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Show 567 Somewhat similar is the $500,000 continuing fund provided for by the Bonneville Project Act "to defray emergency expenses and to insure continuous operation."395 A like fund under the Fort Peck Project Act provides additionally for expenditures to "defray the operating expense of generation and transmis- sion of power." "• Although the Boulder Canyon Project Act established the special Colorado River Dam Fund, no expenditures may be made from that Fund for operation and maintenance "except from appropriations therefor."39T Of indirect interest here is the Emergency Fund available to the President for assistance to "State and local governments or other agencies" in major disasters. It was provided by appro- priation acts beginning in 1948.398 Under the direction of the Bureau of Community Facilities, this Fund has been used gen- erally to extend aid to state and local governments.399 In 1950, Congress enacted continuing legislation authorizing such fed- eral assistance and authorizing the appropriation to the Presi- dent of "a sum or sums not exceeding $5,000,000 in the aggregate."400 Operation foe Additional Purposes.-As already noted, the purposes contemplated by the original project authoriza- tion and the project plans usually determine the uses for which a project may be operated. As a practical matter, however, recreation and the sale of surplus water are purposes which 395 Act of August 20, 1937, § 11, 50 Stat. 731, 736, 16 U. S. O. 832j. 398 Act of May 18,1938, § 10,52 Stat. 403, 406,16 U. S. O. 833i. 897 Act of December 21,1928, § 2(e), 45 Stat. 1057,1058, 43 U. S. C. 617a (c). 898 The Act of June 25, 1948, 62 Stat. 1027, 1031, appropriated $500,000 for such disaster relief. Later, $1,000,000 was added to this appropriation. H. J. Res. 112 of January 28, 1949, 63 Stat. 5; H. J. Res. 136 of February 7, 1949, 63 Stat. 5. In 1949, this fund was combined with the President's Emergency Fund, and $1,000,000 was appropriated for the combined purposes. Act of August 24, 1949, title I, 63 Stat. 630, -. This was repeated in 1950. Act of Sep- tember 6,1950, ch. VIII, title I, 64 Stat. 595, - 899 See, e. g., Orders of the General Services Administration, dated May 24, 1950 and June 1,1950,15 F. R. 3491,3800. 400 Act of September 30,1950, § 8,64 Stat. 1109. -. |