Evening star., 1939-04-25
rated from the service subject to
the provisions of section 10 ta)
OF the Reorganization Act Of
1899.
Part 3-FederoI Works

lie Roads in the Department OF
Agriculture and it's functions and
personnel Gncluding the chief
thereof are transferred from the
Department of Agriculture; the
Public Buildings Branch of the
Procurement Division in the
Treasury Department and its
functions and personnel are
transferred from the Treasury
Department; the Branch Of
Buildings Management of the
National Park Service in the De-
partment Of the Interior and it's
functions and personnel except
those relating to monuments and
memorials, and the functions of
the National Park Service in the
District of Columbia in connec-
tion with the general assignment
of space, the selection of sites for
public buildings, and the deter
mination of the priority in which
the construction or enlargement
Of public buildings shall be
undertaken, and the personnel
engaged exclusively in the adj
ministration of such functions,
and the United States Housing
Authority in the Department of
the Interior and its functions and
personnel dncluding the admin
lstratoD are transferred from the
Department of the Interior; and
all Of these agencies and func-
tlons, together with the Federal
Emergency Administration of
Public Works and it's functions,
and all of the Works Progress
Administration and its functions
Except the National Youth Ad-
ministration and its functions)
are hereby consolidated into one
agency to be known as the Fed
eral Works Agency, with a Fed
eral Works Administrator at the
head thereof. The Federal Works
Administrator shall be appointed
by the President, by and with the
advice and consent of the Sem
ate, and shall receive salary at
the rate of $4,000 per annum.
He shall have general direction
and supervision over the admin
istration of the several agencies
consolidated into the Federal
Works Agency by this section
and shall be responsible for the
coordination of their functions.
(b) The Federal Works Ad-
ministrator shall appoint an AS
sistant Federal Works Admins
traitor, who shall receive a salary
at the rate of $4,000 per annum,
and he may also appoint such
other personnel and make such
expenditures as may be necessary.
Roads Commissioner.
(c) The assistant administra-
tor shall act as administrator
during the absence or disability
OF the administrator, or in the
event of vacancy in that Office.
and shall perform such other
duties as the administrator shall
direct.
ID The several agencies ana
functions consolidated by this
section in the Federal works
agency shall carry with them
their personnel.
Section 302. Public Roads Ad-
ministration.-(a The Bureau
OF Public Roads and its functions
shall be administered as the Pub
lie Roads Administration at the
head of which shall be the chief
of the Bureau of Public Roads
whose title shall be changed to
commissioner of public roads.
Hereafter the commissioner of
public roads shall be appointed
by the Federal works admins
traitor.
b. All functions Of the Secretary
of Agriculture relating to the ad-
mlnistration of the Bureau of
Public Roads are hereby trans
ferred to. and shall be exercised
by, the Federal works admins
traitor.
Section 303. Public Buildings
Administrations The Public
Buildings Branch of the Procure
ment Division and it's functions,
the Branch of Buildings Manage
ment of the National Park Serv-
ice and its functions Except those
relating to monuments and me-
morials) and the functions of the
National Park Service in the Dis
trict of Columbia in connection
with the general assignment of
space, the selection of sites for
public buildings, and the determi-
nation of the priority in which
the construction or enlargement
Of public buildings shall be un-
dertaken. are hereby consolidated
and shall be administered as the
Public Buildings Administration,
with commissioner of public
buildings at the head thereof.
The commissioner of public
buildings shall be appointed by
the Federal works administrator
and shall receive a salary at the
rate Of $4,000 per annum. The
commissioner of public buildings
shall act under the direction and
supervision of the Federal works
administrator.
Co All functions of the Secre-
tary of the Treasury and the di-
rector of procurement relating to
the administration of the Public
Buildings Branch of the Procure
ment Division, and all functions
Of the Secretary of the Interior
and the director of the National
Park Service relating to the ad-
ministration of the functions Of
the Branch of Buildings Man.
agement and the functions Of the
National Park Service in the Dis
trict of Columbia in connection
with the general assignment of
space, the selection of sites for
public buildings, and the deter
mination of the priority in which
the construction or enlargement
Of public buildings shall be UNDER
taken, are hereby transferred to,
and shall be exercised by, the
Federal works administrator.
Section 304. United States
Housing Authority. - (a) The