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[69 Stat. 155]
PUBLIC LAW 000—MMMM. DD, 1955
[69 Stat. 155]

69 S T A T. ]

PUBLIC LAW 78-JUNE 16, 1955 ACQUISITION

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OF LANDS FOR NATIONAL FORESTS

Weeks Act For the acquisition of forest lands under the provisions of the Act approved March 1, 1911, as amended (16 U.S.C. 513-519, 521), $190,000, to be available only for payment of the purchase price of any lands acquired, including the cost of surveys in connection with such acquisition: Provided, That no part of this appropriation shall be used for acquisition of any land which is not within the boundaries of a national forest: Provided fwrther^ That no part of this appropriation shall be used for the acquisition of any land without the approval of the local government concerned.

36 Stat. 96i.

Special Acts For the acquisition of land to facilitate the control of soil erosion and flood damage originating within the exterior boundaries of the following national forest, in accordance with the provisions of the following Act authorizing annual appropriations of forest receipts for such purposes, and in not to exceed the following amount from such receipts: Cache National Forest, Utah, Act of May 11, 1938, (Public Law 505), as amended, $10,000: Provided, That no part of this appropriation shall be used for acquisition of any land which is not within the boundaries of a national forest: Provided further, That no part of this appropriation shall be used for the acquisition of any land without the approval of the local government concerned.

52 Stat. 347.

STATE A N D PRIVATE FORESTRY COOPERATION

For expenses necessary for cooperation with the various States in forest-fire prevention and suppression, in forest tree planting, and in forest management and processing, pursuant to the Act of August 25, 1950 (16 U.S.C. 568c, 568d), and sections 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the Act of June 7, 1924 (16 U.S.C. 564-567c), and Acts supplementary thereto; advising timberland owners, associations, and other appropriate agencies in the application of forest management principles to federally owned lands leased to States and to private forest lands, and advising wood-using industries in processing of forest products, so as to attain sustained-yield management, the conservation of the timber resources, the productivity of forest lands, and the stabilization of employment and economic continuance of forest industries; $11,337,129.

f;| f*«*- \ll' 43 Stat. 653. ^

COOPERATIVE RANGE IMPROVEMENTS

For artificial revegetation, construction, and maintenance of range improvements, control of rodents, and eradication of poisonous and noxious plants on national forests as authorized by section 12 of the Act of April 24, 1950 (16 U.S.C. 580h), $700,000, to remain available until expended.

64 Stat. 85.

GENERAL PROVISIONS, FOREST SERVICE

SEC, 201. Within the unit limit of cost fixed by law, the lump-sum appropriations and authorizations made for the Forest Service under this Act shall be available for the purchase, in addition to those specifically provided for, of not to exceed 165 passenger motor vehicles for replacement only, and for the hire of such vehicles, necessary in the conduct of the work of the Forest Service outside the District of Columbia.

P a s s e n g e r motor vehicles.