Public Law 874 applications show 11 school districts being affected by the Dworshak Dam. Every student is in the 3b classification and the situation will continue. According to the Corps of Engineers, the peak employ ment period will be this summer, 1970. The same report estimates a permanent student enrollment of 820 following completion of the project. The Orofino and Lewiston school districts will have to accommodate 97 percent of the students. Forest activities on Federal land are increasing as are activities connected with Indian reservations. Construction of the Little Goose and Lower Granite Dams downstream on the Snake River in Washington also affects the Idaho public schools. The Lewiston School District had 118 students in the 3b classification in 1969 because of activities on the Little Goose Dam. In conclusion, we would recommend that the Congress continue to fund Public Law 874 at its present level for at least two years. A satisfactory distribution of the funds must be found before an abrupt elimination of the 3b classification is affected. If there must be a change, it should come gradually. Relying on the property tax to make up for the loss of funds presents a real obstacle in our State. By Idaho law, property taxes cannot be increased more than 4 percent above the previous year's figure unless |