Fish and Wildlife Service

Fish and Wildlife Service office of the commissioner of fish and wildlife Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses of the Office of the Commissioner, $307,800. bureau of sport fisheries and wildlife Management and Investigations of Resources For expenses necessary for scientific and economic studies, conservation, management, investigation, protection, and utilization of sport fishery and wildlife resources, except whales, seals, and sea lions, 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 on the Wichita Mountains Wildlife72 Stat. 162 Refuge; purchase or rent of land, and functions related to wildlife management in California (16 U. S. C. 695–695c); and leasing and management of lands for the protection of the Florida Key deer; $11,616,000; and, in addition, there are appropriated amounts equal to 12½ per centum of the proceeds covered into the Treasury during the next preceding fiscal year from the sale of sealskins and other products, for management and investigations of the sport fishery and wildlife resources of Alaska, including construction. Construction For construction and acquisition of buildings and other facilities required in the conservation, management, investigation, protection, and utilization of sport fishery and wildlife resources, and the acquisition of lands and interests therein, $3,929,350, to remain available until expended. General Administrative Expenses For expenses necessary for general administration of the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife, including such expenses in the regional offices, $714,100. bureau of commercial fisheries Management and Investigations of Resources For expenses necessary for scientific and economic studies, conservation, management, investigation, protection, and utilization of commercial fishery resources, including whales, sea lions, and related aquatic plants and products; collection, compilation, and publication of information concerning such resources; promotion of education and training of fishery personnel; and the performance of other functions related thereto, as authorized by law; $5,866,000; and, in addition, there are appropriated amounts equal to 12½ per centum of the proceeds covered into the Treasury during the next preceding fiscal year from the sale of sealskins and other products, for management and investigations of the commercial fishery resources of Alaska, including construction. Construction For construction and acquisition of buildings and other facilities required for the conservation, management, investigation, protection, and utilization of commercial fishery resources and the acquisition of lands and interests therein, $500,000, to remain available until expended. Limitation on Administrative Expenses, Fisheries Loan Fund During the current fiscal year not to exceed $313,000 of the fisheries loan fund shall be available for expenses of administering such fund. General Administrative Expenses For expenses necessary for general administration of the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries, including such expenses in the regional offices, $175,000. Administration of Pribilof Islands For carrying out the provisions of the Act of February 26, 1944, as amended (16 U. S. C. 631a–631q), there are appropriated amounts equal to 60 per centum of the proceeds covered into the Treasury72 Stat. 163 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 and funds available to the Fish and Wildlife Service shall be available for purchase of not to exceed ninety-six passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; purchase of not to exceed nine aircraft for replacement only; 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; publication and distribution of bulletins as authorized by law (7 U. S. C. 417); rations or commutation of rations for officers and crews of vessels at rates not to exceed $3 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 their 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.