242 ANNUAL REPORTS OF DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



€oiistn(cH(>ii (iikI iniin-oveiiicnt of roads ainl (ruils^ from road appropriations 



and cooperative funds, by States. 



' Does not include maintenance work. 



-' 798.9 miles of roads 1,398.9 miles of trails. 



3 1,083.3 miles of roads, 3,916.1 miles of trails. 



< 1,609.5 miles of roads, 1,. 576.9 miles of trails. 

 '•' 1,786 miles of roads, 3,9:^7.1 miles of trails. 



The road and trail construction work in the National Forests is 

 financed from approj^riations under three different acts of Congress. 



The first is the appropriation known commonly as the " 10 per 

 cent fund," based on the item in the Agricultural appropriation act 

 of March 4, 1913, which sets aside 10 per cent of the National Forest 

 receipts each year for road and trail improvement. This money must 

 be expended in the States in which the receipts originated and the 

 exi^enditures must be confined to improvements entirely within the 

 Forest boundaries. This appropriation now amounts to nearly a 

 half-million dollars a year. 



The second source from which Federal funds are provided is under 

 section 8 of the Federal aid road act of July 11, 1916. In this sec- 

 tion C ongress appropriated $1,000,000 a year for National Forest 

 roads for a period of 10 years. The last appropriation will become 

 available on July 1, 1925. The money available under this act is 

 commonly termed the " section 8 fund." It must be expended in 

 cooperation with the proper authorities of the States or counties. 



The third provision for National Forest road funds was made in 

 section 8 of the Post Office appropriation act of February 20, 1919, 

 which made available $9,000,000, at the rate of $3,000,000 a year, 

 beginning with the fiscal year 1919. The last installment of this 

 appropriation Avas received on July 1, 1920. These funds may be 

 expended within the Forests without requiring cooperative contribu- 

 tions from the States or counties, but if part of the work lies outside 

 of the Forest boundaries it is necessary that cooperative funds be pro- 

 vided. 



