57 STAT.] 78TH CONG. , 1ST SESS.-CH. 182-JULY 1, 1943 where; rent; fees for professional or expert services at rates and in amounts to be determined by the Secretary of State; expenses of attendance at meetings which, in the discretion of the Commissioner may be necessary for the efficient discharge of the responsibilities of the Commission (not to exceed $500); traveling expenses; printing and binding; lawbooks and books of reference; subscriptions to foreign and domestic newspapers and periodicals; purchase, main- tenance, repair, and operation of motor-propelled passenger- and freight-carrying vehicles, machinery and equipment and parts thereof, and map-reproduction machines: hire with or without personal serv- ices, of work animals, and animai-drawn and motor-propelled vehicles and equipment; reimbursement to other agencies of the Government for expenses incurred by them in connection with the making of maps or making of photographs by airplane; purchase of rubber boots and waders, asbestos gloves and welders' goggles, for official use of employees; purchase of ice and drinking water; inspection of equip- ment, supplies, and materials by contract; advertising in newspapers and technical publications without regard to section 3828 of the Revised Statutes; drilling and testing of foundations and dam sites, by contract if deemed necessary, purchase in the field of planographs and lithographs, and leasing of private property to remove there- from sand, gravel, stone and other materials without regard to sec- tion 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 U. S . C . 5); equipment and such other miscellaneous expenses as the Secretary of State may deem proper, $290,000. Construction, operation, and maintenance, Public Works projects: For the construction (including surveys and operation and mainte- nance and protection during construction) of the following projects under the supervision of the International Boundary Commission, United States and Mexico, United States section, including salaries and wages of employees, laborers, and mechanics; fees for profes- sional or expert services at rates and in amounts to be determined by the Secretary of State; traveling expenses; rents; construction and operation of gaging stations; purchase, maintenance, repair, and oper- ation of motor-propelled passenger- and freight-carrying vehicles, machinery and equipment and parts thereof, and map reproduction machines; drilling and testing of foundations and dam sites, by con- tract if deemed necessary, and purchase in the field of planographs and lithographs and leasing of private property to remove there- from sand, gravel, stone, and other materials without regard to the provisions of section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 U. S . C . 5); hire, with or without personal services, of work animals and animal- drawn and motor-propelled vehicles and equipment; acquisition by donation, purchase, or condemnation, of real and personal property, including expenses of abstracts and certificates of title; inspection of equipment, supplies, and materials by contract; advertising in newspapers and technical publications without regard to section 3828 of the Revised Statutes; printing and binding; communication serv- ices; equipment; purchase of ice, drinking water where suitable drinking water is otherwise unobtainable, rubber boots, waders, asbestos gloves and welders' goggles, for official use of employees, and such other miscellaneous expenses as the Secretary of State may deem necessary: Lower Rio Grande flood-control project: For the United States portion of the project for flood control on the Lower Rio Grande, as authorized by the Act approved August 19, 1935, as amended (49 Stat. 660, 1370), including obligations chargeable against the appro- priations for this purpose for the fiscal year 1943, the funds made 279 44 U.. C. 324. Public works proj- ects under U. S. section. 44 U.S. .O1 .. 22U. . c.. I2r- 277d. Funds continamd avaiable.
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