Cooperative education. State advisory councils. Innovation. Library Resources: School library resources, textbooks, and others. Public Libraries Services and Construction. College Libraries. Instructional materials. Child Nutrition Programs (Department of Agriculture): Non-food assistance. State administrative expenses. LEGAL CEILING ON THE BUDGET Chairman MCCLELLAN. So, we appreciate very much your pr ence here. The Chair will state to you that he wants to work w you as much as he can with respect to holding the line on expenditur It is not going to be easy. That is perfectly obvious. In this proc there will be a little pain and suffering. I think that will be unavoida and inevitable. We hear a lot about a ceiling. I would like to make this observati for the record. The total of the appropriations made by the Congre is the ceiling. It is the legal ceiling. It is the ceiling that contr because the executive branch cannot spend money except that it appropriated. The real crux of the issue here is that contention being made, and the authority is being exercised, whether usurped not I don't know, that is a question by the Chief Executive or the administration, to lower the ceiling that the Congress fixes. Now whether you have the constitutional authority to do that a question that in my judgment must be resolved ultimately by t courts. In the meantime these appropriation processes must go of We will continue to hold hearings and undertake to process the bill Again, I think it is incumbent upon us to try to hold the line as muc as we can on spending. The mistake that has been made, primaril by the executive department, is the manner in which this undertakin to impound funds has been done. There are honest differences of opinion as to where cuts should b made and where the priorities should be established, and so forth Anyway, we are in this situation now, and we have to work out of i The Appropriations Committee, so far as the chairman is concerned will proceed with the processing of appropriation bills. Again, we thank you for your presence. We will be calling on yo from time to time to time. Mr. Asн. Mr. Chairman, thank you. You can be assured we wil work with you in whatever way we can to help find a solution to wha we regard as our mutual problem. CORRESPONDENCE SUBMITTED BY SENATOR HATHAWAY Chairman MCCLELLAN. The following correspondence was received by the committee from Senator Hathaway, and will be inserted in the record at this point. [The correspondence follows:] LETTER AND STATEMENT OF MAYNARD F. MARSH MAINE DEPARTMENT OF Inland Fisheries and Game MAYNARD F. MARSH, COMMISSIONER J. WILLIAM PEPPARD, DEPUTY COMMISSIONER AUGUSTA, MAINE 04330 February 16, 1973 The Honorable William D. Hathaway Dear Senator Hathaway: I am enclosing a statement requesting increased funding of $350,000--$200,000 for wildlife habitat research and $150,000 for timber management research for the Forest Service research program at Orono, Maine. May I ask that you please enter this statement in the hearings of the Senate Subcommittee on Appropriations for the Department of Interior and Related Agencies. I feel very strongly that these increases are needed if the spruce-fir forests of Maine and New England are to fulfill the heavy demand for products and services being placed upon them. Thank you for your consideration of this request. Very truly yours, Waynard J. March Maynard F. Marsh yields of goods and services,--including more wildlife, more timber products and increased recreational opportunities. But to do so, th must be managed with a far greater intensity than in the past and th basic information necessary for intensified management is accumulati far too slowly to meet the need. The Forest Service has maintained a modest timber management res unit at Orono, Maine for several years. The scientists in this prog have made good progress in developing extensive management techniques for the spruce-fir type. However, improved silvicultural practices necessary for intensified forest management must be developed quickly we are to meet our future needs for timber. Moreover research is urg needed to support the best possible management of our wildlife, water Development of this new information requires a recreation resources. much greater research effort than now exists. In particular a major new research effort in wildlife habitat man ment is needed to complement the present and planned program on intens This new research unit would undertake investigations i silviculture. three main areas: 1. The effects of intensive silvicultural techniques on wildlife populations 2. Techniques for improving wildlife habitat in conjunction 3. Techniques for enhancing the observation and enjoyment of To meet these research needs I urgently request that $350,000-$150,000 for timber management research and $200,000 for wildlife habitat research be added to the Forest Service budget for Orono, Maine. RESEARCH ON PROVIDING TIMBER AND WILDLIFE IN THE SPRUCE-FIR FORESTS OF THE NORTHEAST SUMMARY The spruce-fir forests of the northeastern United States represent the most extensive softwood forest type near the eastern megalopolis-nearly 11 million acres. These forests can sustain greatly increased timber production and provide increased opportunities for wildlife as well as recreation, an improved environment, and other goods and services--if the informatio. necessary for intensified forest and wildlife habitat management can be accumulated soon enough. Demands for softwood timber for construction lumber, plywood, and pulp and paper products are predicted to increase 50 percent by 1980 and double by the end of the century. Concurrently, an expanding, more affluent population will require more water, more wildlife, more outdoor recreation, and more concern by forest managers for environmental factors: clean streams, pure air, wilderness settings, and open space. To meet these needs the Forest Service plans to strengthen its present research in timber management and begin research in wildlife habitat management at Orono as soon as the Federal budget situation permits. The timber management studies will seek improved silvicultural systems for regenerating spruce-fir stands, accurate methods for determining forest growth rates, thinning treatments to achieve optimum growth and quality, and the basic relationships necessary for practical fertilization to increase growth and yield of spruce-fir stands. Research in wildlife habitat management will study the effects of intensive forest management practices on wildlife populations, determine ways to improve wildlife habitat in conjunction with intensive silvicultural techniques, and develop methods for enhancing opportunities to see and enjoy wildlife under natural conditions. 92-821 O 73-16 Strengthening timber management research and initiating wildlife habitat research would require an additional appropriation of $350,000 annually--$150,000 for timber management research and $200,000 for wildlife habitat research. INTRODUCTION These National trends in population and economics clearly indicate the accelerating demands that will fall upon the forest resources of the United States in the years ahead. Our population will be larger, younger, more urban but more mobile, with greater incomes and more leisure time, and with greater.concern for protection of the environment. changes create a need for more goods and services, developed in accord with ecological principles, from all forest resources. Providing these goods and services will, concurrently, increase job opportunities and living standards in rural America. In total, the national demands for wood, 80 percent of it softwoods, could double by the end of the century. Yet well managed forests can and should provide increased opportunities for public enjoyment of wildlife, outdoor recreation, and open space as well as timber and water. The spruce-fir forests of the northeastern United States can make substantial contributions toward meeting these national needs. This is especially true for softwood construction lumber and plywood, pulp: and paper products, wildlife and water, as well as the nonconsumable resources of forest recreation, wilderness, and open space. Spruce-fir forests are the most extensive softwood forest type near the great population centers of the eastern seaboard. They occupy nearly 11 million acres of land and are concentrated in the New England states, with the largest acreage, 77 percent of the total, occurring in Maine. An additional 15 percent of the spruce-fir area occurs in New Hampshire and Vermont, with smaller but still significant acreages scattered throughout other northeastern states. $ |