Chapter 105. 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
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CHAP. 105.— 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. April 4, 1930.[[H. R. 5616](/us/bill/71/hr/5616).][[Public, No. 90](/us/pl/71/90).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That for theRural post roads.Additional authorizations of appropriations for.Vol. 39, p. 356;
Vol. 40, p. 1201; Vol. 42, pp. 660, 1157; Vol. 43, p. 889; Vol. 44, pp 760, 1398; Vol. 45, p. 750.[U. S. C., p. 422](/us/usc/p422).Post, pp. 261, 1276. purposes of carrying out the provisions of 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, and all Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the following additional sums, to be expended according to the provisions of such Act as amended:For 1932.
The sum of $125,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1932;For 1933. the sum of $125,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1933. Sec. 2. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of anyAdditional gum for 1931.Vol. 45, p. 750. money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, in addition to the authorization approved in section 1 of the Act of May 26, 1928, the additional sum of $50,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1931, to be expended in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Highway Acts and all amendments thereof, and supplementary thereto.
Sec. 3. Section 6 of such Act of July 11, 1916, as amended andMileage payments increased. supplemented, is further amended so that the limitation of payments which the Secretary of Agriculture may make is increased to $25,000 per mile, exclusive of the cost of bridges of more than twenty feet clear span: *Provided*, That the Federal participation shall be limited *Provisos*.Limitation.to $15,000 per mile until the original certified seven per cent system of such State shall have been surfaced: *Provided further*, That any suchCertificate required. increase above $15,000 per mile shall be certified by the Director of the Bureau of Public Roads and the Secretary of Agriculture as securing actual extension of the highway system or economy in its construction: *Provided further*, That the limitation of paymentsApplication of payments to public-land States. herein provided shall apply to the public-land States, except that the same is hereby increased in proportion to the increased percentage of Federal aid authorized by section 11 of the Act entitled “An ActVol. 42, p. 214. 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 November 9, 1921, as amended.
The provisions of this section relating to the limitationProvisions applicable to all available funds. of payments per mile which the Secretary of Agriculture may make shall apply to all funds heretofore appropriated and available for payment to the States on the date of approval of this amendatory Act and to all sums hereafter appropriated for carrying out the provisions of such Act of July 11, 1916, as amended and supplemented. Sec. 4. All Acts or parts of Acts in any way inconsistent with theInconsistent laws repealed. provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, and this Act shall take effect on its passage.
Approved, April 4, 1930.