The Oregon statesman., March 21, 1952, Page 26, Image 26

t The, Sttrioaman, Salem. Oregon, Friday, March il. 1351
Washington Mirror
Daubled Revenue From Sale
T)f O. & C. Timber Possible In
1952 for 18 Counties in Oregon
By A. ROBERT SMITH
Washington Oregon's 18 western counties containing revested
Oregon and California lands have a fair-sized chance of receiving
this year about twice as much revenue from O & C timber sales as
155 N. LIBERTY
PHONE 3-3191
in any previous year.
Marion County, according to estimates being
compiled by the Bureau of jLand Management, may
receive up to about $140,000 as her share In this
year's receipts. Last year the county received $59,
319.70. Polk County would receive up to about VI 10,008,
compared with $90,407.03 in 1951. Linn County
would be in line for about $2S&8. as against
$109,122.88 last year. Other nearby counties would
receive these estimated amocmts:
I t 1 riarfcarnas up to $29M9t; Benton ua to
U X 41 1 $27SJKr: Yamhill T74.0.
J. Robert Smith Beason far these increased financial returns to
the counties adkapated for fiscal Tear 1952. which
encis June 30, is that value of
A- J
timber being cut this year is ex
pected to reach an all time high
t-and the counties are scheduled
to share in 75 per cent of timber
receipts this year, instead of 50
er cent as in years past.
Till Divide Quite a Meitn
. Walter H. Horning, chief of the
ELM forestry division, estimates
that timber reronue from O & C
forests will amount to about $8 to
$10 million, which would give the
counties a melon of $ to $7.5
million to divide. The above e&ii
rriates for each county are based
on the $7.5 wnTlimn figure.
Two factors, howerer, make un
certain any determination of the
actual amount the counties will
be due "this yeac
First, no precise estimate can be
mrie yet of the value of O C
timber that will be sold during
the nett four months, hence the
rnge of $2 million in Horsing's
estimate.
Second, it is not certain yet that
tle counties will actually be paid
"75 per cent this year, rather than
5i per cent, because of lepal ques
tions arising from the controvert
ed lands.
Debt Finally Settled
The 25 per cent in question
(the difference between 50 and 75
per cent) has heretofore gone into
th U S. Treasury to settle an in
ceotcdness incurred years ago m ;
trje O Sc C account. This debt was !
iiiLJiiy sausnen lasi year, as tne
i oj l jci oi provKOes. tnis
viding that timber management
costs be deducted from gross re
re ipts before the government and
the connties then shared 50-50 the
net receipts.
This plan, says BLM. would
give it much needed funds to car
ry out a more thorough timber
management program, which
would result fa greater volume of
timber being made available for
sale, and a consequent increase in
receipts for the counties and Un
cle Sam.
Sen. Cordon, however, is cool to
this proposal. He foresees little
likelihood of Congressional action
on it this year. The matter is be
farse the Interior Committee, of
whkh he Is a member. Cordon
says he will request full hearings
in Oregon when the committee
does take actum.
Congressman Ellsworth says he
is opposed to the BLM proposal.
In short, then, the O & C pic
ture and outlook appears to be
this:
1. The couaties this year are
going to split up the biggest chunk
of revenue yet taken from O & C
timber lands.
2. Their snare will probably be
75 per cent, though final deter
mination of this will probably be
up to the U.S- Comptroller Gen
eral after the fiscal year has end-
? per cent thereafter was to go
to 'he counties in addition to an
on :mal 50 per cent hare. making
s 'oral of 75 per cent to the coun
ties Scime BLM lawyers fear, how
evt i. that there is legal room to
ar".e that n final settlement off
th's account can be made until
th jurisdictional dispute over the
controverted O & C lands has been
revived. Horning explained.
Legislation sponsored by Sen.
Guy Cordon is pending in Con
gress to give BLM undisputed au
thority over the controverted
lands 4S3.000 acres of timber
lard claimed by the Forest Service
as part of several national far-
3. Cordon's controverted land
bill will very likely be passed by
the Senate this year, though-favorable
House action is less certain.
If this bill is enacted, the counties
will get dividend from the more
than $5 million now frozen. Their
shares, as now estimated, would
be: Marion $65,000; Lirm $120,
000: Folk $100,000; Clackamas
$180,000; Benton $130,000; and
Yamhill $2500.
4. Legislation to revise the for
mula for payments to counties
wont get anywhere in this Con
gress. If it gets the attention of
the 3rd Congress, it probably
won't be enacted until another
fiscal year has passed, if then.
Therefore, the counties are
ests and claimed by BLM as part j pibly set for two years at least
1952 and 1853 of feigner than
usual timber receipts based on the
75 per cent formula.
of the original O Jk C land grant.
Revenue Undistrftaaed
Revenue from these lands has
not been distributed due to the
dispute, but has piled up in the
Treasury under joint agreement
oi rhe two agencies until a settle
ment is reached. The fund now
amounts to more than $5.00CuBB0.
Lane County Judge Day T. Bay
1 has instigated a lawsuit against
the government to free these tim-
boi receipts, which are frozen but J
con'inue to mount. Distrrbtrtkm of
tn.'se monies would be acram
cished by enactment of Cordon's
bill, thus also removing any legal
doubts that the counties are en
titled to 75 per cent of all O Az C
receipts. The bill has been approv
ed by the Senate Interior Com
mittee but has yet to come before
ei'her house far a vote.
Another factor lending uncer
tjmty to the O at. C picture is
possible Congressional enactment
of changes in the formula for dis
tributing receipts, such as is en
visioned in legislation sponsored
by Cordon and Ren. Harris 132s
v.oith to amend the act of IS 37
so as permanently te fbx lite coun
ties share at 50 per cent of gross
receipts.
Designed to Cut CrJaHassa
These bills are designed to les
sen Congressional critaosm of the
fact that Oregon'-S O a counties
are in line for 75 per cent of tim
ber receipts, whereas other coun
ties throughout the country get
only 25 per cent of timber receipts
from National Forests. "With this
criticism has come a reluctance
to approve appropriations for BLM
management of O 4c C lands, as
well as funds for building access
roads.
BLM, however, has coma up
with its own proposal. It would
overhaul the act of 1937 by pre-
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