The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-14
NATIONAL FOREST ROADS.
100000 of Federal Funds Available
This Year Under Federal Aid
Road Act.

The secretary OF agriculture has an
nouneed the plan to be pursued in spend
ing the Sl0,000000 appropriated by the
federal aid road act for the construction
and maintenance of roads and trails
within or partly within national forests,
and tentatively has allotted among the
various national forest states the 81 ,000,-
900 which is expendable this fiscal year.
/ The tentative allotments to the prinei-
pal national forest states are as follows:
Alaska, S46,2s0; Arizona, S59,795; Ar
kansas, SlI 1884, California, Sl40,763;
| Colorado S62,335; Idaho, Sl0s,0l0; Mon-s
tana, S69.90l; Nevada, $l9,l95; New
Mexico, S42,622; Oregon, 1921 South
Dakota, $Sll5; Utah, $40,9s2; Washing
ton, sol 1888; Wyoming, $40, 1866. In ad-
dition, total lump sum of S9,552 has
been tentatively assigned to the group
lof states Florida, Michigan, Minnesota,
Nebraska, North Dakota and Oklahoma
while the group of eastern states
Maine, New Hampshire, Virginia West
Virginia, North Carolina. South Carolina,
Tennessee and Georgian which the
government is purchasing lands for ma
tional forests, has been allotted lump
sum OF S2l ,057.
In general, the states and counties will
be required to furnish 60 operation in an
amount at least equal to 80 per cent of
the estimated cost of the surveys and
construction. However, upon a satisfac-
tory showing by the applicant state or
county that such proportion of co-opera-
tion Is lnequitable, it may be altered and
the ratio of cooperation fixed upon a
basis equitable to both the state or coun-
ty and the United States.
The method followed in apportioning
the money is explained as follows: Ten
per cent of the amount available each
year will be withheld as a contingent
fund One half of the remainder viii be
allotted to the states in amounts which
will be based on the area of national for
est lands in each state. The other half
will be apportioned on basis of estimat-
ed value of timber and forage resources
which the forests contain. Amounts APP
portoned but unexpended within three
years and any balance of the contingent
fund which remains unapportioned at
the end OF each year will be reappor-
toned on the same basis as the original
llotments.
The two groups of states to which
Jump sums are allotted are, it was ex-
blamed, to be considered as single units
# apportionment. Appointments now
o be made are for the current fiscal
year only. Thereafter new apportion-
nents viii be made, giving consideration
o the number and character of applica-
ions made by the state and county Off
ials Tor expenditures on specific pro-
ects. These applications must be filed
With the district foresters in the seven
ationai forest districts on or before
an. of each year for the fiscal year
eginning the following July |.
The determine tion of the projects upon
rhich funds will be expended during the
nrrent fiscal year will be made on the
asis of applications which must be filed
18th the district foresters or before Oct.
1916. Each application must contain
statement of the public needs to be
,rved by the proposed road and the
anner and extent to which it would aid
the development of resources upon
hich communities within or adjacent to
he national forests are dependent and
ust also show the general location of
lie proposed road and it's estimated cost.
S already stated, in general states and
unties must be prepared to furnish CO.
,eration equal to at least 80 per cent of
lie estimated cost of surveys and con-
ruction. This cooperation may be in
e form of money. labor and materials,
the construction of roads. Where
her factors are equal, the approval of
oieet may be determined upon the rela-
re amount of cooperation offered.
any applications have, it is stated, al
ady been received for expenditures
on specific projects.