FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE management of resources For expenses necessary for conservation, management, protection, and utilization of fish and wildlife resources, and for the performance of other authorized functions related to such resources; operation of the industrial properties within the Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge (61 Stat. 770); maintenance of the herd of long-horned cattle or the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge; purchase or rent of land, and functions related to wildlife management in California (16 U. S. C. 695–695c); and not to exceed $30,000 for payment, in the discretion of the Secretary, for information or evidence concerning violations of laws administered by the Fish and Wildlife Service; $6,678,–196, of which not to exceed $4,259,363 shall be available for personal services. investigation of resources For expenses necessary for scientific and economic studies and investigations respecting conservation, management, protection, and utilization of fish and wildlife resources, including related aquatic plants and products; collection, compilation, and publication of information concerning such studies and investigations; and the performance of other functions related thereto; as authorized by law; $3,858,–986, of which not to exceed $2,487,629 shall be available for personal services. construction For construction and acquisition of buildings and other facilities required in the conservation, management, protection, and utilization of fish and wildlife resources and the acquisition of lands and interests therein, including continuing the construction of fish cultural facilities on lands owned by the State of South Dakota; to remain available until expended, $733,742, of which not to exceed $146,324 shall be available for personal services. general administrative expenses For expenses necessary for general administration of the Fish and Wildlife Service, including such expenses in the regional offices, $806,631, of which not to exceed $678,319 shall be available for personal services. 65 Stat. 262 federal aid in fish restoration and management For carrying out the provisions of the Act of August 9, 1950 (Public Law 681), amounts equal to the revenues described in section 3 of said Act and credited during the next preceding fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, to remain available until expended. administration of pribilof islands For carrying out the provisions of the Act of February 26, 1944, as amended (16 U. S. C. 631a–631q), amounts equal to 60 per centum of the proceeds covered into the Treasury during the next preceding fiscal year from the sale of sealskins and other products, to remain available for expenditure during the current and next succeeding fiscal years. administrative provisions Appropriations for the Fish and Wildlife Service shall be available for purchase of not to exceed seventy-four passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; purchase of not to exceed six aircraft for replacement only; publication and distribution of bulletins as authorized by law (7 (J. S. C. 417); rations or commutation of rations for officers and crews of vessels at rates not to exceed $2 per man per day; repair of damage to public roads within and adjacent to reservation areas caused by operations of the Fish and Wildlife Service; options for the purchase of land at not to exceed $1 for each option; facilities incident to such public recreational uses on conservation areas as are not inconsistent with (heir primary purposes; and the maintenance and improvement of aquaria, buildings, and other facilities under the jurisdiction of the Fish and Wildlife Service and to which the United States has title, and which are utilized pursuant to law in connection with management and investigation of fish and wildlife resources. Office of Territories administration of Territories For expenses necessary for the administration of Territories and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands tinder the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior, including expenses of the offices of the Governors of Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa, as authorized by law (48 U. S. C., secs. 61, 531, 1422, 1431a (c), expenses of the Government of the Virgin Islands including the agricultural station, as authorized by law (48 U. S. C. 1405. 7 U. S. C. 386g), and expenses of the High Commissioner of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands appointed pursuant to the trusteeship agreement approved by Public Law 204. Eightieth Congress; compensation and mileage of members of the legislatures in Alaska, Hawaii. Guam, and American Samoa as authorized by law (48 U. S. C., secs. 87, 599, 1421d (e), and 1431a (c)); compensation and expenses of the judiciary in American Samoa as authorized by law (48 U. S. C. 1431a (c)) and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands under the trusteeship agreement approved by Public Law 204, Eightieth Congress; care of insane as authorized by law for Alaska (48 U. S. C. 46–50); grants to the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, in addition to current local revenues, for support of Governmental functions; and not to exceed $50,000 for personal services, household equipment and furnishings, and utilities necessary in the operation of the several Governors’ houses; $7,020,000, of which not to exceed $811,865 shall be available for personal services: Provided, 65 Stat. 263 That the Territorial and local governments of the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands are authorized to make purchases through the General services Administration: Provided further, That appropriations available for the Administration of Territories, including the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, may be expended for the purchase, maintenance, and operation of not to exceed four aircraft, 1 AK and 6 AKL type surface vessels, and such minor vessels as may be required, for official purposes and for commercial transportation purposes found by the Secretary to be necessary in carrying out the provisions of Article 6 (2) of the trusteeship agreement approved by Public Law 204, Eightieth Congress. alaska public works For an additional amount for expenses necessary for carrying out the provisions of the Act of August 24, 1941) (Public Law 264), to remain available until June 30, 1955, $7,000,000, of which not to exceed $463,000 shall be available for administrative expenses, and of which not to exceed $333,000 shall be available for personal services. construction of roads, alaska For construction of roads, tramways, buildings, ferries, bridges, and trails, including surveys and plans for new road construction; acquisition of lands or interests in lands by purchase, donation, condemnation, or otherwise; to remain available until expended, $20,000,000, of which not to exceed $2,493,000 shall be available for personal services, and of which not to exceed $8,000,000 is for liquidation of obligations incurred pursuant to authority previously granted. operation and maintenance of roads, alaska For operation and maintenance of roads, tramways, buildings, ferries, bridges, and trails, $2,900,000, of which not to exceed $1,935,840 shall be available for personal services. administrative provisions The total of the amounts herein appropriated for construction, operation and maintenance of roads in Alaska shall be available in one fund, except that the appropriation herein made for operation and maintenance shall be available only for the service of the current fiscal year. Not to exceed 20 per centum of the amount herein appropriated for construction of roads in Alaska shall be available for construction work by force account, or on a hired labor basis. construction, alaska railroad For the authorized work of the Alaska Railroad, including improvements and new construction, to remain available until expended, $2,000,000: Provided, That funds appropriated under this head may be transferred to the Alaska Railroad Special Fund for purposes of accounting and administration. operation and maintenance, alaska railroad The Alaska Railroad Special Fund shall continue available until expended for the work authorized by law, including operation of facilities under the jurisdiction of the railroad in Mount McKinley 65 Stat. 264 National Park; operation and maintenance of oceangoing or coastwise vessels by ownership, charter, or arrangement with other branches of the Government service, for the purpose of providing additional facilities for transportation of freight, passengers, or mail, when deemed necessary for the benefit and development of industries or travel in the area served; and payment of compensation and expenses as authorized by section 42 of the Act of September 7, 1916 (5 U. S. C. 793), to be reimbursed as therein provided: Provided, That no one other than the general manager of said railroad, and one assistant general manager at not to exceed $13,000 per annum, shall be paid an annual salary out of said fund of more than $11,000. virgin islands public works For an additional amount to carry out the provisions of the Act of December 20, 1944 (58 Stat. 827), $992,970, of which not to exceed $63,270 shall be available for personal services: Provided, That the estimated project costs specified in said Act of December 20, 1944, shall not constitute limitations on amounts that may be expended for such projects: Provided further, That no part of this appropriation shall be used for the waterfront development project on Saint Thomas, and the amount included in the 1952 budget estimates for this project is hereby made available for school and hospital facilities in the Virgin Islands. Administration, Department of the Interior salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Interior (referred to herein as the Secretary), including teletype rentals and service; $2,154,911, of which not to exceed $1,890,798 shall be available for personal services.