Amendments to the Environmental Education Act of 1970
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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 082 983 SE 016 780 TITLE Amendments to the Environmental Education Act of 1970. Hearings before the Select Subcommittee on Education of the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, Ninety-Third Congress, First Session on H.R.3927. INSTITUTION Congress of the U.S., Washington, D.C. House Committee on Education and Labor. PUB DATE 73 NOTE 173p. EDRS PRICE MF-$0.65 HC-$6.58 DESCRIPTORS Committees; *Environmental Education; *Federal Legislation;- Financial Support; *Reports IDENTIFIERS *Environmental Education Act of '.1970 ABSTRACT Presented in this builetin is the text of the hearings before the Select Subcommittee on Education of the Committee on Education and Labor concerning a bill to extend the Environiental Education Act of 1970 for three years (HR 3927). Thehearings were held April 17, May 15 and 17, 1973, to provide an opportunity for individuals from the public, educational community, and environmental groups as well as officials of the administration to express their views on the bill. Chairman Jahn Brademas prefaced initial statements by pointing out that the current administration requested no funds for the implementation of the Act in 1971; delayed establishing the Advisory Council, mandated by law, for a full 12 months after the measure was enacted; and delayed, also for a full year, establishing the Office of Environmental Education required by the Act. Also, that the administration has tried to hamstring the Office of Environmental Education in the Office of Education with redtape and a variety of bureaucratic strategies and has provided no money for the Office of Environmental Education in the proposed 1974 budget, virtually killing the modest program. Statements made at the hearings and additional prepared statements, letters, and supplemental material submitted for the record are presented. (BL). FILMED FROM BEST AVAILABLE COPY AMENDMENTS TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL N EDUCATION ACT OF 1970 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. EDUCATION & WELFARE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN REPRO 7J DUCED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED FROM THE PERSON OR ORGANIZATION ORIGIN ATING IT POINTS OF VIEW OR OPINIONS STATED DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRE HEARINGS SENT OFFICIAL NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BEFORE THE EDUCATION POSITION OR POLICY SELECT SUBCOMMITTEE 0EDUCATION . OP THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR HOUSE 'OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-THIRD CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON H.R. 3927 A BILL TO EXTEND THE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ACT FOR THREE YEARS HEARINGS HELD IN WASHINGTON APRIL 17 ; MAY 15 AND 17, 1973 Printed for the use of the Committee on Education and Labor CARL D. PERKINS, ChairMan U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 97-776 0 WASHINGTON :1973 COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR CARL D. PERKINS, Kentucky, Chairman FRANK THOMPSON, JR., New Jersey :LBERT 'a. QUIZ;. Minnesota JOHN H. DENT, Pennsylvania JOHN M. ASIIIIROOK, Ohio DOMINICK V. DANIELS, New Jersey ALPHONZO BELL, California JOHN BRADEMAS, Indiana J!):E" N. ERLENBORN, Illinois ;FAMES G. O'HARA, Michigan OHN fl. DELLENBACK, Oregon AUGUSTUS F. HAWKINS, California MA111'iE,7 L. ESCIL Michigan WILLIAM D. FORD, Michigan EDWVti ESHLEMAN, Pennsylvania PATSY 1'. MINK, Hawaii WILi..;i.kM A. STEIGER, Wisconsin LLOYD MEEDS, Washington EARL F. LANDGIMBE, Indiana I'HILLII' BURTON, California ORVAL HANSEN, Idaho JOSEPH M. PATHOS, Pennsylvania EDWIN B. FORSYTHE, New Jersey WILLIAM (BILL) CLAY, Missouri JACK F. KEMP, New York SHIRLEY CHISHOLM, New York PETER A. PEYSER, New York MARIO BIAGGI, New York DA VI D. TOWELL, Nevada . ELLA T. GRASSO, Connecticut RONALD A. SARASIN, Connecticut ROMANO: L. MAZZOLI, Kentucky ROBERT J. HUBER, Michigan HERMAN BADILLO, New York IKE ANDREWS, North Carolina WILLIAM LEHMAN, Florida JAIME HENITEZ, Puerto Rico SELECT SUBCOMMITTEE ON EDUCATION JOHN BRADBMAS, Indiana, Chairmaie PATSY T. MINK, Hawaii EDWIN D. ESHELMAN, Pennsylvania LLOYD MEEDS, Washington EARL F. hANDGREB, Indiana SHIRLEY CIIISHOLM, New York ORVAL HANSEN. Idalw ELLA T. GRASSO, Connecticut PETER A. PEYSER, New York ROMANO L. MAZZOLL Kentucky RONALD A. SARASIN, Connecticut HERMAN BADILLO, New York . WILLIAM LEHMAN, Florida CONTENTS Page Hearings held in Washington, D.C.: April 17, 1973 1 May 15, 1973 81 May 17, 1973 111 Text of H.R. 3927 1 Statement of Eckhardt, Hon. Bob, a Representative in Congress from the State of Texas 143 Frenzel, Hon. William, a Representative in Congress from the State of Minnesota 89 Godfrey, Arthur, radio and television personality 3 Mar land, Hon. Sidney F.Assistant Secretary for Education, De- partment of - Health, Education,, and Welfare, accompanied by Walter Hogan, Director of Office of Environmental Education, and JudithPitney, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Legislation 113 Miller, Richard G., Ph. D. chairman, Nevada Advisory Committee for Environmental Education. 78 Myshak, Richard J., executive director, Minnesota Environmental Sciences Foundation, Inc .86 Offutt, Thomas W., vice president,Institute on Environmental Studies, Cleveland, Ohio, accompanied by, John Fencer, principal, Davey Junior High School, Kent, Ohio, James Henry, teacher, Davey, Juniors High School, Melinda Merryfield, senior, Cardinal High School, Middlefield, Ohio, Valaire Raines, Student, Kirk Junior High School, and Doug Smith, student, Davey Junior High School, Kent, Ohio 103 Schafer, Rudy, State department of education, Sacramento, Chaff.; Robert H. McCabe, executive vice president, Miami-Dade Co:amu- nity College, and president, National Assoeiation for Environmental Education; Carl. A. Heuther, Jr., professor of biology, University of. Cincinnati, Ohio; John Moss, professor of geology and director of environmentarrstudies, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, Pa., a panel 58 Stahr, Elvis J., president, National Audubon Society, New York City; George Alderson, legislative director, Friends of the Earth, Wash- ington, D.C.; Thomas E. Dustin, executive secretaryizaak Walton League of Indiana,Indiana Huntertown, Ind., a panel 45 Stockholm Nancy,- Cornell University 13 Turner,?Ella Mae, chairman, National Advisory Council on En- vironmental Education, accompanied by Lloyd Humphreys, vice chairman; Nancy Ayers, treasurer; and Linda Lee, counsel Yolton, John, vice president for conservation and natural resources, UAW, Solidarity House, Detroit, Mich 73 Prepared statement, letters, supplemental material, etc.: Anderson, Hon. Wendell R., Governor of the State of Minnesota, #- letter to Hon. Caspar Weinberger, dated April 18, 1973 98. Ashley, Hon. Thomas L., a Representative in Congress from the State of Ohio,.statement of 1.12 Ayers,Nancy,executivedirector,. Susquehanna Environmental . Education Association, Endwell, N.Y.: "Earth Week ... Parade of Progress or False Alarm?" a news- paper article 164 "Five Bills on Environmental Education," bills presented to New York Legislature 158 Letter to Chairman Brademas dated April 20, 1973 168 "Strategies for Managing Natural Resources Through Eco- Action," a paper entitled 160 "The Itch Begins With...You," an editorial 166 (III) Prepared statement, letters, supplemental material, etc.Continued Barrett, Mrs. Catharine, president, National Education Association, Page statement of 167 Dowliag Kenneth W.president, the Alliance for Environmental Education, University of Wisconsin Green Bay, letter to Chair- man Brademas, dated May 23, 1973 148 Eubanks, P. T., chairman, Educatiun Committee, National _Associ- ation of Conservation Districts, statement of 168 Frenzel, Hon. William, a Representative in Congress from the State of Minnesota, statement by 90 Green; John A., dean, School of Professional Studies, Central Wash- ington StateCollege,Ellensburg;Wash.,lettertoChairman Brademas, dated May 25, 1973_ 149 HotTner; Hon. Craig, a .Representative in Congress from the State of California,letterto Chairman Perkins, dated May 22,1973, enclosing letter from Jack S. Roper, .superintendent, Huntington Beach Union High School, district. 1902, Huntington Beach, Calif 149 Lee, Linda, counsel, National Advisory Council on Environmental Education, Dr. Lloyd Humphreys, vice chairman, NACEE, letter to Dr. John Ottina,-Acting Commissioner, Office of Education, HEW et al, dated March 30, 1973 41 'garland, Dr. Sidney P., Assistant Secretary for Education, HEW, list of grants made for environmental education programs apart from Environmental Education Act 126 Mazzocchi, Anthony, legislative director, Oil, Chemical & Atomic Workers International Union, AFL-CIO; statement of 169 McCabe, Dr. Robert H., executive vice. president, Miami-Dade Community College, statement of 63 McGowan, Alan, president, Scientists' Institute for Public Informa- tion, letter to Chairman Brademas, dated April 16, 1973, enclosing statement 150 Miller, RichardG., chairman, Nevada Advisory Committee for Environmental Education, CarsOn City, Nev., letter to the -sub- committee, dated April 16, 1973 79 Moss, Dr. John H., professor of geology, director of environmental studies, Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, Pa., statement of_ 71 Myshak, Richard J., executive director, Minnesota Environmental Sciences Foundation, Inc., Minneapolis, Minn., testimony presented by 82 Schafer, Rudolph J: H., chairman, Western Regional Environmental Education Council, statement of 151 Schafer, Rudy, State department of education, Sacramento, Calif., "Education for Conservation ,llas Become a Vital, Need," a news- paper article 59 Stahr, Elvis J., .president, National Audubon Society, New York City, "Environmental Education Programs," an article 56 The Saint Louis Committee for Environmental