COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE EIGHTY-FIFTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON H. R. 5547, H. R. 6904, H. R. 7756, and H. R. 8169 JUNE 25 AND JULY 30, 1957 Printed for the use of the Committee on Agriculture Serial BB 14742 UNITED STATES WASHINGTON: 1957 CONTENTS H. R. 5547. A bill to amend the Watershed Protection and Flood Preven- tion Act with respect to measures for erosion control_-- H. R. 6904. A bill to amend the Watershed Protection and Flood Preven- tion Act with respect to measures for erosion control_-_ H. R. 7756. A bill to amend the Watershed Protection and Flood Preven- tion Act with respect to measures for erosion control_--- H. R. 8169. A bill to amend the Watershed Protection and Flood Preven- Avery, Hon. William H., a Representative in Congress from the First Congressional District of the State of Kansas- Gutermuth, C. R., vice president of Wildlife Management Institute, 37 Hodgen, Irwin A., farmer, Ettrick, Wis.. 20 Johnson, Hon. Lester R., a Representative in Congress from the Ninth Natcher, Hon. William H., a Representative in Congress from the 38 Smith, Dr. Spencer M., Jr., secretary, Citizens Committee on Natural Young, Gladwin, Deputy Administrator, Soil Conservation Service; accompanied by Carl B. Brown, Director, Planning Division, Soil Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture. 33, 41 Zimmerman, Gordon K., research director, the National Grange, Washington, D. C., letter of June 25, 1957. Johnson, Hon. Lester R.-Continued Resolution No. 32, Agricultural Committee, signed by Andy State Soil Conservation Committee, Madison, letter of March 21, Voight, L. P., conservation director, State of Wisconsin, conserva- 39 EROSION CONTROL TUESDAY, JUNE 25, 1957 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE ON CONSERVATION AND CREDIT OF THE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, Washington, D. C. The subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 10: 10 a. m., in room 1310, New House Office Building, Hon. W. R. Poage (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. Present: Representatives Poage (chairman of the subcommittee), Bass, McIntire, and Burns. Also present: Representatives Gathings, Albert, Hagen, and Matthews. John Heimburger, counsel. Mr. POAGE. The committee will please come to order. We are going to be a little pressed for time, as we find we always are, because the House meets at 11 o'clock this morning. I think we can proceed until the time the bells ring. If we have to, we will try then to have a meeting this afternoon. We will go as far as we can now in the hope that we can hear everyone. I think we will start this morning with H. R. 5547, by Mr. Johnson. I think the best procedure is to let Mr. Johnson explain his bill; we well then hear some of the other witnesses. Mr. Johnson, we will be glad to hear from you. (H. R. 5547 (with report from the Department on H. R. 5547), H. R. 6904, H. R. 7756, and H. R. 8169 are as follows:) [H. R. 5547, 85th Cong., 1st sess.] A BILL To amend the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act with respect to measures for erosion control Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 3 of the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act is amended by striking out the semicolon at the end of paragraph 3 and inserting "except with respect to measures primarily for eroison control;". SEC. 2. Section 5 of said Act is amended by striking out the comma following the words "and the Secretary has determined that the benefits exceed the cost" and inserting "except with respect to measures primarily for erosion control,”. Hon. HAROLD D. COOLEY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Chairman, Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives. DEAR CONGRESSMAN COOLEY: This is in reply to your request of March 8, 1957, for a report by this Department on H. R. 5547, a bill to amend the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act with respect to measures for erosion control. |