794 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 680-OCT. 12, 1949 [63 STAT. Contract authority, available until expended, and, in addition, the Secretary is author- ized to incur obligations and enter into contracts, not exceeding a total of $3,935,000, for the acquisition of lands for purposes of the Independence National Historical Park. Parkways, National Park Service: For continuing the construction and maintenance of the Blue Ridge, Natchez Trace, George Washing- ton Memorial, Colonial, and Foothills Parkways, including printing and binding, personal services in the District of Columbia, and the construction, repair, or rehabilitation of buildings and utilities with- 37 stat. 460 . out regard to the Act of August 24,1912, as amended (16 U. S . C. 451), $7,500,000, to remain available until expended, of which $5,180,000 shall be for the payment of obligations granted under this head in the 55 Stat. 351. Interior Department Appropriation Act, 1942, and the Interior 62 Stat. 1141 . Department Appropriation Act, 1949, and, in addition, the Secretary is hereby authorized to incur obligations and enter into contracts, not exceeding a total of $1,750,000, for the construction of the Blue Ridge, Natchez Trace, George Washington Memorial, Colonial, and Foothills Parkways. Roads and trails, National Park Service: For the construction, reconstruction, improvement, and maintenance of roads and trails, as authorized by section 4a of the Act of June 29, 1948 (Public Law 62 stat. 1107. 834), including printing and binding, and personal services in the District of Columbia, $7,500,000, to remain available until expended, Contract authority. and, in addition, the Secretary is hereby authorized to incur obliga- tions and enter into contracts, not exceeding $3,250,000, for the pur- poses authorized in section 4a of said Act. bConsgruetion of Physical improvements, National Park Service: For the construc- tion, reconstruction, and improvement of buildings and utilities not otherwise provided for, without regard to the Act of August 24, 1912, 37 Stat. 460. as amended (16 U. S . C . 451), and for carrying out the provisions of 62 Stat. 70. the Act of March 5, 1948 (Public Law 434), including printing and binding, and personal services in the District of Columbia, $3,847,000 castle clinton. (no part of which shall be available for obligation or expenditure with respect to the site known as Castle Clinton, situated in Battery Park, New York City, until title, including rights of ingress and egress, thereto satisfactory to the Attorney General of the United States is vested in the United States), to remain available until expended. prop v r i ltOity of ap Appropriations herein made for the national parks, national monu- ments, and other reservations under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service, shall be available for the giving of educational lectures therein and vicinity; for the services of field employees in cooperation with such nonprofit scientific and historical societies engaged in educa- tional work in the various parks and monuments as the Secretary may designate; for travel expenses of employees attending Government camps for training in forest-fire prevention and suppression and the Federal Bureau of Investigation National Police Academy, and attend- ing Federal, State, or municipal schools for training in building fire prevention and suppression; for necessary local transportation and subsistence in kind of persons selected for employment or as coop- erators, serving without other compensation while attending fire- Telep2honeservicein protection training camps; and for official telephone service in the field in the case of official telephones installed in private houses when author- ized under regulations established by the Secretary. Contract authority. Appropriations herein made to the National Park Service for roads and trails shall be available for entering into contracts, without regard A, P. 403. to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 U. S . C . sec. 5), with States, political subdivisions, local governmental units, or agencies of the foregoing, for the performance of road construction or maintenance
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