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SECTION 8. The “Director of Conservation” shall secure prices and bids for plants, shrubs and trees and for planting when deemed a more economical plant for any certain special type of planting and present same for the approval of the State Road Department before same is accepted or purchase made. He is also authorized to establish nurseries where necessary for more satisfactory planting results, but only when approved by the State Road Department.

SECTION 9. A definite and certain sum from the State Road Department Fund shall be allotted in each budget made by the State Road Department for Beautification work upon estimate of cost of work submitted by the “Director of Conservation” for such roads as are under consideration for construction at such time, and ample provision shall be made for roads already hard surfaced on his recommendation, when such funds are available and upon approval of the State Road Department.

SECTION 10. It shall be the duty of the State Road Department to take such steps as are necessary to make available for the work under the “Director of Conservation” Federal Funds provided for Beautification work in amendment by Congress to the Federal Aid Road Act approved May 21, 1928, which reads:

“Section 2. In every case in which, in the judgement of the Secretary of Agriculture and the Highways Department of the State in question it shall be practicable to replant and maintain shade trees along the highways authorized by said Act of November 9, 1921, and by this Act, the planting of such trees shall be included in the specifications provided in Section 8 of said Act of November 9, 1921”.

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