Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife, and the 

 Forest Service. The Federal portion is used for 

 land acquisition, to help preserve rare and endan- 

 gered species of wildlife, and to offset portions of 

 the capital costs allotted to public recreation and 

 enhancement of fish and wildUfe values at Federal 

 water development projects authorized after Jan. 

 1, 1965. 



Source of the funds is from entrance and user 

 fees at Federal areas, net revenues from sale of 

 Federal surplus property, and the proceeds from 

 existing Federal tax on motorboat fuel. Because 

 the fund is stiQ not providing adequate financial 

 assistance, authorization has been obtained to use 

 Outer Continental Shelf oil and mineral leasing 

 revenues as additional sources of revenue. 



Since the Land and Water Conservation Fund 

 program went into effect in January 1965, total 

 funds allocated have amounted to $352,312,239, 

 of which $131,152,431 has been for Federal 

 programs, $214,314,808 for State programs, and 

 $6,845,000 for administrative expense. During 

 Fiscal Year 1968, Congress appropriated 

 $51,416,000 for Federal acquisitions, $65 million 

 for State acquisitions and development grants, and 

 $2,775,000 for administrative expense. 



Since the inception of the program, 1 33 State 

 projects totaling $28,150,000 have been under- 

 taken, involving acquisition and development of 

 recreation areas along the coastlines and Great 

 Lakes. Almost all the States have adopted a policy 

 of sharing their annual allocation with local 

 governments. The effectiveness of the fund is 

 difficult to evaluate because of its short period of 

 operation; its fuU impact will not become apparent 

 for another 5 to 10 years. 



2. President's Council on Recreation and Natural 

 Beauty 



A Presidential Executive Order, dated May 4, 

 1966, established the President's Council on Re- 

 creation and Natural Beauty. This council is the 

 successor to the Recreation Advisory Council 

 created several years ago. The council includes the 

 Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, 

 Interior, Housing and Urban Development, and 

 Health, Education and Welfare; the Chairman of 

 the Federal Power Commission; the Chairman of 

 the Board of Directors of TVA; and the Admini- 

 strator of the General Services Administration. 



The Director of the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation 

 serves as Executive Director of the Council. 



The Executive Order creating the Council also 

 provided for a Citizens Advisory Committee, 

 which includes 11 members appointed by the 

 President. 



Both the Council and the Committee have been 

 directed to focus attention on a wide range of 

 needs and problems related to the provision of 

 recreation opportunities and the enhancement of 

 the quality of our environment. Their findings and 

 recommendations in their report, "From Sea to 

 Shining Sea," should have a major impact on 

 Federal policy and programs. 



3. Department of the Interior 



The major Federal effort in outdoor recreation 

 in the marine environment is centered in the 

 Department of the Interior, whose program has 

 been expanded as a result of the ORRRC recom- 

 mendations. The National Park Service and the 

 Bureau of Sports Fisheries and Wildlife have the 

 specific mission of acquiring and managing marine 

 resources for conservation and recreation pur- 

 poses. The Bureau of Outdoor Recreation was 

 established in 1962 in response to a recommenda- 

 tion of the ORRRC report to serve as the principal 

 recreation coordinating and extension agency of 

 Goverrmient and to manage the Land and Water 

 Conservation Fund. 



The 20 marine parks administered by the 

 National Park Service are dedicated primarily to 

 water-oriented recreation and to the preservation 

 of scenery and natural resources. About seven 

 million visits were made to these areas in 1966. 

 The sum of $18.5 million was appropriated in 

 fiscal year 1967 for the management, protection, 

 maintenance, development, and land acquisition of 

 18 of the above areas. Interior's program proposed 

 the acquisition and development of additional 

 marine areas which will require future appropria- 

 tions estimated at $208.5 million. 



During the period 1954-1959 the National Park 

 Service conducted shoreline studies which have 

 been of value in identifying the recreation resource 

 potentials of the coastlines. A total of 194 areas 

 covering 1,593 mQes of coastline were identified 

 by these studies. Partly as a result of these studies 

 the 20 National marine parks have been authorized 

 by Congress, and additional parks are proposed. 



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