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PUBLIC LAW 93-97-AUG. 16, 1973
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GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 101. Not to exceed 5 per centum of appropriations made avail- f^^ds^rlport to able for the current fiscal year for "Operating expenses" and "Plant congressional and capital equipment" may be transferred between such appropria- committees. tions, but neither such appropriation, except as otherwise provided herein, shall be increased by more than 5 per centum by any such transfers, and any such transfers shall be reported promptly to the Appropriations Committees of the House and Senate.
TITLE II—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL DEPARTMENT or
THE ARMY
CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL
The following appropriations of the Secretary of the Army Engineers for authorized civil Army pertaining to rivers and and related purposes:
shall be expended under the direction and the supervision of the Chief of functions of the Department of the harbors, flood control, beach erosion,
GENERAL INVESTIGATIONS
For expenses necessary for the collection and study of basic information pertaining to river and harbor, flood control, shore protection, and related projects, restudy of authorized projects, and when authorized by law, surveys and studies of projects prior to authorization for construction, $56,142,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That $1,175,000 of this appropriation shall be transferred to the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife for studies, investigations, and reports thereon as required by the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 563-565), to provide that wildlife J,\^^^ ^^^ conservation shall receive equal consideration and be coordinated with other features of water-resource development programs of the Department of the Army. CONSTRUCTION, GENERAL
For the prosecution of river and harbor, flood control, shore protection, and related projects authorized by law; and detailed studies, and plans and specifications, of projects (including those for development with participation or under consideration for participation by States, local governments, or private groups) authorized or made eligible for selection by law (but such studies shall not constitute a commitment of the Government to construction): $873,589,000 to remain available until expended: Provided, That no part of this appropriation shall be used for projects not authorized by law or which are authorized by law limiting the amount to be appropriated therefor, except as may be within the limits of the amount-now or hereafter authorized to be appropriated: Provided further, That $1,100,000 of this appropriation shall be transferred to the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife for studies, investigations, and reports thereon as required by the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 563-565 ]) to provide that wildlife conservation shall receive equal consideration and be coordinated with other features of water-resource development programs of the Department of the Army.
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