Table 2–National Forest System funding--fiscal year 1996 compared to long-term program costs

Table 2–National Forest System funding--fiscal year 1996 compared to long-term program costs          
          Percent of
  1996 Actual 1/ 2005 RPA 2/ 1996 Actual to 2005 RPA
      1,000 constant 1996 dollars    
Ecosystem Planning, Inventory, and Monitoring 3/ 130,088   217,095   60
Minerals and geology management 35,017   42,572   82
Real estate management 43,047   NA NA
Landline location 14,006   NA   NA
Maintenance of facilities 23,008   38,971   59
Law enforcement operations 4/ 59,637   75,613   79
Forest road maintenance 81,019   133,434   61
Recreation use 211,151 NA   NA
Timber sales management 188,641 732,934 5/ 26
Forestland vegetation management 51,768 6/ NA  
Wildlife and fisheries habitat management 85,561 232,451   37
Rangeland management 27,012   55,703   NA
Range betterment fund 4,647   NA   NA
Soil, water and air management 42,014   142,436   29
Subtotal 866,528   1,454,114   60
General Administration (subtotal) 263,698   317,065   83
Preparedness and fire use 295,315   398,184 7/ 74
Suppression operations 90,170   NA  
Emergency contingency 100,000        
Subtotal 485,485   398,184   122
Youth Conservation Corps (subtotal) (1,000)   NA   NA
Construction:        
Construction of facilities 8/ 46,029   58,880   NA
Forest road and trail construction 114,951   331,997   NA
Forest roads purchaser construction 9/ (41,291)   NA   NA
Emergency supplemental 60,800        
Subtotal 221,780   390,877   NA
See footnotes at end of table.          
Table 2–National Forest System funding--fiscal year 1996 compared to long-term program costs—Continued          
          Percent of
  1996 Actual 1/ 2000 RPA 2/ 1996 Actual to 2005 RPA
      1,000 constant 1996 dollars    
Land acquisition 39,392   NA   NA
Acquisition of lands for National Forests,        
special acts 1,069   NA   NA
Acquisition of lands to complete land        
exchange 341   NA   NA
Gifts, donations and bequests 87   NA   NA
Permanent appropriations 217,963   NA   NA
Trust funds 196,208   NA   NA
Subtotal 455,060   NA   NA
Total 2,292,551   NA   NA
1/ Information from the FY 1998 Explanatory Notes          
2/ Information from Draft1995 RPA Program. Numbers shown represent total costs, which include          
appropriated and other financing (challenge cost share, volunteers, new sources).          
3/ Ecosystem Planning, Inventory and Monitoring was introduced as a budget line item in FY 1995.          
4/ Includes NFS, cooperative, and drug enforcement/law enforcement activities.          
5/ Projection represents total funding for timber program.          
6/ Includes reforestation trust fund dollars.          
7/ Projection represents total funding for fire program.          
8/ Excludes construction of research facilities.          
9/ This account was taken off budget in 1982. For comparison, the amounts are shown as non-add items.          

Last Updated on 9/18/97
By USDA Forest Service