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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 50a. Working capital fund for United States Geological Survey
There is hereby established in the Treasury of the United States
a working capital fund to assist in the management of certain
support activities of the United States Geological Survey
(hereafter referred to as the "Survey"), Department of the
Interior. The fund shall be available on and after November 5,
1990, without fiscal year limitation for expenses necessary for
furnishing materials, supplies, equipment, work, facilities, and
services in support of Survey programs, and, as authorized by law,
to agencies of the Federal Government and others. Such expenses may
include laboratory modernization and equipment replacement,
computer operations, maintenance, and telecommunications services;
requirements definition, systems analysis, and design services;
acquisition or development of software; systems support services
such as implementation assistance, training, and maintenance;
acquisition and replacement of computer, publications, scientific
instrumentation, telecommunications, and related automatic data
processing equipment; and, such other activities as may be approved
by the Secretary of the Interior.
There are authorized to be transferred to the fund, at fair and
reasonable values at the time of transfer, inventories, equipment,
receivables, and other assets, less liabilities, related to the
functions to be financed by the fund as determined by the Secretary
of the Interior: Provided, That the fund shall be credited with
appropriations and other funds of the Survey, and other agencies of
the Department of the Interior, other Federal agencies, and other
sources, for providing materials, supplies, equipment, work, and
services as authorized by law and such payments may be made in
advance or upon performance: Provided further, That charges to
users will be at rates approximately equal to the costs of
furnishing the materials, supplies, equipment, facilities, and
services, including such items as depreciation of equipment and
facilities, and accrued annual leave: Provided further, That all
existing balances as of November 5, 1990, from amortization fees
resulting from the Survey providing telecommunications services and
deposited in a special fund established on the books of the
Treasury and available for payment of replacement or expansion of
telecommunications services as authorized by Public Law 99-190, are
hereby transferred to and merged with the working capital fund, to
be used for the same purposes as originally authorized: Provided
further, That funds that are not necessary to carry out the
activities to be financed by the fund, as determined by the
Secretary, shall be covered into miscellaneous receipts of the
Treasury.
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