PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 296-JUNE 28,1944 37 Stat. 315 . Cost of buildings. State, etc., coopera- tion. Certain expendi- tures excluded. Removal of trees on non-Federal land. and related pests injurious to agriculture, for investigating and importing useful and beneficial insects and bacterial, fungal, and other diseases of insects and related pests, for investigating and ascertaining the best means of destroying insects affecting man and animals, to enable the Secretary to carry into effect the provisions of the Plant Quarantine Act of August 20, 1912, as amended (7 U. S. C. 146, 147, 151-167, 281, 282), to conduct other activities hereinafter authorized, and for the eradication, control, and prevention of spread of injurious insects and plant pests, independently or in cooperation with other branches of the Federal Government, States, counties, municipalities, corporations, agencies, individuals, or with foreign governments; including the employment of necessary persons and means in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, of which not to exceed $633,886 may be expended for personal services in the District of Columbia, rent, construction, alteration, or repair of necessary buildings outside the District of Columbia: Provided, That, unless otherwise specifically provided, the cost for the construction or altera- tion of any building shall not exceed $1,500 and the total amount expended for such construction in any one year shall not exceed $7,000, as follows: General administrative expenses: For general administrative pur- poses, including the salary of Chief of Bureau and other personal services, $160,920. Fruit insects: For insects affecting fruits, grapes, and nuts, $457,230. Japanese beetle control: For the control and prevention of spread of the Japanese beetle, $400,000: Provided, That no part of this appropriation shall be used to pay the cost or value of trees or other property injured or destroyed. Sweetpotato weevil control: For the determination and applica- tion of such methods of control for sweetpotato weevils as, in the judgment of the Secretary, may be necessary, $78,670: Provided, That in the discretion of the Secretary, no part of this appropria- tion shall be expended for the control of sweetpotato weevil in any State until such State has provided cooperation necessary to accom- plish this purpose: Providedfurther,That no part of this appropria- tion shall be used to pay the cost or value of farm animals, farm crops, or other property injured or destroyed. Mexican fruitfly control: For the control and prevention of spread of the Mexican fruitfly, including necessary surveys and control oper- ations in Mexico in cooperation with the Mexican Government or local Mexican authorities, $169,820. Gypsy and brown-tail moth control: For the control and preven- tion of spread of the gypsy and brown-tail moths, $409,320. Dutch elm disease control: For determining and applying methods of control and prevention of spread of the disease of elm trees known as "Dutch elm disease" and of a virus disease of elm trees prevalent in the Ohio Valley, $300,000, to be immediately available: Provided,That, in the discretion of the Secretary, no expenditures from this appropriation shall be made for applying methods of control of the Dutch elm disease in any State where measures for the removal and destruction of trees on non-Federal lands suffering from the Dutch elm disease are not in force, provided such removal and destruction are deemed essential or appropriate for the carrying on of the control program, nor until a sum or sums at least equal to such expenditures shall have been appropriated, subscribed, or contributed by State, county, or local authorities, or by individuals, or organizations concerned: Provided further, That expenditures incurred for removal of trees from non-Federal lands shall not be considered a part of such appropriations, subscriptions, or contributions: Providedfurther, That no part of this appropriation 438 [58 STAT.
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