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73d C ONGRESS . SESS. II. CH. 586 . JUNE 18, 1934 .

995 SEC. 7. For the construction, reconstruction, and improvement of Road systems in roads and trails, inclusive of necessary bridges, in the national tt Vol. 46, p. 1053 parks, monuments, and other areas administered by the National Park Service, including areas authorized to be established as national parks and monuments, and national park and monument approach roads authorized by the Act of January 31, 1931 (46 Stat . 1053), as amended, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated the sum of $7,500 ,000 f or the fisca l year endin g June 30, 19 36, an d the sum of $7,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937 . SEC . 8. For construction and imp rovem ent o f In dian reser vatio n Indian reservations. Cons truc ting road s roads under the provisions of the Act approved May 26, 1928 (45 in, not eligible, under Stat. 750), there is hereby authorized to be appropriated the sum FVol.45,p Highw . 751 y Apt . of $4,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1936, and the sum of $4,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937 . SEC . 9 . The term " highway " as defined in the Federal Highway VHli g2wpay 212 efne .l. Act, approved November 9, 1921, as amended and supplemented, shall for the, period covered by this Act be deemed to include such main parkways as may be designated by the State and approved by the Secretary of Agriculture as part of the Federal-aid highway system. SEC . 10 . Section 19 of the Federal Highway Act, approved Novem- Vol. 42, p. 216 . ber 9, 1921, is hereby amended to read as follows : " SEC. 19 . That on or before the first Monday in January of each Annual detailed y

statements from Secre- year the Secretary of Agriculture shall make a report to Congress, tary. which shall include a detailed statement of the work done, the status of e ach p rojec t und erta ken, the a lloc ation of a ppro priat ions, an itemized statement of the expenditures and receipts during the preceding fiscal year under this Act, and itemized statement of the traveling and other expenses, including a list of employees, their duties, salaries, and traveling expenses, if any, and his reconimenda- Special reports . tions, if any, for new legislation amending or supplementing this Act . The Secretary of Agriculture shall also make such special reports as Congress may request ." SEC . 11 . With the approval of the Secretary of Agriculture, not surveys, plans, and y

engineering investiga- to ex cee d 1 1 /2 per centum of the amount appo rtioned for any year teens. t o any State under sections 1 and 4 of this Act may be used for surveys, plans, and engineering investigations of projects for future constru ction in suc h Stat e, eit her on the Fe deral- aid hi ghway system and extensions thereof or on secondary or feeder roads . SEC . 12. Since it is unfair and unjust to tax motor-vehicle trails- Dive rsio n of moto r tax and gasoline taxes portation unless the proceeds of such taxation are applied to the from high way maint e- construction, improvement, or maintenance of highways, after June nance, etc., restricted . 30, 1935, Federal aid for highway construction shall be extended only to those States that use at least the amounts now provided by law for such purposes in each State from State motor vehicle regis- tration fees, licenses, gasoline taxes, and other special taxes on motor- vehicle owners and operators of all kinds for the construction, improvement, and mai ntenance of highways and administrative expens es in connec tion t herewi th, in cluding the r etirem ent of bonds Retirement of bonds . for the payment of which such revenues have been pledged, and for no other purposes, under such regulations as the Secretary of Agri- culture shall promulgate from time to time : Provided, That in no Proviso. -.

No State depr ived of case shall the provisions of this section operate to deprive any State more than one- third its of more than one-third of the amount to which that State would be alloc ation the reby . entitle d unde r any apport ionmen t here after m ade, f or the fisca l year for which the apportionment is made . Fe d- SEC . 13 . The limitations in the Federal Highway Act, approved era l al Limit atio ns casto way Act as November 9, 1921, as amended and suppleme nted, upon highway highway

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construction, reconstruction, and bridges within municipalities and apply herein.