ACrRK TLTURAL APPROPRJATIOX BII.I^ 1U24. Mi 



Thrvo appnipriiitioiH f«»r FihIituI aid rouil work have hvoii made; 

 the fii-st on .lulv II. 1910. Utr $7').(MM).(MK). tlir wroiul on Frbruiirv 2H, 

 \\)l\), for S_'( )(),()( )().()()(). an. I ihr tliini on Novrnil.rr U. IU2L for 

 $7.").()()().()()l). a t»»tal of S;i;,().0(U).0(H). Kroni tin* (irMt Iw- ••'' ''■-■so 

 appro|)riati(»n.s an athninisiration ftind of .'{ per rent, or ^ n, 



WHS autlii)ii/.(>(l l>y tli(> mia and was drdiuttMl. UMivin^ a lialanrp of 

 $'2r)('), 7. ■)().()()(), wlih'h was app«uii»»ncd tn the Stah-s. Tin- art of 

 NuvtMuhrr '.). I'.t21. <luinj;fd tin- a(lnuni.slruti«»n piTcrnttm** from 

 3 .to 2i por rent. Tliis 24 per <««nt »»f llio $7 '),()<>< ).()()() an»<»unl*'d lo 

 $i,.S75.()()() and loft 873, 1 2.'), (UK), which was api)<»rti«tniMl to iho 

 States. So that, of the anproprial i<»ns niadr to dat*-. $.{.{*.».s7.'».(M)0 

 have h(»cn apportioned to llu* States and •"? 10. r2."),()0() retained fur t h«» 

 a(hninistration exj)enses of the hureau. As of Junp 3(t i ' '2, 

 ?I(i().in l.r).')2.1S of the apportioned funds had been paid l«» the 

 States and $4.t)4S,;iiiS.;i() had l)een spent for achninistration expenses 

 of (he Biiieau of I'uhhc Koads. h'avin*^ on that (hit<' a hidanee in the 

 apportioned appro|>riations of S172.1)();^447.S2 and in the achninistra- 

 ti(»n fund of ?:),47(l.(Wil .70. 



'rht> act of rhine 10. l'.)22, made no ap|)ropriat ion. It atithorized 

 an appropriation oi $.')(). 000. 000 for the liseal year 11)23. $(i.'».000.(MM) 

 for 11)24. and §7.").000.000 for 102."). It autlio'ri/ed the Secretary to 

 make a|)j)ortiomnent for 1023. This act also directed (he Secretary 

 to act upon projects suhmitted a<;ainst the 1023 apportionment and 

 stated tnat "his approval of any such project shall be deemed a 

 contractual obli»;ation of the Federal Go vermnent for the payment of 

 its proportional contribution theret(^." 



Contractiud oi)li<;ations of the sort referred to in the [>rece(ling 

 paragraph have already been entered into with many of the States, 

 and with the exliaustion of the appropriated funds apportioned to 

 these States there will be no funds to pay vouchers rcMidered by 

 them on account of construction work done tmder the terms of these 

 contractual obligations. 



It would appear at first thought that tlie apportioned balance i>f 

 nearh- SI 73.000.000 shown above siiould be sulIicicMit to make pay- 

 ments to the States for a considerable period. However, the «-ash 

 l)alances to the credit of the individual States are not in such amounts 

 as to permit this, the laggard States having ndatively large balances 

 and other States which have been more active in ntad building 

 having small balances. Under the law. as interpreted by the solicitor 

 of the department, the balances not immediately needed in some 

 States may not be used in other Statics. For <'xam()le. let u^ take 

 the States of Arkansas. Georf^ia, Idaho. Illinois. Iowa. Maine. Mary- 

 land, Minnesota. North Garolina, Oreiijon. Pennsvlvania, and West 

 \'irginia. On .luly 1. 1022. Idah(> had a cash balance to her credit 

 of SI .l')3,()()0 and Jiad completed work unvouchered to the amount 

 of about .Silo, 000, wiiich if paid would reduce her balance as of that 

 date to a little over -SI ,000.000. During the fiscal year 1022 she 

 was paid in roun<l numbei-s Sl.tiOO.OOO from the Federal Treasury. 

 If durint; 1023 the State does a similar amount of wiuk we shall lack 

 over -S.jOO.OOO, or about SO per cent (»f her 102.3 api)ortionment . of 

 having enought to pav her or a larger amount if tne unvouchered 

 amount is reduced. Tn Iowa this is 100 per cent. In like mantnT 

 we sliall luiv«> insuflicient funds to pay Illinois. Maryland. Minnesota. 

 Oregon, and the otlier .States menti(»ned. and in «trder to pay during 



