted men, $250,000. Navy Yard, Norfolk, Virginia: Housing for enlisted men, recreation facilities and radio-laboratory facilities, $810,000. Navy Yard, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii: Housing for officers and enlisted men, $625,000. Navy Yard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Acquisition of land and development of housing for enlisted men, $550,000. Navy Yard, Portsmouth, New Hampshire: Ordnance-storage facilities and housing for enlisted men, $422,500. Navy Yard, Puget Sound, Washington: Improvement of fuel-oil handling facilities, $150,000; extension of general storehouse, $500,000; extension of supply pier, $500,000; extension of building Numbered 434, $145,000. Navy Yard, Washington, District of Columbia: Five finger piers, $150,000; extension of waterfront improvement, $100,000. Naval Station, Guam: Housing for insular guard, $170,000; extension and improvement to sewer system, $160,000; extension of military roads, $200,000. Naval Station, Guantanamo, Cuba: Two swimming pools, $100,000. Naval Station, Key West, Florida: Housing for enlisted men, laundry-, and ammunition-storage facilities, $332,000; floating crane, $400,000; 35-ton locomotive crane, $50,000. Naval Station, New Orleans, Louisiana: Rehabilitation of station buildings, $350,000; rehabilitation of waterfront, $250,000; development of receiving ship facilities, including buildings and accessories, $800,000. Naval Station, Tutuila, Samoa: Additional defense facilities, housing and water-front development, $1,305,000. Naval operating base, Balboa, Canal Zone: Housing for officers, enlisted men, laundry and school facilities, $900,000. |