Chapter 368. For the relief of the State of South Carolina for damage to and destruction of roads and bridges by floods in 1929
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CHAP. 368.— An Act For the relief of the State of South Carolina for damage to and destruction of roads and bridges by floods in 1929. June 2, 1930.[[S. 3189](/us/bill/71/hr/3189).][[Public, No. 292](/us/pl/71/292).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That there isSouth Carolina.Sum authorized for reconstruction of roads, etc., damaged by floods during 1929.*Post*, pp. 872, 1276. hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $805,561 for the relief of the State of South Carolina, as a reimbursement or contribution in aid from the United States, induced by the extraordinary conditions of necessity and emergency resulting from the unusually serious financial loss to the State of South Carolina through the damage to or destruction of roads and bridges by floods in 1929, imposing a public charge against the property of the State beyond its reasonable capacity to bear.
Such portion of the sum herebyState Highway Department to make expenditures, with approval of Secretary of Agriculture. authorized to be appropriated as will be available for future construction shall be expended by the State Highway Department, with the approval of the Secretary of Agriculture, for the restoration, including relocation, of roads and bridges of the Federal aid highway system so damaged or destroyed, in such manner as to give the largest measure of permanent relief, under rules and regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of Agriculture.
Any portionAvailable when South Carolina has expended, etc., like sum, for road restoration, etc. of the sum hereby authorized to be appropriated shall become available when the State of South Carolina shows to the satisfaction of the Secretary of Agriculture that it has, either before or after the approval of this Act, actually expended or made available for expenditure, for the restoration, including relocation of roads and bridges so damaged or destroyed, a like sum from State funds.
Nothing in this Act shall be construed as an acknowledgment of anyNo Federal liability. liability on the part of the United States in connection with the restoration of such roads and bridges: *Provided*, That out of any*Provisos*.Limitation on appropriation for personnel, supplies, etc. appropriations made for carrying out the provisions of this Act, not to exceed 2½ per centum may be used by the Secretary of Agriculture to employ such assistants, clerks, and other persons in the city of Washington and elsewhere, to purchase supplies, material, equipment, and office fixtures, and to incur such travel and other expense as he may deem necessary for carrying out the purpose of this Act: *Provided further*, That no portion of this appropriationUse of appropriation restricted to Federal-aid highway system in South Carolina. shall be used as reimbursement or contribution, except on highways and bridges now in the Federal-aid highway system in South Carolina, or the necessary relocation of such roads and bridges.
Approved, June 2, 1930.