59 STAT.] 79TrH CONG. , 1ST SESS.-CH. 262-JULY 3, 1945 compliance with the law, and of hearings in disbarment proceedings, $31,000. Surveying public lands: For surveys and resurveys of public lands, examination of surveys heretofore made and reported to be defective or fraudulent, inspecting mineral deposits, coal fields, and timber districts, making fragmentary surveys, and such other surveys or examinations as may be required for identification of lands for purposes of evidence in any suit or proceeding in behalf of the United States, under the supervision of the Commissioner of the General Land Office and direction of the Secretary, $450,000, including pur- chase of one and operation and maintenance of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles: Provided, That this appropriation may be expended for surveys made under the supervision of the Com- missioner of the General Land Office, but when expended for surveys that would not otherwise be chargeable hereto it shall be reimbursed from the applicable appropriation, fund, or special deposit. Salaries and expenses, branch of field examination: For salaries and expenses of field examinations, classification of lands, and investi- gations required in the administration and execution of the public land laws, and the protection of the public lands and their resources from trespass, including purchase of fifteen and operation and maintenance of passenger-carrying automobiles, $354,695. Salaries and expenses of land offices: For all necessary expenses incident to the operation and maintenance of district land offices and the disposal, supervision, and management of the public lands, including operation and maintenance of motor-propelled passenger- carrying vehicles, $237,000: Provided,That no expenses chargeable to the Government shall be incurred by registers in the conduct of local land offices except upon previous specific authorization by the Commissioner of the General Land Office. Forest management and protection, public domain, Alaska: For the administration and management of forest resources, including the prevention and suppression of fires on the public domain in Alaska, including the use of airplanes by charter or otherwise, and the mainte- nance and operation of motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles, $147,460. Payments to States of 5 per centum of proceeds from sales of public lands: For payment to the several States of 5 per centum of the net proceeds of sales of public lands lying within their limits, for the purpose of education or of making public roads and improvements, $2,500: Provided, That expenditures hereunder shall not exceed the aggregate receipts covered into the Treasury in accordance with section 4 of the Permanent Appropriation Repeal Act, 1934. Revested Oregon and California Railroad and reconveyed Coos Bay Wagon Road grant lands, Oregon: For carrying out the provisions of title I of the Act of August 28, 1937 (50 Stat. 874), including fire pro- tection and patrol on these and adjacent and intermingled public lands, through cooperative agreements with Federal, State, and county agencies, or otherwise, and including travel and other necessary expenses; and operation and maintenance of motor-propelled passen- ger-carrying vehicles, $310,000: Provided, That such expenditures shall be reimbursed from the 25 per centum referred to in section c, title II, of the Act approved August 28, 1937, of the special fund designated the "Oregon and California Land Grant Fund" and section 4 of the Act approved May 24, 1939, of the special fund designated the "Coos Bay Wagon Road Grant Fund". Range improvements on public lands outside of grazing districts (receipt limitation): For construction, purchase, and maintenance of range improvements on the public lands subject to grazing leases 323 Expenditures for surveys. Podt, p . 646. Payments to States. 48 Stat. 1227 . 31 U. .C. §725c. Reimbursement. 50 Stat. 876. 53 Stat. 754 .
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