55 STAT.] 77TH CONG., IST SESS.-CH. 266 -JULY 1, 1941 including buildings therein; public utilities; electric transmission and distribution lines or systems to serve persons in rural areas, including projects sponsored by and for the benefit of nonprofit and cooperative associations; sewer systems, water supply, and purification systems; airports and other transportation facilities; facilities for the training of personnel in the operations and maintenance of air navigation ana landing area facilities; flood control; drainage; irrigation, including projects sponsored by nonprofit irrigation companies or nonprofit irrigation associations organized and operating for community bene- fit; water conservation; soil conservation, including projects spon- sored by soil conservation districts and other bodies duly organized under State law for soil erosion control and soil conservation, prefer- ence being given to projects which will contribute to the rehabilita- tion of individuals and an increase in the national income; foresta- tion, reforestation, and other improvements of forest areas, including the establishment of fire lanes; fish, game, and other wildlife con- servation; eradication of insect, plant, and fungus pests; the pro- duction of lime and marl for fertilizing soil for distribution to farm- ers under such conditions as may be determined by the sponsors of such projects under the provisions of State law; educational, pro- fessional, clerical, cultural, recreational, production, and service projects, including training for manual occupations in industries engaged in production for national-defense purposes, for nursing and for domestic service; aid to self-help and cooperative associations for the benefit of needy persons; and miscellaneous projects: Provided, That all persons employed on work projects shall, so far as prac- ticable, be employed on projects nearest their respective homes. (c) The funds appropriated in this section, exclusive of those used for administrative expenses, shall be so administered that expenditure authorizations for other than labor costs for all the work projects financed from such funds in any State, Territory, possession, or the District of Columbia shall not exceed an average for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, of $6 per month per worker, except that the Commissioner of Work Projects (hereinafter referred to as the "Commissioner") may authorize an increase in the average in cases where the increased cost of materials would have the effect of raising such average above $6 but in no event shall the increase in such average exceed the amount necessary to meet such increase in mate- rial costs and in no event shall such average exceed $7: Provided. That the funds appropriated in this section shall not be used for the purchase of any construction equipment or machinery in any case in which such equipment or machinery can be rented at prices deter- mined by the Commissioner to be reasonable, and his determinations, made in conformity with rules and regulations prescribed by him, shall be final and conclusive: Provided further, That not to exceed $45,000,000 of funds herein appropriated to the Work Projects Administration may be used by the Commissioner to supplement the amounts so authorized for other than labor costs in any State, Ter- ritory, possession, or the District of Columbia in connection with the prosecution of projects which have been certified by the Secretary of War. and the Secretary of the Navy, respectively, as being important for military or naval purposes. (d) In administering the funds appropriated in this section, not to exceed three-fourths of the total cost of all non-Federal projects approved after January 1, 1940, to be undertaken within any State, Territory, possession, or the District of Columbia with respect to which any such funds are used, shall be borne by the United States, and not less than one-fourth of such total cost shall be borne by the 397 Training for defense purposes. Proviso. Employment on nearest project. Limitation on use of funds for other than labor costs. Increases allowed. Proross. Construct ion equip- ment purchases. etc. Use of funds for projects of military or naval importance. Non-Federal proj- ects. Allocation of cost.
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