Wildlife Restoration and Conservation: Proceedings of the North American Wildlife Conference Called by President Franklin D. Roosevelt., Connecting Wing Auditorium and the Mayflower Hotel, Washington D.C., February 3-7, 1936U.S. Government Printing Office, 1936 - 675 páginas |
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Página 556 - ... (2) upon such terms as the President shall prescribe, to make grants to States, municipalities, or other public bodies for the construction, repair, or improvement of any such project, but no such grant shall be in excess of 30 per centum of the cost of the labor and materials employed upon such project...
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