PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 591-DEC. 17, 1941 23U. .C., ch.1. Ante, p. 765. Transfers of juris- diction. 40U.S.C. 122. Professional serv- ices. t 41U.S.C.S5 . 42 Stat. 1488. 6U. S. C. 5§661- 674. Ante, p. 6 13 . Covered reservoir, construction. Ante, p. 536 . Limit of cost in- creased. Ante, p. 283. Ante, p. 284. Ante. p . 284 way Act of 1938 (52 Stat. 633), and the Defense Highway Act of November 19, 1941 (Public, 295), and upon approval of such projects by the Public Roads Administration the Commissioners are authorized to proceed with the necessary construction and perform necessary incidental work thereto, and pay the cost thereof from the District of Columbia appropriations for Federal-aid and defense highway projects and the allocation of funds to the District of Columbia by the Public Roads Administration authorized by the said Federal-aid and Defense Highway Acts: Provided further, That the necessary transfers of jurisdiction of public land is authorized and directed under the provisions of the Land Transfer Act of May 20, 1932 (47 Stat. 161) : Providedfurther, That the Commissioners are author- ized to employ necessary engineering and other professional services, by contract or otherwise, without reference to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, or civil-service requirements. WATER SERVICE WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT For an additional amount for the construction of a covered reser- voir of approximately 20,000,000-gallon capacity on United States Government-owned land adjacent to the present filtered-water reser- voir of the McMillan Filter Plant, fiscal year 1942, including the objects and conditions specified in the appropriation for this purpose in the District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1942, $130,000, pay- able wholly from the revenues of the Water Department, and the authorized limit of cost of said reservoir, appurtenances, and auxil- iaries is hereby increased from $490,000 to $620,000. DIVISION OF EXPENSES The foregoing sums for the District of Columbia, unless otherwise therein specifically provided, shall be paid out of the revenues of the District of Columbia and the Treasurv of the United States in the illlner prsceribed by the District of Columbia appropriation Acts for the respective fiscal years for which such sums are provided. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Orchard rehabilitation loans: To enable the Secretary of Agri- culture to make loans, under such terms and conditions as he may deem appropriate, for the purpose of enabling the borrowers to rehabilitate orchards in the States of Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Iowa which were destroyed or damaged as a result of the extremely cold weather in such States in November 1940, $1,000,000. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY Magnetic and seismological work: For an additional amount for continuing magnetic and seismological observations, fiscal year 1942, including the objects specified under this head in the Department of Commerce Appropriation Act, 1942, $5,500. Office force: For an additional amount for personal services, Coast and Geodetic Survey, fiscal year 1942, $37,000. Office expenses: For an additional amount for office expenses of the Coast and Geodetic Survey fiscal year 1942, including the objects specified under this head in the Department of Commerce Appropria- tion Act, 1942, $77,000. 824 [55 STAT.
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