DOCUMENT RESUME EB 253 420 SE 045 387 TITLE Global Resources, Environment, and Population Act of 1983. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Census and Population of the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, House of Representatives, Ninety-Eighth Congress, Second Session on H. R. 2491 (July 26, 1984). Serial No. 98-49-. INSTITUTION Congress of the U. S., Washington, D. C. Houfie Committee on Post Office and Civil i'ervice. PUB DATE 84 NOTE 147p. AVAILABLE FROMU.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. PUB TYPE Legal /Legislative /Regulatory Materials (09u) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC06 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Federal Legislation; Futures (of Society);Global Approach; Hearings; *Natural Resources; *Physical 6 Environment; Policy Formation; *Population Growth; *Population Trends IDENTIFIERS CongresS 98th; Proposed Legislation ABSTRACT These hearings focused on issues and topics related to House Resolution 2491. The major purposes of this proposed lesiglation are to: (1) establish in the federal government a global foresight capability with respect to natural resources, the environment,.and population; (2) establish a national population policy; and,(3) establish an interagency council on global resources, environment, and population. Included are the statements of: Representative Katie Hall (Indiana), chairman of the Subcommittee on Census and Population; Representative Richard 9ttinger (New York), author of the legislation; Representative Bob Edgar (Pennsylvania); and representatives from the following: Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Bureau of the Census; Zero Population Growth; League of United Latin American Citizens; the Environmental Fund; and the National Audubon Society. Alsb included are statements submitted by: j _The-National Wildlife Federation; the Sierra Club of San Francisco; Population Communication; the Society of American Foresters; four chapters of Zero Populatipn Growth (Los Angeles, Minnesota, Seattle, . and San Diego); as well is the 'Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Economics. Among the areas addressed during the hearings were: the need for /the legislation (including a need based on the purported relationship between population increase and specific American environmental problems); population trends; implications-of continued population-growth; and opposition to the legislation (such as the view that the legislation is biased against certain population .groups). (JN) ********************************$************************************** Reproductions supplied by,EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. *********************************************************************** c) GLOBAL RESOURCES,gNVIRONMENT, AND \\ POPULATION ACT OF1983 HEARING -w BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON CENSUS AND POPULATION OF THE COMMITTEE ON POST OFFICE AND CIVILSERVICE , HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-EIGHTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON H.R. 2491 A BILL TO ESTABLISH IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENTA GLOBAL FORESIGHT CAPABILITY WITH RESPECI TONATURAL RESOURCES, THE ENVIRONMENT, AND POPULATION; TOESTABLISH A NATIONAL POPULATION POLICY; TO ESTABLISH ANINTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON GLOBAL RESOURCES, ENVIRONMENT, ANDPOPULATION, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES JULY 26, 1984 Serial No. 98-49 Printed for the use of the Committeeon Post Office and Civil Service U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATIV EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) 4The, document has been reproduced as ,e,ved born the person Or organization originating a Maim r hdnijes have been made to improve rrprrxluraron qualay GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE Points al view or opinions stated in this dOeu :tt541). () WASHINGTON : 1984 ment do not ne( essarily recreant official NIE pusitum or poll( V a. COMMITTEE ON POST OFFICE AND CIVILSERVICE WILLIAM D. FORD, Michigan, Chairman MORRIS K. UDALL, Arizona GENE TAYLOR, Missouri . WILLIAM (BILL) CLAY, Missouri BENJAMIN A. GILMAN, New York PATRICIA SCtiROEDER, Colorado TOM CORCORAN, Illinois ROBERT GARCIA, New York JAMES A. COURTER, New Jersey MICKEY LELAND, Texas CHARLES PASHAYAN, JR.; California DON ALBOSTA, Michigan WILLIAM E. DANNEMEYER, California GUS YATRON, Pennsylvania DANIEL B. CRANE, Illinois MARY ROSE OAKAR, Ohio FRANK R. WOLF, Virginia . KATIE HALL, Indiana CONNIE MACK, Florida GERRY SIKORSKI, Minnesota FRANK McCLOSKEY, Indiana GARY L. ACKERMAN; New York RON as LUGO, Virgin Islands DOUGLAS H. BOSCO, California MERVYN M. DYMALLY, California Tots DzYtma, Staff Director ROBERT E. LOCKHART, General Counsel PATRICIA F. Rssian, Deputy Staff Director and ChiefClerk JOSEPH A. FISHER, Minority Staff Director 104 SUBCOMMITTEE ON CENSUS AND POPULATION KATIE HAIL, Indiana, Chairwoman MICKEY LELAND, Texas JAMES A. COURTER, New Jersey MARY ROSE OAKAR, Ohio WILLIAM E. DANNEMEYER,California CHARLES. E. SCHUMER, New York SvEvz Num, Subcommittee Staff Director (II) a 3 CONTENTS Statements of: Page Hon. Katie Hall, a Representative in Congressfrom the State of Indiana and chairman, Subcommitteeon Census and Population, Committee on Post Office-and Civil Service . 1 Hon. Richard L. Ottinger, a RepresentativeinCongress from the State of ,1 New York 2 Hon. Bob Edgar, a Representative in Congredfromthe State of i'ennsyl vauia 6 Col. James Edgar, Organization of the Joint Chiefs ofStaff 22 Lou,is Kincannon, Deputy Director, Bureau ofthe Census 23 Rhea Cohen, Zero Population Growth. 43 and 117 Arnoldo S. Torres, national executive director of theLeague of United Latin American Citizens 67 Dr. M. Rupert Cutler, executive director, theEnvironmental Fund 64 Russell W. Peterson, president of the National AudubonSociety A 84 Statenients submitted by: , National Wildlife Federation 98 William G. Lesher, Assistant Secretary of Agriculturefor Economics 101 .Judith Kunofsky, director, populationprogram, the Sierra Club of San Francisco , 116 Robert W. Gillespie, president, Population Communcation,Pasadena, CA 129 Elaine Stanfield, director, Zero Population Growth ofLos Angeles 133 Vivian Liden, president, Minnesota Chapter ofZero Population Gro4th 134 Andrea Brass, vice president, Seattle Chapter ofZero Population Urowth 186 John D. Oliver, coordinator, San Diego Chapterof Zero Population Growth 136 John C. Barber, executive vice president, Society ofAmerican Foresters 139 GLOBAL RESOURCES,ENVIRONMENT, AND POPULATION ACT OF1983 THURSDAY, JUL y 26, 1984. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE ON CENSUSAND POPULATION, COMMITTEE ON POST OFFICEAND CIVIL SERVICE, Washington, DC. The subcommittee met,pursuant to call, at 9:42a.m., in room 311, Cannon House OfficeBuilding, Hon. Katie Hallpresiding. OPENING STATEMENT OF HON.KATIE HALL, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THESTATE OF INDIANA Ms. HALL, Good morning ' . The Subcommitteeon Census and Population is called this time. to order at . This morning, the Subcommitteeon Census and Population will hear testimonyon the bill, H.R. 2491, to establish ,in theFederal Government a global foresightcapability with respect to natural resources, the environment, and population;to establish a national population policy; to establishan interagency council on globalre- sources, environment, and population,and other purposes. The need for thiscountry to plan for its future,and the future of generations to come, has becomevery evident in the last decade. Ft. Our industries have fallenbehind those of other nations,and we have failed to keepup in many aspects of technology. Energysup- plies are depleting, andthe search fornew sources of energy is dis- couraged by many of today's ning is failing to keep energy brokerfk Environmental plan- ' up with a rapidly growing population. This country mustdevelop a foresight capabilitythat would enable public and -privateinterests to coordinate effOrtsfor the future. Planning for thefuture cannot be done ina vacuum. Our country's decisionmakersmust have access to accuratedata that takes into account limitedresources, a healthy environment, and a' rapidly changing population. H.R. 2491 isa legislative effort to implement in theFederal Gov- ernment a responsible and knowledgeablebody to study andsug- gest future planning that certainlywould be in the best interest all Americans of This morning,we have with us two of the most distinguished Members of the U.S. Congress,who will lead offour testimony. The first person who will bepresenting information thismorning is the author of this legislation. He isfrom the State of New 'York, he's been here for avery long time, and has a i very long and distin- 5 2 guished record in the U.S. Congress. He isCongressman Richard Ottinger of New York. And, with the Congressman this morning isanother Member of our body who is also verydistinguished, a who has a deep com- mitment to what we are about to do. An f course, this person is Congressman Robert Edgar of the State Pennsylvania. Thank you so much, gentlemen. And, atthis time, we would like to present Congressman Ottinger. STATEMENT OF HON. RICHARD L. OTTINGER, AREPRESENTA- TIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OFNEW YORK Mr. OrrINGER. Thank you very much,Madam Chairman. And, I'd like to recognize your very distinguishedservice in this body, express the regret shared by many, manyof your colleagues that you won't be with us next year. I'd like to express my appreciation to you forholding these hear- ings and inviting me to appear today. Noproblem is more funda- mental to society than resin:lining theburgeoning growth of world population. Global population is expected to risefrom 4.7 billion today to at least 6.4 billion by the close of the century.Over 90