77TH CONG., 2D SESS.-CH. 473-JULY 2, 1942 General investigations: To enable the Secretary of the Interior, through the Bureau of Reclamation, to carry on engineering and economic investigations of proposed Federal reclamation projects, surveys for reconstruction, rehabilitation, or extensions of existing projects, and studies of water conservation and development plans, including Colorado River Basin investigations, such investigations, surveys, and studies to be carried on by said Bureau either independ- ently, or, if deemed advisable by the Secretary of the Interior, in cooperation with State agencies and other Federal agencies, including the Corps of Engineers, National Resources Planning Board, and the Federal Power Commission, $625,000; For administrative expenses on account of the above projects, including personal services (not to exceed $225,000) and other expenses in the District of Columbia and personal services and other expenses in the field, $525,000; Total, general fund, construction, $78,979,340. Fort Peck project, Montana: For commencement of construction of transmission lines, substations and other facilities as may be required by the Bureau of Reclamation for proper reception, han- dling, transmitting and dispatching of electric energy produced at the Fort Peck project, as authorized by the Act approved May 18, 1938, entitled "An Act to authorize the completion, maintenance and operation of the Fort Peck project for navigation, and for other purposes" (52 Stat. 403), $499,475, to be immediately available and to remain available until expended, which amount shall be available for personal services in the District of Columbia (not to exceed $10,000) and for all other objects of expenditure as specified herein- before in this Act under the heading "Administrative Provisions and Limitations" appearing under the caption "Bureau of Reclamation", but without regard to the amounts of the limitations therein set forth. Labor and services of enemy aliens and of all American-born Japanese who are under the control of the War Department or other Federal agency may be utilized by the Secretary of the Interior, under such regulations and conditions as the War Department or other Federal agency exercising said control may prescribe, in the con- struction of Federal reclamation projects and water conservation and utilization projects and in other work performed under coopera- tive agreement between said Secretary and said War Department or other Federal agency. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY For every expenditure requisite for and incident to the authorized work of the Geological Survey, including personal services in the District of Columbia and in the field, including not to exceed $45,000 for the purchase and exchange, and not to exceed $70,000 for the hire, maintenance, repair (including the exchange of parts and accessories in part payment for parts and accessories of motor vehicles), and operation of motor-propelled and horse-drawn pas- senger-carrying vehicles for field use only, and the Geological Survey is authorized to exchange unserviceable and worn out passenger- carrying and freight-carrying vehicles as part payment for new freight-carrying vehicles, to be expended under the regulations from time to time prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior, and under the following heads: Salaries: For the Director of the Geological Survey and other personal services in the District of Columbia, $169,225; Topographic surveys: For topographic surveys in the United States, Alaska, and Puerto Rico, $689,030, of which amount not to exceed General investiga- tions. Administrative ex- penses. Fort Peck, Mont. 16-U. S. O.,eh.12C. Ante, p. 531. Enemy aliens, etc. Utilization of labor and services. eoneral expelaes. Topographic sUr- veys. 537 56 STAT.]
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