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ture, ordinarily upon the recommendation of the Chief 

 of the Forest Service. 



Sometimes special policies are set by theSecretary , 

 either because of a need seen by theForest Service 

 or as a result of appeals to the Secretary by outside 

 interests. An example of the latter is the policy 

 governing the administration of the Boundary Wafers 

 Canoe Area in Minnesota and the nianagement of the 

 high country in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and 

 Washington. 



At the very top, of course, are the policies 

 established by Congress through various acts throughout 

 the years. In most cases these legislative policies 

 have been permissive rather than mandatory or restric 

 tive, leaving the details of implementation to the 

 administrators. 



Legislated Policies 



During my incumbency in charge of national 

 forest administration, Congress passed several im 

 portant acts affecting the national forests. 



One of these acts was Public Law 273, of March 

 29, 1944, which provided for cooperative agreements 



