Acquisition or Lands for National Forests

Acquisition or Lands for National Forests acquisition of lands for wasatch national forest For the acquisition of land in the Wasatch National Forest, Utah, in accordance with the Act of September 14, 1962 (76 Stat. 545–546), $150,000, to remain available until expended. special acts For acquisition of land to facilitate the control of soil erosion and flood damage originating within the exterior boundaries of the following national forests, in accordance with the provisions of the following Acts, authorizing annual appropriations of forest, receipts for such purposes, and in not to exceed the following amounts from such receipts, Cache National Forest Utah, Act of May 11, 1938 (52 Stat. 347), as amended, $10,000; Unit a and Wasatch National Forests, Utah, Act of August 26, 1935 (49 Stat. 866), as amended, $20,000; Toiyabe National Forest, Nevada, Act of June 25, 1938 (52 Stat. 1205), as amended, $8,000; Angeles National Forest, California, Act or June 11, 1940 (54 Stat. 299), $8,000; Cleveland National Forest in San Diego County, California, Act of June 11, 1940 (54 Stat. 297–298), $8,000; San Bernardino and Cleveland National Forests in Riverside County, California, Act of June 15, 1938 (52 Stat. 699), $8,000; Sequoia National Forest, California, Act of June 17, 1940 (54 Stat. 402), $8,000; in all, $70,000: Provided, That no part of this appropriation shall be used for acquisition of any land which is not within the boundaries of the national forests and/or for the acquisition of any land without the approval of the local government concerned. cooperative range improvements For artificial re vegetation, construction, and maintenance of range improvements, control of rodents, and eradication of poisonous and noxious plants on national forests in accordance with section 12 of the Act of April 24, 1950 (16 U.S.C. 580h), to be derived from grazing fees as authorized by said section, $700,000, to remain available until expended. assistance to states for tree planting For expenses necessary to carry out section 401 of the Agricultural Act of 1956, approved May 28, 1956 (16 U.S.C. 568e), $1,000,000, to remain available until expended. administrative provisions, forest service Appropriations available to the Forest Service for the current fiscal year shall be available for: (a) purchase of not to exceed one hundred and twenty-nine passenger motor vehicles of which one hundred and fourteen shall be for replacement only, and hire of such vehicles; operation and maintenance of aircraft and the purchase of not to exceed six for replacement only; (b) employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (5 U.S.C. 574), as amended by section 15 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a), in an amount not to exceed $25,000; (c) uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by the Act of September 1, 1954, as amended (5 U.S.C. 2131); (d) purchase, erection, and alteration of buildings and other public improvements (5 U.S.C. 565a); (e) expenses of the National Forest Reservation Commission as authorized by section 14 of the Act of March 1, 1911 (16 U.S.C. 514); and (f) acquisition of 78 Stat. 287land and interests therein for sites for administrative purposes, pursuant to the Act of August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 428a). Except to provide materials required in or incident to research or experimental work where no suitable domestic product is available, no part of the funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be expended in the purchase of twine manufactured from commodities or materials produced outside of the United States. Funds appropriated under this Act shall not be used for acquisition of forest lands under the provisions of the Act approved March 1, 1911, as amended (16 U.S.C. 513–519, 521), where such land is not within the boundaries of an established national forest or purchase unit nor shall these lands be acquired without approval of the local government concerned.