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<br />Mr. AU...OTT. Mr. President. I wish to
<br />express my deep appreciatIon to the
<br />senior Senator from New Mexico. It
<br />has taken us some 2Yz hours to d1.5pose
<br />of these matters. Without his under..
<br />standing coopera.tlon, I am sure It would
<br />have taken us the same number of days
<br />to accomplish the same things.
<br />Mr. MANSFIELD. Mr. President, w1l1
<br />the Senator yield?
<br />Mr. ALLOrI'. I yield to the Senator
<br />from Montana.
<br />Mr. MANSFIELD. It has been many
<br />months since I have seen l.\ bUl as thor-
<br />oughly explained as this but has been.
<br />with as many Quest.1ons raised as were
<br />raised in regard to this bUl. and with
<br />the record made as clear as the record
<br />on this proposal has been made.
<br />The distingUished Senator from New
<br />Mexico [Mr. ANDERson], the distLn-
<br />guished Senator trom Colorado [Mr.
<br />ALLOTT]. and all other Senators who
<br />have participated in this debate, whether
<br />they vote for or aga.1nst the bUl. are en-
<br />titled to our thanks. because the dlacUB-
<br />sion has been clearcu~ and well set out.
<br />so tar as the intent and the congressional
<br />interpretations are concerned. It has
<br />been an excellent presentation.
<br />Mr. ALLO'IT. ~ thank the dlatln-
<br />guished Senator tram Montana. I
<br />merely wish to saT, since there will" not
<br />be a RECORD vote. I shall vote against the
<br />bill, 60 as to preserve my position with
<br />respect to the bUr when it comes back
<br />. from conference.
<br />" I am ready for a vote on the bOl.
<br />Mr. DODD. Mr. President, I rise in
<br />support of the legislation before us to-
<br />day which would attempt to bring about
<br />the best possible development of the land
<br />and water resources of thJs Nation by the
<br />establishment of a Water Resources
<br />CouncU and River Basin Commissions.
<br />I feel that legislation of this type is
<br />an excellent first step in the direction of
<br />conservation and intelllgent planning to
<br />save the remaining natural resources of
<br />our Nation.
<br />Mr. President, while I support this leg-
<br />islation I do so with the knowledge that
<br />It has little application to my State of
<br />Connecticut or to the New England areR. "
<br />Though smalU.n size the six New Eng-
<br />land States do not represent merely a
<br />single river basin area but rather a com-
<br />_ plex of several river br.sins not neces-
<br />sarily interrelated.
<br />Because of this I and senators RISI-
<br />" COFP, PASTORE, COTTON, SALTONSTALL and
<br />PELL cosponsored B. 1434 calling for a
<br />New England water and related land re-
<br />sources compact In an effort to create
<br />machinery which would consIder the
<br />whole of New England as an interde-
<br />pendent geographical unit for the pur-
<br />pose at properlY developing and manag-
<br />ing our remainIng natural land and wa.t-
<br />er resources.
<br />BlmUar legislation In the 87th Con-
<br />gress passed Ule House but a.fIlrmatlve
<br />action was not secured in the Senate and
<br />tor this reason we have introduced S.
<br />. 1434 In the 88th COIlllT....
<br />In view of the Interest. and support
<br />for legislation involytng t.he conservaUon
<br />of our natural re50urces expressed here
<br />today I hope It wID be poooIble for early
<br />action to take place OD S. 143' partlcu-
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<br />COl-00RESSIONAL RECORD - SENATE
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<br />larl1 In vtew of the fact that four New
<br />England States, Connecticut, New
<br />Hampshire, Massachusetts. and Rhode
<br />Island by action of their legislatures
<br />have already raUfied the northeast com-
<br />pact and agreed to participate in it and
<br />are only awaIting congressional approval
<br />to put the compact into effect.
<br />Mr. PresIdent, I again want to express
<br />my support of S. 1111 and hope that my
<br />colleagues"who have expressed such con-
<br />cern and Interest over the conservation
<br />of our land and water resources will also
<br />support S. 1434 when It Is considered on
<br />the floor of the Senate.
<br />Mr. YARBOROUGH. Mr. President,
<br />I commend the distinguished senior Sen-
<br />ator from New Mexico, and all the other
<br />cosponsors of S. 1111. for the good work
<br />they and the Subcommittee on IrrIgation
<br />and Reclamation of the Committee on
<br />Interior and Insular Affairs have done on
<br />the most Important nonhuman natural
<br />resource, next to the land Itself.
<br />Too often we have approached the
<br />water problem piecemeal. but the spon-
<br />sors of this legislatlon have considered
<br />six types of the water problems that con-
<br />front the Nation; namely, supply, dis-
<br />tribution, natural Quality, pollution varl-
<br />ab111ty, and floods.
<br />One facet of supply has been attacked
<br />by the desalinization projects. In the
<br />summer of 1961 Secretary at Interior
<br />Udall spoke at the dedication of the
<br />"Freeport, Tex., desaUnlzatlon plant. as
<br />President John F. Kennedy pressed a
<br />button in the White House th"at turned
<br />into the water maIns of the city of Free-
<br />port, fresh sweet water from the Gulf of
<br />Mexico, from which the salt had been
<br />removed in the Freeport plant.
<br />The bill before the Senate provides
<br />for Federal~State cooperation, and for
<br />scientific research, and for comprehen-
<br />sive water development and manage-
<br />ment for major river basins in the United.
<br />States.
<br />In pushing this legislation, the Interior
<br />and Insular Affairs CommIttee is carry-
<br />Jng forward the conservation program
<br />so well supported in the 87th Congress,
<br />and by the Senate in this 88th Congress.
<br />Let us hope the other House will pass
<br />this bill. and the water research bUl pre..
<br />viously passed by the Senate this session.
<br />This precious commodity of water must
<br />be saved, conserved, purified. and prop-
<br />erly distrIbuted for our growing popula-
<br />tion and our developing technology.
<br />The PRESIDINQ OFFICER. The bUl
<br />Is open to further amendment. It there
<br />be no amendment to be proposed, the
<br />" question is on the engrossment ot the
<br />"amendments and the third reading of
<br />the btll.
<br />The amendments were ordered to be
<br />engrossed and the bUl to be read a third .
<br />time. .
<br />The bUl (S. Ill!) was read.the third
<br />"time, and passed, as follows:
<br />Be it enGCted by the Senate and Howe 01
<br />.Repre6entatfvea of the United: StGte" 01
<br />AmericG tn Congreu u""embZed.
<br />Short tft16
<br />. BECnOK 1. Thla Act mo.,. be cited M the
<br />"Water Re8O\1J'CelI Plannlng Act".
<br />Statement of POUct1
<br />Sa:.2. In ordM' \0 meet; the rapldl., ex-
<br />paDdlna demaDda tot wa.\er througll.ou;, tbe
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<br />Nation. It IB hereby declared to be the policy
<br />of Ule Congreaa that the conservation. devel-
<br />opment. and utulza.t.Ion of the water and re~
<br />]ated. land resources of the Unlted St.nt~s
<br />aha.ll be planned on a. comprehenalve and co.
<br />ordlnated ba&ls wlt.h" the coopetl\.t1on of sl1
<br />affected. Federal agencIee, 8tates, local gov-
<br />ernmen ta, a.nd other. concerned.
<br />Et1ect on emung law",
<br />SEC. 3. Not.hlng In this Act shall be con_
<br />strued-
<br />(a.) to expand or diminish either Federl\]
<br />or St.ate JurlsdlctJon, responsIbIlIty, or rlghtfJ
<br />In the fteld of water resources pla.nnlng. de- "
<br />velopment, or cont.rol; nor to displace, super-
<br />sede, or limit ILI1Y Intel'8tate compact or the
<br />JurIsdIction or responslblllty of &I1Y legall;r
<br />established JOInt or common agency of two
<br />or more States, or of two or more States and
<br />the Federal Government; nor to limit the
<br />a.uthorlty of Congre88 to authorIze and fund
<br />projects; nor to limIt the lU>e of other mech_
<br />a.nlams, if pre!ened by Ule partIclpatIng gov-
<br />ernmental unIta, In the wa.ter resources
<br />.field;
<br />(b) as supersed1ng, modifying, or repeal-
<br />Jng exJ.stlng laws appUco.ble to the Va.rlOUB
<br />Federal agencies which are authorLzed. to de.
<br />velop Or putlclpate in the development. of
<br />water and related land resources, or to ex.
<br />ercJse Ucenslng or regulatory functIons In
<br />rela.tlon thereto; DOl' to s.tJect the Jurl.8dlc~
<br />tlon, powers, or prerogatives of the Interna-
<br />tional Joint Commission, United Bta.tes and
<br />Canada. or of the International Boundary
<br />and Wa.t.er Comm1s81on, UnIted States and
<br />Mexico.
<br />TItt.J: I-WATD IlESOtnlCES COUNCIL
<br />SEC'. 101. T.bere I..- hereb,. eeta.bllshed a
<br />Water Reeources Cauncll (hereinafter re-
<br />ferred to as the "CouncU") whIch shall be
<br />composed of the Becretazy of the InterIor,
<br />the Secretar'J of Agriculture, the secretary
<br />of the Army. the Secretary of Health. Edu-
<br />cation, and Welfare. a.nd the Chairman ot
<br />tha Federal Power Comml.Mton. The Chair-
<br />man of the Councll shall request the heads
<br />of other agencies to participate With the
<br />coun.c~l when mat.'ters aft'ectIng thelr resp:>n-
<br />slbUltles are considered by the Counct.l. The
<br />Chairman of the Council shall be deslgna.ted
<br />by the PresIdent.
<br />SEC. 103. The Council shall-
<br />(a.) maJntaln a continuIng study and pre.
<br />pare a biennIal assessment of the adequacy
<br />of l!Iuppllel of water necessary to meet the
<br />water requlrementa In each wa..ter resource
<br />regIon In the United States and the nationa.l
<br />Interest thereIn; and -
<br />(b) maintain a. continuing study of the
<br />relation of regional or river baaln plans and
<br />programs to the requlrementa of larger
<br />reglone of the Nation, a.nd. of the adequac.,
<br />of adminIstrative a.nd 1!It.a.t.utory means for
<br />t.he 'Coordination of the water and related
<br />land relOurces pollcles and programs of the
<br />several Federal agencies; it shall appraise
<br />the adequacy of exlsUng and propOHd poll-
<br />c1es and programs to meet such req 111re- .
<br />tnents; and It shall make recommendat.1ons
<br />to the Pre8ldent with respect to Federal"
<br />pollcles and programs.
<br />SEC. 103. The Councll shall establish, with
<br />the approval of the President, principles,
<br />standards, and procedures for Federal par.
<br />tlclpe.nte In the preparatlon of comprehen~
<br />slve regional or river baaln plana and tor
<br />the formulation and evaluation of Pederal
<br />wa.ter and related land rel!lources projects.
<br />Such procedures ma,. Include provIsIon for
<br />CouncU revl..-Ion at planlJ for Federal proJecta
<br />Intended to be proposed. In an., plan or re-
<br />visIon thereot being prepared by a river basin
<br />planning comm1sBlon.
<br />8ICC. 104. Upon receipt of a plan or revision
<br />thereof frOm an)' river boaln commlulon
<br />under \he prmlalom of eectlon 2M(s.) (3)
<br />of th1B Ac~ the COuI1cll ahal.I rniew the
<br />plan ot "vlalon. with. ~al repnl to-
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