Grangeville, ID: Will lack of funding create a “locked-out, do-nothing” situation?
177. Spokane, WA: Where is funding supposed to come from for implementation ($125 million)? Why not simply use the science we’ve acquired to manage BLM and Forest Service lands without implementing ICBEMP? 178. Orofino, ID: With the downsizing of the Forest Service and budget restraint, how do you feel that this can be implemented without a negative impact on communities and the different industries or user groups? Answer: The added costs depend on the alternative in question. An interagency budget strategy has been developed and addresses how to pay for the additional costs. Congress retains the discretion to deny specific restoration funding requests. If full funding does not occur, the rate of implementation will be decreased appropriately and proportionately. Receiving less than full funding will make it harder to achieve the desired range of future conditions. There will be a higher risk of more severe wildfires. There will be a greater risk of not curtailing the spread of noxious
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