36 NATIONAL FOREST MANUAL GRAZING. 



Pro Rata Charge Must Be Paid on Increases in Permit Number. 



Permittees who are allowed to increase the number of stock grazed 

 under permit will be required to pay the prevailing pro rat a charge 

 upon all additional stock placed upon the range, unless the stock are 

 purchased from a permittee who has paid the pro rata charge and 

 has signed an agreement (Form 763) waiving all claims to preference 

 in the use of the range, in which event no additional payment need 

 be made. 

 Report by Supervisor. 



When an application is received to construct an improvement under 

 this regulation the supervisor will determine (a) whether the improve- 

 ment is necessary and will be of general value, (6) whether the pro- 

 posed method of construction will be satisfactory, (c) the definite 

 limits of the area within which the pro rata charge will be assessed, 

 (d) the estimated capacity of the area, (e) total cost of constructing 

 improvements, (/) approximate pro rata charge per head of stock, 

 (g) sentiment of permittees not members of the live-stock associa- 

 tion. His report upon these points, together with the special-use 

 application, will then be forwarded to the district forester for action. 

 Action by District Forester. 



If the report and application are approved by the district forester 

 he may in his discretion inserf in the special-use agreement a stipula- 

 tion that all persons grazing certain kinds of stock under permit 

 within a certain defined area will be required to pay their proportion- 

 ate share of the cost of constructing the improvement, provided that 

 the improvement is constructed and maintained by the association 

 in a manner acceptable to the Forest Service. 

 Determination of Initial Pro Rata Charge. 



Upon the completion of the improvement the association will sub- 

 mit an itemized statement of the costs of construction which will be 

 checked and verified by the supervisor, who will withold his approval 

 from any expenditure which appears to be extravagant or unneces- 

 sary. Differences of opinion will be referred to the district forester 

 for decision. The amount approved by the supervisor or, in cases of 

 appeal, by the district forester, will be considered the total cost of 

 construction. 



The number of stock, exclusive of those exempt from permit, which 

 may be grazed upon the area described in the special-use agreement 

 win be determined by the supervisor. If the range is understocked 

 it will be necessary for the supervisor and the members of the advisory 

 board to agree upon the number of stock which the range will sup- 

 port and which will be used as the basis for computing the pro rata 

 charge. 



The approved total cost of construction will be divided by the total 

 number of permitted stock to be grazed upon the range which will 

 give the proportionate cost per head of stock. This will be the initial 

 pro rata charge. A reduction of one-tenth of the initial charge will 

 be made during each of the nine succeeding years and after the tenth 

 year the improvement will become the property of the Government. 



Payment of Pro Rata Charge. 



Forest officers must not receive payments to cover the cost of 

 permanent improvements, maintain the permanent improvement 

 accounts of an association, or assume official responsibility for the 



