Chapter 86. Authorizing the construction, reconstruction, and improvement of roads and trails, inclusive of necessary bridges, in the national parks and monuments under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior
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CHAP. 86.— An Act Authorizing the construction, reconstruction, and improvement of roads and trails, inclusive of necessary bridges, in the national parks and monuments under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior. April 9, 1924.[[H. R. 3682](/us/bill/68/hr/3682).][[Public, No. 70](/us/pl/68/70).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * National parks, etc.Roads, trails, etc., authorized in.
That the Secretary of the Interior, in his administration of the National Park Service, is hereby authorized to construct, reconstruct, and improve roads and trails, inclusive of necessary bridges, in the national parks and monuments under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior. Sec. 2. Annual appropriations authorized for surveys, construction, etc.*Post*, p. 686. That for such purposes, including the making of necessary surveys and plans, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the following sums, to be available until expended:
The sum of $2,500,000 for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1924, and June 30, 1925: the sum of $2,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1926; and the sum of $2,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1927. Sec. 3. Transfer of Army road material distributed under Highway Act, authorized.Vol. 42, p. 213. That the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to reserve from distribution to the several States, in addition to the 10 per centum authorized by section 5 of the Act of November 10, 1921 (Forty-second Statutes at Large, page 213), not exceeding 5 per centum of the material, equipment, and supplies hereafter received from the Secretary of War, and to transfer said material, equipment, and supplies to the Secretary of the Interior for use in constructing, reconstructing, improving, and maintaining roads and trails in the *Proviso*.Transfer charges limited.national parks and monuments: *Provided*, That no charge shall be made for such transfer except such sums as may be agreed upon as being reasonable charges for freight, handling, and conditioning for efficient use.
Approved, April 9, 1924.