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Northern Rocky Mountain forest experiment station, in Idaho, 

 Montana, and adjoining States; 



Northwestern forest experiment station, in Washington, Oregon, 

 and adjoining States, and in Alaska; 



Rocky Mountain forest experiment station, in Colorado, Wyoming, 

 Nebraska, South Dakota, and in adjacent States; and 



Southwestern forest experiment station, in Arizona, and New 

 Mexico, and in adjacent States, and in addition to establish and 

 maintain one such station for the intermountain region of Utah and 

 adjoining States, one for Alaska, one in Hawaii, and one in the tropi- 

 cal possessions of the United States in the West Indies, and one addi- 

 tional station in the Southern States. 



There is hereby authorized to-be appropriated annually out of any 

 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, not more than 

 $1,000,000 to carry out the provisions of this section. 



[Amended 49 Stat. 1515) sec, 581a, title 16, U. S. C. The Secretary 

 of Agriculture is further authorized to establish and maintain a 

 forest experiment station in the Great Plains and Prairie States, to 

 be known as the "Great Plains Forest Experiment Station," and to 

 acquire by purchase, condemnation, donation, or otherwise such real 

 property or interest therein as in his judgment is required for the use 

 of said station, including the making of necessary expenditures in 

 examining, appraising, and surveying any such property and in 

 doing all things incident to perfecting title thereto in the United 

 States. There is authorized to be appropriated annually such addi- 

 tional sums as may be required for the purposes of this paragraph.] 



Sec. 3. That for investigations of the diseases of forest trees and 

 of diseases causing decay and deterioration of wood and other forest 

 products, and for developing methods for their prevention and con- 

 trol at forest experiment stations, the Forest Products Laboratory, 

 or elsewhere, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated annually, 

 out of anv money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, not 

 more than $250,000. 



Sec. 4. That for investigations of forest insects, including gypsy 

 and browntail moths, injurious or beneficial to forest trees or to 

 wood or other forest products, and for developing methods for pre- 

 venting and controlling infestations, at forest experiment stations, 

 the Forest Products Laboratory, or elsewhere, there is hereby author- 

 ized to be appropriated annually, out of any money in the Treasury 

 not otherwise appropriated, not more than $350,000. 



Sec. 5. That for such experiments and investigations as may be 

 necessary in determining the life histories and habits of forest ani- 

 mals, birds, and wild life, whether injurious to forest growth or of 

 value as supplemental resource, and in developing the best and 

 most effective methods for their management and control at forest 

 experiment stations, or elsewhere, there is hereby authorized to be 

 appropriated annually, out of any money in the Treasury not 

 otherwise appropriated, not more than $150,000. 



Sec. 6. That for such investigations at forest experiment stations, 

 or elsewhere, of the relationship of weather conditions to forest 

 fires as may be necessary to make weather forecasts, there is hereby 

 authorized to be appropriated annually, out of any money in the 

 Treasury not otherwise appropriated, not more than $50,000. 



