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PUBLIC LAW 86-455-MAY 13, 1960

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOREST SERVICE FOREST PROTECTION AND UTILIZATION

For expenses necessary for forest protection and utilization, as follows: Forest land management: For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not otherwise provided for, including the administration, improvement, development, and management of lands under Forest Service administration, fighting and preventing forest fires on or threatening such lands and for liquidation of obligations incurred in the preceding fiscal year for such purposes, control of white pine blister rust and other forest diseases and insects on Federal and nonFederal lands; $92,159,700, of which $5,000,000 for fighting and preventing forest fires and $1,910,000 for insect and disease control shall be apportioned for use, pursuant to section 3679 of the Revised Statutes, as amended, to the extent necessary under the then existing conditions: Provided, That not more than $100,000 may be used for acquisition of land under the Act of March 1, 1911, as amended (16 U.S.C. 513-519): Provided fv/rther, That funds appropriated for "Cooperative range improvements", pursuant to section 12 of the Act of April 24, 1950 (16 U.S.C. 580h), may be advanced to this appropriation. Forest research: For forest research at forest and range experiment stations, the Forest Products Laboratory, or elsewhere, as authorized by law; $17,332,000. State and private forestry cooperation: For cooperation with States in forest-fire prevention and suppression, in forest tree planting on non-Federal public and private lands, and in forest management and processing, and for advising timberland owners, associations, woodusing industries, and others in the application of forest management principles and processing of forest products, as authorized by law; $12,334,800. During the current fiscal year not to exceed $100,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for the acquisition of sites authorized by the Act of March 3, 1925, as amended (16 U.S.C. 555), without regard to any other limitation on the amount available for this purpose.

^^ use ess. ^e Stat. 962. 64 Stat. «5.

'•^ Stat. 1133.

FOREST ROADS AND TRAILS

For expenses necessary for carrying out the provisions of title 23, United States Code, sections 203 and 205, relating to the construction and maintenance of forest development roads and trails, $30,000,000, to remain available until expended, for lic^uidation of obligations incurred pursuant to authority contained in title 23, United States Code, section 203: Provided, That funds available under the Act of March 4, 1913 (16 U.S.C. 501), shall be merged with and made a part of this appropriation: Provided further, That not less than the amount made available under the provisions of the Act of March 4, 1913, shall be expended under the provisions of such Act.

^2 Stat. 906,907.

^7 Stat. 843.

ACCESS ROADS

For acquiring by condemnation or otherwise additional roads needed for access to national-forest lands in carrying out the Act of June 4, 1897, as amended (16 U.S.C. 471, 472, 475, 476, 551), $1,000,000, to ^ 2^ Stat. 1103; 33 '.

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