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Mr. Leggett. Both agencies are under that. 



Mr. Trible. I think we ought to discuss that, too, Mr. Chairman. 



Mr. Leggett. Did you have a question on that ? 



Mr. Trible. I think the question is appropriate. I asked if that is 

 not the case, and I think the answer is "Yes," and if it is, then I was 

 going to direct your attention to page 2 of the bill, line 22, which 

 deals with section 11, and ask you about those appropriations, and 

 ask you to respond to my question. 



Mr. Milias. Page 2, line 14? 



Mr. Trible. Line 22, sir. 



Mr. Milias. I have it here. 



Mr. Trible. It is my understanding that requests have been made 

 for $700,000, section 114. 



Mr. Leggett. As opposed to $525,000 in your administrative budget 

 for the past 4 years. 



Mr. Milias. We are proposing $525,000 for fiscal year 1977; 

 not the $700,000 contained in the bill. 



Mr. Trible. All right, sir. 



Initially I think the figures that were supplied by your Depart- 

 ment, were for $700,000, and thus that is the figure in the bill. But 

 now the figure is for $525,000. 



Mr. Milias. That is correct. 



Mr. Trible. Which was consistent with past years. 



Mr. Milias. Yes. 



Mr. Trible. And for what purposes are those moneys spent? 



Mr. Milias. They are integral parts of the whole program. 



I think maybe I will ask Rupert to give you the segments, the 

 pieces — Rupert Bonner. 



Mr. Bonner. We use about $25,000 for the Permits Office, issuing 

 permits for marine mammals. About $100,000 of that is used for 

 administration, processing of waiver applications, hearings, making 

 reports to the Congress, which the act makes us responsible for, and 

 there is about $400,000 of that goes to law enforcement, under section 

 114. 



Mr. Trible. All right. 



This is all one program, is it not, 114 and 110? 



Mr. Bonner. I do not know what you mean. One program? 



Mr. Trible. We discussed heretofore your request for $833,000 

 which is pursuant to section 110. Are those funds put to a different 

 use and purpose than the $525,000 we are now discussing? 



Mr. Bonner. Yes. Under 110, it is earmarked only for research. 



Mr. Trible. All right, sir. 



Mr. Bonner. Section 114(b) is for administrative purposes, which 

 can be divided into the broad areas which I just described to you. 



Mr. Leggett. If the gentleman will yield. 



Is your law enforcement out of the administrative numbers? 



Mr. Bonner. Yes, sir. 



Mr. Leggett. All right. 



Mr. Trible. 



Mr. Trible. All right, sir. 



And this is an identical figure, as to that appropriated in years 

 past ? 



