Chapter 499. To coordinate the agricultural experiment-station work and to extend the benefits of certain Acts of Congress to the Territory of Porto Rico
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CHAP. 499.— An Act To coordinate the agricultural experiment-station work and to extend the benefits of certain Acts of Congress to the Territory of Porto Rico. March 4, 1931.[[S. 5524](/us/bill/71/s/5524).][[Public, No. 846](/us/pl/71/846).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Porto Rico.Agricultural experiment stations in. That beginning with the fiscal year ending June 30, 1933, the Territory of Porto Rico shall be entitled to share in the benefits of the Act entitled Vol. 12, p. 503.“An Act to establish agricultural experiment stations in connection with the colleges established in the several States under the provisionsVol. 24, p. 440. of an Act approved July 2, 1862, and of the Acts supplementary thereto,” approved March 2, 1887, as amended and supplemented, and of the Act entitled “An Act to provide for cooperative agricultural extension work between the agricultural colleges in the several States receiving the benefits of an Act of Congress approved July 2, 1862, and of Acts supplementary thereto, and the United Vol. 38, p. 372.States Department of Agriculture,” approved May 8, 1914, and of *Proviso*.Connection and cooperation with other institutions.Acts supplementary thereto: *Provided*, That the experiment station so established shall be connected with the College of Agriculture of the University of Porto Rico and it shall be conducted jointly and in collaboration with the existing Federal experiment station in Porto Rico in enlarging and expanding the work of the said Federal station on cooperative plans approved by the Secretary of Agriculture; and the Secretary of Agriculture shall coordinate the work of the Territorial stations with that of the Federal station and of the United States Department of Agriculture in the island: *Provided Experiment stations of insular government to be transferred.further*, That the several experiment stations now conducted by the insular government shall be transferred to and coordinated with the experiment station of the College of Additional buildings, etc., to be furnished.Agriculture of the University of Porto Rico, together with whatever funds that are available for the support of the same, and the Secretary of Agriculture may at his discretion transfer such land, buildings, and equipment as he may deem necessary to the experiment station of the College of Agriculture of the University of Porto Rico: *Provided further*, That the Territory of Porto Rico shall make provision for such additional buildings and permanent equipment as may be necessary for the development of the work.
Sec. 2. Appropriations authorized. To carry into effect the above provisions for extending to Porto Rico the benefits of the Act of March 2, 1887, and supplementary Acts in the order and amounts designated by these Acts, the following sums are hereby authorized to be appropriated in Fiscal years 1934 to 1945.addition to the amounts appropriated to the Department of Agriculture for use in Porto Rico: $15,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1933; $20,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1934; $25,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1935; $30,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1936; $35,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937; $40,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1938; $45,000 1521for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1939; $50,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1940; $60,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1931; $70,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942; $80,000Fiscal year 1931*.* So in original.Thereafter. for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1943; and $90,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1944, and thereafter a sum equal to that provided for each State and Territory for agricultural experiment stations established under the Act of March 2, 1887.
Sec. 3. The permanent annual appropriations provided for inIncrease authorized over permanent annual appropriations.Vol 38, p. 373. section 3 of said Act of May 8, 1914, and of Acts supplementary thereto are hereby authorized to be increased by an amount necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act, but without diminishing or increasing the amount to which any State or the Territory of Hawaii is entitled under the provisions of said Act of May 8, 1914, and of Acts supplementary thereto: *Provided*, That for the fiscal*Proviso*.Total amount available for fiscal year 1933.Increase annually authorized. year 1933 the total amount available to the Territory of Porto Rico under the terms of the Act of May 8, 1914, shall be $50,000, this amount to be increased by $10,000 annually, or such part thereof as may be necessary, until the total to which Porto Rico is entitled under the provisions of this Act is reached.
Participation in otherParticipation in other appropriations. Federal appropriations for cooperative extension work, including those authorized by the Act of May 22, 1928, shall be at such timesVol. 45, p. 711. and in such amounts as shall be estimated by the Secretary of Agriculture and appropriated by the Congress. Approved, March 4, 1931.