New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-07-08
BURSUM OFFERS AMEND
MENTS TO TOWNSEND
FEDERAL ROAD BILL

Believing that the secretary OF ag-
riculture is best able to place funds
and designate types of forest reserve
roads and trails to meet requirements
OF each individual forest, Senator Bur-
sum intoduced amendments to the
Townsend bill as follows
That the foregoing provisions OF
this act shall not be applicable to
forest roads and trails the construc-
tion of which is authorized by Sec
tion 8 OF the federal aid road act of
July ii, 1910, OF by section of the
post office appropriation act OF Feb
ruary 2S, 1919, nor to appropriations
heretofore made for the construction
and maintenance of such roads and
trails, but such appropriations, with
the powers duties and obligations i'm
posed upon the secretary OF agricuI-
ture shall be and remain in full force
and effect.
On page 20 OF said bill, line D. the
following is proposed
That there is hereby appropriated,
out OF any money in the treasury not
otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1922 the sum OF
So,OOOOOO, made Immediately available,
and, for the fiscal year ending June
80, 1923, the sum OF Sl0,00000 avail
able until expended for the survey.
construction. reconstruction and
maintenance OF forest roads and trails.
Forty per cent OF such appropriation
for the fiscal year 1922 and seventy
per cent of such appropriation for
the fiscal year 1928 shall be expended
in accordance with the foregoing pro-
visions of this act in the survey. con-
struction, and maintenance OF forest
roads selected by the commission as
part OF the interstate or co-ordinating
sy stem, alter receiving reCommenda-
tons therefor from the secretary Of
agriculture and the state highway de-
partment of the state in which such
roads are located; and such amounts
shall be apportoned for expenditure
among the several states. Alaska and
Porto Rico according to the area and
alue OF the governmental owned lauu
within the national forests in each
such state, territory or insular pos
session, as determined by the COM
mission from information obtained
from the secretary of agriculture. In
the discretion ot the commission. CO.
operation by means OF money, lab
lr, materials, may be received from
the state territory, or in,u'ar posses
SION The balance OF the appropria-
-lon, herein made shall be eXpcnd-
I'd, by the secretary OF agriculture,
n the survey construction and MAIN
.cnance OF forest roads and trails, and
shall be apportioned among the sey-
raj states, territories, and iusular pos
session, by the secretary OF agricul-
ure, according to the relative needs
Il the various national forests, tax
ng into consideration the existing
facilities, value OF tim
Der or other resources served. relative
ire danger, and comparative dific-
llues OF road and trail construction.
he secretary OF agriculture may re
GIVE cooperation by means Of money.
abor, and materials, from any stat
erritory, county OF insular posses
lon,with respect to such forest roads
nd trails, and is authorized, in ex-
'cndins the appropriations herein
made, and other appropriations pre-
iously made for the same purpose.
o enter into contract with the COM
mission for the survey, construction.
construction, or maintenance of any
oad necessary to the protection, ad-
and utilization of the ma
ional forests, which, at the same
lme, constitutes a part OF the sys-
em OF interstate or coordinating high
Ways approved by the commission.
he appropriations herein made may
e expended for the purchase OF
qnipment and supplies and for the !
aymcnt Of wages, salaric, and other
expenses OF help employed on the +.
'ork. I