V. OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 

 PREFERRED PLAN'S FORESTRY ELEMENTS 



Provision of more manufacturing for export and more services to people 

 outside the basin in order to sustain basic employment for the present 

 population and anticipated increasing populations are largely limited to 

 technical coordination under RC&D programs and advice on forest products 

 technology under Forest Service programs. Economic Research Service can 

 provide data on freight differentials and market-source situations. 

 Creation of new manufacturing is largely limited to the private sector. 

 United States Department of Agriculture programs and policies are 

 directed toward maintaining and improving production from renewable 

 natural resources which tends to maintain employment in the Forestry 

 sector. 



Local communities need to decide for themselves on growth or no-growth 

 goals. If communities opt for a growth goal, they can get technical and 

 some financial assistance from programs administered by agencies of the 

 U.S. Departments of Commerce, Labor, Housing and Urban Development, 

 Interior, Transportation, and Agriculture. There are numerous State and 

 local agencies to assist community growth. However, the development of 

 most basic manufacturing is limited to the private sector. The communi- 

 ties in this basin should emphasize their excellent environmental condi- 

 tions when trying to attract new industry. 



Technical and financial assistance for the acquisition and development of 

 fishing access sites can be provided in RC&D areas under existing program 

 measures and in PL-566 projects under recreational facilities measures. 

 Public land access sites can be acquired and developed under existing 

 Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management programs, depending on the 

 levels of funding and popular moral support. Montana Department of Fish 

 and Game has an active program for acquisition of fishing access sites. 



The Department of State Lands has the ability to acquire public access to 

 State land; however, most State lands are operated as lease holdings to 

 individuals which can reduce the States' flexibility on these lands. The 

 Bureau of Outdoor Recreation provides some funds for acquisition and 

 development of access sites. The Bureau of Reclamation and the Corps of 

 Engineers can incorporate public access to water recreation in their 

 projects. Land treatment assistance on private lands can be accelerated 

 under cooperative Federal/State/private forestry programs on forested 

 lands, depending on availability of funds. Land treatment on State lands 

 and rights-of-way are the responsibility of the particular State agency 

 administering those lands. The greatest investment in and responsibility 

 for land treatment, however, still depends on the individual landowners. 



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