DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1971 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1970. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR WITNESSES HON. WALTER J. HICKEL, SECRETARY HARRISON LOESCH, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-PUBLIC LAND MANAGEMENT HOLLIS M. DOLE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY-MINERAL RESOURCES DR. LESLIE L. GLASGOW, ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE, PARKS, AND MARINE RESOURCES CARL L. KLEIN, ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR WATER QUALITY AND RESEARCH LAWRENCE H. DUNN, ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATION JOHN R. QUARLES JR., ASSISTANT TO THE SECRETARY FOR PROGRAM PLANNING AND COORDINATION MITCHELL MELICH, SOLICITOR RICHARD R. HITE, DIRECTOR OF BUDGET LOUIS R. BRUCE, COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS OPENING REMARKS OF CHAIRMAN Mrs. HANSEN. This morning we begin consideration of the 1971 budget estimates for the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies. It is a joy to start another year with Mr. Reifel as the ranking minority member. It is also a joy to have Mr. Wyatt back with us. Other members of the committee are in other hearings and will be with us later in the day. Mr. Secretary, it is a great pleasure to have you and the distinguished members of your staff here this morning. I may say before we start that we had the privilege of having Assistant Secretary Dunn and Commissioner Meacham in my district about 3 weeks ago on the rainiest, stormiest day that could possibly be experienced. They did an excellent job representing the Department on that occasion. It was a pleasure to have them. Secretary HICKEL. Thank you. Mrs. HANSEN. We are sorry Under Secretary Train is not back before us today. We enjoyed working with him last year and may I say that the committee wishes him well in his new and challenging job as Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality. (1) BUDGET TOTALS FOR THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT FOR 1971 The 1971 budget estimates for the Department of the Interior included in this bill for new budget authority and appropriations to liquidate contract authorization total $1,220,703,600. This is an increase of $161,927,500 over funds appropriated to date for the 1970 fiscal year. At this point in the record, we will insert a comparative statement of all items included in this bill. (The statement follows:) |