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vironmental Quality and the Office of Environ- 

 mental Quality, in carrying out their functions 

 under the National Environmental Policy Act of 

 1969 (Public Law 91-190) and the National En- 

 vironmental Improvement Act of 1970 (Public Law 

 91-224), including official reception and represen- 

 tation expenses (not to exceed $1,000) , hire of pas- 

 senger vehicles, and support of the Citizens' Advi- 

 sory Committee on Environmental Quality, 

 $2,800,000. 



PUBLIC LAW 94-351 



RIVER BASIN SURVEYS AND INVESTIGATIONS 



For necessary expenses to conduct research, in- 

 vestigations and surveys of the watersheds of rivers 

 and other waterways, in accordance with section 

 6 of the Watershed Protection and Flood Preven- 

 tion Act, approved August 4, 1954, as amended (16 

 U.S.C, 1006-1009), to remain available until ex- 

 pended, $14,745,000: Provided, That this appropri- 

 ation shall be available for field employment pur- 

 suant to the second sentence of section 706(a) of 

 the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225) , and not 

 to exceed $60,000 shall be available for employment 

 under 5 U.S.C. 3109. 



Conservation 



Soil Conservation Service 



conservation operations 



For necessary exp>enses for carrying out the pro- 

 visions of the Act of April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a- 

 590f ) , including preparation of conservation plans 

 and establishment of measures to conserve soil and 

 water (including farm Irrigation and land drain- 

 age and such special measures for soil and water 

 management as may be necessry to prevent floods 

 and the siltatlon of reservoirs and to control agri- 

 cultural related pollutants) ; operation of con- 

 servation plant material centers ; classification and 

 mapping of soil; dissemination of information; 

 purchase and erection or alteration of permanent 

 buildings; and operation and maintenance of air- 

 craft, to remain available until expended, $214,423,- 

 000: Provided, That the cost of any permanent 

 building purchased, erected, or as Improved, exclu- 

 sive of the cost of constructing a water supply or 

 sanitary system and connecting the same to any 

 such building and with the exception of buildings 

 acquired in conjunction with land being purchased 

 for other purposes, shall not exceed $5,000, except 

 for one building to be constructed at a cost not 

 to exceed $50,000 and eight buildings to be con- 

 structed or improved at a cost not to exceed $30,000 

 per building and except that alterations or im- 

 provements to other existing permanent buildings 

 costing $5,000 or more may be made in any fiscal 

 year in an amount not to exceed $1,000 per build- 

 ing : Provided further, That no part of this appro- 

 priation shall be available for the construction of 

 any such building on land not owned by the Gov- 

 ernment: Provided further, That no part of this 

 appropriation may be expended for soil and water 

 conservation operations under the Act of April 27, 

 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a^590f) in demonstration proj- 

 ects: Provided further, That this appropriation 

 shall be available for field employment pursuant 

 to the second sentence of section 706(a) of the 

 Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225) and not to 

 exceed $25,000 shall be available for employment 

 under 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, That quali- 

 fied local engineers may be temporarily employed 

 at per diem rates to perform the technical planning 

 work of the Service. 



WATERSHED PLANNING 



For necessary expenses for small watershed In- 

 vestigations and planning, in accordance with 

 the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention 

 Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1001-1008), to remain 

 available until expended, $11,196,000: Provided. 

 That this appropriation shall be available for field 

 employment pursuant to the second sentence of 

 section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 

 2225) , and not to exceed $50,000 shall be available 

 for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109. 



WATERSHED AND FLOOD PREVENTION OPERATIONS 



For necessary expenses to carry out preventive 

 measures, including but not limited to research, 

 engineering operations, methods of cultivation, the 

 growing of vegetation, and changes in use of land, 

 in accordance with the Watershed Protection and 

 Flood Prevention Act, approved August 4, 1954, as 

 amended (16 U.S.C. 1001-1005, 1007-1008), the 

 provisions of the Act of April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 

 590a-f ) , and in accordance with the provisions of 

 laws relating to the activities of the Department, 

 $146,199,000 (of which $25,872,000 shall be avail- 

 able for the watersheds authorized under the Flood 

 Control Act, approved June 22, 1936 (33 U.S.C. 701, 

 16 U.S.C. 1006a), as amended and supplemented) : 

 Provided, That this appropriation shall be avail- 

 able for field employment pursuant to the second 

 sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 

 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2225), and not to exceed $200,000 

 shall be available for employment under 5 U.S.C. 

 3109: Provided further. That $23,400,000 in loans 

 may be insured, or made to be sold and Insured, 

 under the Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund of 

 the Farmers Home Administration (86 Stat. 663). 



RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT 



For necessary expenses in planning and carry- 

 ing out projects for resource conservation and de- 

 velopment, and for sound land use, pursuant to the 

 provisions of section 32(e) of title III of the Bank- 

 head-Jones Farm Tenant Act, as amended (7 

 U.S.C. 1010-1011; 76 Stat. 607), and the provisions 

 of the Act of April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a-f), 

 $29,972,000: Provided. That $3,600,000 in loans may 

 be insured, or made to be sold and Insured, under 

 the Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund of the 



