[56 STAT. Ant, p . 509. properly chargeable to the appropriation "Contingent expenses, Department of the Interior", $600,000, to be immediately available Proriso. and remain available until June 30, 1943: Provided, That the Secre- ntrbutions. tary of the Interior, through the Director of the Bureau of Mines, is authorized to accept lands, buildings, equipment, and other con- tributions from public or private sources for the purposes hereof, and to carry out projects in cooperation with other agencies, Federal, State, or private; Helium plants. Construction and equipment of helium plants: For all necessary equipment. expenses, without regard to section 3709, Revised Statutes, to enable Post, p. 1002 . 41u.s. . 5. the Secretary of the Interior to increase and improve the capacity for the production of helium, as authorized by the Act approved 50u. s .oi 161- September 1, 1937 (50 Stat. 885), by the acquirement by purchase, lease, or condemnation, of lands or interests therein or options thereon; the making of contracts and agreements (with optional pro- visions where necessary) for the acquisition, processing, or conserva- tion of helium-bearing gas; the construction and equipment of buildings or additions to existing buildings; the drilling of wells and construction of pipe lines, and other appurtenant facilities; and to conduct investigations with respect to available resources of helium- bearing gas and the transportation of helium; engagement by con- tract or otherwise, at such rates of compensation as the Secretary of the Interior may determine, of engineers, architects, or firms or corporations thereof necessary to design and construct the buildings, structures, and equipment; travel expenses; books of reference and periodicals; supplies and equipment; purchase in the District of Columbia and elsewhere of other items otherwise properly charge- Anc, p. 9. able to the appropriation "Contingent expenses, Department of the Post, p. 1002. Interior"; purchase not to exceed $16,600 (including exchange), operation, maintenance, and repair of passenger-carrying automo- Pst, p. 1003. biles; and not to exceed $30,000 for personal services in the District Transfer of unds. of Columbia, the sum of $4,000,000 is hereby transferred from the appropriation "Aviation, Navy, 1943", and made available for the Proos5 purposes of this paragraph: Provided, That the unexpended balances on June 30, 1942, of the appropriations under the head "Helium plants and investigations" contained in the First Deficiency Appro- tat. 8,344, priation Act, 1941, and the Interior Department Appropriation Act, 1942, and of the appropriation "Construction and equipment of helium plants" contained in the First Supplemental National Defense avaiabilaity of funds. Appropriation Act, 1942, shall be added to and constitute one fund with the amount herein made available, which fund shall be available until June 30, 1944, for all the objects and purposes of said consoli- Contributons. dated appropriations: Provided further, That the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Mines, is authorized to accept lands, buildings, equipment, and other contribu- tions from public or private sources for the purposes hereof; cManpanse abenedl- Manganese beneficiation pilot plants and research (national reaearch. defense): For continuing the conduct of investigations and develop- ment of methods of beneficiating and smelting domestic manganese ores commenced with funds made available from the appropriation under the title "Expediting Production" contained in the First 54tat. S. Supplemental National Defense Appropriation Act, 1941, including ore dressing, hydrometallurgy, pyrometallurgy, and for the produc- tion of metallic manganese by electrolytic or other methods, including all necessary preliminary and supplemental laboratory research; maintenance and operation of pilot plants; procurement of necessary materials and ores for metallurgical tests; purchase or lease of land; construction and equipment of buildings to house pilot plants; and for all necessary expenses incident to the foregoing, including em- ployment by contract or otherwise, at such rates of compensation as PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 473-JULY 2, 1942 544
�
