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PUBLIC LAW 173-JULY 31, 1953

Public Law 173

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July 31, 1953 [H.R. 5471]

[67 S T A T.

'^* CHAPTER 299

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" AN ACT Making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1954, and for other purposes.

. ^ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the lumbia Appropri^ United States of America in Congress assembled, That there are approtion Act, 1954. priated for the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1954, out of (1) the general fund of the District of Columbia, hereinafter known as the general fund, such fund being composed of "'. ", the revenues of the District of Columbia other than those applied by law to special funds, and $11,000,000, which is hereby appropriated for the purpose out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated (to be advanced July 1, 1953), (2) highway funds, established by law (D. C. Code, title 47, ch. 19), (3) the water fund, established by law (D. C. Code, title 43, ch. 15), and $1,000,000, which is hereby appropriated for the purpose out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated (to be advanced July 1, 1953), and " ' •* (4) the motor vehicle parking fund, established by law (D. C. Code, title 40, ch. 8), sums as follows: From the general fund: All sums appropriated under the following heads unless otherwise specifically provided: General administration, compensation and retirement fund expenses, District debt service, regulatory agencies, public schools. Public Library, Recreation Department, Metropolitan Police, Fire Department, Veterans' Services, Office of Civil Defense, courts. Health Department, Department . --.-.t ^1 Corrections, public welfare, public works, National Guard, National Capital Parks, and National Zoological P a r k; From the highway fund: All sums appropriated under public works designated as payable from the highway fund; From the water fund: All sums appropriated under public works and Washington aqueduct, designated as payable from the water fund;and From the motor vehicle parking fund: All sums appropriated under public works designated as payable from the motor vehicle parking fund. DISTRIBUTION OF APPROPRIATIONS 66 Stat. 824.

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The sums hereinafter specified for any office or agency abolished under the provisions of Reorganization Plan No. 5 of 1952 are appropriated to the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia to enable the Commissioners to provide for performance of the functions heretofore assigned to any such office or agency. Such sums may be allocated by the Commissioners to offices, agencies, or other organizational units established by or pursuant to said plan, but shall be available only for the functions provided for herein, and only in the amounts respectively appropriated for such functions, namely: GENERAL ADMINISTRATION For expenses necessary for the offices named under this general head: Executive office, plus so much as maj' be necessary to compensate the Engineer Commissioner at a rate equal to each civilian member of the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia, hereafter in this Act referred to as the Commissioners; compensation of members of the Apprenticeship Council and the Redevelopment Land Agency; aid in support of the National Conference of Commissioners