The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-06-13
NEW HIGHWAY BILL
CUTS FEDERAL AID

as Ine leueral government app0r-
tionment for road construction for
the year 1923, and $4,000 a mile
for 1924 and thereafter, was placed
in the postoffice appropriation bill,
which was sent to the President
yesterday, according to a telegram
received by the Gazette from Sena-
tor Oddie, but provision was made
whereby "such payment in public
land states shall be increased in por-
portion to the increased percentage
of federal aid authorized by the
Phipps-Dowell bill which was passed
in November"
The conference report on the
measure, which was adopted, pro-
vides for an appropriation of $50,
100000 instead of 100000 for
the fiscal year 1928 and cuts the
appropriation for 1924 from $780,
100000 to $65,000,000 and for
1925 authorizes an appropriation of
$4,000, 900.
The measure directs the secretary
of agriculture to Immediately ap-
portion $50,0O0,000 authorized for
1928 to the several states and pro-
vides that the secretary of agricul-
ture "shall act upon projects SUBJ
mitted to him under this authorize
ton and that his approval of any
such project shall be deemed a con-
tractual obligation of the federal
government for payment of it pro-
portional contribution thereto"
The provision of the Dunn bill
authorizing an appropriation of &c.
100000 for the forest roads and
trials for the fiscal year 1924 was
retained and an authorization for
an appropriation of $6,500,000 for
the same purpose for the year 1925
was added to this section.
The limitation placed by the
Dunn bill of $4,000 per mile for
federal participation in road con-
struction in 1924 and thereafter
was raised to $4,000. Other sec
tions of the Dunn bill were re-
tanned in the measure without
amendment.
Under the limitation provisions
of the bill, according to George
Borden, state highway engineer,
Nevada will be effected in its gen.
eral highway building program to a
considerable extent and it will be
necessary in some places to put in
cheaper highway than was con-
templated. Under the Phipps-
Dowell bill Nevada could receive a
maximum of $34, 800 from the fed
eral government for each mile of
road and on heavy construction
work in Washoe county used the
entire amount. On work in other
parts of the state, where concrete
was not used, all of the federal
money allowed per mile was not
needed.
Under the present measure Ne
vada will receive $2S,500 a mile of
federal funds as a maximum for
1923 and $25,950 per mile as a
maximum thereafter. Where the
state has been building roads that
cost $4,000 per mile under the
provisions of the Phipps-Dowell. bill
it will be necessary to build roads
in the future that will cost around
100000 per mile to keep within the
limit, according to Mr.. Border.
The measure is not retroactive,
however, and Nevada now has over
$1,500,000 in unexpended federal
funds at its disposal and this will
be used this year and in part of
next years program on the basis OF
$4,000 a mile of federal partici-
patton.
Out of the $50,0OO,OO0 appropri-
ated by the present bill for 1928,
Nevada's shere will be approx
mately $640, 900. In 1924 Nevada
will receive about $4,000 while in
1926 this states share of the fed
eral funds will be about 100000.