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PUBLIC LAW 85-469-JUNE 25, 1958
[72 S T A T.
No obligations shall be incurred during the current fiscal year from
- ^^® construction fund established by the Merchant Marine Act, 1936,
or otherwise, in excess of the appropriations and limitations contained in this Act, or in any prior appropriation Act, and all receipts which otherwise would be deposited to the credit of said fund shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. INLAND WATERWAYS CORPORATION
Not to exceed $2,500 shall be available for administrative expenses to be determined in the manner set forth under the title "General expenses" in the Uniform System of Accounts for Carriers by Water of the Interstate Commerce Commission (effective January 1, 1947). PATENT OFFICE SALARIES AND EXPENSES
60 Stat. 810.
For necessary expenses of the Patent Office, including services as authorized hj section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a), at rates for individuals not to exceed $50 per diem (not to exceed $25,00p); and defense of suits instituted agamst the Commissioner of Patents; $19,000,000. BUREAU OF PUBLIC ROADS
42 Stat. 217.
General administrative expenses: Necessary expenses of administration (not to exceed $26,239,000), including advertising (including advertising in the city of Washington for work to be performed in areas adjacent thereto), purchase of fifty passenger motor vehicles for replacement only, and the maintenance and repairs of experimental highways, shall be paid, in accordance with law, from appropriations made available by this Act to the Bureau of Public Roads and from advances and reimbursements received by the Bureau of Public Roads. Of the total amount available from appropriations of the Bureau of Public Roads for general administrative expenses, pursuant to the provisions of section 21 of the Act of November 9, 1921, as amended (23 U.S.C. 21), $100,000 shall be available for all necessary expenses to enable the President to utilize the services of the Bureau of Public Roads in fulfilling the obligations of the United States under the Convention on the Pan American Highway Between the United States and Other American Republics (51 Stat. 152), cooperation with several governments, members of the Pan American Union, in connection with the survey and construction of the Inter-American Highway, and for performing engineering service in Pan American countries for and upon the request of any agency or governmental corporation of the United States. FEDERAL - A I D HIGHWAYS (TRUST FUND)
For carrying out the provisions of the Federal-Aid Road Act of 23 USC'9a*note. •^^^J ^^j 1916, as amended and supplemented, which are attributable to Federal-aid highways, to remain available until expended, not more than $2,350,000,000, to be derived from the "Highway trust fund"; which sum is composed of $327,500,000, the balance of the amount authorized for the fiscal year 1957, and $2,014,500,000, a part of the amount authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year 1958, and $51,055.41 and $7,483,952.74, the latter sums being for reimbursement of the sums expended for the repair or reconstruction of highways and bridges which have been damaged or destroyed by floods, hurri-
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