the Congress of the United States. The High Commissioner adopts such recommendations of the Congress as he may deem appropriate, but he also must transmit to the Secretary of the Interior all recommendations he does not adopt. The Administering Authority controls and administers financial operations and construction as funded by the U.S. Congress. The Secretary of the Interior's Advisory Committee exercises review of Trust Territory proposed programs. Bureau of the Budget hearings are held and the budget for Trust Territory operations and capital improvement projects is included in the President’s Budget submitted to the U.S. Congress each year. Budgeting, funding, and expenditure take place at all three levels of government—territorial, district, and municipal. The legal authorization for local government financial operations is contained in the Trust Territory Code, Sections 46 to 48 and Chapter 18, Finance; Taxation. District governments control and administer financial operations at the district level, with types of income and responsibility for operations defined separately from Trust Territory Government and municipal level income and_ responsibilities. Each district administrator is required by law to present annually to the district legislature a proposed budget based on revenues anticipated as a result of district and territorial tax laws. After considering the district administrator’s proposals as well as proposals of individual members, the district legislature enacts a budget for the district in the form of one or more appropriations bills. Appropriations acts are submitted to the district administrator for 38 action. Upon approval, the approp! tions acts become law, and expe) itures are made in accordance w their provisions. The district treasurer is responsil for receiving, maintaining, and disbu ing district government funds distinguished from Trust Territo Government funds. He is appointed ! the district legislature and serves und the direction and supervision of tdistrict administrator. The distri treasurer is required by law to subir an annual report of ali funds ! receives and disburses during ea fiscal year. Control of fiscal operations at t! municipal level rests with the munic pal administration, the district admi: istrator having certain powers supervision and approval. Loc: officials prepare the annual municip: budget and refer it to the municip: council for approval before it is tran: mitted to the district administrator fc ratification. Officials of the distric administration assist and advise in th original preparation of the budge where such assistance is required o requested. The approved budge determines the extent of expenditure which may be made locally during th: fiscal year from municipal revenues Tax and license fee schedules whicl provide tax income for the municipality are similarly prepared and approved. The treasurer, or in some instances the magistrate, is authorized to collect taxes and license fees and expend them according to approved schedules and budgets. Revenues and expenditures of municipalities and district governments which prepared budgets for fiscal year 1967 appear in tables in Appendix IV. A comparative statement of revenues and expenditures also is given in Appendix IV. Part VI—Economic Advancement