2.1

HEARING

BEFORE THE

SUBCOMMITTEE ON RURAL DEVELOPMENT

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON

AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
UNITED STATES SENATE

NINETY-SECOND CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

ON

S. 1612

A BILL TO ESTABLISH A REVENUE-SHARING PROGRAM FOR
RURAL DEVELOPMENT

Part 1

APRIL 23, 1971

SEP 171

ENT DEER

Printed for the use of the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry

63-582

U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON : 1971

CONTENTS

Statement of-

Allen, Hon. James B., a U.S. Senator from the State of Alabama........

Bellmon, Hon. Henry, a U.S. Senator from the State of Oklahoma..

Brown, Dr. George Hay, Director, Bureau of the Census, U.S. Depart-

ment of Commerce.

Connally, Hon. John B., Jr., Secretary of the Treasury.

Curtis, Hon. Carl T., a U.S. Senator from the State of Nebraska-

Dole, Hon. Robert, a U.S. Senator from the State of Kansas.-

Hardin, Hon. Clifford M., Secretary of Agriculture.......

Humphrey, Hon. Hubert H., a U.S. Senator from the State of

Minnesota..

Miller, Hon. Jack, a U.S. Senator from the State of Iowa..

Romney, Hon. George, Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban

Development..

Miscellaneous documents-

S. 1612, 92d Congress.

Request from Department of Agriculture..

Section-by-section analysis of S. 1612..

Fact sheet-Rural Community Development Revenue Sharing Act

of 1971...

Rural community development revenue sharing-hold harmless

baseline_

Excerpt from President Nixon's State of the Union address, January 22,
1971__

Comments by President Nixon on programs for rural America, Grand

Forks, N. Dak., October 19, 1970.

Excerpt from President Nixon's remarks before a student-faculty con-

vocation, University of Nebraska, January 14, 1971.-

President Nixon's remarks before a joint session of the Iowa State

Legislature, March 1, 1971.....

President Nixon's remarks to farm media representatives, Des Moines,

Iowa, March 1, 1971_.

President Nixon's remarks upon signing message to Congress con-

cerning proposed rural revenue sharing_

President Nixon's message to Congress regarding special revenue

sharing for rural development...

Rural development legislation introduced in the 91st and 92d Con-

gresses--

State laws designed for industrial development in small towns and

rural areas.--

Bibliography on optimum city size and municipal efficiency.

Letter to and replies from:

Gov. William A. Egan of Alaska..

Gov. John M. Haydon of American Samoa_

Gov. Jack Williams of Arizona_

Gov. Dale Bumpers of Arkansas.

Gov. Ronald Reagan of California_

Gov. Thomas J. Meskill of Connecticut.

Gov. Jimmy Carter of Georgia..

Gov. John A. Burns of Hawaii.