Public Law 503. to provide for a five-year construction and maintenance program for the United States Bureau of Fisheries”, approved May 21, 1930, insofar as the[46 Stat. 371](/us/stat/46/371). provisions of such Act are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act

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(/us/pl/75/502)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the Secretary Columbia River Basin, fishery conservation.Establishment of salmon-cultural stations.Use of sums appropriated.of Commerce is authorized and directed to establish one or more salmon-cultural stations in the Columbia River Basin in each of the States of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. Any sums appropriated for the purpose of establishing such stations may be expended, and such stations shall be established, operated, and maintained, in accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled “An Act to provide for a five-year construction and maintenance program for the United States Bureau of Fisheries”, approved May 21, 1930, insofar as the[46 Stat. 371](/us/stat/46/371). provisions of such Act are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act.

Sec. 2. The Secretary of Commerce is further authorized andInvestigations, surveys, etc., to facilitate conservation of fishery resources. directed

(1)to conduct such investigations, and such engineering and biological surveys and experiments, as may be necessary to direct and facilitate conservation of the fishery resources of the Columbia River and its tributaries;

(2)to construct, install, and maintain devices inProtective devices, etc. the Columbia River Basin for the improvement of feeding and spawning conditions for fish, for the protection of migratory fish from irrigation projects, and for facilitating free migration of fish over obstructions; and

(3)to perform all other activities necessary forOther necessary activities. the conservation of fish in the Columbia River Basin in accordance with law. Sec. 3. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of anyAppropriation authorized. money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $500,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to carry out the purposes of this Act. Approved, May 11, 1938. To amend section 6 of the Act approved May 27, 1936 (49 U. S. Stat. L. 1380). 1938-05-11 194 Chapter 52 Stat. 345 75 3 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-11-15 public [CHAPTER 194] AN ACT To amend section 6 of the Act approved May 27, 1936 (49 U. S. Stat. L. 1380). May 11, 1938[[S. 2986](/us/bill/75/s/2986)][[Public, No. 503](/us/pl/75/503)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That, section 6 Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation.[49 Stat. 1385](/us/stat/49/1385).[46 U. S. C., Supp. III, § 382b](/us/usc/t46/s382b).of the Act of May 27, 1936 (49 Stat. L. 1380), entitled “An Act to provide for a change in the designation of the Bureau of Navigation and Steamboat Inspection, to create a marine casualty investigation board and increase efficiency in administration of the steamboat inspection laws, and for other purposes”, is amended to read as follows:" “Sec. 6. The Secretary of Commerce shall fix a reasonable rateLocal inspectors, etc., extra compensation for overtime services. of extra compensation for overtime services of local inspectors of steam vessels and their assistants, United States shipping commissioners and their deputies and assistants, and customs officers and employees, who may be required to remain on duty between the hours of 5 o’clock postmeridian and 8 o’clock antemeridian or on Sundays or holidays to perform services in connection with the inspection of vessels or their equipment, supplying or signing on or discharging crews of vessels on the basis of one-half day’s additional pay for each two hours or fraction thereof of at least one hour that the52 Stat. 346 overtime extends beyond 5 o’clock postmeridian (but not to exceed two and one-half days’ pay for the full period from 5 o’clock post meridian to 8 o’clock antemeridian) and two additional days’ pay Payment; deposit into Treasury.for Sunday or holiday duty. The said extra compensation for overtime services shall be paid by the master, owner, or agent of such vessel to the local United States collector of customs or his representative who shall deposit such collection into the Treasury of the Use of receipts, fiscal year 1936.United States to an appropriately designated receipt account. The amount of the receipts so covered during the fiscal year 1936 is hereby authorized to be appropriated and made available for payment of extra compensation for overtime services to the several employees entitled thereto according to rates fixed therefor by the *Provisos*.Disposition of collections, July 1, 1936, and thereafter.Secretary of Commerce: *Provided*, That effective July 1, 1936, and thereafter, the amounts of such collections received by the said collector of customs or his representative shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts; and the payments of such extra compensation to the several employees entitled thereto shall be made from the annual appropriations for salaries and expenses of the Appropriations authorized to cover deficiencies.Bureau: *Provided further*, That to the extent that the annual appropriations, which are hereby authorized to be made from the general fund of the Treasury, are insufficient, there are hereby authorized to be appropriated from the general fund of the Treasury such additional amounts as may be necessary, to the extent that the amounts of such receipts are in excess of the amounts appropriated: *Provided further*,Payment due if ordered and reporting for duty. That such extra compensation shall be paid if such officers or employees have been ordered to report for duty and have so reported, whether the actual inspection of the vessel or her equipment, or the supplying, or signing on, or discharging crews takes Regulation of varying working hours.place or not: *And provided further*, That in those ports where customary working hours are other than those hereinabove mentioned, the local inspectors of steam vessels, United States shipping commissioners, or collectors of customs, as the case may be, are vested with authority to regulate the hours of such employees so as to agree with prevailing working hours in said ports, but nothing contained in this proviso shall be construed in any manner to alter the length of a working day for the local inspectors, their assistants, the United States shipping commissioners and their deputies and assistants, or customs officers and employees, or the overtime pay herein fixed.” " Approved, May 11, 1938. To extend the time for completing the construction of a bridge across the Ohio River at or near Cairo, Illinois. 1938-05-11 195 Chapter 52 Stat. 346 75 3 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2024-11-15 public [CHAPTER 195] AN ACT To extend the time for completing the construction of a bridge across the Ohio River at or near Cairo, Illinois. May 11, 1938[[H. R. 9286](/us/bill/75/hr/9286)][

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