Forestry and Timber Access Roads: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry, United States Senate, Eighty-first Congress, First Session, on S. 282, a Bill to Authorize Appropriations for Carrying Out the Provisions of Sections 1, 2, and 3 of the Act of June 7, 1924 (43 Stat. 653), as Amended, S. 369, a Bill to Amend Section 4 of the Act Entitled An Act to Provide for the Protection of Forest Lands, for the Reforestation of Denuded Areas, for the Extension of National Forests, and for Other Purposes, in Order to Promote the Continuous Production of Timber on Lands Chiefly Suitable Therefor, Approved June 27, 1924, S. 1458, a Bill to Amend and Supplement the Act of June 7, 1924 (43 Stat. 653), H.R. 2296, an Act to Amend and Supplement the Act of June 7, 1924 (43 Stat. 653), and for Other Purposes, S. 2, a Bill to Provide for the Use of 25 Percent of Grazing Receipts from National Forests for the Making of Range Improvements Within Such Forests, S.J. Res. 24, Joint Resolution to Provide for a Suitable and Adequate System of Timber Access Roads to and in the Forests of the United States, May 25 and 31, 1949 |
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43 Stat acres Act of June additional adequate amended annually appropriations assistance bill board feet build Bureau Chairman Clarke-McNary Act COLLINS commercial nurseries CONGRESS THE LIBRARY consulting foresters cooperation cost Department of Agriculture Douglas fir ELMER THOMAS ending June 30 expenditures Extension Service farm foresters farmers Federal Government fiscal year ending FLANAGAN forest fire forest industries forest lands forest management forest owners forest products forest resources Forest Service funds GRANGER harvesting increase Joint Resolution 24 KAYLOR land-grant colleges landowners LIBRARY OF CONGRESS LIBRARY RAR MCARDLE ment national forests operators Oregon percent planting stock present private forest private lands private owners proposed purpose record reforestation Secretary of Agriculture seedlings Senate Joint Resolution Senator ELLENDER Senator HOLLAND Senator THYE South Dakota statement stumpage technical thousand timber access roads timberland tion tree farms United States Senate Washington WORTHAM
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Page 1 - An Act to provide for the protection of forest lands, for the reforestation of denuded areas, for the extension of national forests, and for other purposes, in order to promote the continuous production of timber on lands chiefly suitable therefor...
Page 5 - Agriculture is hereby authorized and directed in cooperation with appropriate officials of the various States, or, in his discretion, with other suitable agencies, to assist the owners of farms in establishing, improving, and renewing wood lots, shelter belts, windbreaks and other valuable forest growth, and in growing and renewing useful timber crops...
Page 8 - Provided, that except for preliminary investigations, the amount expended by the Federal Government under this section in cooperation with any state or other cooperating agency during any fiscal year shall not exceed the amount expended by the state or other cooperating agency for the same purpose during the same fiscal year.
Page 128 - That hereafter an additional ten per centum of all moneys received from the national forests during each fiscal year shall be available at the end thereof, to be expended by the Secretary of Agriculture for the construction and maintenance of roads and trails within the national forests in the States from which such proceeds are derived...
Page 5 - State supervision, and the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to make expenditures on the certificate of the State forester, the State director of extension, or similar State official having charge of the cooperative work for the State that State and private expenditures as provided for in this Act have been made.
Page 5 - Administrator is authorized, under such terms and conditions as he deems appropriate, to 'enter into agreements with one or more States, acting jointly or severally, or with other public or private agencies or institutions for the development and implementation of such a program.
Page 9 - There is hereby authorized to be appropriated [annually, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, not more than $100,0003 to enable the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out the provisions of this section...
Page 30 - There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to enable the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out the provisions of this section not more than $1,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1950; $1,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1951 ; $2,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1952; and $2,500,000 for each subsequent fiscal year.
Page 3 - Treasury not otherwise appropriated, not more than $2,500,000, to enable the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out the provisions of sections 1, 2, and 3 of this Act. Sec. 4. That the Secretary of Agriculture is hereby authorized and directed to cooperate with the various States in the procurement, production, and distribution of forest-tree seeds and plants, for the purpose of establishing windbreaks, shelter belts, and farm wood lots upon denuded or non-forested lands...
Page 5 - ... shall be covered into the Treasury and shall constitute a special fund, which is hereby appropriated and made available until expended, as the Secretary of Agriculture may direct...