Construction of Temporary Buildings for Storage of Road Materials

An appropriation for general purposes may be used to construct buildings of a temporary character not intended or designed for permanent use or occupation, provided the buildings are necessary instrumentalities in the administration and execution of the appropriation act. The appropriation made by section 8 of the act of February 28, 1919, 40 Stat. 1201, for the survey, construction, and maintenance of roads and trails within or partly within national forests, is available for the construction of temporary buildings, either on Government-owned land, if available , or on land leased for that purpose, to provide proper storing facilities for such part of the surplus war materials, supplies, and equipment transferred from the act War Department to the Department of Agriculture under authority of the acts of February 28, 1919, 40 Stat. 1201, and March 15, 1920, 41 Stat/ 530, as the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to reserve from distribution to the States for improvement of highways, for use in the construction of national forest roads. If it is necessary to lease land upon which to erect such buildings, their construction should be of such character as to facilitate their removal when no longer needed, provision for which to be made in the lease.