EARTH RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEARINGS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND SPACE OF THE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, UNITED STATES SENATE NINETY-FIFTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON S. 657 TO DEVELOP AND ESTABLISH AN EARTH RESOURCES AND For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION WARREN G. MAGNUSON, Washington, Chairman HOWARD W. CANNON, Nevada ERNEST F. HOLLINGS, South Carolina JAMES B. PEARSON, Kansas BARRY GOLDWATER, Arizona HARRISON H. SCHMITT, New Mexico EDWARD A. MERLIS, Staff Director MALCOLM M. B. STERRETT, Minority Staff Director SUBCOMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND SPACE WENDELL H. FORD, Kentucky HARRISON H. SCHMITT, New Mexico (II) Davenport, Joan, Assistant Secretary for Energy and Minerals, Depart- ment of the Interior; accompanied by John M. DeNoyer, Director, EROS Hjort, Howard, Director of Economics, Policy Analysis and Budget, U.S. Questions and answers.. Press, Dr. Frank, Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Execu- Prepared statement_ Questions and answers_ Opening statement by Senator Ford__. Cleveland, Harlan, director, Program of International Affairs, Aspen In- Epstein, Dr. Edward S., Associate Administrator, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; and David S. Johnson, Director, National Environmental Satellite Service____ Mathews, Charles, former Associate Administrator for Applications, Na- Mink, Patsy T., Assistant Secretary of State, Oceans and International En- Questions and answers. 123 Opening statement by Senator Ford__. Anderson, Dr. Arthur G., Chairman, Committee on Remote Sensing Pro- grams for Earth Resources Surveys, National Academy of Sciences, and president, General Products Division, IBM Corp.; Daniel J. Fink, Chair- man, Space Applications Board, National Academy of Engineering, and vice president and general manager, Space Division, General Electric Co.; Dr. John L. McLucas, president, Comsat General Corp.; Dr. Allen E. Puckett, former Chairman, Space Applications Board, National Academy of Engineering, and president, Hughes Aircraft Co.; and Dr. George E. Solomon, general manager, TRW Defense and Space Systems Group, and |