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ACT OF 1965

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HEARINGS

BEFORE THE

AD HOC SUBCOMMITTEE

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

EIGHTY-NINTH CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

ON

H.R. 4 and S. 3

FEBRUARY 3, 4, AND 5, 1965

Printed for the use of the Committee on Public Works

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COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS

GEORGE H. FALLON, Maryland, Chairman

JOHN A. BLATNIK, Minnesota
ROBERT E. JONES, Alabama
JOHN C. KLUCZYNSKI, Illinois
T. A. THOMPSON, Louisiana
JIM WRIGHT, Texas

KENNETH J. GRAY, Illinois
FRANK M. CLARK, Pennsylvania
ED EDMONDSON, Oklahoma

HAROLD T. JOHNSON, California
W. J. BRYAN DORN, South Carolina

DAVID N. HENDERSON, North Carolina
ARNOLD OLSEN, Montana

J. RUSSELL TUTEN, Georgia
RALPH J. RIVERS, Alaska

RAY ROBERTS, Texas

ROBERT A. EVERETT, Tennessee

RICHARD D. MCCARTHY, New York

JAMES KEE, West Virginia

JOHN R. SCHMIDHAUSER, Iowa

ROBERT E. SWEENEY, Ohio

JAMES J. HOWARD, New Jersey

KEN W. DYAL, California

WILLIAM C. CRAMER, Florida
JOHN F. BALDWIN, JR., California
WILLIAM H. HARSHA, Ohio
JOHN C. KUNKEL, Pennsylvania
JAMES R. GROVER, JR., New York
JAMES C. CLEVELAND New Hampshire
DON H. CLAUSEN, California
CHARLES A. HALLECK, Indiana
CHARLOTTE T. REID, Illinois
ROBERT C. MCEWEN, New York
JAMES D. MARTIN, Alabama

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CONTENTS

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Perkins, Hon. Carl D., a Representative in Congress from the State

of Kentucky...

Randolph, Hon. Jennings, a U.S. Senator from the State of West

Virginia--

Ritchie, Fred, Director, Conservation and Land Use Policy Staff,
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service; accompanied
by Hamilton K. Pyles, Deputy Chief, Forest Service, Department
of Agriculture___

Robinson, Charles A., Jr., staff engineer and staff counsel, National
Rural Electric Cooperative Association..

Saylor, Hon. John P., a Representative in Congress from the State
of Pennsylvania_

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211

203

Scranton, William W., Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsyl-
vania.

130

Smith, Hulett C., Governor of the State of West Virginia_.

146

Stratton, Hon. Samuel S., a Representative in Congress from the
State of New York..

209

Taylor, Hon. Roy A., a Representative in Congress from the State of
North Carolina_.

193

III

Additional information-

American Farm Bureau Federation, letter, February 5, 1965, from
John C. Lynn, legislative director....

American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations:
Excerpt from Executive Council statement, November 24, 1964.
News Release, December 9, 1964.

Statement by Andrew J. Biemiller, director.

Ashland Oil & Refining Co., letter, February 2, 1965, from Paul G.
Blazer

Breathitt, Edward T., Governor, Kentucky, submitted statement_

Bridewell, Lowell K., Deputy Under Secretary for Transportation,

letter, February 10, 1965, re Long amendment

Clement, Frank G., Governor of the State of Tennessee, prepared

statement.

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247

243

244

240

175

Council of the Southern Mountains, Inc., letter, February 8, 1965,
with several enclosures _ _

251

Industrial Union Department, AFL-CIO, statement by Jacob Clay-
man, administrative director.

246

Jennings, Hon. W. Pat, a Representative in Congress from the State
of Virginia, letter, February 5, 1965, with enclosures:

Great Lakes to Florida Highway Association, Inc., letter, Feb-
ruary 3, 1965, from James A. Williams, president..
New River Valley Steering Committee on Roads, statement by
A. D. Gerberich, chairman...

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Kee, Hon. James, a Representative in Congress from the State of
Kentucky, submitted letters..

251

National Association of Counties, letter, February 4, 1965, from Edwin
G. Michaelian, president. -

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Per capita income of all counties in Appalachian States as defined in
H.R. 4..

64

Pickard, Ralph C., director, Division of Environmental Health,
Frankfort, Ky..

176

Rhodes, James A., Governor, Ohio, letter, February 3, 1965___
Russell, Donald D., Governor, South Carolina, letter, January 29,
1965_

170

164

Sanders, Carl E., Governor, State of Georgia, letter, January 29, 1965,
with enclosed statement..

167

Scranton, William W., Governor of Pennsylvania, letter, February
4, 1965, with enclosure__.

139

Sickles, Hon. Carlton R., a Representative in Congress from the State
of Maryland, submitted statement....

171

Slack, Hon. John M., Jr., a Representative in Congress from the State
of West Virginia, submitted statement..

239

Teague, Hon. Olin E., a Representative in Congress from the State
of Texas, submitted statement..

237

APPALACHIAN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACT

OF 1965

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1965

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS,

AD HOC SUBCOMMITTEE ON APPALACHIA,

Washington, D.C.

The ad hoc subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 10 a.m., in room 1302, Longworth House Office Building, Hon. Robert E. Jones (chairman) presiding.

Mr. JONES. The subcommittee will be in order.

The first item this morning is to address ourselves to consideration of H.R. 4 and S. 3, from Mr. Fallon and Senator Randolph, bills on the development of Appalachia.

(The documents follow :)

[H.R. 4, 89th Cong., 1st sess.]

A BILL To provide public works and economic development programs and the planning and coordination needed to assist in the development of the Appalachian region Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965".

FINDINGS AND STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

SEC. 2. The Congress hereby finds and declares that the Appalachian region of the United States, while abundant in natural resources and rich in potential, lags behind the rest of the Nation in its economic growth and that its people have not shared properly in the Nation's prosperity. The region's uneven past development, with its historical reliance on a few basic industries and a marginal agriculture, has failed to provide the economic base that is a vital prerequisite for vigorous, self-sustaining growth. The State and local governments and the people of the region understand their problems and have been working and will continue to work purposefully toward their solution. The Congress recognizes the comprehensive report of the President's Appalachian Regional Commission documenting these findings and concludes that regionwide development is feasible, desirable, and urgently needed. It is, therefore, the purpose of this Act to assist the region in meeting its special problems, to promote its economic development, and to establish a framework for joint Federal and State efforts toward providing the basic facilities essential to its growth and attacking its common problems and meeting its common needs on a coordinated and concerted regional basis. The public investments made in the region under this Act shall be concentrated in areas where there is the greatest potential for future growth, and where the expected return on public dollars invested will be the greatest. The States will be responsible for recommending local and State projects, within their borders, which will receive assistance under this Act. As the region obtains the needed physical and transportation facilities and develops its human resources, the Congress expects that the region will generate a diversified industry, and that the region will then be able to support itself, through the workings of a strengthened free enterprise economy.

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