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PUBLIC LAW 4 7 0 - J U L Y 9, 1952 GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE
59 Stat. 54.
ST AT,
EXPENSES
For necessary expenses of general administration and related functions in the offices of the Commissioner of Keclamation and in the regional offices of the Bureau of Reclamation, $5,250,000, to be derived from the reclamation fund and to be nonreimbursable pursuant to the Act of April 19, 1945 (43 U.S.C. 377): Provided, That no part of any other appropriation in this Act shall be available for activities or functions budgeted for the current fiscal year as general administrative expenses: Provided further, That not exceeding $150,000 of funds available for expenditure under this appropriation shall be used for salaries and expenses in connection with information work. EMERGENCY
62 Stat, 1052.
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FUND
For an additional amount for the emergency fund as authorized by the Act of June 26, 1948 (43 U.S.C. 502), $400,000, to be derived from the reclamation fund, special fund, and to remain available until expended for the purposes specified in said Act. SPECIAL F U N D S
32 Stat. 388. 45 Stat. 1057. 54 Stat. 774.
Sums herein referred to as being derived from the reclamation fund, the Colorado River dam fund, or the Colorado River development fund, are appropriated from the special funds in the Treasury created by the Act of June 17, 1902 (43 U.S.C. 391), the Act of December 21, 1928 (43 U.S.C. 617a), and the Act of July 19, 1940 (43 U.S.C. 618a), respectively. Such sums shall be transferred, upon request of the Secretary, to be merged with and expended under the heads herein specified; and the unexpended balances of sums transferred for expenditure undet the heads "Operation and Maintenance" and "General Administrative Expenses" shall revert and be credited to the special fund from which derived. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
60 Stat. 810. Damage c l a i m s.
Rewards.
58 Stat. 486.
49 Stat. 666. 59 Stat. 54.
Appropriations to the Bureau of Reclamation shall be available for purchase of not to exceed one hundred and fifty passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; not to exceed $50,000 for services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a), including such services at rates for individuals not to exceed $100 per day, when authorized by the Secretary; payment of claims for damage to or loss of property, personal injury, or death arising out of activities of the Bureau of Reclamation; payment, except as otherwise provided for, of compensation and expense of persons on the rolls of the Bureau of Reclamation appointed as authorized by law to represent the United States in the negotiation and administration of interstate compacts without reimbursement or return under the reclamation laws; rewards for information or evidence concerning violations of law involving property under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Reclamation; performance of the functions specified under the head "Operation and Maintenance Administration", Bureau of Reclamation, in the Interior Department Appropriation Act, 1945; preparation and dissemination of useful information including recordings, photographs, and photographic prints; and studies of recreational uses of reservoir areas, and investigation and recovery of archeological and paleontological remains in such areas in the same manner as provided for in the Act of August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 461-467): Provided, That no part of any appropriation made herein shall be available pursuant to the Act of April 19, 1945 (43 U.S.C. 377), for expenses other than those
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