May 5, 1970 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE 14189 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES-Tuesday, May ·5, 1970 The House met at 12 o'clock noon. ment of the Senate numbered 12, and agree by the Senate amendment insert the follow Rabbi Isaac Neuman, Temple Judah, to the same with an amendment, as follows: ing: Cedar Rapids, Iowa, offered the follow In lieu of the matter proposed to be in "SEC. 401. EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN INDUS ing prayer: serted by the Senate amendment insert TRIAL DEVELOPMENT BONDS FROM the following: REGISTRATION, ETC., REQUIRE God of our fathers, our God, humbly "'(4) in a facility conducted for the pur MENTS a survivor of Auschwitz stands in Thy pose of carrying out a program of- "(a) Section 3(a) of the Securities Act of presence amid the chosen servants of a " '(A) rehabilitation for individuals whose 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77c) (relating to exempted great people, a generous people, who earning capacity is impaired by age or physi securities) is amended by adding at the end opened their gates to homeless victims cal or mental deficiency or injury, or of paragraph (2) the following: 'or any se of totalitarianism. "'(B) providing remunerative work for curity which is an industrial development individuals who because of their impaired bond (as defined in section 103(c) (2) of the All of us here assembled thank Thee physical or mental capacity cannot be readily Internal Revenue Code of 1954) the interest for this blessed land dressed in the gar absorbed in the competitive labor market, on which is excludable from gross income ments of spring. by an individual receiving such rehabilita under section 103(a) (1) of such Code if, We raise our voices in gratitude to tion or remunerative work;" by reason of the application of paragraph Thee that on this day 25 years ago, the And the Senate agree to the same. ( 4) or ( 6) of section 103 ( c) of such Code prisoners were freed from Nazi concen Amendment numbered 18: That the House {determined as if paragraphs (4) (A), (5), tration camps. recede from its disagreement to the amend and (7) were not included in such section Grateful are we that this Nation has ment of the Senate numbered 18, and agree 103(c)), paragraph (1) of such section 103(c) to the same with an amendment, as fol does not apply to such security;'. fought valiantly against the forces of lows: In lieu of the matter proposed to be "(b) Section 3(a) of the Securities Ex tyranny and brought the torch of liberty inserted by the Senate amendment insert change Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c) (relating to millions of slaves under the Nazi yoke. the following: to exempted securities) is amended by in 0 Sovereign of the World, may this "SEC. 108. COVERAGE OF EMPLOYEES OF HOS serting after 'any municipal corporate in our land remain the fortress of liberty PITALS AND INSTITUTIONS OF strumentality of one or more States;' in para forever. HIGHER EDUCATION OPERATED BY graph (12) the following: 'or any security Strengthen in Thy law the endeavors POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS OF STATES which is an industrial development bond (as of these lawmakers and the hands of "(a) Section 3304(a) of the Internal Reve defined in section 103(c) (2) of the Internal all those who labor for peace, for jus nue Code of 1954 (as amended by sections Revenue Code of 1954) the interest on which tice, and for freedom, at home and 104, 121 (a), and 206 of this Act) is further is excludable from gross income under sec amended by adding after paragraph ( 11) tion 103(a) (1) of such Code if, by reason of abroad. the application of paragraph (4) or (6) of Praised art Thou O Lord our God who (as added by section 206 of this Act) the following new paragraph: section 103 ( c) of such Code (determined as freest the captives. Amen. "'(12) each political subdivision of the ~f paragraphs (4) (A) , (5), and (7) were not State shall have the right to elect to have mcluded in such section 103 ( c) ) , paragraph compensation payable to employees thereof (1) of such section 103(c) does not apply to THE JOURNAL such security;'. (whose services are not otherwise subject to such law) based on service performed by " ( c) The amendments made by this sec The Journal of the proceedings of yes tion shall apply with respect to securities terday was read and approved. such employees in the hospitals and insti sold after January 1, 1970." tutions of higher education (as defined in section 3309(d)) operated by such political And the Senate agree to the same. CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 14705, subdivision; and, if any such political sub W. D. MILLS, division does elect to have compensation pay HALE BOGGS, FEDERAL - STATE UNEMPLOY - JOHN C. WATTS, MENT COMPENSATION PROGRAM able to such employees thereof (A) the po litical subdivision shall pay into the State JOHN W. BYRNES, Mr. MILLS submitted the following unemployment fund, with respect to the JACKSON E. BETTS, conference report and statement on the service of such employees, payments (in lieu Managers on the Part of the House. bill 'i \ \ May 5, 1970 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE 14191 Mr. WOLFF. According to the repart building their efforts. This will give the our devotion to these ideals and strive on the ticker right now the Ohio Patrol South Vietnamese the additional time to make our actions as consistent with has stated there is no record of any needed to continue the development of our principles as they must be. sniper fire: their capability to defend South Viet Kent, Ohio.-An official of the Ohio High nam-the goal of our South Vietnamiza way Patrol today disputed reports from the tion program. This action is not to ex PRECEDENT EXISTS FOR PRESI Ohio National Guard that a sniper was tend the war into Cambodia-it is to DENT NIXON'S ACTION IN CAM spotted by police helicopter before guardsmen shorten the war in South Vietnam, and BODIA shot four Kent State University students to more particularly, to expedite an early J r. :/ 14194 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE May 5, 1970 I Mr. STAGGERS. That is ending in this regard. The other version of the bill tained in so far as research and develop July of this year. gave the Secretary of Transportation au ment facilities are concerned. The con Mr. GROSS. The gentleman must thority to require distributors and dealers ference report provides an unlimited au mean 1971. to supply records to manufacturers. This thorization for the Secretary of Trans Mr. STAGGERS. I am sorry. It is seemed to the conferees to be the better portation to plan, design, and construct 1970. But that is the amount of money approach. Only a dealer will know who facilities suitable to conduct research, authorized. the first purchaser is, and the manufac development, and compliance, and other Mr. SPRINGER. Mr. Speaker, will the turer can only carry out his responsibili testing in tra:tnc safety. Under this pro gentleman yield? ties if he obtains this information from posal approval of these facilities must M. STAGGERS. I yield to the gentle this source. The Senate language was be granted by the Committees on Com man from Illinois. therefore agreed upon. merce of the Senate and House and the \ I \ ! May 5, 1970 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE 14195 the matter proposed to be inserted by the provided for other omcers in the uni Mr. Speaker, I urge adoption of the amendment insert the following: "1971, and formed services. The resolution also pro rule. $40,000,000 for the fiscal year 1972". vides that after passage of H.R. 10138, Mr. ANDERSON of Tennessee. Mr. The SPEAKER. The question is on the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Speaker, I move the previous question the motion offered by the gentleman Commerce shall be discharged from fur on the resolution. from West Virginia (Mr. STAGGERS). ther consideration of S. 2452 and it shall The previous question was ordered. The motion was agreed to. be in order to consider the Senate bill The resolution was agreed to. A mation to reconsider the votes by in the House. A motion to reconsider was laid on which action was taken on the confer The purpose of H.R. 10138 is to amend the table. ence report and the motion was laid on the Public Health Service Act to permit, Mr. STAGGERS. Mr. Speaker, I move the table. in the computation of retired pay the that the House resolve itself into the inclusion of all service performed before Committee of the Whole House on the Jun~ 1, 1958, whether active or inactive, State of the Union for the consideration PERMISSION FOR COMMITTEE ON which was creditable on May 31, 1958, of the bill (H.R. 10138) to amend section RULES TO FILE PRIVILEGED RE in the computation of basic pay, with an 211 of the Public Health Service Act to PORTS offset for years of active service in order equalize the retirement benefits for com Mr. ANDERSON of Tennessee. Mr. to avoid dual crediting of the same period missioned officers of the Public Health Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that of service. Service with retirement benefits provided the Committee on Rules may have until The bill would correct an inadvertent for other officers in the uniformed serv midnight tonight to file certain privileged inequity by providing increased retire ices. reports. ment benefits for approximately 101 The SPEAKER. The question is on the The SPEAKER. Is there objection to Public Health Service officers out of the motion offered by the gentleman from the request of the gentleman from 834 officers presently on the retired list. West Virginia. Tennessee? Approximately 20 officers per year will The motion was agreed to. There was no objection. retir~ in the immediate future who will IN THE COMMITTEE OF 'IHE WHOLE benefit by the bill. And in view of the Accordingly the House resolved itself· fact that the bill applies only to service into the Committee of the Whole House PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE COMMIS rendered before June 1, 1958, the number C'n the State of the Union for the con SIONED OFFICER RETffiEMENT of omcers affected will steadily decline in sideration of the bill H.R. 10138, with BENEFITS the future. This would bring them in line Mr. CULVER in the chair. with the computation of retired pay of The Clerk read the title of the bill. Mr. ANDERSON of Tennessee. Mr. commissioned omcers of the Army, Navy, By unanimous consent, the first read Speaker, by direction of the Committee and Air Force. ing of the bill was dispensed with. on Rules, I call up House Resolution 943 The cost of the legislation is estimated The CHAIRMAN. Under the rule, the and ask for its immediate consideration. at $181,809 annually for officers retired gentleman from West Virginia f i' ( 14196 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE May 5, 1970 Mr. HALL. Mr. Chairman, will the I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. STAGGERS. Mr. Chairman, I gentleman yield? Mr. STAGGERS. I thank my colleague have no further requests for time. Mr. STAGGERS. I am very happy to from Missouri for his remarks. The CHAIRMAN. There being no fur yield to the gentleman from Missouri. Mr. SPRINGER. Mr. Chairman, I yield ther requests for time, the Clerk will Mr. HALL. I appreciate the distin-· myself such time as I may consume. read. guished chairman of the Committee on Mr. Chairman, public health has been The Clerk read as follows: Interstate and Foreign Commerce yield a concern of the Federal Government Be it enacted by the Senate and House of ing to me. I . know that he appreciates since the founding of the Republic. Representatives of the United States of my interest in the commissioned corps of Somewhere in the Federa.l Establishment America in Congress assembled, That para the U.S. Public Health Service. there has always 1been ·an organization graph (4) of section 211(a) of the Public Mr. STAGGERS. I do indeed. responsible for promoting and protect Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 212(a) (4)) is ing national health and fighting disease. amended by inserting the word "plus" after Mr. HALL. We have engaged in collo the semicolon at the end of clause (ii), and quy on the floor here before about the For many years that organization has by adding after clause (ii) the following new importance of this commissioned corps. been known as the Public Health Service. clause: I for one do not want to see them frag Much of ·the work is necessarily what "(iii) the number of years of service with mented or dispersed or their activities could be described as dirty work. By that which he was entitled to be credited for taken over by other than the profession I mean hard work in out-of-the-way purposes of basic pay on May 31, 1958, or (if als who now control the corps. I wonder places and things such as quarantines higher) on any date prior thereto, reduced and work with communica:ble diseases. It by any such year included under clause (i) if the gentleman could advise if this does and further reduced by any such year with allow "recomputation" on the part of the requires dedication and assignment to which he was entitled to be credited under commissioned officers as well as the the ends of the earth. paragraphs (7) and (8) of section 205(a) of equity that he so well portrays in com In order to have the kind of profes title 37, United States Code, on any date parison with other uniformed services. sional skills needed and to have the flex before June 1, 1958;" Mr. STAGGERS. Yes. All of those that ibility which such a service must have, SEc. 2. The amendments made by this Act are on the rolls will have a recomputa the commissioned corps was organized in shall apply in the case of retired pay for any 1889. It was patterned along the lines of period after the month in which this Act is tion as well as those that will retire in enacted. the future. the commissioned corps of the armed Mr. HALL. I appreciate the gentle services and became one of the country's Mr. STAGGERS (during the reading). man's answer. uniformed services with grades and pay Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent I also wonder if it involves or if the corresponding to those of the military. that the bill be considered as read, committee envisions any chance of estab As might be expected the retirement sys printed in the RECORD, and open to lishing a commissioner officers reserve tem for these officers was also patterned amendment at any point. corps with rights, privileges, and attain after the military. In fact it was thought The CHAffiMAN. Is there objection to ments, including pay, that might go that the retirement systems were identi the request of the gentleman from West along as do the reserve corps of other cal but as is often the case in Govern Virginia? commissioned corps such as the mili ment, something funny happened on the There was no objection. tary. way to the lawbook. A change was made The CHAIRMAN. Are there any Mr. STAGGERS. I might say to my in military retirement which affected the amendments? If not, under the rule, the colleague from Missouri that today there number of years of reserve duty which Committee rises. is already a reserve corps. There is no might be counted in figuring retirement Accordingly the Committee rose; and proposal at this time to make any change pay. Everyone still thought that the two the Speaker having resumed the chair, in that. There might be consideration of systems were identical but last year the Mr. CULVER, Chairman of the Commit improving that program in the future I Comptroller General said not so. tee of the Whole House on the State of might say to my colleague. This might The purpose of this bill is to set the the Union, reported that that Committee come up. law straight again and make it do what having had under consideration the bill , Mr. HALL. I thank the gentleman. I we always thought was being done. With (H.R. 10138) to amend section 211 of the hope he will keep this open in his mind out the technicalities, this bill will bring Public Health Service Act to equalize and in the committee, because this is the retirement system for Public Health the retirement benefits for commissioned the oldest commissioned Corps in service officers into line with that of the military officers of the Public Health Service with in the Federal Government. There is retirement benefits provided for other on this question of figuring what time officers in the uniformed services, pur the greatest opportunity for these of counts. It will also, in all justice, allow ficers of the Public Health Service, es suant to House Resolution 943, he re a refiguring for those who have been ported the bill back to the House. pecially at times like this, to render done in by the decision. a real service not only in the old-fash The SPEAKER. Under the rule, the ioned concept of quarantine, which may In the case of already retired officers previous question is ordered. not be quite as out of date between a fam the bill is only partial justice in that it The question is on the engrossment ily of nations of the world as some think will begin payments under the refigured and third reading of the bill. it is; but, in many other areas involving entitlements only from enactment of this The bill was ordered to be engrossed the better use of environment, ecology, legislation. But even this correction will and read a third time, and was read the and the effect man has on the world in presently cost an additional $182,000 an third time. which we live. There is no other more nually. As those now on the retired rolls The SPEAKER. The question is on the dedicated group since 1798 than this leave this amount will go down. New re passage of the bill. Corps of professional officers for aiding tirees will take up another $38,000. Alto The bill was passed. and abetting this. Indeed that is why gether the change will cost $259,400 in A motion to reconsider was laid on the past Congresses have made the Surgeon fiscal year 1971, $298,200 in fiscal year table. General of the United States by defini 1972, $337 ,000 for fiscal year 1973, and The SPEAKER. Pursuant to House tion the head of this Corps and the Sur $375,000 for fiscal year 1974. Resolution 943, the Committee on Inter geon General of the United States state and Foreign Commerce is dis through an act of Congress. I certainly There is no argument here as to what charged from the further consideration hope that the commissioned Corps and was meant to be done or what was of the bill { \ \ May 5, 1970 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE 14201 limitations on their movements as pro areas which President Nixon said were gaged in destroying the enemy sanctu vided by law or if necessary, to revoke the objective of our forces and the forces aries and facilities that have for a num said. bonds. of the Government of South Vietnam. ber of years been a thorn in the side of I am therefore writing Attorney Gen Apparently only nominal amounts of the South Vietnamese and American eral John Mitchell today asking that he supplies have come into the hands of troops. instigate through the Justice Depart our forces. Thus, the immediate tactical The operation was designed to neu ment appropriate measures to bring. advantage is of small order-the enemy tralize the enemy sanctuaries from which Rennie Davis and his fellow-convicted forces remain and will return the mo they emanated and mounted attacks on defendants back into court in Chicago, ment our troops are withdrawn. South Vietnamese cities and also Ameri posthaste, for a hearing on this matter so Insofar as strategic advantage is con can installations causing a number of important to the peace and security of cerned, it would appear that such can casualties among our troops. I firmly this Nation's Capital and the country as be gained only if we and the South Viet believe that the action now underway a whole. namese are prepared to continue and will deprive the Vietcong and North Viet expand activities within Cambodia for namese of that capability and will be CAMBODIA the indefinite future. instrumental in the saving of many Despite his solemn promise to the American and other lives. With the de \ I, May 5, 1970 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE 14203 associate myself with the gentleman now The present city council-mayor system is world, Mr. Speaker, which does not be in the well and with my colleague, CLARK certainly preferable to the previous ad sto.w o~ the residents of its capital city MACGREGOR, of Minnesota, in this effort. ministrations, but cannot in any way this time-honored privilege and con It is something that should have long serve as an alternate to a city govern stitutionally guaranteed right of since been accomplished. It seems that ment elected by the people which it suffrage. the objective has always been so close serves. The people of the District must obey and yet so elusive. Each of these issues is important. It is national laws, which they do not par This session of the Congress should imperative that this Congress act on t~cipate in ma~ing. They must pay na not go by without the submission of this each of them. It is essential, however, tional taxes without representation in measure. that they not be confused. While there is the body which imposes and distributes Also, I want to commend the League room for legitimate debate on the type these taxes. They send their sons to war of Women Voters on their 50th anniver of local governmental system which without the voice of other Americans in sary, and I thank my colleague for should be adopted for the District of deciding whether there shall be war. In yielding. Columbia, there should be no debate short, they are governed without their Mr. GUDE. I thank the gentleman. As about the right of American citizens to consent and taxed without legislative has been said, this is an elusive resolu be represented in the Congress. We can representation. tion to have enacted in the Congress. no longer tolerate this deprivation of AB a member of the House District of However, I believe that we can take hope American rights. We can no longer pre Columbia Committee, I am daily made in the fact that the people of the District tend to be a representative body when aware of the control which this com of Columbia did receive the right to vote 850,000 of our citizens are brazenly de mittee, and its counterpart in the other in presidential elections, after years of nied representation. body, have over the affairs of the Capital effort. Mr. HOGAN. Mr. Speaker, I would like city. And this is as it should be if we Mr. Speaker, I feel that the spirit is to associate myself with the remarks adhere to the principle of a Federal en here and with the good firm support of of my distinguished colleague and friend clave. But for specifically this reason the League of Women Voters, I am look from my neighboring district in Mary the people of the District have even more ing forward to the reporting of this reso land (Mr. GUDE). of a right to be represented in Congress. lution from the Committee on the It is hard for me to believe, Mr. Speak The Congress is the real "city council" Judiciary. er, that in 1800 our predecessors in the and "State legislature" of the District Mr. ESCH. Mr. Speaker, it is ironic sixth Congress of the United States stood yet the people of the District are denied in this Chamber and debated national any participation in the making of most that it should be necessary for the House of their local laws. of Representatives, supposedly the em representation for District of Columbia bodiment of the democratic system, to residents-the very issue that we are dis I think we have had ample proof of the cussing here today, 170 years later. necessity for maintaining a neutral, Fed set aside time to defend the right of eral enclave for conducting Government democracy in the Nation's Capital. It is I am also amazed that, since 1789, nearly 100 resolutions have been intro business. I would like to reiterate my ironic that the city which is known strong feelings on the importance of throughout the world as the symbol of duced calling for some form of national freedom for all citizens to participate in representation for these citizens of the this. concep~ while taking this oppor their Government should be the only United States, and that this body, and tumty to discuss the bills which are city in the Nation whose citizens have the other body, have been unresponsive pending before the District of Colum to these efforts. How can it take 170 bia Committee relating to local repre no right to elect their government. sentation. Our democratic heritage is the birth years to decide so basic an issue as fran chise for American citizens and tax One of these bills, providing for a non right of every American citizen-except payers? voting delegate to sit in the House of for the 850,000 residents of the Nation's Representatives, is an interim measure Capital city. There are more American Tomorrow, coinciding with the pres to ~ompensate for the full representation citizens in the District of Columbia than entation by the League of Women Voters in 11 of the States, but these citizens of a nationwide petition calling for full wh~ch ~an only be achieved through have no representation in the House and representation, I will introduce a resolu ratification of the constitutional amend tion to provide for a Constitutional ment which I am proposing. in the Senate. Two other measures are also pending Citizens of the District bear all the amendment to give full representation to District of Columbia residents. This before the committee: First, to establish responsibmties of citizenship in the a Charter Commission to study the type United States-they serve in the Armed resolution offers no more and no less than what is accorded every other American and form of government that is best Forces, they pay taxes. We should not suited to the District of Columbia as a have to remind the United States that citizen-the representation of two Sena tors and the number of Members of Federal City and yet is still responsive "taxation without representation is tyr to the needs of local residents; and sec anny." Congress to which District of Columbia residents would be entitled as a body of ond, a "little Hoover Commissiozi." to I am proud to join in this special 850,000 citizens. study the operations and efficiency of the order to indicate my continuing strong District of Columbia government and support for immediate passage of a con I have been advised, Mr. Speaker, that this resolution is going too far, too fast. the problems of conflicting and overlap stitutional amendment guaranteeing for ping agencies and departments within once and for all the right of every Ameri The attitude seems to prevail that we should give District of Columbia residents that government. can citizen to representation in the President Nixon himself has said: House and in the Senate of the United token representation and see how that States. Over the past few years the Con works before going all the way. But has It should offend the democratic senses of gress has taken broad action to assure anyone thought about the 170 years it this nation that the 850,000 citizens of its may take before a f ollowup amendment Capital, comprising a population larger than that no American citizen shall be dis extending full rights and privileges is eleven of its states, have no voice in the criminated against on the basis of sex, Congress. color, race, or creed. It is time that we approved by the Congress and the State add "residence" to that list. legislatures? I urge the support of my colleagues to I want also to indicate my strong sup For the benefit of those who link na make it possible to negate that state port for proposals which would provide tional representation with home rule for ment. self-government for the District of Co the District of Columbia, I would empha Mr. MORSE. Mr. Speaker, in a mes lumbia. As President Nixon said: size that there is no causal relationship sage to the Congress a year ago, Presi between these two proposals. I am as dent Nixon said: · Good government, in the case of a city, much concerned as any other American must be local government. It should offend the democratic senses of who views the Nation's Capital as his this nation that the 850,000 citizens of its The Congress simply has neither the second home that a Federal enclave be Capital, comprising a population larger than time nor the interest to manage this city maintained. But voting representation eleven of its states. have no voice in the e:f!ectively and efficiently. The result of has no relation to the District's unique Congress. our failures has been confusion and a position as the seat of the Federal Gov- As a Member of the House whose demo breakdown in responsible government. ernment. We are the only nation in the cratic senses are indeed offended by this I { 14204 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE May 5, 1970 situation, I have joined with several of those who represent them as national conviction that peace could come only my colleagues today in sponsoring res legislators, and those who represent them through direct Arab-Israel negotiations. olutions that would provide representa as local officials. We said: tion for the citizens of our National Ca There is simply no argument which The United States should oppose all pres pital in the Congress. It is long past can satisfactorily justify or rationalize sures upon Israel to withdraw prematurely time to take this action and to make the the continuation of this circumstance. and unconditionally from any of the ter full "rights and privileges" of citizen There are many arguments-moral, con ritories which Israel now administers. ship a reality for those Americans who stitutional, and otherwise-which jus Firmness in our friendship to Israel is live in the District of Columbia. tify, indeed which demand, action to thought by many of us to be basic to a The Constitution itself made no pro rectify this circumstance. resolution of the dispute between Israel vision regarding a government for the Residents of the District have all the and the Arab nations. A :firmness which Nation's Capital, aside from assigning responsibilities of citizenship. They must would encourage Islamic moderates, a responsibility for it to the Congress. Lit obey national laws, pay national and :firmness that would be a caution light tle thought was given, however, to the local taxes, and serve in the Armed to the Soviet Union. However, 5tarting a people who might live in that Capital or Forces. But, with the exception of the few months ago, American diplomatic to what their citizenship status would recently won right to vote in presiden initiatives have raised doubts over the be. Thus, where the Constitution makes tial elections, they .do not have this most :firmness of our friendship for Israel. reference to representation in the Con important privilege of American citiren These doubts were first felt by the Israeli. gress, it speaks of "the States." Since ship. themselves, and those of us who thought the Dist:ict is not a State, it has been Mr. Speaker, I personally favor a con our objectives for Middle East peace were excluded. stitutional amendment which would ac straight forward. Today it must be clear The Constitution does, however, make cord the District of Columbia the full these doubts are shared by the Soviet guarantees of the rights of citizenship. representation in both Senate and House Union. The very roots of our national beginnings to which it would be entitled if it were a Mr. Speaker, what has changed in the are found in a strong commitment to State. But I feel that, more important last year to warrant any deviation from one principle-that governments shall than any one of the several specific pro the traditional American policy toward derive their just powers from the con posals which have been made over the Israel? Arab intransigence and adher sent of the governed. One of the major last several years and introduced here ence to a myth that Israel does not exist immediate circumstances which fostered today, is a commitment on the part of is unchanged. Open support of terrorist the Revolutionary War was taxation the Congress to provide some kind of ban5 by Arab States providing sanctu without representation. And yet, almost representation to the District's residents. aries continues. As before, the Soviet 200 years later we permit the continua I urge the Judiciary Committee to hold Union stands to gain from the subjuga tion of governmental structures which hearings on these proposals at the earli tion of Israel, the realization of a cen govern without consent and which tax est possible date. And I implore my col tury-old dream of the czarist regimes of without representation. leagues to join in making a congressional a sphere of infiuence in North Africa, There is nothing in the Constitution it commitment to action in this matter. At the Middle East, and a gateway to the self which indicates that the Founding a time when all of our national institu Indian Ocean. Fathers intended that the residents of tions are being questioned and criticized The bipartisan majority of this body the Nation's Capital should not be repre throughout the country, the Congress is unchanged in its support for the State sented in the Nation's Legislature. As our could do more to ameliorate the legiti of Israel. The declaration in support of distinguished colleague from New York, mate concerns of citizen~pecially peace in the Middle East" signed by 208 Chairman CELLER of the Judiciary Com those who live in the District. But we Members of the House of Representa mittee, Pointed out in a statement at certainly cannot do less. tives on January 19, 1970, clearly shows the opening of hearings on the 23d this. Reiterating that a lasting peace will amendment to the Constitution; come only by "direct, unhampered nego GENERAL LEAVE TO EXTEND tiations" between the parties of the con The denial (of representation and elec REMARKS toral voting) stems, apparently, from an flict, the declaration continues: oversight or omission on their part, for no Mr. GUDE. Mr. Speaker, I ask unani · It is not in the interest of the United where in our fundamental instrument is mous consent that all Members may have States or in the service of world peace to there an express prohibition against voting 5 legislative days in which to extend create the impression that Israel will be left by residents of the District; it is just that their remarks at this point in the RECORD. defenseless in the face of the continuing flow the Constitution simply does not provide The SPEAKER pro tempore I ( ' 14206 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE May 5, 1970 lages stand deserted and destroyed; fields which had been endangered by "in claim against the President's failure to lie fallow and scorched. creased enemy activity" in Cambodia obtain a declaration of war from the Furthermore, the gap between rhetoric and that it would "guarantee the con Congress in regard to our involvement in and reality has grown so great that even tinued success of our withdrawal and Vietnam, the fact is that Congress has the most fatuous have become troubled. Vietnamization programs." acquiesced and appropriated whatever We are, we are told, fighting for democ For months now the White House and funds Presidents have requested for the racy. We are fighting for a chance for the Pentagon have touted Vietnamiza war despite the opposition of a few of us. the South Vietnamese people to choose tion as the solution to the war in Viet Congress bears a share of the blame. their own way of life and government. nam. The theory is that, as the South And it thereby has demonstrated an un Yet, the repressive rule of the Thieu-Ky Vietnamese become capable of taking responsiveness to the public comparable regime flies in the face of the ideals we over the war themselves, American troop in kind, if not in degree, to that demon are supposedly protecting. will be taken out of Vietnam. Supposedly, strated by the Executive. More than being Still another source of the public's the American troops which have already unresponsive, Congress has abdicated its evolution to disavowal of military ad been withdrawn have been replaced by powers. Congress does not act. It reacts. venturism in Southeast Asia lies in the equally able South Vietnamese, without Congress has not put the Executive to the now increasingly perceived correlation any diminution in the strength of the test of explaining its ventures. Instead between the crisis in our domestic society South Vietnam Government to with it has acquiesced to the cant that "the and the war in Vietnam. The expendi stand attack. President has all the facts" and that "the ture of the human, physical, and mone Therefore, there should be no increased President knows what he is doing and tary resources necessary to fight a mas danger from the Cambodia sanctuaries, must be supported." sive, unending war abroad prevents un which have existed for at least 5 years The time has come when Congress has dertaking the needed action at home to without an American invasion. to-it must-reassert its authority. If the deal with urban decay, declining air and Only two conclusions can be drawn. American precept of democracy is to waiter quality, unremitting poverty, in Either the South Vietnamese replace prevail, if the people are to choose their adequate health services, and second ments are not as capable as the troops future, if we are to have a chance to seek rate educational facilities. they have replaced, or any increase in a better world, the Congress must say: What is more. the war has traumatized North Vietnam forces in the future "Enough." The Congress has com the Nation psychologically. Violence will require the reentry of U.S. troops. If promised and acquiesced enough. The seems to be becoming endemic, reflecting the former conclusion is correct, then obligation is ours to act now and to end the violence which has been exalted to Vietnamization is a sham. If the latter the tragedy in Southeast Asia. national policy. Distrust is the response conclusion is correct, then there will be to dissent, and dissent does not breed an unending U.S. presence in Vietnam. dialog, but only sullen rejection by the So the Cambodian invasion illustrates PROFESSOR BLACKWELL'S AD administration. A crisis of the spirit that Vietnamization is no answer, and DRESS BEFORE THE SENATE AP pervades this Nation, and the war and that only a political settlement can re PROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE repression nurture the crisis. solve the war. ON AGRICULTURE These are the results, then, that the I want also to address the role of the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a war in Vietnam has achieved. Not vic Congress. Thus far, at least it can be said previous order of the House, the gentle tory, but defeat: defeat of the mind, de to Congress credit that it had little to man from Louisiana (Mr. W AGGONNER) f eat of the spirit, defeat of the proper say about the President's latest moves. I is recognized for 15 minutes. processes of government, and defeat of say "credit" because up until now the Mr. WAGGONNER. Mr. Speaker I the hopes and ideals of those who have Congress has not acquiesced in the Cam was not able to be present when my dis had a vision of a better world-a vision bodian venture, and thus does not yet tinguished friend, Prof. Lloyd P. Black destroyed by an obsession with automatic bear the onus of responsibility. well, addressed the Senate Appropria military response to mythical dangers That the Congress has had very little tions Committee's Subcommittee on and misperceived realities. part in this latest military venture re Agriculture recently when it was con And now the President of a nation tom dounds only very slightly to its credit, sidering the Mcintire-Stennis program, and divided has launched us on further however. The real test will be what action but I have obtained a copy of his ad warfare. All the ironies and tragedies the Congress now takes to dis a vow and dress and would like to share it with you. and duplicities thus far experienced can halt the latest escalation of the war. As you will see, he has presented a only be multiplied by this action. But, before fully turning to the re learned, but brief, case for adequate Perhaps the most telling revelation of sponsibilities of Congress, I want to ad funddng of this important program. I the gap between administration view dress the fact which now more than would hope that each of you will take a and the vision of those who oppose this ever emphasizes what role it should moment to read his address in full. It is unending war in Indochina is this state play-that is that the President's uni well worth your attention. ment from the President's April 30 ad lateral, unsanctioned action constitutes The address follows: dress announcing the invasion of Cam a fundamental crisis for our system of STATEMENT OF LoUISIANA FORESTRY ASSOCIA• bodia: government. The Executive has clearly TION SUBMITrED BY PROF. LLOYD P. BLACK I would rather be a one-term President and demonstrated its unresponsiveness to, WE:r.L, OF LoUISIANA POLYTECHNIC lNSTI- do what I think is right than to be a two and disregard for, the Congress. It is TUTE term President at the cost of seeing America clear that Congress was not consulted Gentlemen, although I am head of the become a second-rate power and see this na and its sanction not sought. forestry department a.t Louisiana Polytech tion accept the first defeat in it s proud nic Institute and serve M Chairman of the 190-year history. Although the Constitution charges the South Central Region of the Association ot Congress with the responsibility of de State College and University Forestry Re Clearly the President is committed to claring war, the Executive has under search Organizations, this Association. I was military might and the exercise of that taken to send American troops into a fortunate in being a charter member of that might as the gage of national greatness. neutral country-not in an emergency 2,000 member organization and have served Yet, have we not seen enough of killing; situation where there is no time for con as parliamentarian and a member of its have we not sent enough young men oil' sultation-but in circumstances clearly board since its inception twenty-three years ago. to fight a war created and directed, but of gradual evolution. The war has ex In this brief statement, I shall try to con not fought, by their elders, to realize that posed the relationship between the ex vey to you the interest of the Louisiana For first rate and second rate are slogans ecutive and legislative branches to the estry Association in adequate funding of the of generals and that the real route to most severe stresses, and yet, the Presi Mcintire-Stennis Program, and why this re national greatness lies in peace? Have dent has exacerbated them, rather than source based organization feels this program we not the humility, the greatness, and alleviated them. is vita.I to the future welfare Of our country. above all the wisdom to recognize and However, in truth, Congress must in In recent weeks a great deal has been said about a factual report tha.t was made by the admit that we have made a mistake? part bear the responsibility for the war Southern Forest Resource Analysis Commit The President has justified his actions in Vietnam, and the circumstances which tee. This report includes not only a history of on the grounds that the incursion into have allowed us to come to this harrowing the forest industry in the South but precise Cambodia would protect American lives time. No matter how much some may de- projections of the demands tha.t will be I ) May 5, 1970 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE 14207 ma.de on forestry by the year 2,000. The U.S. nis students. The Departments of Agricul The important role the Philippines population is expected to exceed 310 million; ture and Interior are the largest employers played in that war is well known. Our in the Gross National Product may well be among the federal agencies. An impressive ability to defend them from the on more than $2 trillion dollars; and the esti number of these students continue their slaught of the enemy was the occasion mated per capita Gross National Product academic experience at a more advanced of one of the briefest, most famous, and then, $6450, implies a living standard which graduate level. will demand more and better wood products. As head of the forestry school at one of best honored promises of all time: Gen. National per capita consumption of paper the colleges participating in this program, Douglas MacArthur's "I shall return." and paper board is expected to reach 584 I can tell you that many of our colleges And in that war, many brave Philippine pounds per person by the end of this year. would be unable to attract instructors hold soldiers fought and suffered along with Although the U.S. presently uses more paper ing PHD degrees, if it were not for the us. Quite properly, then, we have brought than any other nation, by the year 2000 it availability of Mcintire-Stennis Funds. Sim them and their dependents under the is estimated that our annual per capita con ply stated, we would not be able to offer the calibre of instruction essential to train coverage of many of our veterans' benefit sumption may approach 1000 pounds. Com laws. To administer these benefits in a pared to our phenomenal consumption, Swe ing research scientists that will provide tech den and Canada have an annual per capita nological information necessary for the for sensible and efficient manner, it is nec consumption of over 300 pounds. Russia est industry to meet the demands of the essary for the Veterans' Administration uses about 45 pounds per person. As for nation in the year 2000, without adequate to have offices in the Philippines. They China, where it all began with the discovery funding of the Mcintire-Stennis program. have such offices there now, and this bill of the elementary papermaking process in A number of imaginative and fruitful will permit those offices to stay in oper the first century, the average consump.;1on projects, pertinent to the time and to the ation. problems, have begun to emerge from this is estimated at no more than six pounds of H.R. 16739 is temporary legislation paper per person each year. program. The sustaining nature of the funds has permitted the universities to take a granting authority for only 10 years. Based on these estimates of per capita This is so because the Philippines are use and population growth, domestic re "program approach" to forestry problems quirements for pulpwood in the year 2000 that coincides with the appearance of pro now an independent nation, and it is may be as much as 172 million 0ords. Of gram-oriented national plans for agricul very likely that someday the number of this, it is estimated that 112 million cords tural and forestry research. Thus, many Mc VA beneficiaries there will cease to be will be produced in the South-three times Intire-Stennis research projects are mate large enough to justify continued Veter as much as in 1968. rially contributing important portions of ans' Administration presence. At pres larger research programs. For the sake of brevity I shall not attempt ent, however, there are in the Philippines The administration's budget contains $4,- to cite the parallel growth in demand for an estimated 314,000 veterans of service lumber, plywood and other wood products, 412,000 for Mcintire-Stennis Cooperative Federal-State Forestry Research Program recognized by our benefit laws. There are but suffice it to say that the demand for some 53,000 veterans or dependents of homes cannot and will not be met without an increase of $627,000 above the previous a tremendous increase in the availability year's budget. Believing this proposal is in veterans in the Philippines who are now of raw materials. Total timber cut in the the best interest of the nation, as well as getting compensation or pension from south must be 2.3 times more than that har that of the forest industry, the Louisiana the Veterans' Administration. VA ex vested in 1968, and 5 % less f'orest land area. Forestry Association hereby expresses its penditures in the Philippines this year support of the Administration's proposal, And since the growth drain ratio in 1968 will total over $63 million which repre and urges favorable consideration of it. was dangerously close to balanced, it is ob sents better than 60 percent of Veterans' vious that the future resource supply de Thank you for allowing us to submit this statement. Administration expenditures to all for pends largely on research developments and eign countries. Clearly, it would be false improved techniques. A continuation of ex economy to try to run an operation of isting practices, at the present pace, will be this size without on-the-spot offices. grossly insufficient. HONORING OUR OBLIGATION TO I am delighted with the enactment of In order to provide the needs of the na PHILIPPINE VETERANS tion, the forest industry must have the best H.R. 16739. It is merely a "housekeeping" technical information possible. More infor The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a bill-and a good one-but it is also a bill mation must be provided by research scien previous order of the House, the gentle which is necessary for the proper fulfill tists on tree genetics, tree improvement, site man from New York WESTERN STATES ANGUS FORUM The other subject which I would like the flavor, the juiciness and the tenderness The productivity of free men in the field to discuss with you is beef grading. Last fall of beef much will be done to destroy its of agriculture is a vivid example that agri the White House Conference panel on "Food market. These factors are found only in well culture cannot be harnessed. From U.S. News Quality" made the following recommenda marbled, reasonably finished beef. We must and World Report, April 20, 1970 I quote, tions concerning grading: face up to this fact. Beef is not a tender "Russia's standard of living is one of the 1. "Meat grading standards should reflect meat when it is not finished. The muscle of lowest among industrialized countries. The the nutritional value of food." a beef is tougher than any other domestic Soviet Union ranks 21st in per capita gross 2. Present USDA meat grades should be animal unless it is finished. We are not ad national product--the same position the modified "to re-establish finish as a quality vocating overly-finished cattle. We need a country held 50 years ago. Collectivization factor, and carcasses which are excessively small percent of prime cattle to take care of of agriculture has resulted in one of the fat should be down-graded." hotel and restaurant trade for people de world's most inefficient farming systems 3. Meat grading standards should be modi manding a superior product and this fact in drama.tized this past winter by acute short fied "to remove conformation as a quality itself points up that beef is the number one ages of meat and even flour." This same is grading factor, and the standards should al choice of those who demand the best and sue points out that 45 % of the Russian low leaner animals to qualify for higher h ave the money to pay for it. people are on the farms. Compare this with grades." If USDA lowers marbling requirements and the 5 % who live on farms in the United If the number one recommendation was disregards conformation for U.S. Choice I States. To say that the Russians have not put into effect, in my opinion it would de would strongly favor discont inuing govern been successful in many scientific fields stroy the present federal grading system. ment grading of beef. Let the packer buy the would be ridiculous. Their success in space Grading beef on its nutritional value is not kind of cattle he can sell. Let him put his programs and their military advances in jets practical or workable. Certainly we have own grade on them. Let the chain stores de and submarines perhaps equal ours or in not come to the position of trying to gov velop their own beef specialists and put their some respects surpass us. Agriculture produc ern the eating habits or pleasure of our peo own house brand in the counter. The Angus tion has been and will. continue to be the ple. Are we to say that General Motors should Breed accepts this challenge. We are not weakest spot in communism. Let's take a manufacture only Chevrolets? Should Ford afraid. Qualit y beef will be in greater demand hard look at our own agriculture. What manufacture only Fords or Chrysler only because competition will be in the open. The commodities are the most in trouble? Wheat, Plymouths? The second recommendation I people who want to produce extra large, corn, cotton and tobacco. All are subsidized. assume means to continue to down-grade heavy-boned, big type cattle or young-aged We Angus breeders like to devote our en U.S. Choice and to eliminate marbling. The cattle will have an equal chance in the mar ergy and time trying to raise a better calf, third recommendation has two parts. One, ket place. What more should be asked of a build a better herd, acquire more land, or to remove conformation and the other, to free enterprise system? Some will holler, build a finer home. We don't want to spend allow leaner animals to qualify for higher " Chaos". May I point out that there has our time in politics or government. We'd grades which is practically a duplication of never been any federal grading of pork: Who rather let the other fellow do iit. That day number two. will say the pork producer does a poorer job is over if we intend to maintain free agricul At this point I think it is importan t to of marketing his hogs tl).an we do our fin ture. We will have to fight for what we be raise the question, "Who would like to see ished cattle? Have you ever asked yourself lieve and fight logically. The Special Studies the present system of federal grading why we have federal grading of beef? I've Subcommittee of the House Committee on changed?" oft en wondered. Who benefits most from it? Government Operations has submitted a re First, the crusaders who find i:t advanta I am proud of the beef industry because port to the full Committee recommending geous from the standpoint of publicity to try of its fiber and spirit. I am proud of our regulation of the beef cattle industry like a to make changes on the basis of protecting country where we can express different opin public utility and jeopardizing the Meat Im the American consumer. This is one of the ions and still be friends and still be free. port Act of 1964. The Subcommittee's re favorite present-day gimmicks of some poli port, entitled "Federal Responsibility Foc ticians who join with the crusaders. I would Retail Price Increases For Beef," is a result like to ask this group, "Why not tell the MAJOR IMMIGRATION REFORM of the hearing conducted Oct. 7-9, 1969. American consumer when he is buying im LEGISLATION There are many people in government who ported fresh meat?" The consumer knows would like to regulate the production and when he buys French perfume, Scotch whis \ ) May 5, 1970 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE 14209 sphere. This ceiling is a naked ceiling nist-dominaited or Communist-occupied 62,500 visas, plus unused visas from the with no provision !for a preference system without geographical or numerical limi first and second preference, for skilled to reunite families or to welcome aliens tation. Provision is also made for the workers whose skills are needed in the with much needed skills and there is no adjustment of status to that of perma United States. distribution of numbers among the sev nent resident for such refugees. The def The fourth preference allocates 37 ,500 eral countries. Furthermore, the lack of inition of "refugee" covers persons flee visas, plus any numbers left over from an orderly procedure for visa issuance ing from any Communist-controlled the first three preferences, for religious tends to impair our relationship with country or area or from any other coun workers, aliens who will not seek em contiguous countries-Canada and Mex try due to persecution or fear thereof and ployment in the United States or who ico. In recognition of the command un who are unwilling because of such perse do not have to earn a living, and in defended borders we share with these cution or fear to return to their country vestors. countries, it is only logical that we, in or area. Persons uprooted by natural Then, 25,000 visas, plus any unused the spirit of cooperation and understand calamity or military operations whether visas from the first four preferences, are ing, accord Canada and Mexico a special within their own country or otherwise reserved for nonpreference immigrants. status, in other words, a nonquota status. are covered. Of these available numbers, 25 percent My bill establishes an annual ceiling This global authority in the absence of are reserved for persons under 25 years of 2'50,000 immigrants on a worldwide restrictions as to the number of refugees of age-the new seed immigrants. basis, excepting . only our neighbors who could be accepted would provide In order to give this new system a Canada and Mexico, and other defined maximum flexibility in the pursuit of chance to work, I have also provided special immigrants who have enjoyed humanitarian and foreign policy objec that any beneficiary of a current fifth a nonquota status. Each foreign country tives. The United States would be better preference petition, brothers and sisters will be allowed to send up to 25,000 quali able to cope with any arising emergency of a U.S. citizen, which was filed prior to fied immigrants to the United States an or other type of refugee problems in a July 1, 1970, shall be considered as a nually rather than 20,000 as prescribed manner consistent with broader objec special immigrant and thus not subject tives. to any numerical limitation. under present law. The parole of refugees, under this I must point out at this time that the The next problem area involves the amendment, is conditioned upon a deter transition from the national origins con admission of refugees. Since World War mination by the Attorney General after cept to the first-come, first-served con II, the Congress has enacted several consultation with the Secretary of State, cept was predicated upon a reasonable major statutes authorizing the admission that such parole would promote U.S. in phaseout period which was intended to of refugees, but it was not until the 1965 terests. This is consistent with the terms alleviate backlogs then existing in cer amendments that a refugee provision of U.S. legislation governing the use of tain preferences. Unfortunately, this just became part of the permanent law. Al funds for assistance in behalf of various did not happen and the fifth preference though this provision was laudable, a categories of refugees-Migration and particularly has continued to be over few moments after it became effective it Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 (Public subscribed. The continuation of this was obvious that this provision was in Law 87-510). oversubscription has unfavorably af adequate. Present law provides for the The current preference system for im fected the sixth preference and in some annual admission of up to 10,200 refu migrants presents the third major prob countries, such as Italy, sixth preference gees from Communist-controlled areas lem area. The percentage of numbers numbers will never become available and refugees uprooted by natural calam available under each preference is based without remedial legislation . ity or military action. The position of upon the average number of immigrants This proposed preference system of the United States as a world leader de admitted under each preference over the fers flexibility and is in concert with an mands that we, with other countries of years preceding the 1965 amendments. equitable immigration policy. the free world, be in a position to offer But demand fluctuates and patterns of Mr. Speaker, the Congress over the asylum to the oppressed. We must be immigration frequently change. Conse years has taken giant steps to advance able to take quick, effective, and affirm quently, the existing rigid system of per fairness and reasonableness in our im ative action to permit the orderly entry centage is not in focus with the need for migration policy. The 1965 repeal of the into the United States of a fair share visas to serve the best interests of the national origins concept for selecting im of refugees seeking freedom. We must United States. The third preference migrants was a magnificent advance uphold America's tradition as an asylum category-members of the professions or ment. However, we are obligated to seek for the oppressed. persons of exceptional ability in the sci ways to perfect the law so that the best Before this current fiscal year was ences and arts- is oversubscribed and interests of the United States in for half over, the 10,200 numbers set forth only those beneficiaries of third prefer eign policy and domestic policy can be in the law for refugees were exhausted ence petitions filed prior to July 8, 1968, served. mainly because of tragic happenings in are being considered for visa issuance. A section-by-section analysis of H.R. Czechoslovakia and an expulsion policy Likewise, the sixth preference-skilled or 17370 follows: in Poland. Many of us, members of the unskilled workers in short supply-is SECTION-BY-SECTION ANALYSIS OF H.R. Committee on the Judiciary, joined with oversubscribed back to October 1969. The 17370--.AMENDMENT TO THE IMMIGRATION Chairman EMANUEL CELLER in imploring use of numbers for the higher prefer AND NATIONALITY ACT the Attorney General to exercise his ences exhausts any possibility for non Section 1. "Im.mediate Relatives" are re parole authority in the Immigration and preference or new seed immigrants to get classified as "special immigrants" and un Nationality Act to keep the doors for asy visas to this country. married sons or daughters of United States lum open to refugees. In agreeing with H.R. 17370 revises the order of pref citizens are included in this nonquota cate this request, the Attorney General ad erences and establishes four new prefer gory. vised the committee that legislation in Natives of countries contiguous to the ences. The first preference provides 62,- United States and the spouse and child of the refugee field was urgently needed 500 visas for the spouse, or unmarried such a.lien are accorded special immigrant and that the general parole authority son or daughter of an alien lawfully classification. would be invoked for refugees only tem admitted to the United States for per Other subsections of 101 (a) (27) are re porarily. The refugee provisions in H.R. manent residence or to any qualified numbered accordingly. 17370 are not new. They are similar to immigrant who is the married son or Section 2. A worldwide ceiling on immigra provisions contained in H.R. 9112, by daughter of a citizen of the United tion of 250,000 is established exclusive of Chairman CELLER, which I and other States, or the unmarried brother or sis natives of Mexico and Canada and other de Members cosponsored last year and also ter of a citizen of the United States. fined "special immigrants." similar to provisions supported by previ- The second preference provides that Section 3. The total number of im.migrant 62,500 visas available to any single foreign state ous administrations. up to visas shall be available to shall not exceed 25,000 in any fiscal year My bill amends section 212(d) (5) of members of the professions or persons of (present limit is 20,000). the Immigration and Nationality Act by exceptional ability in the sciences and Section 4. The number of immigrant v1sa.s adding a new section which authorizes arts. To insure fair distribution, not more available to a dependent area of a. foreign the Attorney General to parole into the than 5,000 visas will be available to any state shall not exceed two percent (500) of United States refugees physically pres one country under this preference. per-country limitation (present law ls one ent in a country which is not Commu- The third preference provides up to percent or 200). I l 14210 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE May 5, 1970 Section 5. New preference system is from countries contiguous to the United Later in the same report it is stated: created: States and from adjacent islands. The scores of thousands of people in the 1st Preference: 25% of 250,000 visas shall Section 12. Obsolete sections of the Act of operational area are caught between the be available to the spouse, unmarried son or October 3, 1965 are repealed. Americans on one side and the Viet Cong daughter of an alien lawfully admitted for Section 13. Any alien eligible for fifth pref and North Vietnamese on the other. Another permanent residence or the married son or erence status on the basis of a petition filed factor is the Khmer Rouge, the Cambodian daughter of a United States citizen- or the prior to July 1, 1970, and who has retained equivalent of the Viet Cong. unmarried brother or sister of a United States the status accorded by the petition, and the "All this action could drive the Vietnam citizen. spouse and children of such alien, shall be documented as special immigrants. ese population of the rubber plantations 2nd Preference: 25% of the 250,000 visas into the ranks of the Viet Cong and the Cam shall be available to qualified members of bodian people into the arms of the Khmer the professions, or who have exceptional abil Rouge, unless we take special care," com ity in the sciences or arts, provided that TAKE PRIDE IN AMERICA mented one knowledgeable observer. commencing July 1, 1970, the total number of immigrant visas available under this pref Lavaca ------ $19,900 though, in the past, Colorado has been able CONNECTICUT ESTIMATED COSTS OF POLLUTION Perry ------ 26,000 to ut111ze all of its construction grant moneys ABATEMENT FACILITIES, 1967-72 Grady ------41,400 and has even taken advantage of some re Emerson ------24,378 allocated funds, there is some doubt in our Program Hickory Ridge ______14,000 mind as to whether or not Colorado will be ·Program based on West Fork ______based on full actual and/or 39,200 able to ut111ze all of the additional funds au Federal estimated Keiser ------29,300 thorized for this fiscal year. funding Federal Cherry Valley ______20,000 However, in discussing this matter with 53 percent allocations to Girls Training SchooL ______14,931 my counterparts from states in the east, I (average) Connecticut Center Hill ______41,430 find that, due to the high density of popu Gosnell ------22,500 lation and industry in the east, many of our Estimated cost of eligible White Hall ______15,900 states have over expended themselves with projects ______$350, 000, 000 $350, 000, 000 Mississippi County School Dis- regard to state funds in the hopes that the ======trict No. 57 ______Federal share______185, 500, 000 t 36, 400, 000 14,000 Federal government would be able to reim ======Monticello ------ 48,100 burse them at a later date. This was done State share: Mitchellville ------23,190 in order to keep the water pollution program a. Regular State share Sherwood-Sylvan Hills ______331,650 30 percent______105, 000, 000 105, 000, 000 in these states from becoming stalemated be b. To meet reduced Federal Amity ------13,500 cause of the lack of adequate Federal fund share ______149, 100, 000 Bradley ------23,000 ing. Therefore, even though at the moment I do not see where such additional funds Total State contribution______105, 000, 000 254, 100, 000 Total------4,544,943 would materially assist Colorado, I feel that Municipal share 17 percent Congress should appropriate such funds to (average>------===59='=5=00='=00=0====5=9,=5=0=0,=0=00 help the states that are in need of additional THE RESOURCES AGENCY OF CALIFORNIA. Federal financing. Total___.______·_ 350, 000, 000 350, 000, 000 Sacramento, Calif., April 10, 1970. On the other hand, we are finding that, Additional State cost of Hon. JOHN D. DINGELL, retroactive obligations due to the high interest rates being asked at (no Federal reimbursement)_ 20, 000, 000 20,000, 000 House of Representatives, Rayburn House present, many of our smaller communities Office Building, Washington, D.C. are unable to provide their share of financing I Includes $17,400,000-estimated Connecticut's share if DEAR MR. DINGELL: Governor Reagan has for the completion of sewage treatment $1,250,000,000 1971 authorization is appropriated by the asked me to reply to your letter of March facilities. We, therefore, wholeheartedly sup Congress. 12, 1970, requesting information on the fund port the administration's proposal for an en ing needs of California water pollution con vironmental financing authority to help STATE OF DELAWARE, WATER AND Am trol and abatement programs. cities and states finance their share of this The State Water Resources Control Board RESOURCES COMMISSION, program. Dover, Del., April 16, 1970. has estimated that constrt'ction costs for FRANK J. ROZICH, P. E., wastewater treatment plants, interceptors, Hon. JOHN D. DINGELL, Technical Secretary, Water Pollution House of Representatives, and outfalls for the next five years will total Control Commission. $888 million (1970 dollars). The yearly break Washington, D.C. down on this total is estimated at: 1970-71, DEAR CONGRESSMAN DINGELL: Governor $120 million; 1971-72, $160 million; 1972-73, STATE OF CONNECTICUT, Peterson has asked me to reply to your let $200 million; 1973-74, $200 million; and ExECUTIVE CHAMBERS, ter requesting infurma tion on funding needs 1974-75, $208 million. Attached is a table Hartford, April 6, 1970. for water pollution control programs· in Del which compares the anticipated costs to Hon. JOHN DINGELL, aware. The State of Delaware is quite proud federal, state, and local entities, with and of the fact that almost no untreated wastes without state participation. Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C. enter its streams. All municipal and indus The State Board has received 255 applica trial systems provide at least primary treat tions requesting grants totaling over $100 DEAR CONGRESSMAN DINGELL: Thank you ment. million for projects costing in excess of $330 for your recent letter concerning Connecti When the Water Quality Standards were million for fiscal year 1970-71. Some of these cut's funding requirements for water pollu adopted by the State, we took a very serious projects may not be eligible and others may tion control. I welcome this opportunity to attitude regarding the implementation plan. not be constructed this year. Nevertheless the re-emphasize my concern over Federal Gov The Federal Water Pollution Control Ad actual construction costs may be in excess ernment action in contributing to the solu ministration had set a 5 year period as a of $200 million, which is the level of con tion of this most serious national problem. goal for achieving the standards. We antici struction we anticipate in fiscal year 1972-73. In an effort to pursue a comprehensive pate being the first state to comply by 1973. Assembly Bill 1456, currently before the problem of the pollution of Connecticut's Our projected needs for the next six years Legislature, provides for state grants for waters, this State, on my recommendation, are as follows: construction of sewerage facilities. The Ad authorized $250 million in bond authoriza ministration favors this measure. tions to initiate construction of all waste Summary of statewide needs of capital out Based upon the estimates of the State treatment works projects by 1972. lay for municipal water pollution control Board, the stepped-up enforcement policies This amount was required not only to meet facilities 1970-75 of the State Board and the California Re our State's share of the cost of these proj [In millions] gional Water Quality Control Boards, the ects, but to make up for a reduced Federal County: proposed state grant program, and the cur share due to limited Federal appropriations. New Castle ______$28 rent level of grant applications, we estimate To date, Connecticut has pre-financed in Kent ------23 that approximately $100 million will be excess of $60 million of the Federal share Sussex ------31 needed in fiscal year 1970-71 by California of such projects, in accordance with the pre for the federal share of construction grants. fund!ng provisions of the 1966 Clean Water Tutal ------82 Sincerely, Restoration Act. Systems under design take into considera N. B. LIVERMORE, Jr., It was gratifying to hear President Nixon, tion assimilative capacilty availaible in the Secretary for Resources. in his speech to the recent National Gov streams as well as regional needs. Instead ernors' Conference, announce that efforts of constructing a. large number of secondary WATER POLLUTION CONTROL COM would be made to provide reimbursement and tertiSII'Y ;treatment plants, we have at MISSION, COLORADO DEPARTMENT to those states who had taken the initiative tempted ( f I \ May 5, 1970 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE 14217 for funding of water pollution control facili STATE OF NEW MEXICO, $750 million first instance appropriation so ties in the State of Nevada for fiscal year Santa Fe, March 19, 1970. that we may continue to prefinance a por 1971, there are currently thirteen applica Re Funding Levels for oonstruction Granros tion of the Federal share and thus insure tions on file or being processed for submittal Program for Water Pollution Control the uninterrupted continuation of New for funding for the remainder of fiscal year (P.L. 660 Funds). York's pacesetting program. 1970 and fiscal year 1971. Hon. JOHN D. DINGELL, Sincerely, The total costs of these projects eligible Rayburn House Office Building, NELSON A. ROCKEFELLER. for participating funds under PL660 is esti Washington, D.0. mated at $11,473,560. The grant amount that DEAR CONGRESSMAN DINGELL: I will take STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA, could be made available under PL660 is, of this opportunity to boast a bit about New Bismarck, March 23, 1970. course, $3,824,520. Mexico's water pollution control program. Hon. JOHN D. DINGELL, There is approximately $840,000 of unallo One hundred percent of all sewered com House of Representatives, Rayburn Office cated funds remaining in Nevada's fiscal year munities within the state have secondary Building, Washington, D.C. allocation of $1,800,000. If funding is to be sewage treatment. We do admit, however, DEAR CONGRESSMAN DINGELL: North Da provided at the present level for fiscal year that many of these facillties a.re improperly kota has made full use of the Federal Water 1971, this would provide only $2,640,000 to operated and poorly maintained. An addi Pollution Control administration grant pro meet these requests, or there will be a short tional problem in the State of New Mexico gram since its inception in 1956. Our State age of approximately $1,200,000. are communities that have no sewage col is not a populous state with our largest It should be pointed out that the projects lection system and the growth of many rural city about 50,000. We receive and process a referred to are projects necessary only to communities and subdivisions throughout number of grant applications each year, even meet the needs of population growth. Nevada the state. though the total grant moneys involved are is now on the threshold of advanced waste The 1970 State Legislature of New Mexico not large. As a result, we have not been able treatment facilities to maintain the high passed a $1,000,000 bond issue to participate to use all the Federal Water Pollution Control quality of the surface waters. in the cost of municipal waste water treat grant moneys allocated to the State over the The first project providing advanced waste ment facilities. The Health and Social Serv past few years and the excess has been re treatment is scheduled to be under con ices Department has advised that the con allocated to other states with an unmet struction in 1972. The first phase cost of this struction schedule which is realistic for the need. State of New Mexico for water pollution con project is estimated at $18,616,000 and sched Below is listed the grant moneys expend uled for completion in 1973. The second trol faciUties will utilize approximately ed and the Federal moneys allotted to our phase, to be completed by 1980, is estimated $1,000,000 ($2,000,000 Federal funds) be State for the past five yea.rs: tween July 1, 1970 and June 30, 1971. at $101,018,000. There is, of course, a possibility that com While these are comparatively insignificant munities will wish to upgrade their waste Federal moneys costs nationwide, they do represent a major water treatment facilities in the immediate allocated to tax burden to Nevada's small population. future as a result of the state-federal fund Year Grant funds used North Dakota If the efforts to maintain our vital water ing prograins which will amount to 75 or 80 supplies are to be successful, certainly addi percent grant money to communities. 1965 ______$121, 222 $1, 161, 700 tional funding will have to be provided; the 1966 ______I would say that in all probability, the 1967 ______626, 553 1, 267, 870 current funding would appear to be mini State of New Mexico will require approxi 505, 828 I, 238, 850 1968 ______194, 307 I, 482, 400 mal. mately $2,000,000 of Federal funds between 1969 ______404, 249 l, 594, 000 If we can provide you with additional in July 1, 1970 and June 30, 1971 and possibly formation, do not hesitate to call on us. twice this number or $4,000,000 between Sincerely, July 1, 1970 and June 30, 1972. We are enclosing a pamphlet showing 15 PAUL LAXALT, The funding level discussed above is some years of progress in -water pollution control Governor of Nevada. what less than the present Federal funding in North Dakota. level for 1970. North Dakota recognizes that we are one I hope this information is what you re of the very few states that are not able to STATE OF NEW HAMPSHmE, quire. If you need additional details, please use all their federal fund allocation. We also Concord, March 25, 1970. contact Mr. John R. Wright, Executive Sec recognize and are fully aware of the needs of Hon. JOHN D. DINGELL, retary of the New Mexico Water Quality Con the many states that do not receive adequate Rayburn House Office Building, trol Commission, P.O. Box 2348, Santa Fe, Federal funds to meet the yearly demands of Washington, D.C. New Mexico 87501. their water pollution control programs. We DEAR CONGRESSMAN DINGELL: In reply to Sincerely, realize that the rate of progress toward the your recent request for information on the DAVID F. CARGO, control of pollution in other states does af funding needs for water pollution control Governor. fect the Nation, including North Dakota. For projects in New Hampshire, we are very glad this reason, we urge full funding of con to present the following status report: STATE OF NEW YORK, struction grant money as authorized under 1. Federal funds available for allocation ExECUTIVE CHAMBER, the provisions of the Clean Water Restora (includes New Hampshire's increase under Albany, April 21, 1970. tion Act of 1966. the $800 million appropriation)-All avail Hon. JOHN D. DINGELL, Sincerely yours, able funds have either been allocated to Rayburn House Office Building, WILLIAlYI. L. GUY' projects, or are in the process of allocation. Washington, D.C. Governor. 2. Projects eligible for Federal 50% grants, DEAR MR. DINGELL: This is in reply to your now being prefinanced on the state or local recent letter concerning the funding needs FIFTEEN YEARS OF PROGRESS IN WATER POLLU level--Sixteen projects are being prefinanced of New York's Pure Waters program. TION CONTROL IN NORTH DAKOTA-JANUARY in this manner, with estimated eligible costs During the next Federal fiscal year, sew 1, 1954, TO JANUARY l, 1969 age treatment projects having an estimated of $34,000,000. To finance these projectB with THE STATE PICTURE 50% Federal grants, New Hampshire will need cost of $473,501,674 are expected to reach the grant application stage and be eligible Municipal sewage systems, Jan. 1, 1954 an additional $17,000,000. for $260,425,920 in Federal funding. This Secondary treatment plants______39 3. Projects scheduled for construction in does not include additional funds New York Imhoff tanks______50 accordance with New Hampshire Water and its local municipalities have provided Septic tanks______24 Quality Standards, and others on intrastate because of the failure of the Federal Gov No treatment______19 streams now under orders. Total projects- ernment to provide its 55 per cent share. 49; Estimated total costs--$177 million; Under the State's Pure Waters program, Total ------132 Estimated eligible costs-$150 million,· Esti in order to limit the local municipal costs mated 50% Federal grants $75 million. to 40 per cent of eligible project costs, the Municipal sewage systems, Jan. 1, 1969 To summarize New Hampshire's needs for State may prefinance the Federal share up Secondary treatment plants ______204 water pollution control projects, our pre to 30 per cent, in addition to its own 30 Imhoff tanks______17 Septic tanks______6 financed programs and other scheduled work per cent grant. Because Federal participa tion has averaged only 7 per cent, New York No treatment______5 could use an additional $92 million of Fed has prefinanced $555,973,631 of the Federal eral aid in the next few yea.rs. Although the share. Total ------232 President's proposed new program would Because of rising construction costs and greatly assist the New Hampshire pollution the lag in Federal financing, New York State THE RIVER BASINS control effort, it is obvious that even this can no longer continue to prefinance the There are five drainage basins within the additional funding will fall far short of our Federal share from its $1 billion Pure Wa State, as shown on the cover map. A large needs. ters Bond Issue, but must use it for pro portion of the State's population and indus With best regards, I am, viding its 30 per cent grants. try lie in the Red River Basin. This river Most sincerely, To meet this situation, the State Legis also forms the boundary between Minnesota. WALTER PETERSON. lature at my request has just authorized a and North Dakota. It flows northward into 14218 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE May 5, 1970 Canada and discharges into the Hudson Bay. DEVILS LAKE BASIN ing during fiscal year 1971 since it is our The Missouri River flows through North Da understanding that the federal act proposed (S-3472) only provides for committing funds kota, entering west of Williston and going Jan. l, 1954 Jan. l, 1969 into South Dakota below Ft. Yates. The after June 30, 1971. James River originates in North Dakota west The Ohio Water Development Authority of New Rock.ford, flows south and enters Population served by municpal pre-finances the federal 30% grant on sewer systems (by treatment): South Dakota below Ludden. The Souris orig age treatment plants and interceptors and Secondary plants ______4, 790 16, 969 also loans the remaining 70 % of project cost inates in Canada, enters North Dakota in Imhoff tanks. ______778 0 Septic tanks. _____ ------9, 133 0 to political sub-divisions. Ohio will have Renville County, loops down into the State No treatment______0 0 $172,874,000 in eligible projects under con a.nd returns to Canada near Westhope. The Total.. ______struction in fiscal year 1970 with a need of Devils Lake Basin is a closed basin. It is 14, 701 16, 969 federal funds in the amount of $51,862,000. characterized by generally poor drainage. In fiscal year 1971, an additional $134,126,- Treatment facilities: 000 of eligible projects wm be placed under RED RIVER BASIN Secondary plants ______4 15 construction with a need of federal funding Imhoff tanks ______1 0 Septic tanks ______3 0 in the amount of $40,237,800. A total of Jan. 1, 1954 Jan. 1, 1969 No treatment______0 0 $92,099,800 of federal funds will be needed in fiscal year 1970 and 1971. Ohio has been Total.. ______8 15 Population served by municipal allocated $40.8 mllllon in 1970 leaving an systems (by treatment): additional $51,299,800 necessary in federal Secondary plants______73, 832 159, 415 During these 15 years: funds for fiscal year 1971. Imhoff tanks ______32, 266 2, 044 Septic tanks______9, 970 1, 817 1. Thirty-three cities have replaced in If more detail is needed on listing specific No treatment______7, 957 0 adequate Imhoff tanks with satisfactory projects, please contact me. facilities. Sincerely, Tota'------125, 025 163,276 NED E. WILLIAMS, Treatment facilities: ======2. Eighteen cities have replaced inadequa.te Secondary plants______15 74 septic tanks with satisfactory faclllties. Executive Director. Imhoff tanks______7 3 3. Fourteen cities, previously discharging Septic tanks______11 5 No treatment______6 0 raw sewage to the streams, now have saitis OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR, factory treatment. Salem, March 31, 1970. Total.______39 82 4. Fifteen cities, with secondary treatment, Hon. JOHN D. DINGELL, have added to or replaced their facllities to Rayburn House Office Building, further improve the treatment of their Washington, D.C. MISSOURI RIVER BASIN wastes. DEAR MR. DINGELL: This is in reply to your 5. One hundred new cities installed sew request of March 12, 1970, for informatio:c Jan. 1, 1954 Jan. 1, 1969 age collection systems with adequate treat on the funding needs for fiscal year 1971 ment facilities. of Oregon's Water Pollution Control Pro 6. The total population of the State served gram. Population served by by municipalities with modern sewerage '.fa municipal systems (by I am enclosing a list of fifty-two projects treatment): c111ties rose from 289,479 to 391,046--this for fiscal year 1971 representing total costs Secondary plants______17, 727 108,697 represents a rise of 47 % to 62 % of the total eligible for grant participation in excess of Imhoff tanks______27, 151 5, 006 State's population. $60 million. Applications for federal funds Septic tanks ______6, 432 319 7. North Dakota cities have spent a total No treatment______37, 000 1, 402 under Public Law 84-660 have either al of approximately $11,500,000 of local moneys ready been filed for these projects or wlll Total..______88, 310 115, 424 on sewage treatment fac1lities during this be filed prior to June l, 1970, with our De Treatment facilities: ======period. partment of Environmental Quality. We Secondary plants ___ ------13 70 Imhoff tanks______32 9 THE CONTROL OF WATER POLLUTION anticipate a similar requirement for fiscal Septic tanks ______5 1 Two of the major sources of pollution en year 1972. No treatment______7 2 tering the rivers and streams in North Under the present formula for distributing P.L. 660 funds to the various states, Ore Tota'------57 82 Dakota are domestic wastes from communi ties and the wastes from industries. This gon's allotment is approximately one per folder covers only progress made in these cent of the federal appropriation. Even by SOURIS RIVER BASIN fields. However, other pollutants such as or limiting federal grants to 30% and covering ganic materials and chemicals used by agri additional projects with state funds, we have immediate needs for our full share of Jan. 1, 1954 Jan. 1, 1969 culture which are carried into streams by runoff, salt, heated waste discharges, etc., the $1.25 billion authorized for fiscal year are also important factors which are con 1971. Population served by municipal We will be following with great interest systems (by treatment): sidered in the State's water pollution con Secondary plants. ______trol program. the activities of yourself and other members 22, 740 58, 153 of Congress in support of funding the full Imhoff tanks ______5, 050 1, 697 Certainly excellent progress ha.s been made Septic tanks ______3, 593 0 $1.25 billion authorization. No treatment______4, 412 3, 974 in the State toward providing satisfactory Sincerely, and approved waste treatment fac111ties by TOM MCCALL, TotaL ______35, 795 63, 824 communities and industry. Much of the Governor. credit for this progress must go to the de Treatment facilities: velopment of the waste stabilization lagoon STATE OF OREGON, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL Secondary plants. ______3 29 method of waste treatment. North Dakota Imhoff tanks ______6 3 QUALITY-AN ESTIMATE OF PUBLIC LAW 660 GRANT Septic tanks ______3 0 pioneered in the development o'.f this type of REQUIREMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1971 No treatment______• ______4 3 treatment. Properly designed and operated waste stabilization lagoons provide treatment TotaL. ______------16 35 Estimated efficiencies equal or better than conventional grant 30 per secondary treatment. Estimated cent or 33 Project JAMES RIVER BASIN Another factor which has aided the State's eligible cost percent progress in water pollution control was the Jan. l, 1954 Jan. 1, 1969 enactment of the Federal Grant Program $200, 000 $60, 000 4, 908, 000 1, 619, 600 in 1956 which provides grants to communi , ~~~~r~!~~~======Bay City ______262, 000 Bear Creek V.S.A ______78,600 Population served by munici- ties to help pay the cost of construction of 6, 000, 000 2, 000, 000 Brookings ______------__ _ 300, 000 99, 000 sewage treatment f'8.Cll1t1es. Bunker Hill S.D. ______200, 000 66, 000 pa ~~~g~~:I~~/~ra~~~~~~~~~ __ 16, 215 30, 366 Cloverdale S.O ______Imhoff tanks ______2, 705 140, 000 42, 000 eptic tanks ______1, 87 Coos Bay ______3, 944 0 OHIO WATER DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, Coos Bay-Empire ______500, 000 165, 000 No treatmenL ______2, 784 0 Columbus, Ohio, March 23, 1970. 200, 000 66, 000 Coquille ______------400, 000 132, 000 Hon. JOHN D. DINGELL, Eastside. ______Total. ______--- 25, 648 31, 553 150, 000 49,500 Rayburn House Office Bldg., Echo. __ ------_------150, 000 49, 500 Florence ______------225, 000 74,200 Treatment facilities: Washington, D.C. Gardiner S.D. _____ ------_ Secondary plants ______4 16 Garibaldi______252, 000 75, 000 Imhoff tanks. ______----- 4 2 DEAR CONGRESSMAN: Your letter a! March Gold Beach ______300, 000 90, 000 Septic tanks ______2 0 12 to Governor James A. Rhodes concerning Grants Pass ______142, 000 42,600 No treatment______2 1, 850, 000 610, 500 0 Ohio's needs for FWPCA funding has been Gresham ______------750, 000 247, 500 referred to me for reply. Hammond ______------__ _ 250, 000 82, 500 Total. •• __ ------12 18 Hillsboro ______1, 140, 000 342, 000 We are also concerned about federal fund- Hood River(lndian Cr. Int) ___ _ 180, 000 54, 000 May 5, 1970 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE 14219 POTENTIAL CONSTRUCTION GRANT PROJECTS FOR NEEDED We will receive the new applications for Estimated IMPROVEMENTS fiscal year 1971 by April 15, 1970, so the exact grant 30 per number of applications and their eligible cost Estimated cent or 33 Estimated Estimated will not be known until that date. Based on Project eligible cost percent total project grant funds the number of requested forms, we anticipate Community cost requested new applications having an eligible cost ex Hood River (S.T.P.) ______$1, 000, 000 $330, 000 ceeding $70,000,000. Arlington ______$74, 000 $22, 200 Josephine County (Redwood) __ _ 914, 000 301, 600 Alcester ______------A conservative estimate of fiscal year 1971 Lexington ______------100, 000 30, 000 25, 000 7, 500 206, 000 67, 900 Ashton ______------20, 000 6,000 needs ls: Madras ______------Astoria ______------44, 119 13, 235 Mosier ______------50, 000 15, 000 Aurora ______Mount Vernon ______18, 000 5,400 180, 000 54, 000 Bradley ______------Myrtle Point______350, 000 105, 000 50, 000 15, 000 Eligible 55 percent Netarts-Oceanside. ______350, 000 105, 000 Blunt______------_ 34, 000 10, 200 cost Federal grants Carthage ______----- ______27, 000 8, 100 North Bend ______750, 000 247, 500 Claire City ______Nyssa ______--- 250, 000 82, 500 18, 000 5,400 Pendleton (Mt. Hebron) ______75, 000 24, 700 Chamberlain ____ ------______100, 000 30, 000 Philomath ______Castlewood ______------_ 20, 000 6, 000 Applications received______$41, 820, 000 $23, 000, 000 507, 000 167, 300 Columbia ______New applications expected_____ 70, 000, 000 38, 500, 000 Portland S.T.P ______13, 523, 000 4,462, 600 10, 500 3, 150 Portland (S.T.P. outfall) ______1, 086, 000 358, 300 Corona ______------_ 28, 000 8,400 Rockaway ______Corson ______7, 000 2, 100 Total for 1971 fiscal year. 111, 820, 000 61, 500, 000 122, 000 36, 600 Custer ______Sandy ______------350, 000 115, 500 232, 000 69, 600 784, 000 235, 200 Crooks Sanitary District______21, 750 6, 525 Dell Rapids ______------_ 37, 000 11, 100 We strongly urge full funding Of this vital ~~~~o~~~======75, 000 24, 700 Siletz ______------90, 000 27, 000 DeSmeL _ 69, 000 20, 700 prograim if we are to have meaningful and Dupree ___ -=====::::====::=== 21, 000 6, 100 Silverton ______------12, 000 3, 600 Eden ______orderly progress in our fight against water St. Helens ______2, 419, 000 798, 200 14, 000 4,200 Stayton ______--- __ 180, 000 59, 400 Elkton 51, 000 15, 300 pollution. Sublimity ______110, 000 36 300 Ethan_-====::======:Egan ______67, 300 20, 190 Thank you for your efforts on behalf or The Dalles ______910, 000 300: 300 60, 000 18, 000 this important legislation. Umatilla ______Gary ______------34, 000 10, 200 200, 000 66, 000 Garden City ______Sincerely, Unified Sewerage Agency ______17, 900, 000 5, 900, 000 30, 000 9, 000 Harrisburg ______------_ 22, 000 6,600 BUFORD ELLINGTON. Vernonia ______-- __ ----- 160, 000 48, 000 Hill City ______Waldport ______200, 000 66, 000 100, 000 30, 000 37, 000 11, 100 Wilsonville ____ ------___ ----- 400, 000 132, 000 HotHerreid Springs ------______STATE OF WASHINGTON, Woodburn ______----- __ 147, 000 48, 500 674, 400 218, 400 Olympia, March 27, 1970. Yachats ______---- ______--- 218, 000 71, 900 Hoven ------85, 930 25, 779 Hudson ------61, 000 18, 300 Hon. JOHN D. DINGELL, TotaL ______------62, 117, 000 18, 566, 000 Iroquois. ______------42, 000 12, 600 House of Representatives, Kenstone-Mount Rushmore Washington, D.O. Sanitary District______1, 200, 000 360, 000 Lead-Deadwood Sanitary Dis- DEAR CONGRESSMAN DINGELL: Thank you COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, tricL ______----- 5, 000, 000 1, 500, 000 for your inquiry of March 12, 1970 concerning Harrisburg, April 6, 1970. Lesterville ______----- 25, 750 7, 725 Washington state's anticipated construction Lewis and Clark Sanitary Dis- grant program needs for Fiscal Year 1971. Hon. JOHN D. DINGELL, trict______------116, 000 34,800 Washington has established water quality Rayburn House Office Building, Menno. ___ ------41, 000 12, 300 Midland ______------16, 000 4,800 standards for interstate, intra.state and Washington, D.O. Mitchell ______------139, 000 41, 700 coastal waters. In addition, the Water Pollu MY DEAR MR. DINGELL: Your letter of Mobridge ______------120, 000 36, 000 tion Control Commission has established a March 12, 1970, to Governor Shafer has been Nisland ______------22, 000 6, 600 North Sioux City ______124, 515 41, 090 plan of implementation and enforcement referred to me for reply. I am pleased to Oacoma _____ --- __ ------41, 000 12, 300 which sets forth construction necessary to learn that so many Congressmen have joined 4, 700 Olivet_Pierre ______------15, 600 implement those water quality standards in an effort to secure full funding under the 300, 000 90, 000 a.nu construction schedules. Platte ______------82,600 24, 780 Clean Water Restoration Act of 1966 for the Ramona ______------Exhibit A, attached, lists those projects fiscal year 1971. 24, 000 7,200 Raymond._------_ ------30, 000 9, 000 which will be eligible for a construction Seventy (70) municipalities have applied Spearfish ______210, 000 63, 000 grant during Fiscal Year 1971 and cost pro for financial assistance from fiscal year 1971 Spearfish Valley Sanitary jections of those projects. Exhibit B specifi District______------_ --- 40, 000 12, 000 funds. Under our policies, we have ascer St Lawrence ______31, 000 9,300 cally lists those projects which are necessa.ry tained that these are ready to proceed. Based Sioux Falls ______950, 000 285, 000 to be constructed in Fiscal Year 1971 to im on a total eligible construction cost Of $90 Timber Lake. ------31, 000 9,300 plement adopted water quality standards. Trent______------million, Pennsylvania would need $49,500,- 25, 000 7, 500 With a participation rate Of 30 % of eligi· Vivian _____ ------_--- 34, 200 10, 260 000 in Federal funds for that period. Penn Volin ______-- _------17, 500 5,250 ble construction costs, it ls projected that sylvania has also pre-financed the Federal Wakonda ___ -----_------26,400 7,920 Washington State's construction grant pro share of grants in the last three years in Waubay ___ ------60, 000 18, 000 gram funding needs will be approximately the amount of $17,890,000, and local govern Wentworth ____ ------_-- 30, 000 9, 000 $19,725,750. An appropriation of $800 million Wolsey ___ ------41, 000 12, 300 ment pre-financed $6 million. The total need Willow Lake ______44, 000 13, 200 to the Construction Grants Program would in Pennsylvania for fiscal year 1971 there Wessington ____ ------_ 58, 000 17, 400 find the State of Washington at a level of fore is $73,390,000. White ______------21, 000 6,300 $12.5 million. The full appropriation of $1.25 With the growing concern over the pollu Watertown ______-- --- _------120, 000 36, 000 billion would fund the state at a level of Yankton ______------_ 400, 000 120, 000 tion of our environment, I cannot too Custer State Park Stockade $19.5 mllllon. The full appropriation is strongly urge that adequate funding be Campground. ______-- 25, 000 7,500 needed to continue to impiement the made available to the states for accelerating Custer State Park Legion Lake. 10, 000 3,000 adopted federal and state water quality the water pollution control program. standards. In any event I heartily support a Total. ______------11, 606, 564 3, 501, 604 If there ls any further information needed, continuing resolution for $800 million to be please let me know. issued in June 1970 to preclude unantici TENNESSEE EXECUTIVE CHAMBER, pated delays in funding needed for eligible Sincerely, Nashville, April 9, 1970. ELLSWORTH R. BROWNELLER, M.D .. projects. Hon. JOHN D. DINGELL, Should further information be requested, Rayburn House Office Building, pleaae contact this office at your convenience. STATE OF SoUTH DAKOTA, Washington, D.O. Sincerely, Pierre, March 25, 1970. DEAR CONGRESSMAN DINGELL: I appreciate DANIEL J. EvANS, Hon. JoHN D. DINGELL, your letter of March 12 in which you request Governor. information on the funding needs of the Rayburn House Office Building, ExHIBIT A Washington, D.O. water pollution control and abatement pro gram in Tennessee. WASHINGTON STATE GRANT ELIGmLE DEAR CoNGRESSMAN DINGELL: Responding PROJECTS ANTICIPATED to your inquiry of March 12, there ls at Our Stream Pollution Control Board re tached a tabulation of the potential con ceived 23 applications for fiscal year 1970 Total cost for project-Fiscal year 1971, struction grant projects for South Dakota. grants under the Clean Water Restoration Public Law 84-660 Act of 1966. The eligible cost of thes projects Projects necessary to implement The estimated grant funds requested are is $70,575,000 and since Tennessee will now based on a 30 percent grant. water quality standards i __ _ $37,957,500 provide 25 per cent matching grants for these 13,530,000 South Dakota ls ~ving consideration to projects, the 55 per cent Federal grant would Metro ------initiation Of a State construction grant pro Vancouver ------4,265,000 be $38,820,000. Other anticipated projects __ _ 10,000,000 gram and if this is successful the estimated Tennessee was allocated $15,815,700 from Federal grant funds requested will be ap the $800 million appropriated for fiscal year 65,752,500 proximately double those figures tabulated. 1970. We will, therefore, carry forward to the Total ------Most sincerely, ftscal year 1971 priority list projects with an 1 Listed in Exhibit B. FRANK L. FARRAR, eligible cost of $41,820,000 that are applying Grant impact based on 30 % participation: Governor. for 55 per cent grant.; of about $23,000,000. $19,725,750. 14220 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE May 5, 1970 ExHIBIT B with the possibillty of a loss in momentum amendments have been entirely adequate to WASHINGTON STATE GRANT ELIGIBLE in the construction program for municipal meet the needs of the state. The annual PRO.JECTS---FISCAL YEAR 1971 waste water treatment facilities. Since the amounts available to the state since the pas implementation programs provided to the In sage of P.L. 660 have varied from $440,875 in Total eligible costs for projects required terior Department by the States is based on a FY 1957 to $2,240,300 for FY 1970. Only in for compliance with water quality stand Federally assisted construction program, it is FY 1957 were all of the available funds uti ards-Public Law 84-660 of utmost importanoe that the funding be lized. In all other yea.rs we have had surplus City of Bellingham______$13, 038, 000 carried out at a rate that will expedite con funds returned to the federal agency. Blaine------55,000 struction of waste water treatment plants. Since the inception of this program in Burlington ------150, 000 The State of West Virginia has special con FY 1957, this department has processed 78 Anacortes------· 267,900 cern in its program in that while West Vir applications for construction grants. As of Annapolis s. D.------60, 000 ginia is the only State located totally within November 1969, 64 projeots were completed Coupeville ------29, 800 Appalachia, it is governed by the same cri or under construction, having a total eligible Edmonds ------944, 500 teria in the construction grants program as cost of $7,975,748 and involved federal par Kitsap County S. D. No. 6------295, 000 all other States in the Union. This fact, ticipation to the amount of $2,389,710. Marysville ------15, 000 coupled with the fact that all of our larger Best wishes. Mukilteo ------51, 300 towns have provided treatment facilities, Sincerely, Skagit County S. D. No. L------80, 000 leaves the State with the task of providing JACK SPEIGHT, Snohomish ------75, 600 treatment for its smaller towns and villages Administrative Assistant. Stanwood ------25, 000 ranging from 100 to 2,000 in population. For Rainier Vista S. D·------1, 000, 000 this reason I am seriously concerned with the Aberdeen ------1,230,400 funding capab111ties of these areas and intend THE VIRGIN lsLANDS OF Cosmopolis ------43, 500 to request that West Virginia be allowed to THE UNITED STATES, Hoquiam ------50, 000 increase its matching rate under Public Law Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, Port of Vancouver------1, 000, 000 660 to 50 percent of the eligible costs. We re March 24, 1970. Okanogan------5,000 quest no additional funds, but would request Hon. JOHN D. DINGELL, Palouse------5,000 the increase in the matching aspect so as to Washington, D.C. Bremerton ------1, 410, 800 lower the local burden to these small com DEAR CONGRESSMAN DINGELL: I am writing Burlington ------109, 300 munities. in reply to your letter of March 12, 1970, con Concrete------414,000 The opportunity to comment on this most cerning the funding needs of the water pollu Langley------18,750 important matter is appreciated. tion control and abatement program of the Mt. Vernon______252,400 Sincerely, Virgin Islands. Sedro Woolley______160,000 ARCH A. MOORE, Jr., You may be interested to know that I have Suquamish ------340,000 Governor. secured the services of Professor Morton s. Winslow ------112, 700 Hilbert who is a resident of Dearborn, Michi Seattle------1,000,000 THE STATE OF WISCONSIN, gan, and Chairman of the Department of Vashon Island, SD.------47, 000 EXECUTIVE OFFICE, Environmental and Industrial Health at the Gig Harbor------1, 700, 000 Madison, March 30, 1970. University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. For a Olympia ------940,000 Hon. JOHN D. DINGELL, period of six months, Professor Hilbert is de Tacoma No. 1------1,600,000 House of Representatives, voting his efforts to assist me in securing Raymond ------69, 600 House Office Building, widespread environmental improvements in South Bend------5,100 Washington, D.C. the Virgin Islands. One of his major assign Toledo------5,000 DEAR MR. DINGELL: I have frequently ex ments is to expedite the program of pollu Vader------2,000 pressed my displeasure over the failure of the tion control which I feel is so vitally impor Winlock ------5, 000 White Salmon______115, 000 Congress to match the authorizations of the tant to the health and economy of our people. Clean Water Restoration Act of 1966 with the We have a current plan for eliminating Asotin ------69,000 necessary appropriations. harbor and beach pollution on the island of Cashmere ------5,000 While the $800 million construction grant St. Thomas which should be ready to go on Chelan ------5, 000 program approved in Fiscal Year 1970 was ex bid in June of 1970. The cost of this program Deer Park------5,000 tremely helpful, it may still be inadequate Ephrata------10,000 is estimated at $3,517,000. Lakeland Village______5, 000 to meet Wisconsin's needs. We also have a plan for the island of St. Officials of the Wisconsin Department of Croix which will provide a sewerage system Oroville------165,000 Natural Resources inform me that unless the Pullman ------10, 000 and eliminate current pollution problems $17,130,900 allocation to Wisconsin for 1970 and should be ready for bid by September Tonasket ------30, 000 is increased in 1971, as many as 50 pollution Sumas ------69,000 of 1970 at an estimated cost of $3,276,000. abatement projects which are now preparing In the past week, we have submitted an Lynden ------106,200 to proceed to construction will lack federal Poulsbo ------86,500 application to the Water Pollution Control Seattle City Light------74, 000 funding. Agency for planning the elimination of pol Auburn------3,250,000 This becomes especially critical since Wis lution in Cruz Bay, St. John. The estimated consin has undertaken a state bonding pro Montesano ------974,000 cost of this corrective program is in the Sumner------117,300 gram to ensure that state c01nmitments to neighborhood of $200,000. Battleground ------5, 000 the pollution abatement program will be met. We have developed plans for pollution con Centralia ------134, 900 While we have built a feature into our law trol over a five-year period for the three U.S. Morton ------92, 000 which will permit state advances of federal Virgin Islands which have estimated costs as Pe 270, 000 funds, we are extremely hesitant about uti follows: Cle ElL------Elum______20,000 lizing this method in the face of a possib111ty Goldendale ------10, 000 that the reimbursement provisions may be 1971 $4,074,000 stricken from tlb.e federal program. Grandview ------153, 000 1972 3,123,000 Kennewick ------575, 000 My office has not received sufficient expla 1973 3,294,000 Naches------23,250 nation of the Administration's current fi 1974 2,934,000 Prosser (Dom.)------5, 000 nancing proposal to evaluate its impact on 1975 2,814,000 Roslyn------69,000 the Wisconsin program. I would be extremely concerned, however, if the federal program Although our islands are relatively small, Selah ------205,000 we have a tremendously large tourist busi Sunnyside ------250, 000 were to be changed--0r short-changed-in Terrace Heights, S.D------85, 000 any way which would upset the momentum ness attracting over a million tourists each S:m.all Suburbs------50,000 which has finally been achieved in this vital year. The islands are growing at a rate which environmental protection effort. exceeds all other parts of the nation. Spokane ------4,146,700 Wilbur------155,000 WARREN P. KNOWLES, It is important that we take immediate Governor. action to correct existing pollution problems Total ------37,957,500 and that we provide adequate facilities to Grant impact based on 30 % participation: WYOMING ExECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, handle the rapidly expanding development so $11,387,250. CHEYENNE, March 27, 1970. that we may prevent pollution problems of the future. STATE OF VmGINIA, Hon. JOHN D. DINGELL, House Offi,ce Building, I wish to express my appreciation for your OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR, interest in the problems of pollution, and I Charleston, April 21, 1970. Washington, D.C. will be happy to be of every possible assist Hon. JOHN D. DINGELL, DEAR CONGRESSMAN DINGELL: This is in fol House of Representatives, lowup to our letter of March 19 with the ance to you and your Committee in this im Rayburn House Office Building, information that you requested relative to portant area of governmental concern. Washington, D.C. the Clean Water Restoration Act of 1966. Sincerely, DEAR CONGRESSMAN DINGELL: We in the The construction grant funds provided to MELVIN H. EVANS, areas of State government share your concern the State of Wyoming under P.L. 660 and Governor. May 5, 1970 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE 14221 IT IS TIME FOR AMERICA TO ACT stead the United States has adopted the Mr. THOMPSON of New Jersey in two IN THE MIDDLE EAST policy of watchful waiting; we have instances. watched the other side become increas Mr.MINISH. (Mr. PODELL asked and was given ingly strong and capable, and we have Mr. HA WKINs in three instances. permission to extend his remarks at this waited with any decision. Time is fading Mr. ANDERSON of California. point in the RECORD and to include ex quickly, and a decision is called for. Mr. WOLFF in six instances. traneous matter.) Israel cannot protect her hard-won in Mr. GRIFFIN in two instances. Mr. PODELL. Mr. Speaker, since dependence if she is refused again. She Mr.PATTEN. March, the United States has silently is asking for equipment and nothing Mr.RARICK. watched the series of escalatory steps more. Russia has taken direct advantage Mr. DoWNING. that have taken place in the Middle East. of American indecisiveness in this area. No sooner did President Nixon and Sec retary of State William Rogers an In 1968, Mr. Nixon said: ADJOURNMENT We support Israel because it is threatened nounce that the United States would not by Soviet Imperialism and we support Israel Mr. BURLISON of Missouri. Mr. be selling the promised Phantoms and because it offers hope in the Middle East. . .. Speaker, I move that the House do now Hawks to Israel, then there was the pub Israel cannot lose even once. adjourn. lic announcement of the movement of The motion was agreed to; accord Soviet troops and Sam III missiles into Mr. Speaker, these words ring truer today than they ever did before. It is ingly
HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES-Tuesday, May ·5, 1970 the House Met at 12 O'clock Noon
