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deemed excessive, the work may be done by the Secretary of Agri- 
culture on his own account; and for such purpose the Secretary of 
Agriculture may purchase, lease, hire, rent, or otherwise obtain all 
necessary supplies, materials, tools, equipment, and facilities required 
to perform the work. ; 
Any appropriation made in this section or that may hereafter be 
made for expenditures under the provision of this section may be ex- 
pended for the purpose herein authorized and for the payment of 
wages, salaries, and other expenses for help employed in connection 
with such work. 
Act of January 18, 1927 (44 Stat. 1006) 
That the Secretary of Agriculture may incur obligations, approve 
projects, or enter into contracts under his apportionment and prorat- 
ing of this authorization, and his action in so doing shall be deemed 
a contractual obligation on the part of the Federal Government for 
the payment of the cost thereof: Provided further, That the appro- 
priations heretofore, herein, and hereafter made for the purpose 
of carrying out the provisions of section 8 of the act of July 11, 1916, 
and of section 23 of the Federal highway act of November 9, 1921, 
and acts amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto, shall be con- 
sidered available for the purpose of discharging the obligations 
created thereunder in any State or Territory. 
Reports. 
Act November 9, 1921 (42 Stat. 216); Sec. 20, Title 23, U.S. C. 
That on or before the first Monday in December of each year, 
the Secretary of Agriculture shall make a report to Congress, which 
shall include a detailed statement of the work done, the status of 
each project undertaken, the allocation of appropriations, an item- 
ized statement of the expenditures and receipts during the preceding 
fiscal year under this act, an itemized statement of the traveling and 
other expenses, including a list of employees, their duties, salaries, 
and traveling expenses, if any, and his recommendations, if any, for 
new legislation amending or supplementing this act. The Secretary 
of Agriculture shall also make such special reports as Congress may 
request. 
FOREST ACTIVITIES 
Tree planting. 
Act of June 9, 1930 (Public, 319) 
An Act Authorizing the Secretary of Agriculture to enlarge tree-planting 
operations on national forests, and for other purposes. 
Bie wt enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
Umted States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secre- 
tary of Agriculture is hereby authorized to establish forest tree 
nurseries and do all other things needful in preparation for planting 
on national forests on the scale possible under the appropriations 
authorized by this Act: Provided, That nothing in this Act shall 
be deemed to restrict the authority of the said Secretary under other 
authority of law. 7 
