Appropriation act, 1964. Flood prevention Transferred to "Operating expenses, Public Buildings Se General Services Administration," for space rental.. Activities transferred in the 1965 estimates to: "Salaries and expenses, Office of the Inspector General". "Salaries and expenses, Office of Management Services". Base for 1965. Budget estimate, 1965.. Decrease SUMMARY OF INCREASES AND DECREASES, 19 For increased pay act costs (Public Law 87–793) - . Total available or estimate.... 25, 316, 405 425, 423,000 +154,000 (3)| 1 In addition $192,007 of the prior year unobligated balance is planned for obliga project in New York. In addition $3,800,000 of an estimated $6,986,117 of prior year unobligated obligation. Appropriation act, 1964-. Transferred to "Operating expenses, Public Buildings Service, Activities transferred in the 1965 estimates to: "Salaries and expenses, Office of the Inspector General". "Salaries and expenses, Office of Management Services". Base for 1965. Budget estimate, 1965... Increase.... SUMMARY OF INCREASES AND DECREASES, 1965 For cost-sharing assistance to farmers and ranchers in the Great Net increase_ ! The amount available for obligations would be $13,741,182 including carryover o INCREASES AND DECREASES (1) An increase of $932,615 for cost-sharing assistance to par and ranchers. The Department is authorized under Public Law 84-1021 sharing assistance to farmers and ranchers in the 10 Great Pla shares are limited to installing permanent nonrecurring practic no acreage rental payments to farmers and ranchers in this end of the 1963 fiscal year 430 pending contracts involving $1 share assistance could not be signed due to the lack of funds an into the 1964 fiscal year. With expanding interest in cost-sh under long-term contracts, such postponements into 1965 are e 800 unsigned contracts at the end of the 1964 fiscal year in million of cost-share assistance. The increase of $932,615 would bring the total amount of co $11,436,000 in the budget year. Current rates of cost-share ob about $3,200 per contract and $1.54 per acre. Therefore, som could be processed in the year ahead. The increase in funds provide for about 300 more contracts than could otherwise be ob fiscal year. Historically, under this program, about one-fourth of the crop ranch units at the time contracts are prepared for them, is plann to noncrop uses such as grass, trees, and wildlife habitat. Th versions of land from cultivated crops, especially cotton, wheat crops, to less intensive uses, helps to conserve and protect the is of economic benefit in providing a higher net income to the far involved. This aspect of the Great Plains conservation progra ing interest of farmers and ranchers in this work. Expenditures for completed practices installed on the land und contracts with the Government are expected to total $7 million year, and will be about $8 million in 1965. Thus the rate of ex particular year is substantially less than new obligations d This is due to the long-term contracts for periods of 3 to 10 ye the planned program for each farm or ranch is applied to the la the total amount is obligated when the contract is signed. I mated cost-share expenditures in 1965 show that the amoun participants will be about one-third of the annual limitation o vided in Public Law 84-1021. There is a total limitation of contracts may be entered into during the period ending not late 31, 1971. There is an urgent need to move ahead faster with t soil moisture is still favorable over much of the area. (2) An increase of $135,385 for technical services and related September 30, 1963, a total of 387 counties in the 10 Great Plain designated by the Secretary as susceptible to soil blowing. Ad services are urgently needed to help participating farmers and cost-sharing contracts, and to install contracted practices in the workload pyramids each year as more participants enter the pr During the 1963 fiscal year, a total of 342 man-years were provided under this appropriation, or less than 1 per county on the average. The program increases proposed for 1965 will require more man-years of direct assistance to help prepare new contracts obligating $11,436,000. This amount represents less than half the total cost for installing contracted practices the balance being financed by program participants. Technical help will also be needed to help install planned practices, the cost-share part of which will be about $8 million. Preparation of individual farm and ranch plans (with plans of operation) and application of noncost shared practices is financed from conservation operations and other going programs. The increase requested under this item would provide the minimum amount needed for technical assistance with contract development and installation of cost-share practices included in the contracts. Adequate amounts of technical services are prerequisite to other phases of this program. At the present time, the number of full-time positions servicing this program is only one-third of the total man-years used. Much of the technical help is provided on a part-time basis by technicians employed in other programs and having other duties. Improvements in staffing will increase operating efficiencies in planning and practice installation, and make it possible to quickly convert certain croplands to more appropriate uses. (3) An increase of $64,000 to provide for the additional costs in fiscal year 1965 of the second step of the pay increase pursuant to Public Law 87-793.-(An overall explanation of increases for pay act costs is included in the preface of these explanatory notes in vol. 1.) Resource conservation and development Appropriation Act, 1964-- Activities transferred in the 1965 estimates to "Salaries and expenses, Base for 1965_ Budget estimate, 1965. Increase.. $1,500, 000 -4, 000 1, 496, 000 2, 044, 000 +548, 000 SUMMARY OF INCREASES AND DECREASES, 1965 For resource development and technical services.. For increased pay act costs (Public Law 87-793). Net increase. Project Project statement Increases and decreases +508, 000 +300, 000 +21, 000 - 281, 000 +548, 000 |