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B-55105 1 (1946-02-26)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadagb0001 and id is 1 raw text is: COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES 8-55105 WASh rNTON 2s COI\PD GFEB 26 1946 The acnorable, RILE COPY The Acting Secretary of the Interier. wy dear Mr. Secretary Consideratia has been g.ven to letter of January 10, 1946, from the formr Secretary of the Interior, as follows:a uAuthority to acquire lands for the Geological Survey is ncw vested in the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to the Aot of December 24, 1962 (56 Stat. 1086j 4) U. S. C., Supp. IT, .es. 36b) which prenides, is part, as follows ahat the :ecretary of the Interior asy, on behalf of the Unaited State and for use by the Geological Survy in gaging streas, acquire Iade by dtoaticn or when finds have bee appropriated by Congress by purchase or coademation but not in excse of ten acres for any one atram-gaging station. For the same purpoe the Gecretary may obtain easmeats, licemse, right st-f-way, and leases limited to run for such a period of time or tern of years as may be required for the effective performance of the function of gaging streams * * **' 9fhe Geological Survey propesee to acquire permanent easements under authority of the above-quoted act for the coastruction of stream- gaging stattene and, were neesry, rights-f-ay for ingries to and egress frew awh statices. The stations will be used throughout the United States by the Survey is the systematic colleotice of continuous recowds of river diseharges at various atreas and bodies of water. Hesrtofore, whe it has ben necessary to utilize privately- aoned land for gaging station sites, the Survey has obtained access to ruch aites by entering into leoes, each leas being limited to the fiscal year In which it was entered into but subject to raneual fram year to Aear. This practice was authorized by your leciien A-24745 of October 12, 1928. The costs oa such leass are being charged against the appropriation item, 'Gaging streas. nThe questin has now arises as to the proper charging of costs incurred in connection with th recent purchase o? several eaements for streargaging station sites. The appropriaticm item 'Gag1ng streams,' contained in the Interior ?epartment's appropriation act far the fiscal year ending June 30, 1946, Pubile Law 123-79th Congress, 1st session# approved July 3, 1945, reads, in part, as followa

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