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Declassified and Approved For Release 2014/05/20 : CIA-RDP66B00403R000300080045-3 1964 Let me make it clear that I support the Fund proposal, but I do not believe the formula in H.R. 3846 as reported by the House Interior Committee and as projected in the enclosed tables is equitable to Michi- gan or to the other heavily-populated States. May I urge your committee to consider modifying the formula so that the funds for the States will run more nearly parallel to the needs. Sincerely, PHILIP A. Hart, Excerpts FRoM JUNE 9, 1964, LETTER ON LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FuND BILL TO Senator Hart From Rated A. MacMutzan, DIRECTOR OF THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT Or CONSERVATION The bill, as reported by the House Interior Committee, would clearly discriminate against Michigan and other more populous States in the Northeast and Midwest. Con- versely, many of the western States, which already have large land areas in public own- ership, would stand to benefit by the change in the formula for distributing funds to the States. é This change in the fund apportionment formula would be particularly objectionable in view of the urgent need for outdoor rec- reational areas near the large metropolitan . centers in the East. The U.S. Forest Serv- ice has indicated that approximately 84 per- cent of the National Forest lands to be ac- quired from funds made available from this program would be in the eastern part of the country. Presumably, the over-all State needs with respect to land acquisition and development would correlate closely with the Forest Service priorities. The matter takes an added significance when you consider that this change in the fund distribution formula could conceivably result in an undesirable change in the em- phasis given to recreational development over the entire country. ‘We further hope that you and your col- leagues are successful in correcting this in- equity when the bill is considered by the Senate. : Preliminary estimate of apportionment of % of the total States share from the land and water conservation fund among the in- dividual States* for a representative year2 46 of total apportion- _ ment under— State S.859as | H.R. 3846 intro- as re- duced 3 ported 4 Alabama...2...-.-..----. -| $1,875, 300 | $1, 966, 250 Alaska... = 597, 8 1, 129, 000 Arizona... -| 1,054, 000 1, 890, 250 Arkansas. -| 1,252, 300 1, 745, 500 California_. -| 7, 082, 200 4, 143, 500 Colorado-._-_ 1, 237, 100 1, 939, 000 1, 570, 800 1, 398, 500 697, 000 1, 082, 750 2, 582, 300 2, 198, 000 2,156,500 | 2; 195” 750 72, 800 1, 151, 000 788, 000 1, 421, 000 4, 718, 500 2, 968, 000 2, 461, 000 2,013, 500 1, 661, 800 1, 960, 500 1, 419, 100 2, 150, 500 1, 776, 100 1, 818, 500 1, 867, 100 1, 902, 000 9, 300 1, 453, Maryland.--.__ I, 806, 500 1, 529, 500 Massachusetts_ 2, 666, 300 1, 789, 000 Sree WG 2, 610, 000 2, 244, 500 1, 767, 250 2, 289, 000 2, 161, 000 J, 983, 250 1, 275, 250 1, 165, 000 1, 913, 000 2, 006, 750 38, 805, 500 2,111, 000 1,777, 750 2, 759, 250 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE Preliminary estimate of apportionment of 4% of the total States share from the land and water conservation fund among the in- dividual States for a representative year *—Continued 44 of total apportion- ment under— State 8. 859 as .| H.R. 3846 intro- as re- duced 3 Ported 4 Oklahoma. . -| $1, 479, 800 | $2, 025, 500 Oregon..._.. 1, 244, 100 1, 736, 500 Pennsylvania_ 5, 235, 300 8, 017, 500 Rhode Island. 863, 800 1, 128, 000 South Carolina. 1, 508, 100 1, 629, South Dakota. 788, 000 1, 845, Tennessee... 1, 996, 600 1, 901, 750 Texas. _-.. 4, 518, 100 5, 016, 000 Utah... 878, 800 1, 439, 750 Vermont 666, 600 1, 145, 250 Virginia. 2, 163, 500 1, 930, 000 Washineton_ 1, 700, 300 1, 900. 000 West Virginia. 1, 282, 600 1, 490, 500 Wisconsin __ 2, 163, 500 2, 083, 750 643, 300 1, 582, 250 8, 200 3, 250 319, 700 105, 750 981, 200 12, 250 15, 200 357, 750 Virgin Islands_.........-....-. 30, 300 6, 250 Total 22 Woo see ee. 101, 360, 000 | 100, 000, 600 ‘Includes American Samoa, District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands. 2 ¥or purposes of illustration, a representative year is considered to be one in which the sources of revenue, including advance appropriations, in accordance with provisions of the legislation total $210,000,000, which would oceur about the 5th full year after enactment. 3 Estimated amount in the fund under provisions of 8. 859 as introduced is $181,000,000. This is derived as follows: Estimated revenue, less estimated eredit to mis- cellaneous receipts in the Treasury to help offset land acquisition for recreation and fish and wildlife enhance- ment at Federal water resources projects, plus advance appropriations. The States share of $181 ,000,000 is esti- mated to be 70 percent, or $126,700,000. Apportionment of the States share, pursuant to provisions of 8. 859, as introduced, is }£ equally among the States, 3 on basis . of population, and 4 on basis of need. Apportionment as shown in this column includes only 44 of total esti- mated available for States purposes. The }¢ for distri- bution at the discretion of the Secretary based on need is not included. 4 Distribution in this column based on provisions of H.R. 3846 as reported, as follows: 36 divided equally among the 50 States and 8 distributed among the 53 “States” based on need. Need among other things is based_on (a) the proportion which the population of each State bears to the total population of the United States, (b) a consideration of the Federal resources and programs in the particular States, and (c) the use of outdoor recreation resources of individual States by persons from outside the State. Neods based on the latter consideration and other factors cannot be deter- mined until statewide plans and other information are obtained from individual States. To take care of these latter needs, of the total amount which would be available for State purposes is not shown in this column, It is assumed for purposes of this column that the States share of the moneys appropriated from the fund will be 60 percent, or $125,000,000. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- pore. Is there further morning busi- ness? If not, morning business is closed. The Chair lays before the Senat unfinished business. e AMENDMENT OF FOREIGN ASSIST- ANCE ACT OF 1961 The Senate resumed the considera- tion of the bill (H.R. 11380) to amend further the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, and for other purposes. Mr. INOUYE. . Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum. . The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- pore. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll. Mr. DIRKSEN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. -The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- pore. Without objection, it is so ordered. 18409 The hour of 10:15 a.m. having arrived, the Senate, under its order of yesterday, will now proceed to the consideration of the House amendment to S. 2642, the so- called antipoverty bill, under a limita- tion of 1 hour’s debate on the question of agreeing to such amendment, the time to be equally divided and controlled by the majority and minority leaders. ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ACT OF 1964 The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- Pore laid before the Senate the amend- ment of the House of Representatives to the bill (S. 2642) to mobilize the human and financial resources of the Nation to combat poverty in the United States, which was, to strike out all after the en- acting clause and insert: That this Act may be cited as the “Eco- nomic Opportunity Act of 1964”, Findings and declaration of purpose Sec. 2. Although the economic well-being and prosperity of the United States have progressed to a level surpassing any achieved in world history, and although these benefits are widely shared throughout the Nation, poverty continues to be the lot of a sub- stantial number of our people. The United States can achieve its full economic and so- cial potential as a nation only if every in- dividual has the opportunity to contribute to the full extent of his capabilities and to participate in the workings of our society. It is, therefore, the policy of the United States to eliminate the paradox of poverty in the midst of plenty in this Nation by open- ing to everyone the opportunity for educa- tion and training, the opportunity to work, and the opportunity to live in decency and dignity. It is the purpose of this Act to strengthen, supplement, and coordinate ef- forts in furtherance of that policy. Tire I—Youru Procrams PART A--JOB CORPS . Statement of purpose Sec, 101. The purpose of this part is to prepare for the responsibilities of citizenship and to increase the employability of young men and young women aged sixteen through twenty-one by providing them in rural and urban residential centers with education, vocational training, useful work experience, including work directed toward the conserva- tion of natural resources, and other. appro- priate activities. Establishment of Job Corps Sec. 102. In order to carry out the pur- poses of this part, there is hereby established ithin the Office of Economic Opportunity ‘hereinafter referred to as the “Office”), es- ished by title VI, a Job Corps (herein- after referred to as the “Corps”). Job Corps program Sec. 103. The Director of the Office (here- inafter referred to as the “Director”) is au- thorized to— (a) enter into agreements with any Fed- eral, State, or local agency or private orga- nization for the establishment and opera- tion, in rural and urban areas, of conserva- tion camps and training centers and for the provision of such facilities and services as in his judgment are needed to carry out the purposes of this part, including but not limited to agreements with agencies charged with the responsibility of conserving, devel- oping, and managing the public natural re- sources of the Nation and of developing, managing, and protecting public recreational areas, whereby the enrollees of the Corps may be utilized by such agenciés in carrying out, under the immediate supervision of such agencies, programs planned and designed by Declassified and Approved For Release 2014/05/20 : CIA-RDP66B00403R000300080045-3