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job- and income-producing programs; and manage public use and 

 tourism. Of the entire $28 million, less than 2% is available for 

 management of big-game and bird populations on approximately 51 

 million acres of trust land. This works out to less than 2 cents 

 per acre. The way the BIA structures its budget obscures the fact 

 that very little of its wildlife and parks fund go to on- 

 reservation wildlife management. We suggest that the Subcommittee 

 consult with the BIA to arrive at a budget structure that more 

 clearly displays how its funds are deployed to meet its several 

 important on-reservat ion missions and to the extent feasible 

 distinguish funding for fish, on the one hand, and all other 

 species, on the other. 



The San Carlos Apache Tribe receives $65,000 of TMDP funds for 

 wildlife management on its 1.8 million-acre reservation (the 

 fourth largest in the nation) or about 3 1/2 cents per acre. The 

 Tribe also has allocated approximately $55,000 of other BIA funds 

 to wildlife management at the cost of reduced funding for 

 programs under the BIA's tribal priority system for allocation of 

 appropriated funds. As a measure of the Tribe's concern for its 

 wildlife resources, it contributes about $696,000 of its Tribal 

 funds, although it is one of the most impoverished tribes in the 

 nation. With these funds, the Tribe tries to manage 75 species of 

 mammals and 250 species of birds. Among the bird population are 

 the bald eagle, peregrine falcon, Mexican spotted owl and 

 northern goshawk. The Mohave desert tortoise is also documented. 

 These species are designated as endangered or threatened species 

 or are candidates for designation. The Tribe's wildlife funding 

 needs and management structure are described in the statement of 

 Mr. Brian Czech, Director of the San Carlos Apache Recreation and 

 Wildlife Department, which is appended to ray statement. 



It is our understanding that other land management agencies of 

 the Federal government with comparable land and wildlife 

 resources spend as much as 10 times more money on wildlife 

 management per acre than the BIA makes available for management 

 on the San Carlos Apache Reservation. We suggest that the 

 Subcommittee ask the Department of the Interior and Forest 

 Service to provide figures on comparative levels of funding. 



It has been suggested that Indian tribes should be made eligible 

 to receive direct Federal Aid in Sport Fish and Wildlife 

 Restoration ( Dingell-Johnson , Pittman-Robertson and Wallop-Breaux 

 programs) and Land and Water Conservation funds. Subject to 

 certain conditions, we support this suggestion. We wish to 

 stress, however, that tribes should be eligible for direct 

 funding from these sources just as the United States territories, 

 the District of Columbia, and the states are. At present, tribes 

 must apply to the states for a share of these funds. This 

 requirement violates the spirit of the government-to-government 



