money is returned to the locality in which the revenue originated 

 wdthout cost of collection to the State and counties. 



For the fiscal years 1923 to 1927, inclusive, the amount of national- 

 forest receipts returned to the State and distributed to the counties 

 averaged $297,554 per year, and has been increasing steadily. For 

 the fiscal year 1929 it was $354,785. 



THE 10 PER CENT FUND 



Federal law also requires that an additional 10 per cent of all re- 

 ceipts of the national forests be expended by the Forest Service for 

 trails and minor roads in the counties in which the national forests 

 are located. This fund averaged $119,021 annually for the fiscal 

 years 1923 to 1927, inclusive, and for the fiscal year 1929, $141,914 

 was authorized. 



DIRECT APPROPRIATIONS FOR FOREST ROADS AND TRAILS 



Congress has definitely recognized the obligation of the Federal 

 Government as a landowner to do its part in the development of the 

 State, interstate, and local highway system in, across, and adjacent 

 to the national forests by an annual appropriation for national-forest 

 roads. Two appropriations, authorized in 1916 and 1919, respec- 

 tively, have already been expended. Present appropriations are 

 authorized under section 23 of the Federal highway act, approved 

 November 9, 1921. These appropriations are divided, part being 

 for the construction of roads forming portions of the interstate, State, 

 and county highway system known as the forest highways fund, and 

 the balance for roads and trails needed primarily to protect and utihze 

 the resources of the forests, known as the forest road development 

 fund. The forest highway fund is expended in accordance with an 

 annual program made up jointly with the State highway commission, 

 the Bureau of Public Koads, and the Forest Service, and approved by 

 the Secretary of Agriculture. Construction work is done by the 

 Bureau of Public Roads, and on the State highways State con- 

 struction standards are followed. The forest development fund is 

 exj>ended by the Forest Service on roads of a relatively low standard 

 of construction. 



These appropriations, amounting to over $13,000,000 to July 1, 

 1929, for California, are in addition to the general Federal aid or post 

 road act and are made solely on account of national forests. If this 

 appropriation should cease the cost of all road and trail construction 

 to protect and utilize the resources of the present national forests 

 would have to be met entirely from State and county revenues with a 

 certain increase in tax rates to meet these expenditures. 



For the fiscal years 1923 to 1927 the Federal funds appropriated for 

 roads and trails in and adjacent to the national forests of Cahfomia, 

 including the 10 per cent fund, averaged $1,205,564 per year. 



INDIRECT CONTRIBUTIONS TO LOCAL COMMUNITIES 



The Forest Service grants free permits for timber for home use by 

 settlers and prospectors, makes sales of timber at cost to farmers and 

 settlers for improvements on their farms, issues free grazing permits 

 for milk and work stock up to 10 head for each resident rancher in or 

 adjacent to the national forests, and cooperates with State author- 

 ities in planting fish and in enforcing the State fish and game laws. 



