52 STAT.] 75TH CONG. , 3D SESS.-CH. 464 --JUNE 16, 1938 said Act, as amended, including not to exceed $1,120,000 for depart- mental personal services in the District of Columbia, $125,000,000, to be immediately available and to remain available until expended, which sum is the amount authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year 1938, by section 1 of the Act approved June 16, 1936 (49 Stat. 1519-1520): Provided, That none of the money herein appropriated shall be paid to any State on account of any project on which convict labor shall be employed, except this provision shall not apply to convict labor performed by convicts on parole or probation: Provided further, That not to exceed $45,000 of the funds provided for carrying out the provisions of the Federal Highway Act of November 9, 1921 (23 U. S . C. 21, 23), shall be available for the purchase of motor- propelled passenger-carrying vehicles necessary for carrying out the provisions of said Act, including the replacement of not to exceed one such vehicle for use in the administrative work of the Bureau of Public Roads in the District of Columbia at a cost, including the exchange value of the vehicle to be replaced, not to exceed $1,200: Provided further, That, during the fiscal year 1939, whenever per- forming authorized engineering or other services in connection with the survey, construction, and maintenance, or improvement of roads for other Government agencies the charge for such services may include depreciation on engineering and road-building equipment used, and the amounts received on account of such charges shall be credited to the appropriation concerned: Providedfurther, That dur- ing the fiscal year 1939 the appropriations for the work of the Bureau of Public Roads shall be available for meeting the expenses of ware- house maintenance and the procurement, care, and handling of sup- plies, materials, and equipment stored therein for distribution to projects under the supervision of the Bureau of Public Roads, and for sale and distribution to other Government activities, the cost of such supplies and materials or the value of such equipment (includ- ing the cost of transportation and handling) to be reimbursed to appropriations current at the time additional supplies, materials, or equipment are procured, from the appropriation chargeable with the cost or value of such supplies, materials, or equipment: Provided further, That the appropriations available to the Bureau of Public Roads may be used in emergency for medical supplies and services and other assistance necessary for the immediate relief of employees engaged on hazardous work under that Bureau. FEDERAL-AID SECONDARY OR FEEDER ROADS For secondary or feeder roads, including farm-to-market roads, rural free delivery mail roads, and public-school bus routes, $20,000,000, to be immediately available and to remain available until expended, which sum is the remainder of the $25,000,000 authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year 1938 by section 7 of the Act approved June 16, 1936 (49 Stat. 1521). ELIMINATION OF GRADE CROSSINGS For the elimination of hazards to life at railroad grade crossings, including the separation or protection of grades at crossings, the reconstruction of existing railroad grade-crossing structures, and the relocation of highways to eliminate grade crossings, $40,000,000, to be immediately available and to remain available until expended, which sum is the remainder of the $50,000,000 authorized to be appro- priated for the fiscal year 1938 by section 8 of the Act approved June 16, 1936 (49 Stat. 1521). 36525° -3 8 47 737 Provisos. Convict labor. Vehicles. 42 Stat. 217. 23U. . .§§21,23. Replacements. Depreciation on en- gineering, etc. , equip- ment. Warehouse mainte- nance, etc. Reimbursement for cost of material, etc. Medical supplies, etc., in emergencies. Federal-aid second- ary or feeder roads. 49 Stat. 1521 . Elimination of rail- road grade crossings. 49 Stat. 1521 .
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