[APWG] Fwd: [afrc_bac] Fwd: Fw: Administration Agrees To FLEP Funding for 2005!
Rachel Orwan
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Great news for private forest landowners trying to battle invasive
plants! FLEP has got multiple provisions for landowners to receive
cost-share for invasives removal.
Rachel
Rachel Orwan
AmeriCorps VISTA
Research Coordinator
Appalachian Forest Resource Center
P.O. Box 21, Glouster, OH 45732
740-767-2090; 740-767-2874 (fax)
www.appalachianforest.org
>Some of you might already know this, but it looks like FLEP is back.
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>Karen J. Sykes
>Forest Resources Group Leader
>USDA Forest Service
>180 Canfield St.
>Morgantown, WV 26505
>Phone: 304-285-1532
>FAX: 304-285-1508
>SAF Certified Forester
>e-mail: ksykes at fs.fed.us
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>Dear Committee,
>Here is some favorable news regarding FLEP. Thanks to all that rendered
>support. Your collective efforts paid off.
>Patrick
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Simpson, Bob [mailto:BSimpson at TreeFarmSystem.org]
>Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2004 4:22 PM
>Subject: Administration Agrees To FLEP Funding for 2005!
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>Congratulations to everyone who helped us achieve this giant step forward!!
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>Today at the House Committee on Agriculture's hearing on FLEP, Mark Rey
>Undersecretary, Natural Resources and the Environment, Dept. of Agriculture
>announced that due to the overwhelming support from the forestry community
>for FLEP, the Administration has reconsidered its recommendation and will
>support funding through 2005 for $15 million. We have come a long way
>since this time last week when the future existence of FLEP was in doubt.
>Following questioning from Committee Chairman Bob Goodlate (R - VA), Rey
>said that in addition to the $15 million for FY 2005, the Department would
>work with the Committee to find ways to get FLEP back on track for full
>restoration of the funding through 2007.
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>During this morning's hearing Goodlatte maintained that he was encouraged
>by the Administration's new position when he said, "It is crucial that the
>Administration work with us to fully implement this $100 million mandatory
>program. The Secretary is obligated to spend the full $100 million made
>available in the Farm Bill. We are badly off track in implementing this
>mandate. I am pleased to hear that the Administration has made clear their
>intentions with regard to FLEP. The 2002 Farm Bill took important steps to
>streamline and modernize forest landowner assistance programs, but it also
>reaffirmed the partnership between the Forest Service and the State
>Foresters as the delivery mechanism for technical and financial assistance.
>Full implementation of FLEP is critical to the priorities set forth during
>the Farm Bill."
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>ATFS was represented by Tree Farmer and Virginia Tree Farm Committee
>Chairman, John Burke. In his testimony Burke said, " We were dismayed to
>learn that the President's budget eliminated FLEP. Despite what others may
>tell you, it is not a redundant program. Virtually all other programs are
>designed primarily for agricultural operators - either by statute [the
>Conservation Security Program, for example] or through the manner in which
>they're administered [like EQUIP]. State rating systems for cost-share
>eligibility can make it very difficult for forest owners who aren't farmers
>to even be considered for funding. Among family forest owners, though,
>fewer than 1 in 10 are also farmers or ranchers. For the rest, FLEP was
>their best shot at gaining access to Federally-funded conservation
>programs. " He and other panel members made it clear, that if there is no
>cash flow, there is no conservation..
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>Although the Department of Agriculture has said it would fund FLEP for FY
>2005, there is still much work yet ahead of us before we can be assured
>that the program gets the funding it warrants. We are immediately
>beginning to work with the Senate so that they may understand the value and
>public benefits FLEP provides.
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>Again, thank you to all of you who worked so hard to have your members send
>letters and faxes to their representatives. This is a big victory for all
>of you. And an especially grateful thank you to Representative Bob
>Goodlatte and his staff for their strong support.
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>Bob Simpson
>Forestry Programs
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