NATIONAL CAPITAL PLANNING COMMISSION

NATIONAL CAPITAL PLANNING COMMISSION Salaries and expenses: For necessary expenses, as authorized by the National Capital Planning Act of 1952 (66 Stat. 781), including services as authorized by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 55a); not to exceed $100 for the purchase of newspapers and periodicals; not to exceed $6,000 for expenses of travel; payment in advance for membership in societies whose publications or services are available to members only or to members at a price lower than to the general public; purchase of one passenger motor vehicle for replacement only; and transportation and not to exceed $15 per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by section 5 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U. S. C. 73b–2), for members of the Commission serving without compensation; $143,000. Land acquisition, National Capital park, parkway, and playground system: Under authority of the Act of May 29, 1930 (46 Stat. 482), as amended, for necessary expenses for the National Capital Planning Commission for acquisition of land for the park, parkway, and playground system of the National Capital, to remain available until expended, $545,000, of which (a) $135,000 shall be available for the purposes of section 1 (a) of said Act of May 29, 1930, (b) $126,000 shall be available for the purposes of section 1 (b) thereof, and (c) $284,000 shall be available for the purposes of section 4 thereof: Provided, That not exceeding $26,450 of the funds available for land acquisition purposes shall be used during the current fiscal year for necessary expenses of the Commission (other than payments for land) in connection with land acquisition.