B-60-33, approved October 2, 1959. The concessioner in the Skyland area decided to construct additional cottage facilities, and the amount of $5,600 was provided from the lump-sum amount annually provided in the programs, to finance costs of utilities and site preparation for the cottage developments. B-62-113, approved July 11, 1962. On March 7–9, a sudden and violent northeast storm struck the Atlantic coast, causing extensive damage to Cape Hatteras National Seashore. In such instances, it is the policy of the Service to take immediate steps with whatever sources of funds are available, to reconstruct or rehabilitate facilities essential to the protection of human life, public health, and Government property. In this instance, funds not immediately needed at the Skyland concession area in Shenandoah National Park were transferred to Cape Hatteras. Two accounts were involved. B-61-24, approved September 9, 1960. An additional $1,350 was allotted from a lump-sum amount provided specifically for such purposes, to supplement $2,000 previously made available for site preparation, grading, seeding, and planting in the canyon cottage area of the Skyline concessions developments. An overrun in quantities in grading necessitated the provision of $450, and it was necessary to install guard rails for the safety of visitors at an estimated cost of $900. B-60-86, approved May 2, 1960. The increased visitor use of the Skyland area, together with additional developments of visitor overnight accommodations, greatly increased the demand for water. This was met by the provision of a 50,000-gallon water tank. The amount of $10,000 required was provided from the lump-sum amount included in the annual program for the purpose of providing utilities in concessioners developments. B-60-67, approved February 4, 1960. The concessioner in the Skyland area agreed to construct additional overnight facilities in the fall of 1960, necessitating the provision of $8,000 from the lump-sum amount provided specifically for such purposes. COLLECTION OF MONEY FOR ELECTRICITY AT YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK Mr. BROOKS. I would like to add that economy includes not only cutting down waste in spending but collecting money owed to the Government. We are certainly pleased to note a short time ago the subcommittee called the Department's attention to the failure of the National Park Service to collect electricity charges furnished free to certain persons in Yosemite Park. Park. The Department promptly corrected the situation and is now collecting the money and has quit giving them free electricity. Mr. STRATTON. Yes, sir. Mr. BROOKS. Thank you, gentlemen, for coming down. We are looking forward to getting a report on those consolidations. Mr. TOLSON. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. REPORTS ON INTERNAL AUDIT Mr. BROOKS. Before beginning on the next subject, Mr. Beasley, when you furnish us with samples of the audit reports, will you give us specifically the internal audit reports in reference to the park concessionaires and on the helium contracts? Mr. BEASLEY. Yes, sir. We are lacking in helium contracts inasmuch as the mines do not have an internal audit program of any consequence. On the first one, consolidation, we certainly can provide that. Mr. BROOKS. As to helium, I cannot think of a more fruitful field for internal audits. Mr. BEASLEY. Your point is well made. Mr. BROOKS. Thank you, sir. CONSOLIDATION OF OFFICES OF BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS AT ANADARKO AND MUSKOGEE On consolidating the Anadarko and Muskogee area offices of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, we had a problem in trying to get the facts on this one. Last year the Task Force on Indian Affairs appointed by Secretary Udall recommended that the area offices of the Bureau of Indian Affairs at Anadarko and Muskogee be combined into one office to be located at Oklahoma City. I do not have any record of the action taken in this case and wondered if you could clarify what has been done about that recommendation by the Secretary. STATEMENT OF JOHN O. CROW, DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS Mr. CROW. Yes, Mr. Chairman. When the report of the task force was presented to the Secretary, he accepted in general principle the recommendations but reserved judgment on some specific items. The recommendation on the two area offices in Oklahoma has not been carried out. Further study has been given to it and it is continuing to be given to it. Mr. BROOKS. At this time? Mr. CROW. At this time. I think the subcommittee ought to have a little more background which I can give in a few words for the Bureau organizations in general. I would like to make two points on this: Our field organization is not a standard one in every area. No. 2, it is not a static one. We are the one Bureau in the Government who deals with people as well as with material things and this makes our program different to say the least. Of the 10 area offices, only 4 of them are full-fledged offices. Over the years, we have consolidated housekeeping functions. The Sacramento housekeeping functions are done at Phoenix; the Minneapolis housekeeping functions are done at Aberdeen; the Anadarko housekeeping functions are all done at Muskogee. Over the years, we have proceeded to consolidate this and we are continuing to do that. Mr. BROOKS. On a limited basis? Mr. CROW. Well, we are now looking at the possibility of further consolidation of these functions through the use of ADP which is coming in more and more as a method of accounting. As I say, the organization is not a static one and we are constantly examining it and making changes in it. Mr. BROOKS. Well, this is refreshing that you are steadily reexamining whatever your given procedure and operation is, because we have found in looking at most agencies and at our own operations that we can always improve them and I certainly think it is commendable to look at it and determine how you can change it and make it better rather than how you can build a higher wall around it and keep it regardless of what anybody says. Do you have any indication as to what the result will be of this new study on that consolidation? Mr. CROW. Well, we haven't gotten into it to an extent where we can be positive about it but it appears quite possible that in the Portland area using existing departmental facilities we can consolidate with other departmental activities-some of this has been done already in the Bonneville power installation-it is highly possible that we may be able to bring Billings' housekeeping functions in there, looking toward eventual addition of perhaps Aberdeen. These are distinct possibilities. Mr. BROOKS. What would it save if this could be accomplished? Mr. CROW. We are trying to accumulate this and we don't have figures, but the savings should be considerable. Mr. BROOKS. One hundred people? Mr. CROW. Possibly so. Mr. BROOKS. Do you have any questions for the witness? Mr. SCHWEIKER. No questions. INCREASING FRACTIONATION OF INDIAN TRUST PROPERTY ADMINISTERED BY BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS Mr. BROOKS. Thank you for coming down and participating, Mr. Crow. We appreciate your attitude of self-evaluation and steady improvement in the operation of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, sir. Before you leave, we are interested in this problem of increased cost of managing Indian lands and income. What is the Department doing to cut down the growing expense caused by increased fractionation of Indian interests in trust lands administered by the Bureau of Indian Affairs? We understand that the Bureau of Indian Affairs maintains about 38,000 individual Indian money accounts, that during fiscal year 1961 the Bureau conducted what amounted to a banking service involving collections of over $67 million and disbursements of over $66 million of individual Indian moneys, that the Government's annual cost of these activities has increased from $520,477 in fiscal year 1955 to $923,314 in fiscal 1962. In many cases fractional interests of Indian heirs have involved accounts of much less than $10 (some as low as 37 cents, 10 cents, 3 cents, et cetera) with fractions whose common denominator was 54,268,714,886,400, thus involving elaborate computations and involved records in order to distribute the proceeds of sales and leases to appropriate individual Indian money accounts. To perform these services the Bureau has 10 special disbursing agents in addition to the bookkeeping and clerical staff at numerous agency and area offices. The problem is constantly growing because the Indian interests in trust lands administered by the Bureau of Indian Affairs are being increasingly fractionated in connection with the probate of Indian estates. Now this, as I understand, is a problem we have in an exhibit which I would like to put in the record which shows a breakdown of this typical 54 trillion example as a common denominator for one segment of this work. (The document, exhibit 28, follows:) SURVEY OF SELECTED ACTIVITIES EXHIBIT 28-INDIAN HEIRSHIP LAND SURVEY HEIRSHIP INTERESTS IN AN ALLOTMENT IN THE FORT RANDALL RESERVOIR TAKING Allotment No. 56, split, deceased allottee: SSW of lot 8, lot 4, sec. 7; lots 1, 2, sec. 16 T. 107 N., R. 72 W., fifth principal meridian, S. Dak., containing 116.05-acre Army tract No. L-59. Appraised value $6,922.53. SR. John Swift Bird or Red Beans. CC-809. Facing the Wind or Florence Running 933, 192, 187, 200 54, 268, 714, 886, 400 119.04 119.04 41.09 Bear. CC-1175... Annie Red Bear.. CCU. Joseph Red Bear.. SW Tacanoupa or Her Pipe.. SW Alexis or Aleck White.. SR. Mrs. Rattling Tail Estate. SR. Bessie Little Crow, Estate.. SR. Nancy Two Shield. CC-1006.. Joseph Comes Flying. CC-1007.. Henry Comes Flying. YS-224. Thomas Bates... SR-2477. Mrs. Robert Goodreau. SR-3083. SR-2555.. SR-1784 62, 212, 812, 480 62, 212, 812, 480 279,957,656, 160 451,088, 759, 047 355, 390, 691, 292 236, 527, 127, 528 286, 927, 127, 528 3, 014, 928, 604, 800 3, 014, 928, 604,800 54, 268, 714, 886, 400 Mrs. Charles McLaughlin. Edward Herbert or Cyril Moon. David Caske or Running Bear. SRU-6734. Francis Hairy Chin SRU-6783. SRU-2780. Mrs. Lena Thompson Rattling Tail. 9, 947, 700, 945 9, 316, 648, 681 54, 268, 714, 886, 400 54, 268, 714, 886, 400 233, 280, 046, 800 29.76 1.84 1.84 1.84 7.62 59, 688, 451, 368 54, 268, 714, 886, 400 7.62 9, 947, 700, 945 1.27 1.27 64 64 1.27 1.27 54, 268, 714, 886, 400 .43 54, 268, 714, 886, 400 470.00 401.25 133.92 89.26 54, 268, 714,886, 400 59.52 466, 556, 093, 600 54, 268, 714, 886, 400 59.52 CC-1211. CC-1213.. Paul Touched.. 22, 169, 314, 446 54, 268, 714, 886, 400 2.83 CC-1214. Sophie Touched (Mrs. John Grey Owl). 22, 169, 314, 446 54, 268, 714, 886, 400 2.83 22, 163, 314, 446 CC-1462. Hermine Touched (Mrs. Ed. Council 22, 163, 314, 446 54, 268, 714, 886, 400 2.83 2.83 lor). CCU Matthias Touched. SA-619. Luke Chases Alone. YSU Chris Thunder Horse. CCU Charles R. Thunder Horse. SW SW Harriet (Hannah) Shaker Hayes. SW Joseph Graham.. 2.83 29.76 1.41 1.41 12.74 12.74 12.74 89028-62-pt. 3-11 99, 984,877, 200 29, 998, 219, 300 29, 998, 219, 300 24, 998, 215, 300 83, 828, 292, 400 33, 328, 292, 400 12, 498, 109, 000 12, 498, 169, 000 116, 649, 023, 400 116, 649,023, 400 33, 328, 292, 400 16, 664, 146, 200 16, 664, 145, 200 16,664, 145, 200 1,004, 976, 201, 000 669, 904, 134, 400 669, 904, 134, 400 669, 964, 134, 400 349, 947, 070, 200 9, 044, 785, 814, 400 3, 014, 928, 604, 800 5, 332, 073, 100 8, 332, 073, 100 811, 064, 002, 400 103, 608, 020, 800 103, 600, 020, 800 103, 688, 020, 800 103, 688, 020, 000 103, 685, 020, 800 17, 201, 806, 800 17, 281, 336, 800 17, 281, 336, 800 17, 281, 336, 800 17, 281, 336, 800 17,281,836, 800 31, 328, 292, 400 Denominator 54, 268, 714, 886, 400 Value of interest $12.74 3. 19 3. 19 9. 19 4. 25 4. 25 1.59 1.60 14.88 14.88 4.24 2.12 2. 12 2.13 123. 19 85.45 85.47 85.47 44. 64 1,153. 75 304.59 1.06 1.07 39.62 13.22 13. 22 13.22 13.22 18. 22 2.22 2. 22 2.22 2. 22 2.22 2.22 4. 25 NOTE. Identification shown in probate. Letters designate the reservation to which the person owning the heirship interest belongs. Abbreviations are as follows: SR-Standing Rock, CC-Crow Creek, YS-Yankton Sioux, SW-Sisseton Wahpeton, FP-Fort Feck, LB-Lower Brule; RB-Rockbud. "U" following the two letters indicates that the individual has not received an allotment. The mineral indicates the allotment number, or in the case an allotment had not been made to the individual, the identification number of the individual. Mr. BROOKS. I am wondering, Mr. Crow, if you and the Department have any idea of what can be done under the existing law by administrative action to cut down on these growing expenses. Mr. CROW. Well, Mr. Chairman, let me say, first, there is no disagreement on our part that additional legislation is needed in this field--both committees of Congress and the Department. Mr. BROOKS. That was not part of the question. Mr. CROW. I just wanted to preface the answer to your question by this. We do not think, however, that the heirship problem itself is responsible-we know it is not responsible for a major part of this increase in the amount of money spent for land management or in the increase of individual Indian money activity. We have about 12 million acres of allotted land. Only about half of that is in heirship status at all and about half of that is fractionated to the point where you have five or more owners. We don't agree that the example you gave is a typical one. We have some like that. Mr. BROOKS. I do not allege it is typical. I pointed it out as the extreme example of the problem you are faced with. Mr. CROW. Let me respond to your question as to what we can do under existing authorities we have. We are starting a project on the |