PRESERVATION OF AMERICAN ANTIQUITIES Public Law 209, 59th Cong., June 8, 1906, 34 Stat. 225 AN ACT For the preservation of American antiquities. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That any person who shall appropriate, excavate, injure, or destroy any historic or prehistoric ruin or monument, or any object of antiquity, situated on lands owned or controlled by the Government of the United States, without the permission of the Secretary of the Department of the Government having jurisdiction over the lands on which said antiquities are situated, shall, upon conviction, be fined in a sum of not more than five hundred dollars or be imprisoned for a period of not more than ninety days, or shall suffer both fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court. SEC. 2. That the President of the United States is hereby authorized, in his discretion, to declare by public proclamation historic landmarks, historic and prehistoric structures, and other objects of historic or scientific interest that are situated upon the lands owned or controlled by the Government of the United States to be national monuments, and may reserve as a part thereof parcels of land, the limits of which in all cases shall be confined to the smallest area compatible with the proper care and management of the objects to be protected : Provided, That when such objects are situated upon a tract covered by a bona fide unperfected claim or held in private ownership, the tract, or so much thereof as may be necessary for the proper care and management of the object, may be relinquished to the Government, and the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to accept the relinquishment of such tracts in behalf of the Government of the United States. SEC. 3. That permits for the examination of ruins, the excavation of archæological sites, and the gathering of objects of antiquity upon the lands under their respective jurisdictions may be granted by the Secretaries of the Interior, Agriculture, and War to institutions which they may deem properly qualified to conduct such examination, excavation, or gathering, subject to such rules and regulations as they may prescribe: Provided, That the examinations, excavations, and gatherings are undertaken for the benefit of reputable museums, universities, colleges, or other recognized scientific or educational institutions, with a view to increasing the knowledge of such objects, and that the gatherings shall be made for permanent preservation in public museums. SEC. 4. That the Secretaries of the Departments aforesaid shall make and publish from time to time uniform rules and regulations for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act. U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Public Roads FEDERAL HIGHWAY FUNDS AUTHORIZED AND APPORTIONED SINCE 1917 International Highways—Selected reference list (In thousands of dollars) August 21, 1964 Fiscal year Federal-aid Forest Public Nation devol- lands al park Indian and roads park- roads trails $1,000 1,000 $6,000 $6,000 1917 4,537,793 191, 000 3,849, 551 1, 500 1941 3,000 1942 1, 242 4,537, 793 1944 1945 557,750 5,095, 543 1946 557, 750 5, 653, 293 1947 1948 1949 513, 500 6,708, 653 1950 7, 240, 653 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 23,500 10,000 956, 000 10, 712, 253 1956 1957 371, 250 247, 500 1957 1958 12,000 3,589, 000 19, 037, 253 1959 34, 000 12, 000 3,512, 000 22, 549, 253 1960 1961 1962 12,000 3, 463, 000 32, 091, 753 1963 1964 18,000 3,865,000 39, 675, 303 1965 18,000 3,979, 000 43, 654, 303 1966 2,500 1941 115, 000 15, 000 30,000 1942 160,000 100, 000 8,667 2,000 17,500 20,000 4,333 13,000 1943 137,500 3,000 $360,000 7,000 100,000 11, 500 17,500 | 20,000 3,000 137, 500 1944 523, 500 7,000 4, 373, 051 1,500 3,000 $125,000 500,000 12, 500 14, 250 6,000 12,500 14, 250 14, 250 532, 750 6,186, 043 3, 110 6,000 9, 110 6, 195, 153 20,000 17,500 20,000 6,000 10,000 23, 500 5, 000 17,500 500,000 20,000 6,000 532, 000 85,000 23, 500 23, 000 6,000 660,000 7, 900, 653 1953 125, 000 500,000 20,000 17, 500 23, 000 6,000 566,500 | 8, 467, 153 6, 600 2,500 22, 500 20,000 10,000 636, 600 9, 103, 753 1956 22, 500 315, 000 210,000 175,000 22, 500 175,000 875,000 20, 000 10,000 652, 500 9, 756, 253 22, 500 1,000 24,000 206,250 1,175,000 2,000,000 1958 382, 500 255,000 212, 500 22, 500 3,000 24,000 1, 700, 0002, 550,000 1959 30,000 23, 500 | 10,000 2,083, 000 12, 795, 253 2, 000 393, 750 27,000 32, 000 12,000 2,653,000 15, 448, 253 3,000 32, 000 32,000 231,250 1,800,000 2,725,000 33,000 3,000 30,000 34,000 12,000 2,837, 000 25,386, 253 33, 000 416, 250 3, 500 35, 000 34, 000 12, 000 3, 242, 500 28, 628,753 33, 000 9,000 50,000 237, 500 2,600,000 3,550,000 34, 000 33,000 9,000 243, 750 2,700,000 3,675, 000 1966 450,000 300,000 33, 000 9,000 85,000 4,000 250,000 2,800,000 3,800,000 41,000 33,000 |
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