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of costal and off-shore areas, including harbors, estuaries,
and intracoastal waterways. Certain inland lakes and re-
servoirs are also charted for recreational boating pur-
poses. Small craft navigational charts are published to
meet the special needs of small boat operators. They fur-
nish information about tides, tidal currents, weather,
marine facilities available, etc.

The charting program involves
such activities as hydrographic surveying and the opera-
tion of ships; photogrammetric surveying and mapping;
investigations of navigational hazards; prediction of tides
and tidal currents; publishing of Coast Pilot data; com-
pliation, reproduction and distribution of nautical charts;
and research and development.

CONTACT: The Environmental Sci-
ence Services Administration, Coast and Geodetic Survey,
Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C. 20235, or
Marine Centers at Norfolk, Virginia, and Seattle, Wash-
ington.

Weather Bureau

The Environmental Sciences Serv-
ices Administration (ESSA) through the Weather Bureau
is responsible for keeping the public informed of weather
conditions that influence day-to-day recreational activities
such as boating, snow skiing, camping, hunting, fishing,
swimming, picnicking, golfing, walking, and riding. This is
accomplished by the regular issuance of warnings and
forecasts which contain general information regarding ex-
pected cloudiness, precipitation, winds, humidity, and other
weather factors which are of local or regional significance.
Warnings and storm bulletins are also prepared whenever
hurricanes, thunderstorms, heavy snow, gale winds, sleet,
tornadoes, cold waves, etc., pose a threat to life and prop-
erty. The Weather Bureau also provides a specialized Mar-
ine Weather service which is oriented toward meeting the
requirements of the recreational boating community.

Weather forecasts are issued at
least every 6 hours daily and disseminated to the general
public chiefly by means of the mass media such as the
press, news wire services, and cominercial radio and televi-
sion broadcast stations. The Weather Bureau also pre-
pares extended range forecasts and outlooks which are
extremely useful for future planning of various activities.
The Bureau also provides continuous dissemination of
warnings and forecasts through VHF-FM broadcasts and
automatic telephones at several locations.

The Weather Bureau prepares
river forecasts, including flood warnings, water supply,
low-flow, flow velocity and stages critical to a variety of
users, such as pollution control authorities and naviga-
tional interests. Power boat operators and canoeists should
utilize flood stage forecasts and warnings as well as fore-
casts of abnormally low stages and excessive velocities.
Campers and hikers should heed flood warnings as well
as being aware of meteorological conditions conducive
to flash flooding in their area. Waterfowl hunters and
fishermen should be alert for flood warnings and may
utilize water temperature and river stage forecasts for
planning locations and times to obtain best results.

CONTACT: The Environmental Sci-
ence Services Administration, Weather Bureau, Depart-
ment of Commerce, 8060 13th Street, Silver Spring, Md.
20910, or any of its local Weather Bureau Field Offices.

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Community Economic Adjustment Program

This program provides assistance

to communities, individuals, and industries adversely af-
fected by the shutting down of defense installations, de-
fense contract terminations, and other changes in defense
programs. Particular attention is paid to the opportunity
for utilizing surplus Federal property to develop produc-
tive and employment-generating civilian activities. In base
closure situations, the Office of Economic Adjustment has
been able to build economic adjustment programs around
the use of the surplus real and personal property at the
base for technical institutes, industrial parks, airports,
and recreation facilities.

CONTACT: Office of Economic Ad-
justment, OASD (I & L), U. S. Department of Defense,
Washington, D. C. 20301.

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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

The Civil Works functions of the Corps of Engineers embraces comprehensive multiple-purpose development of the Nation's water and related land

resources.

Projects have been authorized by
the Congress to meet a variety of needs-navigation, flood
control, hydroelectric power production, shore restoration
and protection, municipal, industrial and agricultural
water supply, streamflow regulation, fish and wildlife con-
servation, recreation, and other beneficial purposes.

Since 1944 the Corps has included
in its plans provisions for the enhancement of recreation
and fish and wildlife. The Chief of Engineers is authorized
to construct, operate, and maintain public park and recre-
ation facilities at water resource development projects
under jurisdiction of the Department of the Army, and to
permit such construction, operation, and maintenance by
local interests.

Corps of Engineers projects in-
clude not only reservoirs but other types of water resource
projects as well. Each of these projects have varying de-
grees of potential for recreational use relating to the
specific project and its purposes.

The Secretary of the Army is au-
thorized to grant leases of project lands, including struc-
tures or facilities thereon, to non-Federal governmental
bodies without charge, and upon such terms and for such
purposes as he deems reasonable in the public interest.
Leases to non-profit organizations for park or recreational
purposes may be granted at reduced or nominal considera-
tions.

When needed specialized facilities
and services are not furnished by a State or local agency,
the Corps of Engineers provides them through commercial
concessionaires. Typical operations include marinas, res-
taurants, motels, cabins, and mechanical boat-launching

facilities. Concession sites available for leasing are widely advertised.

Flood Plain Management Services

Under this program, the Corps of
Engineers provides flood hazard information, technical as-
sistance and guidance to State and local governmental
agencies as a basis for flood plain management and related
land use planning.

Applications for flood plain infor-
mation studies and requests for assistance should be sent
to the concerned Corps of Engineers District Office.

Military Reservations

The Secretary of the Army is au-
thorized to grant leases of lands including structures or
facilities thereon at water resource and development proj-
ects on military reservations for public park and recrea-
tional purposes.

Multiple-purpose Reservoir Projects

The Federal Water Project Recre-
ation Act of 1965 (PL 89-72) states that the recreation
resources of new Federal water resources projects are
generally to be administered by non-Federal agencies on a
cost sharing basis. To have the recreation potential of the
project fully developed, a non-Federal agency must agree
to assume one-half of the separable costs of recreation
development and all costs of operation, maintenance and
replacement, and administer the project lands and waters
for recreation and fish and wildlife purposes. In the ab-
sence of such an expression of non-Federal intent, only
minimum facilities for protection of public health and
safety will be provided.

Navigation Improvements and Small Boat
Harbors

The Corps of Engineers plans,

constructs, and maintains harbors, and channels and turn

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ing basins serving harbors, at specific authorized depths
for purposes of navigation. There is extensive use of these
waters by recreational boats. If recreational boating bene-
fits would accrue, and the project is found economically
justified, the Federal government may be authorized to
share in the costs allocated to recreation up to 50 percent
thereof and may assume maintenance of the Federal proj-
ect structures and dredged areas. If commercial naviga-
tion benefits are also expected, the authorized Federal
share of first costs may be larger.

Recreation Charts, Great Lakes

Under the U.S. Lake Survey the
Corps of Engineers prepares and publishes navigation
charts of the Great Lakes, Lake Champlain, New York
Sate Barge Canal System, and part of the Minnesota-On-
tario Border Lakes. Lake Survey charts may be purchased
at Army Engineer District, Lake Survey, Corps of Engi-
neers, 630 Federal Building, Detroit, Michigan 48231.
Shore Restoration and Protection Program

The Federal government assumes
all the cost for construction and maintenance of projects
for the restoration and protection of Federally owned
shores. The Federal government may also participate in
the cost of construction, but not for maintenance of proj-
ects for restoration and protection of State, county, and
other publicly owned or publicly used shore areas. Federal
participation may be, in the discretion of the Chief of
Engineers, as much as 70 percent of the total cost, exclu-
sive of land costs, when such areas include recreational
beaches; satisfy adequate criteria for conservation and
development of the natural resources of the environment;
extend landward a sufficient distance to include, where
appropriate, protective dunes, bluffs, or other natural fea-
tures which serve to protect the uplands from damage;
and provide essentially full park facilities for appropriate
public use, all of which shall meet with the approval of the

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Chief of Engineers. For projects to restore and protect
other publicly owned or publicly used frontage, the Fed-
eral government can assume up to one-half of the cost of
beach protection and stabilization.

CONTACT: Department of the
Army, Office of the Chief of Engineers, Washington, D.C.
20315, or local Division and District offices of the Corps of
Engineers.

Division Engineers are located in
Waltham, Mass. 02154; New York, N.Y. 10007; Atlanta,
Ga. 30303; Vicksburg, Miss. 39180; Dallas, Texas 75202;
Omaha, Nebr. 68101; Cincinnati, Ohio 45201; Chicago, Ill.
60605; San Francisco, Calif. 94111; Portland, Oreg. 97209;
and, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813.

District Engineers are located in
New York City, N.Y. 10007; Philadelphia, Pa. 19106; Bal-
timore, Md. 21203; Norfolk, Va. 23510; Wilmington, N.C.
28401; Charleston, S.C. 29402; Savannah, Ga. 31402; Jack-
sonville, Fla. 32201; Mobile, Ala. 36601; New Orleans, La.
70160; Vicksburg, Miss. 39180; Memphis, Tenn. 38103; St.
Louis, Mo. 63101; Galveston, Tex. 77550; Fort Worth, Tex.
76102; Albuquerque, N. Mex. 87103; Tulsa, Okla. 78101;
Little Rock, Ark. 72203; Kansas City, Mo. 64106; Omaha,
Nebr. 68102; Rock Island, Ill. 61201; Louisville, Ky.
40201; Huntington, W. Va. 25721; Pittsburgh, Pa. 15222;
Nashville, Tenn. 37202; Buffalo, N.Y. 14207; Detroit,
Mich. 48231; Chicago, Ill. 60604; St. Paul, Minn. 55101;
Los Angeles, Calif. 90053; Sacramento, Calif. 95814; San
Francisco, Calif. 94102; Portland, Oreg. 97208; Seattle,
Wash. 98134; Walla Walla, Wash. 99362; Anchorage,
Alaska 99501; Honolulu, Hawaii 96813.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE

The Department of Health, Edu

cation, and Welfare, through a number of its programs,
assists States, communities, organizations, and individuals
in providing diversified outdoor recreation services for
various age groups.

The Office of Education, Public
Health Service, and the Social and Rehabilitation Service of
the Department provide technical and consultative assist-
ance to State and local officials, agencies, organizations,
and institutions on recreation plans, resources, and facili-
ties. Some of the Department's grant-in-aid programs have
specific recreation objectives, among others, such as