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anuual apijrupriatioiis of sums necessary to complete 

 this survey at an early date, and providing an additional 

 appropriation annuallj' for its maintenance. It is 

 estimated that an annual expenditure of $150,000 is 

 required for 2 years to complete the Forest Survey in 

 the Pacific Northwest Region, while $55,000 is needed 

 annually for its maintenance. Nationally, increase of 

 total authorization from $3,000,000 to about $6,000,000, 

 and an annual appropriation for maintenance of about 

 $250,000, would be involved. 



7. Amend Clarke-McNary Act (as it relates to United 

 States' acceptance of donations of forest lands) by per- 

 mitting United States to pay taxes due on such lands. 

 Also amend National Forest Land Exchange Act 

 (which permits exchange of national forest land and/or 

 timber for other forest land within national forest 

 boundaries) by extending area within which such 

 other land nia.y be located to include all lands within 6 

 miles of the boundaries of the national forests as they 

 now exist. 



S. Amend existing Revested Land Grant legislation 

 to provide (a) for sustained-yield forest management, 

 (including authorization to participate in Cooperative 

 Sustained-Yield Units), and (6) for homestead settle- 

 ment only upon lands applied for and found to be 

 desirable primarily for agricultural use.' 



9. Authorize presidential proclamation of suitable 

 unreserved public domain lands as national forests. 



10. Legislation to provide adecjuate fire protection 

 for all forest lands in Federal ownership. 



11. Ameiul existing law to provide larger funds for 

 (a) research in forest products, silviculture, forest soils, 

 stream flow, range management, and especially in 

 economic fields, including conununity stabilization; the 

 estimated needs of the Pacific Northwest region for this 

 increased research are $745,000 per annum; and for (b) 

 extension work in connection with utilization of farm 

 woodlots and small timber ownerships; the estimated 

 needs of the region for this purpose are $65,000 per 

 annum. 



12. Legislation similar to No. 1, above, authorizing 

 participation of Indian forest lands in Cooperative Sus- 

 tained-Yield Units. 



13. Legislation authorizing the Secretary of Agricul- 

 ture to develop and make available for public use and 

 enjoyment the recreational, educational, and related 

 values of the national forests compatible uith the pur- 

 pose for which they \\ere originally created and with 

 the proper management and conservation of their scenic 

 and wildlife resources. 



14. Legislation for all national forest lands separating 

 subsurface mineral rights from surface rights in order 

 to protect public recreation and other forest uses. 



' The Congress has passed such legujlation since preparation of tliis program. 



15. Legislation which will authorize the Secretary of 

 Agriculture to prohibit entiy on, and regulate occupancy 

 and use of, national forest lands located in watersheds 

 used as a source of municipal water supjjly. 



16. Legislation making the Ci\'ilian Conservation 

 Corps (C C C) a permanent organization. 



Federal Policy 



1. It is recommended that the Federal Ciovernment 

 promptly, so far as desirable, and so far as practicable 

 under existing legislation, extend the sustained-yield 

 management of the forest lands iinder its control to 

 participation in Cooperative Sustained- Yield Units. 



2. It is recommended that fuU use be made of existing 

 national forest exchange legislation, without limiting 

 the applications to 10 percent of the national forest 

 receipts, to encourage private owners, whose cut-over 

 lands are likely to be accpiircd, to leave such lands in 

 suitable condition for forest management, and to en- 

 courage lea^'ing residual stands. 



3. In making plans for forest acquisition and for 

 forest management, especially of sustained-yield units, 

 it is urged that in each State all agencies managing 

 public lands cooperate with each other and with private 

 owners in order that there may be suitable coordination 

 of effort. 



4. In the administration of Federal lands of all 

 categories it should be the poUcy to safeguard the 

 aesthetic and recreational values of the natin-al forest 

 on areas of outstanding or predominant value for these 

 purposes, such as the immediate borders of principal 

 liighways, recreational centers, lake shores, and so on. 



5. Continuation of ])rograms for classification of land 

 as to its best long-time use to indicate (a) submarginal 

 agricultural lands in predominately forest areas which 

 should be retired from agricultural use, with provision 

 of opportunity for relocation of the settlers now on such 

 lands, and to indicate (6) areas in which further agri- 

 cultural settlement should or should not be encouraged. 



6. Continue the policy followed during the past few 

 years in the initial control of the white pine blister rust 

 on piivate as well as public lands. 



7. Establish in the region a larger number of CCC 

 forest camps as consistent with the importance of the 

 regional forest resource. 



Recommended State Legislation 



1. Adequate appropriations for protection of State, 

 count}^ and private forest land from fire, insects, and 

 disease. 



2. Legislation autliorizing management of State and 

 county forest land as part of Coopcrativ^e Sustained- 

 Yield Units. 



3. Substantial ai)i)r()i)riations for the purchase of 

 forest land (a) which will facilitate the establislmient of 



