COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS NINETY-FIRST CONGRESS RAIS wing, FIRST SESSION ON H.R. 6508, H.R. 6509 3 TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA MARCH 20 AND 21, 1969 Printed for the use of the Committee on Public Works STANFORD UNIVERS CONTENTS H.R. 6508, H.R. 6509: To provide assistance to the State of California for the reconstruction of areas damaged by recent storms, floods, land- Anderson, Hon. Glenn M., a Representative in Congress from the State Corman, Hon. James C., a Representative in Congress from the State of Frost, Jack, Director, Emergency Loan Division, Farmers Home Adminis- tration, U.S. Department of Agriculture; accompanied by H. V. Camp- bell, Assistant General Counsel, Rural Conservation and Development, Johnson, Hon. Harold T., a Representative in Congress from the State of Koisch, Gen. Francis P., Director of Civil Works, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; accompanied by Lt. Col. Kenneth McIntyre. Lipscomb, Hon. Glenard P., a Representative in Congress from the State MacDonald, Ken, assemblyman, Ventura County, Calif., accompanied by Assemblyman Don MacGillivray, Santa Barbara, Calif.. McFall, Hon. John J., a Representative in Congress from the State of Maloney, Martin F., Deputy Director for Engineering, Bureau of Public Roads, Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transporta- tion; accompanied by F. J. Verity, Bureau of Public Works Program Office; and Richard S. Salzman, Assistant Chief Counsel, Federal High- way Administration, Department of Transportation___. Mathias, Hon. Robert B., a Representative in Congress from the State of Moe, James A., director, California Department of Public Works; accom- panied by John Lagarra, State highway engineer; and Emerson W. Rhyner, deputy chief of legal division, department of public works---- Nelson, M. M., Deputy Chief, Forest Service, USDA; accompanied by E. M. Bacon, Deputy Chief, Forest Service, USDA; and Reynolds Florance, Director, Division of Legislative Reporting and Liaison, Pettis, Hon. Jerry L., a Representative in Congress from the State of California; accompanied by W. A. Sidler, flood control engineer, San Bernardino County Flood Control District_. Rogerson, Howard, Deputy Associate Administrator, Small Business Administration; accompanied by Clarence Cowles, Director, Office of Russell, Fred J., Deputy Director, Office of Emergency Preparedness; Sisk, Hon. B. F., a Representative in Congress from the State of California Talcott, Hon. Burt L., a Representative in Congress from the State of 59 MATERIAL RECEIVED FOR THE RECORD Anderson, Hon. Glenn M., & Representative in Congress from the State Ayala, Ruben S., chairman, board of supervisors, San Bernardino County Carpinteria, Calif., "Floods of 1969", prepared by Santa Barbara Chronology of Governor's proclamations for storm damage to State of Clausen, Hon. Don H., & Representative in Congress from the State of Clay, Jack A., area chairman, area IX, California Association of Soil Department of the Army, Office of the Chief of Engineers, Brig. Gen. Finale, William, listings of estimated flood dmage to Indian lands as presented by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Sacramento office, letter.. Page 53 337 201 74 115 176 41 15 255 34 Gianelli, William R., director, department of water resources, the resources agency, State of California, statement... 19 Holifield, Hon. Chet, a Representative in Congress from the State of 69 Johnson, Hon. Harold T. (Bizz), a Representative in Congress from the 9 McFall, Hon. John J., a Representative in Congress from the State of 55 Madison, Bernice L., Los Angeles, Calif., letters.. 257 Osborne, H. G., chief engineer of the Orange County Flood Control District, statement.. 14 Paulu, Gary F., research planner, Madera County, letter... 22 Ramstead, E. O., Mount Baldy, Calif., letter re existing conditions of the San Antonio Canyon Stream, in particular the Mount Baldy Village vicinity... 256 Sacramento County, Calif., resolution adopted by the board of supervisors in support of H.R. 6508... 38 Sisk, Hon. B. F., a Representative in Congress from the State of California... 45 Stearns, James G., director, State of California Resources Agency, Department of Conservation__ 106 Talcott, Hon. Burt L., a Representative in Congress from the State of 65 Trabucco, Émile, chairman, Mariposa Soil Conservation District, state ment.. 21 Turner, F. C., Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, letter to Utt, Hon. James B., a Representative in Congress from the State of 244 45 208 CALIFORNIA DISASTER RELIEF ACT OF 1969 (H.R. 6508, H.R. 6509). THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1969 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE ON FLOOD CONTROL, The subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 10:05 a.m., in room 2167, Rayburn Building, Hon. Robert E. Jones (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. Mr. JONES. The subcommittee will come to order. The purpose of our meeting this morning is to present bills sponsored by Mr. Johnson, who has been joined in it by his colleagues from California, H.R. 6508, and H.R. 6509, to provide assistance to the State of California for the reconstruction of areas damaged by recent storms, floods, landslides, and high waters. The Subcommittee on Flood Control, in recent weeks, visited the affected areas. They have firsthand knowledge and information of the extreme damages which occurred as a result of that catastrophe. The purpose of the subcommittee meeting today is to consider this legislation and hear from the sponsors. I will place in the record at this point the bills, H.R. 6508 and H.R. 6509. (The bills are as follows:) |