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EXTENSIONS of REMARKS May 18, 1976 EXTENSIONS of REMARKS OUTDOOR RECREATION Minerals Corp 14332 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS May 18, 1976 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS OUTDOOR RECREATION Minerals Corp. in April 1975, and learned CHILDREN AND POLITICS that the company planned to move its lead mining operation from the Flat HON. THOMAS F. EAGLETON River area west to Viburnum some 60 HON. DONALD M. FRASER OF MISSOURI miles away. The company indicated that OF MINNESOTA they had 20,000 acres of mined land near IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES Flat River and would probably sell most IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Tuesday, May 18, 1976 of the acreage. Tuesday, May 18, 1976 Mr. EAGLETON. Mr. President, I call BOR moved quickly to ascertain State Mr. FRASER. Mr. Speaker, the Senate to the attention of my colleagues a highly interest in the property and initiate a recently failed to override the President's attractive program initiated by a small State conceptual development plan. veto of the child care bill, H.R. 9803. As but effective Bureau 1n the Department Working with the Bureau of Mines State you know, the debate centered on the of the Interior. liaison officer for Missouri, BOR repre­ Federal Interagency Day Care Require­ The Bureau of Outdoor Recreation is sentatives and State officials arranged a ments which are tough enough to compel principally responsible for the mandate meeting with St. Joe offi.oials to present given to the Secretary of the Interior in a proposal for a new State park including an estimated 80 percent of all day care 1963 by Public Law 88-29 to insure that specific acreages and a financial analysis centers to close down due to noncompli­ all American people of present and future for the company. The meeting was, in ance. The alternative was H.R. 9803 generations be assured adequate outdoor effect, a sales promotion to the minerals which provided $125 million to keep the recreation resources. company, outlining procedures and po­ centers open and in compliance with This mandate means more land and tential benefits of both a complete dona­ these standards. facilities, accessible to Americas millions, tion and a bargain sale--sale for less While I think the controversy created dedicated .to public outdoor recreation than the fair market value-to the State. over this bill has provoked necessary dis­ use. Acquiring land for outdoor recrea­ The benefits of a complete donation were cussion about the Federal role in estab­ tion and open space, particularly near emphasized by explaining that the State lishing such standards, I also think it is urban areas, is a costly proposition in could use the appraised value of the important for us to be aware of the con­ these days of inflated realty prices and donated acreage for their matching share sequences of our actions--or inaction­ increasing demands on resources for resi­ of a land and water conservation fund for the people in these programs. For dential and commercial development. grant to develop the park. A complete this reason, I ask that the text of a The Land and Water Conservation Fund, donation would yield greater public rela­ May 17, 1976, New York Times article be the Federal Government's most effective tions benefits for the St. Joe Minerals printed in the RECORD. Anthony Lewis funding source for recreation land Corp. as well as bring potential new dol­ acquisition and facility development, has lars in to the local economy and provide describes the impact of our debate on a invested nearly $2 billion in increasing additional recreation opportunities for mother and child in Minneapolis. I urge America's recreation estate. Over $800 company employees. my colleagues to be aware of such real­ million has been used by the Federal St. Joe Minerals Corp. made a dona­ ities "at the heart of our abstract politi­ recreation land managing agencies to tion of 8,500 acres to the Missouri De­ cal debates." The text follows: acquire 1.5 million acres of nationally partment of Natural Resources. This will CHILDREN AND POLITICS significant land. Another $1.2 milllon has be the second largest State park in Mis­ (By Anthony Lewis) been invested by the States in acquiring souri, offering a variety of outdoor expe­ MINNEAPOLIS.-Nestled against a wall of 1.4 million acres and funding another riences to residents and visitors. St. Mary's Bas1llca, a hulking old church 10,000 projects for recreational develop­ The Bureau of Outdoor Recreation near downtown Minneapolis, is a small play­ ment. ground. Ten children, 2 ~ to 6 years old, use has recognized that one reason more pri­ the swings and slide and run over to talk The Land and Water Conservation vate land is not donated for outdoor rec­ with their teacher, Michael Young. They are Fund obviously cannot do the whole job; reation and open space is that it does not in a day-care center: Child Garden Mon­ and State and local budgets are already occur to public agencies to ask for it. tessori. overcommitted. BOR realizes that many individual One of the kids is 3~-year-old Laura To help take the pressure off the landowners, organizations, and corpora­ Lacey. She is well-dressed, bright, articulate, L&WCF, the Bureau of Outdoor Recrea­ tions with unused acreage, currently con­ happy, active: the model of what we have tion has embarked on an innovative tech­ come to think of as the middle-class child. nical assistance effort to open privately sidered "dead assets," would be willing to But in fact the Federal Government pays owned land for public recreation. One donate or ''bargain sell" land to public her fee at the center, $130 a month. agencies if they were made aware of the Laura Lacey is the reality at the heart of aspect of this initiative is assistance to potential, attractive tax benefits from a private landowners in developing plans an abstract political debate. President Ford charitable donation and the multiple recently vetoed a b111 providing added funds for public, noncommercial recreation use side benefits such as public relations and for day care, saying that it violated his prin­ of their lands. The thrust of this effort is corporate recognition for a public­ ciples for Federal aid, and the Senate failed public management through use agree­ spirited deed. The program is working. to override the veto. Unless Congress tl.nds ments of public recreation. Thus, the land a way around the President's objections, remains productive and in private Private contributions will undoubtedly Laura Lacey will have to leave the Child ownership, yet available for public en­ play an important role in helping to in­ Garden day-care center. joyment. sure the continued availability of recrea­ Laura's mother, Geraldine Lacey, a slim In addition, by outlining potential tax tion resources. BOR's technical assist­ attractive woman of 34, is separated from advantages and public benefits to be de­ ance program, in fiscal year 1975 alone, her husband. She worked as a secretary but initiated donations totaling over 20,000 found, she said, that she did not make rived by an individual, organization, or enough to support herself and the child. So corporation, BOR is encouraging private acres, valued at $10 million plus over 13 miles of urban trails. she went back to school, to the University landowners to donate land, facilities, and of Minnesota, where she hopes to become a services for recreation. In this Bicentennial Year, many of us nurse. While there she is on welfare-a fact The payouts to the public have already are conscious of the great need to insure that troubles her. been great. An outstanding example of a high quality life for future Ameri­ "People think of welfare as a leech on so­ private action initiated by the Bureau of cans-a life which includes ample oppor­ ciety," Mrs. Lacey said, "and I feel that way, Outdoor Recreation is the donation by tunity to enjoy the natural beauty of our too. My ego is bruised. I want to study to St. Joe Minerals Corp. of 8,500 acres to Nation through outdoor recreation. The get otf welfare." Mrs. Lacey had Laura in a private home the Missouri Department of Natural Re­ Bureau of Outdoor Recreation is success­ first--a woman minding half a dozen chil­ sources for a new State park. The value fully accomplishing its mission by en­ dren-but that turned out to be a depress­ of the donation is estimated at $2 million. couraging private gifts of recreation land ing place. Then she looked at many day­ BOR field personnel visited the St. Joe to the Nation. care centers before choosing Child Garden. May 18, 1976 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 14333 "The kids looked so nice here," she said, fare of the people of Missouri as ade­ THE TERMITE TRAP .. and they were interested in Laura when she quate transportation. Missouri has pros­ came--didn't resent a new child, as I'd seen pered largely because of its superior net­ in other places. I was so happy to see that. work of highway, rail, air, pipeline and HON. HELEN S. MEYNER And I thought it mattered that there was a waterway transportation facilities. All OF NEW JERSEY man teaching here. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES "I hope I don't have to move Laura now- communities in Missouri, from metro­ 1 don't think it's healthy to keep changing. politan areas to the smallest farm cen­ Tuesday, May 18, 1976 I'm just depressed . ." ters, share equally in the good things of Mrs. MEYNER. Mr. Speaker, I recently The situation of Geraldine and Laura Lacey life because of the unparalleled trans­ received a letter from a constituent, is not unusual in the United States now.
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