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ANNUAL REPORTS OF DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Water-power development and transmission-line rights of way under permit or easement 



fiscal year 1922. 



In the report of last year mention was made of the burden placed 

 upon the Forest Service by the requirement of the Federal water power 

 act that the work of the Federal Power Commission shall be per- 

 formed largely by the Departments of War, Interior, and Agriculture. 

 Although the volume of work handled by the Forest Service for the 

 Federal Power Commission is far greater than its owna water-power 

 business before the commission was created, no provision for meeting 

 the increased cost has been made, and it has been necessary to draw 

 on funds needed for other work. During two years under the Federal 

 water power act 105 applications have been referred to the Forest 

 Service for engineering investigation and report, and at the request of 

 the commission it is supervising and inspecting the operations of 52 

 permittees or licensees. Although every effort has been made to ex- 

 pedite the work of the Federal Power Commission and nearly every 

 engineer in the Forest Service qualified for water-power examinations 

 has spent a large portion of his time thereon, there were, on June 30, 

 40 applications upon which report had not been made. During the 

 year 48 cases were repjorted upon and 36 cases were referred to the 

 Forest Service for engineering examination. 



ROADS AND TRAILS. 



Road and trail work in the national forests was actively prosecuted 

 and a material advance made toward the transportation system neces- 

 sary for public travel and for the administration and protection of 



