Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations for 1967, Part 1

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Page 647 - ... to conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wildlife therein and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in such manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations.
Page 4 - Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. It is always a pleasure to appear before this...
Page 640 - There are hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
Page 646 - The service thus established shall promote and regulate the, use of the Federal areas known as national parks, monuments, and reservations hereinafter specified by such means and measures as conform to the fundamental purpose of the said parks, monuments, and reservations...
Page 251 - Old-Age Assistance, Aid to Families with Dependent Children, Aid to the Blind, and Aid to the Permanently and Totally Disabled. (m) "Federal reserve banks" means the 12 Federal Reserve Banks and their 24 branches. (n) "Firm" means a retail food store or a wholesale food concern.
Page 638 - There is hereby further authorized to be appropriated the sum of $16 million, or so much thereof as may be necessary, out of any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, for the acquiring of such lands in the District of Columbia as are necessary and desirable for the suitable development of the National Capital park, parkway, and playground system, in accordance with the provisions of the said Act of June 6, 1924.
Page 630 - This parkway was started in 1933 under authority of the National Industrial Recovery Act of June 16, 1933. When completed, it will extend along the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains for a distance of 469 miles from Shenandoah National Park in Virginia to Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina. In North Carolina, the...
Page 96 - These cars must give dependable service at all times, since a great deal of the transportation required is in areas where repair services are not available. Field use tends to shorten the efficient life of a vehicle. The...
Page 178 - ... to allow the Division to carry on more extensive surveys of the financial operations of the Department. We have a great backlog of work at the present time. We are working in cooperation with the General Accounting Office currently on surveys of the financial operations of the Bureau of Reclamation, the Bureau of Land Management, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs. We do not have sufficient staff to do the work that should be done on those cooperative surveys. These two additional positions would...
Page 19 - The United States, through the Department of the Interior, administers the trust territory under a trusteeship agreement with the Security Council of the United Nations. As administering authority, the United States has obligated itself to promote political, economic, and educational development and to improve the health and well-being of the Micronesians through improved public health measures.

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