Valley frontiersman., 1952-01-31
WASHINGTON NEWSLETTER
BY NARY LEE COUNCIL l. tBobl Bartlett. Alaxka's Delegate 10 Congress

lion to be applied to the Eklutna I hydroelectric project and S250.- 900 for general surveys and in- vestigations at Lake Dorothy near Juneau. Swan Lake near Ketchi- kan. the Devils River project on the Susitna River, Blue Lake At Siika and Beaver and Wicker sham Creeks near Fairbanks.
 The Alaska Native Service hos pitai ali Anchorage would be com pleted If the Bureau of Indian Affairs requests for it's Alaska activities are allowed with anti eipated January, 1853, occupancy anticipated, and Q vastly increas- ed employment placement pro- gram for aiding Eskimo, Indians and Aleuts would be put into op- eration. The total amount sought by the Bureau for Alaska comes to Sl2.380,579 with S5,353,070 sought for health, S2,894.344 ask ed for education and S63l, ,079 re- uuested for welfare services. The remaining requests include Sl8,- ZIG for maintaining law and or der. S557,300 for placement ser vices. S10.800 for forest and range lands, S9l, ,540 for agricultural and industrial assistance, S8,2l0 for development of arts and crafts, s64. .92O for management of Indian trust property, S375.000 for repair to buildings and utilities, Sl,97O,- 500 for construction and $40O,OOO for general administrative ex- oenses.
 The Geological Survey is seek ing S2.455,000 and the Fish and Wildlife Service S1,787720. The largest request of the Survey would go for topographic sur vevs in the amount of Sl,375,OOO, followed by S745,000 for geo. logical and mineral surveys and mapping. s28l,5O0 for water re- source investigation. s30.O0o for land classification, S8,50O for su- pervision of mining. oil and gas l leases and sl5,000 for general ad- administration.
 The Fish and Wildlife Service total request of S1,787,720 inclu- des S873.2l0 for administration Of fish laws, s366,4 ,453 for game law enforcement, S8l,480 for preda- tory control, S72,l92 for mammal and bird reservations, Sl78,298 i for research on fish and fisheries slO335 for research on birds and mammals, S28,413 for exploration, development and utilization of fishery resources, S60,000 for con- struction of fish facilities and sl1733I for general adninistra- ton.
 The Bureau of Land Manage rnent is seeking S17l,000 for ca i castraI surveys out of the S889,- teO sought for it's Alaska 1853 ifs i eel wear activities. Other items re- quested are s36,000 for lease and disposal of lands and mineral re- sources. sl97,O00 for land classl- fication, SI20,000 for forest man. 1 agement, s224.260 for fire protec~ ton. an estimated s75,000 for fire suppression and s65,900 for gen.
 sral administration.
 The Bureau of Mines flask a program totals S409,440, the Ma tional Park Service is seeking 1 S35l,849 for it's functions in the Territory and the Interior De- partment's budget includes S23,- 285 for the Alaska Field Staff.
 Commerce Department
 The major portion of the S19'- CHEFS appropriation sought by the Department of Commerce IS for the Civil Aeronautics Admin
 ztration in the amount of Sl3'- 24O, 287 to be allocated as follows; .550,O31 for salaries and ex- penses, S470,O00 for maintenance and operation of the Anchorage and Fairbanks airports, Sl,O7O,- 900 for air navigation facilities and Sl5O,256 for the Federal Aid Airport program. Other Com merce Experiment. requests are for the Civil Aeronautics Boaro in the amount of $113,0OO; the