COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS GEORGE H. FALLON, Maryland, Chairman JOHN A. BLATNIK, Minnesota KENNETH J. GRAY, Illinois HAROLD T. JOHNSON, California W. J. BRYAN DORN, South Carolina DAVID N. HENDERSON, North Carolina J. RUSSELL TUTEN, Georgia 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 S-08 WILLIAM C. CRAMER, Florida CONTENTS Bayh, Hon. Birch, a U.S. Senator from the State of Indiana_ Blee, Dr. Myron R., Deputy Director, Office of Emergency Planning, 132 Brademas, Hon. John, a Representative in Congress from the State 121 Clausen, Hon. Don H., a Representative in Congress from the State 162 Miller, Hon. George P., a Representative in Congress from the State Polk, Bernard H., Assistant Administrator, Farmers Home Adminis- tration, Department of Agriculture, accompanied by Jack Frost, Director of the Emergency Loan Division; Fred G. Ritchie, Director of Conservation and Land Use in the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service; and Charles U. Samenow, legislative and interagency consultant of REA..... Roush, Hon. J. Edward, a Representative in Congress from the Shea, Robert F., vice president, American National Red Cross. Sternlight, Peter D., Deputy Under Secretary for Monetary Affairs, White, Robert M., Administrator, Environmental Science Services Administration, accompanied by Robert B. Ellert, Office of General Counsel; and Paul H. Kutshenreuter, Director, Office of User 103 84 109 Boutin, Bernard L., Administrator, Small Business Administration__ Clausen, Hon. Don. H., a Representative in Congress from the State Summary of natural disaster review hearing, Sonoma County supervisors chambers, Friday, April 29, 1966-- Connaughton, Charles A., regional forester, region 5, U.S. Forest Transcript of the testimony presented by Maj. Robert Ryan, commanding officer, 579th Engineering Battalion, Santa Rosa, regarding the capability of the National Guard forces to respond to any future disasters-fire, flood, etc.—as a result of equip- Statement by Paul Casamajor, lecturer in forestry in the School III Additional information-Continued Statement by James E. Maloney, junior specialist in forestry, agricultural experiment station, University of California at Statement by Mitch Mulas, president, Sonoma County Farm Statement by Mitch Mulas, assistant fire chief, Schell-Vista Fire Presentation by Stewart M. Snyder, fire prevention chairman of the Redwood Region Conservation Council. Copy of letter from Ralph E. Kostka, coordinator, Sonoma County disaster office and reply by Roderic L. Hill, the ad- jutant general, State of California, written to Congressman Clausen regarding transfer of National Guard vehicles from Letter from Gordon W. Miller, chief engineer, Sonoma County Flood Control and Water Conservation District.. Letter from William L. Partain, manager, Napa County Airport, Letter from George A. Craig, secretary-manager, Lumber Manufacturers, Inc., San Francisco, Calif. Letter from Glenn B. Vance, State fire marshal, dated May 31, 191 Letter from George M. Grace, regional director, Office of Emer- 192 Culver, Hon. John C., a Representative in Congress from the State of 108 Evans, Hon. Frank E., a Representative in Congress from the State of 119 Hartke, Hon. R. Vance, a U.S. Senator from the State of Indiana, 107 Miller, Hon. George P., a Representative in Congress from the State of 105 National disasters declared by the President, March 17, 1964, to 90 "Omnibus" disaster relief legislation-Its need. 94 South Bend Tribune, editorial, "At Last," July 15, 1966- 124 Treasury Department amendments, et cetera... 114 |