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In addition to the projects shown in the above tabulation, $36,700 

 of the 10 per cent fund and $650,000 of the Post Office act fund was 

 allotted to the various States for expenditure upon miscellaneous 

 small projects needed for the administration, protection, or develop- 

 ment of tne Forests. 



At the beginning of the fiscal year there was available for road 

 and trail construction on the National Forests $3,857,178.69, de- 

 rived as follows : 



Agricultural appropriation for the construction and maintenance of per- 

 manent improvements $400, 000. 00 



Ten per cent appropriations for the fiscal year 1919 350, 533. 75 



Unexpended balance of 10 per cent appropriations preceding years 302, 801. 39 



Appropriations for the fiscal year 1919 under section 8 of the Federal aid 



road act 1, 000, 000. 00 



Unexpended balance of section 8 appropriation for preceding years 1, 803, 843. 55 



Total 3,657,178.69 



From the appropriation made available by section 8 of the Post 

 Office appropriation act of February 28, 1919, $3,000,000 was made 

 immediately available. The unexpended balance in this fund on 

 June 30, 1919, was $2,966,939.41, showing an expenditure of 

 $33,060.59. The unexpended balance for the 10 per cent fund on the 

 same date was $374,289.51 and for the section 8 fund $2,296,499.18, 

 showing an expenditure from these funds of $279,045.63 and $507,- 

 344.37, respectively. 



The following tabulation shows the additional amounts available 

 on July 1, 1919, for National Forest road and trail work. The 10 

 7 cr cent fund must be spent within the State from which National 

 Forest receipts were obtained, and can not be expended outside of 

 the Forest boundaries. Cooperation is not essential. Cooperation 

 must be secured before any section 8 money can be expenaed; but 

 projects need not be located entirely within the National Forests. 

 With the exception of the amount set aside for administrative 

 expenses, for the purchase of equipment, and for increasing the 

 apportionment to States, the entire vearly appropriation is appor- 

 tioned to separate States and groujis of States and can not be diverted 

 to different States except under extraordinary conditions. The 

 appropriation made available by the Post Office appropriation act 

 oi February 28, 1919, and commonly termed the Feaeral Forest 

 road construction appropriation, may be spent for projects located 

 within or partly witnin the National Forests of any States. The 

 provision relative to cooperation has already been explained. Tenta- 

 tive apportionment of tne appropriation is made on the basis of the 

 relative need of road development and of the most important road 

 projects in the several States, and determination is made of the con- 

 ditions upon which any project will be approved. If the conditions 

 are not met, the money tentatively set aside for any project is avail- 

 able for use elsewhere in the State or in some other State. 

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