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PUBLIC LAW 573-JUNE 13, 1956
foregoing activities; and for the Geological Survey or the General Services Administration to acquire a site and to prepare plans and specifications for a building or buildings to meet the special needs of the Geological Survey in the metropolitan area of Washington, District of Columbia, without regard to Revised Statutes, page 3709, as amended (41 U.S.C. 5), and section 302(c) of the Act of June 30, 1949, as amended (41 U.S.C. 252 (c)); $31,602,000, of which $5,070,000 shall be available only for cooperation with States or municipalities for water resources investigations: Provided, That no part of this appropriation shall be used to pay more than one-half the cost of any topographic mapping or water resources investigations carried on in cooperation with any State or municipality.
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
The amount appropriated for the Geological Survey shall be available for purchase of not to exceed one hundred and twenty-six passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; reimbursement of the General Services Administration for security guard service for protection of confidential files; contracting for the furnishing of topographic maps and for the making of geophysical or other specialized surveys when it is administratively determined that such procedures are in the public interest; construction and maintenance of necessary buildings and appurtenant facilities; acquisition of lands for gaging stations; and payment of compensation and expenses of persons on the rolls of the Geological Survey appointed, as authorized by law, to represent the United States in the negotiation and administration of interstate compacts, including not to exceed $10,000 for the person apfjointed by the President to participate as the representative of the United States in the administration of the compact consented to by the Act of May 31, 1949 (Public Law 8 2): Provided, That notwithstandin^ the provisions of any other law, the President is authorized to appoint a retired officer as such representative, without prejudice to his status as a retired Army officer, and he shall receive such compensation and expenses in addition to his retired pay. BUREAU OP M I N E S CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF MINERAL RESOURCES
For expenses necessary for promoting the conservation, exploration, development, production, and utilization of mineral resources, including fuels, in the United States, its Territories and possessions; developing synthetics and substitutes; and controlling fires in coal deposits; $15,862,750. HEALTH AND SAFETY
For expenses necessary for promotion of health and safety in mines and in the minerals industries, as authorized by law, $5,304,300. GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
For expenses necessary for general administration of tRe Bureau of Mines, including such expenses in the regional offices, $1,030,000. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Appropriations and funds available to the Bureau of Mines may be expended for purchase of not to exceed eighty-nine passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; providing transportation services in
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