Compiled and edited by Charles J. Kappler. Washington : Government Printing Office, 1941.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of providing for emergency construction on certain public works during the remainder of the fiscal year 1931 with a view to increasing employment, namely.
National Forest Highways: For the construction and improvement of highways within the boundaries of the national forests, fiscal year 1931, $3,000,000.
Roads on Unappropriated or Unreserved Public Lands, Nontaxable Indian Lands, and so forth: For the survey, construction, reconstruction, and maintenance of main roads through unappropriated or unreserved public lands, nontaxable Indian lands, or other Federal reservations other than the forest reservations, under the provisions of the Act entitled “An Act To amend the Act entitled ‘An Act to provide that the United States shall aid the States in the construction of rural post roads, and for other purposes,’ approved July 11, 1916, as amended and supplemented, and for other purposes,” approved June 24, 1930 (46 Stat., p. 805), fiscal year 1931, $3,000,000.
Federal-Aid Highway System: For apportionment to the several States under the provisions of the Federal Highway Act, as amended, as a temporary advance of funds to meet the provisions of such Act as to State funds required on Federal-aid projects, $80,000,000: Provided, That the sums so advanced shall be reimbursed to the Federal Government over a period of five years, commencing with the fiscal year 1933, by making deductions from regular apportionments made from future authorizations for carrying out the provisions of such Act as amended and supplemented: Provided further, That the amounts advanced in consequence hereof shall be limited in each case to the sum actually paid out by a State under such advance for work performed before September 1, 1931, for the construction of Federal aid projects: Provided further, That should any State fail to claim any part of its allotment hereunder the President may reapportion such unclaimed funds to States capable of using them prior to September 1, 1931.
Approved, December 20, 1930.
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