Proceedings OF THE NATIONAL GOVERNORS' CONFERENCE 1970 SIXTY-SECOND ANNUAL MEETING TAN-TAR-A RESORT· LAKE OF THE OZARKS, MISSOURI AUGUST 9-12, 1970 THE NATIONAL GOVERNORS' CONFERENCE IRON WORKS PIKE LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY 40505 Published hy THE NATIONAL GOVERNORS' CONFERENCE IRON WORKS PIKE LEXINGTON. KENTUCKY 40505 CONTENTS Executive Committee Rosters ..... .vi Other Committees of the Conference . .vii Governors and Guest Speakers in Attendance .ix Program of the Annual Meeting . .xi Monday Session-August 10 WelcomingRemarks-Governor WarrenE. Hearnes 1 Adoption of Rules of Procedure . • 2 Chairman's Address-Governor John A. Love . 2 "Transportation, Commerce, and Technology" (including reports and policy statements of the Committee on Transportation, Commerce, and Technology), Governor Daniel J. Evans presiding 5 Remarks of Secretary John A. Volpe . ., 5 Discussion of Policy Statements . ., 15 Recommital of Policy Statement on "Balanced Transportation Planning" 26 "Natural Resources and Environmental Management" (including reports and policy statements of the Committee on Natural Resources and Environmental Management), Governor WilliamL. Guy presiding 31 Presentation by Governor Stanley K. Hathaway 32 Presentation by Governor Francis W.Sargent 36 Presentation by Governor WilliamG. Milliken 38 Presentation by Governor Arch A. Moore, Jr. 40 Discussionof Policy Statements . 44 Tuesday Session-August 11 "Executive Management and Fiscal Affairs" (including reports and policy statements of the Committee on Executive Management and Fiscal Affairs), Governor Buford Ellington presiding . 58 Panel Presentation by Governors Knowles, Peterson (Delaware), Samuelson, and Curtis 59 Remarks of Dwight Ink . 67 Remarks of Governors McNair, Shafer and Moore 71 Discussionof Policy Statements . 79 RecommitaI of Policy Statement on "Revenue Sharing" 89 "Human Resources" (including reports and policy statements of the Committee on Human Resources), Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller presiding . 91 III Discussion of Policy Statements . 93 Remarks of Secretary Elliot Richardson . 103 Letter from Vice President Spiro T. Agnew 107 State Dinner Events, including Communication from President Richard M. Nixon . 109 Wednesday Session-August 12 "Rural and Urban Development" (including reports and policy statements of the Committee on Rural and Urban Development), Governor John Dempsey presiding ........•......•. 110 Panel Presentations by Governors Smith, Shafer, Tiemann, Farrar and Scott 111 Discussion of Policy Statements . • . 123 "Law Enforcement, Justice, and Public Safety" (including reports and policy statements of the Committee on Law Enforcement, Justice, and Public Safety), Governor Raymond P. Shafer presiding 125 Discussion of Policy Statements . 129 Remarks of Richard J. Hughes 141 Remarks of Chief Justice Warren Burger 144 Action on Policy Statement Recommitted to the Committee on Trans- portation, Commerce, and Technology 147 Action on Policy Statement Recommitted to the Committee on Executive Management and Fiscal Affairs 151 Consideration of Miscellaneous Resolutions 152 Amendment to Articles of Organization 156 Report of NOminating Committee 158 Adjournment . • 162 iv APPENDICES I. Roster of Governors . 164 II. Articles of Organization 167 III. Rules of Procedure 171 IV. Report of the Treasurer 174 V. Annual Meetingsof the National Governors' Conference 175 VI. Chairmen of the Conference, 1908-1970 . 176 VII. Report of the Executive Committee . 178 VIII. Policy Statements on Transportation, Commerce, and Technology 183 IX. Policy Statements on Natural Resources and Environmental Management 191 X. Policy Statements on Executive Management and Fiscal Affairs 199 XI. Policy Statements on Human Resources . 207 XII. Policy Statements on Rural and Urban Development . 213 XIII. Policy Statements on Law Enforcement, Justice, and Public Safety 220 XIV. MiscellaneousResolutions and Policy Statements 228 XV. Reports and Statements of the International Activities of the Conference 233 v EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 1969·70 Honorable John A. Love Governor of Colorado, Chairman Honorable Albert P. Brewer, Governor of Alabama Honorable Kenneth M. Curtis, Governor of Maine Honorable Warren E. Heames, Governor of Missouri Honorable Robert E. McNair, Governor of South Carolina Honorable Arch A. Moore, Jr., Governor of West Virginia Honorable Calvin L. Rampton, Governor of Utah Honorable Winthrop Rockefeller, Governor of Arkansas Honorable Don Samuelson, Governor of Idaho EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 1970-71* Honorable Warren E. Hearnes Governor of Missouri, Chairman Honorable Forrest H. Anderson, Governor of Montana Honorable William T. Cahill, Governor of New Jersey Honorable Frank L. Farrar, Governor of South Dakota Honorable Linwood Holton, Governor of Virginia Honorable Marvin Mandel, Governor of Maryland Honorable Robert D. Ray, Governor ofIowa Honorable Robert W. Scott, Governor of North Carolina Honorable Jack Williams, Governor of Arizona *As elected August 12, 1970 vi OTHER COMMI'ITEES OF THE NATIONAL GOVERNORS' CONFERENCE, 1970* COMMITrEE ON EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT AND FISCAL AFFAIRS Governor Buford Ellington, Tennessee - Chairman Governor Warren P. Knowles, Wisconsin - Vice Chairman Governor Kenneth M. Curtis, Maine Governor Deane C. Davis, Vermont Governor Claude R. Kirk, Jr., Florida Governor Harold LeVander, Minnesota Governor Robert D. Ray, Iowa Governor Winthrop Rockefeller, Arkansas Governor John Bell Williams, Mississippi COMMITrEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller, New York - Chairman Governor Robert Docking, Kansas - Vice Chairman Governor Carlos G. Camacho, Guam Governor Melvin H. Evans, Virgin Islands Governor Luis A. Ferre', Puerto Rico Governor Warren E. Hearnes, Missouri Governor Tom McCall, Oregon Governor Robert E. McNair, South Carolina Governor Ronald Reagan, California COMMITTEE ON LAW ENFORCEMENT, JUSTICE, AND PUBLIC SAFETY Governor Raymond P. Shafer, Pennsylvania - Chairman Governor John A. Burns, Hawaii - Vice Chairman Governor Forrest H. Anderson, Montana Governor David F. Cargo, New Mexico Governor Frank Licht, Rhode Island Governor Louie B. Nunn, Kentucky Governor Russell W. Peterson, Delaware Governor Calvin L. Rampton, Utah Governor Jack Williams, Arizona *As of August, 1970-opening date of Conference. vii COMMITIEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT Governor William L. Guy, North Dakota - Chairman Governor Dewey F. Bartlett, Oklahoma - Vice Chairman Governor Stanley K. Hathaway, Wyoming Governor Linwood Holton, Virginia Governor Lester G. Maddox, Georgia Governor Keith H. Miller, Alaska Governor Don Samuelson, Idaho Governor Francis W. Sargent, Massachusetts COMMITTEE ON RURAL AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Governor John Dempsey, Connecticut - Chairman Governor Norbert T. Tiemann, Nebraska - Vice Chairman Governor Albert P. Brewer, Alabama Governor Frank L. Farrar, South Dakota Governor William G. Milliken, Michigan Governor Richard B. Ogilvie, Illinois Governor James A. Rhodes, Ohio Governor Robert-W. Scott, North Carolina Governor Preston Smith, Texas COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, COMMERCE AND TECHNOLOGY Governor Daniel J. Evans, Washington - Chairman Governor Marvin Mandel, Maryland - Vice Chairman Governor William T. Cahill, New Jersey Governor John M. Haydon, American Samoa Governor Paul Laxalt, Nevada Governor Arch A. Moore, Jr., West Virginia Governor John J. McKeithen, Louisiana Governor Walter Peterson, New Hampshire Governor Edgar D. Whitcomb, Indiana Governor John A. Love, Colorado--Chairman of the National Governors' Conference-is an ex officio member of all Committees. viii ATTENDANCE Albert P. Brewer, Governor of Alabama John M. Haydon, Governor of American Samoa Jack Williams, Governor of Arizona Winthrop Rockefeller, Governor of Arkansas John A. Love, Governor of Colorado John Dempsey, Governor of Connecticut Russell W. Peterson, Governor of Delaware Lester G. Maddox, Governor of Georgia John A. Burns, Governor of Hawaii Don Samuelson, Governor of Idaho Richard B. Ogilvie, Governor of Illinois Edgar D. Whitcomb, Governor of'Indiana Robert Docking, Governor of Kansas Louie B. Nunn, Governor of Kentucky Kenneth M. Curtis, Governor of Maine Marvin Mandel, Governor of Maryland Francis W. Sargent, Governor of Massachusetts William G. Milliken, Governor of Michigan Harold LeVander, Governor of Minnesota John Bell Williams, Governor of Mississippi Warren E. Heames, Governor of Missouri Forrest H. Anderson, Governor of Montana Norbert T. Tiemann, Governor of Nebraska Walter Peterson, Governor of New Hampshire William T. Cahill, Governor of New Jersey David F. Cargo, Governor of New Mexico Nelson A. Rockefeller, Governor of New York Robert W. Scott, Governor of North Carolina William L. Guy, Governor of North Dakota James A. Rhodes, Governor of Ohio Dewey F. Bartlett, Governor of Oklahoma Raymond P. Shafer, Governor of Pennsylvania Luis A. Ferre, Governor of Puerto Rico Frank Licht, Governor of Rhode Island Robert E. McNair, Governor of South Carolina Frank L. Farrar, Governor of South Dakota Buford Ellington, Governor of Tennessee Preston Smith, Governor of Texas Calvin L. Rampton, Governor of Utah ix Deane C. Davis, Governor ofVennont Linwood Holton, Governor of Virginia Melvin H. Evans, Governor of the Virgin Islands Daniel J. Evans, Governor of Washington Arch A. Moore, Jr., Governor of West Virginia Warren P. Knowles, Governor of Wisconsin Stanley K.Hathaway, Governor of Wyoming GUEST SPEAKERS Warren E. Burger, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Richard J. Hughes, Fonner Governor of