Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 123.djvu/549

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123STA T .5 2 9PUBLIC LA W 111 –8—M A R .11 , 2 0 09 NATION A LAGR I CU LTURAL S TATI S TICS S E R V ICE Fornec e s s a r y e xp enses o fth e Nat i ona l A g ric u ltural Statistics Ser v ice ,$15 1,5 6 5, 0 00, of w hichupto$ 37 , 2 65,000 shall b e available until expen d ed for the C ensus of Agriculture . AGRICULTURAL R ESEARC H SERVICE SALARIES AN D E XP ENSES For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Research Service and for ac q uisition of lands by donation, exchange, or purchase atano m inal cost not to exceed $100, and for land exchanges where the lands exchanged shall be of equal value or shall be equali z ed by a payment of money to the grantor which shall not exceed 25 percent of the total value of the land or interests trans - ferred out of Federal ownership, $1,1 4 0,406,000, of which $112,571,000 shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, speci- fied in the table titled ‘ ‘Agricultural Research Service, Salaries and E xpenses, Congressionally-designated P ro j ects ’ ’ in the explana- tory statement described in section 4 ( in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act ):Provide d, T hat appropriations hereunder shall be available for the operation and maintenance of aircraft and the purchase of not to exceed one for replacement only: Provided fu r th er, That appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant to 7 U .S.C. 2250 for the construction, alteration, and repair of buildings and improvements, but unless otherwise provided, the cost of constructing any one building shall not exceed $375,000, except for headhouses or greenhouses which shall each be limited to $1,200,000, and except for 10 buildings to be con- structed or improved at a cost not to exceed $750,000 each, and the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of the building or $375,000, whichever is greater: Provided further, That the limitations on alterations contained in this Act shall not apply to modernization or replacement of existing facilities at B eltsville, M aryland: Provided further, That appropriations hereunder shall be available for granting easements at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center: Provided further, That the foregoing limitations shall not apply to replacement of buildings needed to carry out the Act of April 24, 1 9 4 8 (21 U.S.C. 113a): Provided further, That funds may be received from any State, other political subdivision, organization, or individual for the purpose of establishing or oper- ating any research facility or research project of the Agricultural Research Service, as authorized by law. B UILDINGS AND F ACILITIES For acquisition of land, construction, repair, improvement, extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities as necessary to carry out the agricultural research programs of the D epartment of Agriculture, where not otherwise provided, $46,752,000, of which $46,752,000 shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified in the table titled ‘‘Agricultural Research Service, Buildings and Facilities Congressionally-designated Projects’’ in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), to remain available until expended. Maryl a nd.7USC2 2 54 .