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Show Forests Help Pay The Way I NTKIIMOUNTAIN NATION ! I. FOHEHTft Yll.n.D lll'tlE iimciiTS The Federal Treasury has been tnrlrhed by approximately 2.2 million dollars, the annual receipts from 19 Intermountaln National Forests. The revenue derived from the Mies of timber and forage and from breclal land use rental accrued during the 1963 Fiscal Year from July 1. 1962. through June 30, 1958 Twenty-five per rent ot the receipts are returned lo the State and thence to Counties in proportion or national forest land they contain. A Congressional Act makes a fourth ot the national forest receipt available for public schools and public road programs to the Counties. In the Intermountaln Region, national forest grazing brought 11.327,645.75 or the receipts, timber sale 1907,201.62, land use and mineral receipt $47,-65042, power lt and right-of-way, rental $1,330.01. |