October 22, 1966 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - SENATE

which announced, on the dates indicated,

he had approved and signed the following acts and joint resolutions:

On October 19, 1966:

S. 3834. An act to amend chapter 141 of

title 10, United States Code, to provide for

price adjustments in contracts for the procurement of milk by the Department of

Defense.

On November 2, 1966:

S. 2102. An act to protect and conserve the

North Pacific fur seals, to provide for the

administration of the Pribilof Islands, to

conserve the fur seals and other wildlife

on the Pribilof Islands, and to protect sea

otters on the high seas; and

S. 2720. An act to authorize the Secretary

of the Interior to develop, through the use of experiment and demonstration plants,

practicable and economic means for the production by the commercial fishing industry

of fish protein concentrate.

On November 3, 1966:

S. 985. An act to regulate interstate and

foreign commerce by preventing the use of

unfair or deceptive methods of packaging or labeling of certain consumer commodities

distributed in such commerce, and for other

purposes;

S. 2947. An act to amend the Federal

Water Pollution Control Act in order to improve and make more effective certain programs pursuant to such act;

S. 3008. An act to amend the Public Health

Service Act to promote and assist in the ex- tension and improvement of comprehensive

health planning and public health services,

to provide for a more effective use of available Federal funds for such planning and

services, and for other purposes;

S. 3298. An act to amend the Federal

Hazardous Substances Labeling Act to ban

hazardous toys and articles intended for

children, and other articles so hazardous as to be dangerous in the household regardless

of labeling, and to apply to unpackaged articles intended for household use, and for

other purposes; and

S. 3708. An act to assist comprehensive

city demonstration programs for rebuilding

slum and blighted areas and for providing

the public facilities and services necessary

to improve the general welfare of the people

who live in those areas, to assist and en- courage planned metropolitan development,

and for other purposes.

On November 5, 1966:

S. 84. An act to provide for reimbursement

to the State of Wyoming for improvements

made on certain lands in Sweetwater County,

Wyo., if and when such lands revert to the

United States;

S. 360. An act to provide for the establish- ment of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, and for other purposes; S. 476. An act to amend the act approved

March 18, 1950, providing for the construc- tion of airports in or in close proximity to national parks, national monuments, and national recreation areas, and for other purposes;

S. 690. An act for the relief of Norman J.

Pitman;

S. 769. An act for the relief of Dr. Marshall

Ku;

S. 1068. An act for the relief of Fred E.

Starr;

S. 1101. An act to provide for the convey- ance of certain mineral interests of the

United States in seventy-nine and one-hundred-and-eighty-four one-thousandths acres located near Orangeburg, S.C., to Allen E.

Dominick, the owner of such property;

S. 1137. An act for the relief of Dr. Rafael

Pedro Martinez Torres;

S. 1349. An act to amend the inland, Great

Lakes, and western rivers rules concerning

sailing vessels and vessels under 65 feet in

length;

S. 1496. An act to repeal section 3342 of

title 5, United States Code, relating to the

prohibition of employees detailed from the

field service to the departmental service, and

for other purposes;

S. 1556. An act to authorize the Board of

Governors of the Federal Reserve System to

delegate certain of its functions, and for

other purposes;

S. 1572. An act for the relief of Merritt A.

Seefeldt and August S. Seefeldt;

S. 1760. An act to authorize the acceptance

of a settlement of certain indebtedness of

Greece to the United States and to authorize

the use of the payments resulting from the

settlement for a cultural and educational exchange program;

S. 3148. An act to provide for the conveyance of all right, title, and interest of the

United States reserved or retained in certain

lands heretofore conveyed to the city of El

Paso, Tex.; and

S.J. Res. 133. Joint resolution designating

February 1967 as "American History Month."

On November 6, 1966:

S. 1861. An act to provide additional assistance for areas suffering a major disaster;

S. 2010. An act for the relief of Fun Wat

Hoy;

S. 2040. An act for the relief of Dr. Dean

H. Gosselin;

S. 2109. An act for the relief of Dr. Olibio

S. Rodriguez-Eiras;

S. 2222. An act for the relief of Susan

Jeanne Clynes;

S. 2451. An act for the relief of Che Yim

Loh;

S. 2491. An act for the relief of Dr. Juan

Federico Antonio Lamas y Parra;

S. 2500. An act for the relief of James A.

Todd, Jr.;

S. 2621. An act for the relief of Ioannis A.

Vasilopoulos and Chester (Abramczyk) Hill;

S. 2750. An act for the relief of You I. Souk;

S. 2751. An act for the relief of David R.

Slemon;

S. 2763. An act for the relief of Dr. Marcial

Alfredo Marti Prieto (Alfredo Marti);

S. 2798. An act for the relief of CWO Glen

Zeigler, U.S. Navy, retired;

S. 2801. An act for the relief of Helena Gilbert Maddagiri and Heather Gilbert Maddagir;

S. 2829. An act to amend section 301 (a) (7)

of the Immigration and Nationality Act;

S. 2979. An act to extend coverage of the

State Technical Services Act of 1965 to the

territory of Guam;

S. 3209. An act for the relief of Zofia Zych;

S. 3222. An act for the relief of Dusko

Doder;

S. 3230. An act to authorize the Board of

Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to negotiate cooperative agreements granting

concessions at the National Zoological Park

to certain nonprofit organizations and to accept voluntary services of such organizations or of individuals, and for other purposes;

S. 3254. An act to amend sections 2072 and

2112 of title 28, United States Code, with

respect to the scope of the Federal rules of

civil procedure and to repeal inconsistent

legislation;

S. 3258. An act for the relief of Deniz Hlk- met Sen Manes;

S. 3318. An act for the relief of Yung MI

Kim;

S. 3358. An act for the relief of Theodora

Bezates;

S. 3391. An act to amend the Shipipng Act,

1916, as amended, to authorize exemption

from the provisions of the act;

S. 3466. An act to change the name of the

Rolla Jewel Bearing Plant at Rolla, N. Dak., to the William Langer Jewel Bearing Plant;

S. 3488. An act to grant the consent of

Congress for the States of Virginia and Maryland and the District of Columbia to amend

the Washington metropolitan area transit

regulation compact to establish an organization empowered to provide transit facilities in the National Capital region and for

other purposes and to enact said amendment for the District of Columbia; and

S. 3675. An act to amend title V of the

International Claims Settlement Act of 1949

to provide for the determination of the

amounts of claims of nationals of the United

States against the Chinese Communist regime.

On November 7, 1966:

S. 2338. An act to authorize the erection of

a memorial in the District of Columbia to

Gen. John J. Pershing; and

S. 3389. An act to provide for the establishment of the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Museum

and Sculpture Garden, and for other purposes.

On November 8, 1966:

S. 688. An act to amend title III of the

Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, as amended, to provide for additional means and measures for land conservation and land utilization, and for other purposes; and

S.J. Res. 167. Joint resolution to enable

the United States to organivr and hold an

International Conference on Water for Peace

in the United States in 1967 and authorize

an appropriation therefor.

On November 9, 1966:

S. 3887. An act to amend title 10, United

States Code, to permit persons from countries

friendly to the United States to receive instruction at the U.S. Military Academy, the

U.S. Naval Academy, and the U.S. Air Force

Academy, and for other purposes.

On November 10, 1966:

S. 195: An act for the relief of Sunnyside

Seed Farms;

S. 1319. An act to authorize a work release

program for persons sentenced by the courts

of the District of Columbia; to define the

powers and duties in relation thereto, and for

other purposes.

S. 1661. An act for the relief of Samuel C.

Neiburg; and

S. 2893. An act to amend section 208(c) to provide that certificates issued to motor common carriers of passengers pursuant to fu- ture applications shall not confer, as an incident to the grant of regular route authority,

the right to transport special or chartered

parties.

On November 11, 1966:

S. 2770. An act to amend title 18 of the

United States Code so as to prohibit the use of likenesses of the great seal of the United

States falsely to indicate Federal agency,

sponsorship, or approval.

GEOTHERMAL STEAM ACT OF 1966-

MEMORANDUM OF DISAPPROVAL

On November 15, 1966, the Secretary

of the Senate received from the President of the United States the following

memorandum of disapproval on Senate

bill S. 1674, the Geothermal Steam Act of

1966:

MEIORANDUM OF DISAPPROVAL ON S. 1674

I am withholding my approval from

the Geothermal Steam Act of 1966.

I am taking this action because many

of the principles embodied in the bill violate the public interest.

Geothermal steam is produced by the

internal heat of the earth. It is well

known to every schoolchild in America

under other names. Old Faithful at Yellowstone is one example of a geothermal

steam spring.

We know very little about how extensive or valuable our geothermal resources

are. They may be an inexhaustible supply of energy. Today, for example, the

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steam from a single geothermal spring is

generating enough electricity to serve a

community of 50,000 people. Geothermal

springs may also hold untapped mineral

wealth-such as gold, lithium, and silver.

These circumstances dictate a policy of

prudence and reason in the leasing of

Federal lands to develop this resource.

S. 1674 does just the opposite.

It ignores the basic lessons we have

learned much to our sorrow-that our

natural resources are priceless treasures

which must be developed with wisdom

and foresight.

The bill is flawed by six major provisions which run counter to sound public

policy:

First. It provides for unfair and unlimited "grandfa her" rights. The holders of mineral or mining leases on Federal lands as of S ptember 7, 1965, would

be automatically entitled to convert

them into geothermal leases. This

amounts to a free gift of valuable public

property rights to these developers, and

gives them an undue advantage over

other prospective developers.

Second. t provides for maximum

leases of 51,200 acres-an area four

times greater than our experts say is

needed for economical development.

This could result in a single developer

monopolizing the geothermal resources

of entire States.

Third. It provides that royalties are

payable only on steam "sold or utilized."

This could encourage the wanton waste

of a precious natural asset.

Fourth. It fails to provide specific and

clear authority for the Government to

readjust the lease terms and conditions

at suitable intervals. The public deserves this protection because we still

know so little about our geothermal resources.

Fifth. It provides for perpetual leases

to the developer if steam is produced in

commercial quantities. As a result, future generations of Americans will have

lost their stake in the formulation of

policies for a natural resource which

may be inexhaustible, and whose potential we are only beginning to appreciate.

Sixth. It gives the developer 20 years

in which to begin production. Our

scientists and engineers say that this is

too long a period and will encourage

speculation.

In short, I have withheld my approval

because this bill does not sufficiently protect the interests of the American people.

If these were only technical flaws in a

measure providing for the necessary development of geothermal energy, I would

gladly sign the bill. For I believe we

must move vigorously to make use of this

promising national asset.

But they are more than technical flaws.

They represent a serious failure to protect the people's interest.

When we consider landmark legislation of this sort, dealing with a vast and

little-known natural resource, we must

remember that we are acting-not just

for today or 5 years from today-but

for decades to come. Once we have given

away the people's interest in the wealth

of their land, we cannot easily retrieve

what has been lost. We must understand

that we are trustees for 200 million

Americans. All that we do must protect

their interest-and the interest of their

children and grandchildren-in the rich

legacy with which nature has endowed

US.

This bill does not do that. And because it does not, I will not give it my

approval.

This does not mean we should delay

the development and use of these resources. Wise and prudent trustees do

not lose opportunities to increase the

value of the estate they manage. But we

must assure ourselves that we have first

protected the people's interest before we

make our geothermal springs available

for productive development.

I have directed the Secretary of the

Interior and the Acting Attorney General to prepare a new proposal to accomplish our objectives-one that eliminates

the pitfalls of the present bill.

Next year we will ask Congress for

legislation to transform the potential of

this national treasure into a reality. We

will ask for legislation that will protect

the public interest, encourage economic

and efficient development with a fair and

just return to the developer, and conserve

the benefits of that development in coming generations. When that legislation

comes before me, I shall sign it enthusiastically.

LYNDON B. JOHNSON.

THE WHITE HOUSE, November 14, 1966.

CONFIRIMATIONS

Executive nominations confirmed by

the Senate October 22, 1966:

POSTMASTERS

ARKANSAS

Thomas R. Holiman, Donaldson.

Roy L. Riales, Sr., Mena.

CALIFORNIA

Richard L. Waterbury, Gridley.

GEORGIA

Jerry E. Byers, Demorest.

Billy M. Danlell, Mableton.

ILLINOIS

Ernest Bickhaus, Jr., Quincy.

INDIANA

Edward P. Nonnweiler, Velpen.

KENTUCKY

Robert G. Hill, Florence.

Wendel R. Bridges, Morning View.

LOUISIANA

Kirby Allen, Clarks.

MASSACHUSETTS

Francis J. Morrison, Dalton.

MINNESOTA

Raymond H. Salzwedel, Lakefield.

Richard W. Brust, Olivia.

Gladys C. Johnson, Strandquist.

MISSISSIPPI

Isaac H. Whiteside, Ashland.

NEW JERSEY

Evelyn L. Bea, Dayton.

Joseph Sorelle, Glassboro.

NEW YORK

Gordon F. Hack, Beaver Falls.

Arlene H. Lockwood, Corbettsville.

Charles H. Knox, Copake.

John J. Lenhart, Hempstead.

Laura E. Maben, Jewett.

Sherman D. Dowle, Mexico.

Theodore A. Barkley, Salem.

PENNSYLVANIA

Ethel V. Zoltani, Conway.

Clifford P. Wenhold, Milford Square.

Richard J. Evans, Peckville.

Thomas V. Simonetti, Susquehanna.

Ann R. Daily, Wallingford.

Henry C. Slaczka, Wilmerding.

SOUTH CAROLINA

James R. Bennett, Blackstock.

Essie M. Eller, Hickory Grove.

SOUTH DAKOTA

Milton B. Severyn, Vivian.

TEXAS

Frank W. Hardesty, Big Spring.

Lowell C: Shuler, Bonham.

Wayne I. Burk, Dodd City.

August E. Hooge, Poteet.

William P. Smith, Queen City.

Maybelle J. Larsen, Rock Island.

WASHINGTON

Cleve R. Martin, Kettle Falls.

WEST VIRGINIA

Emmett A. Adler, Follansbee.

MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION

Maj. Gen. Robert George MacDonnell,

019361, U.S. Army, to be a member and President of the Mississippi River Commission,

under the provisions of section 2 of an act of

Congress approved June 28, 1879 (21 Stat.

37; 33 U.S.C. 642).

NATIONAL HIGHWAY SAFETY AGENCY

William Haddon, Jr., or New York, to be

Administrator, National Highway Safety

Agency.

INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION

AND DEVELOPMENT

Emmett J. Rice, of New York, to be U.S.

Alternate Executive Director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development for a term of 2 years and until his successor has been appointed.

U.S. ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT AGENCY

Samuel De Palma, of Maryland, a Foreign

Service officer of class 1, to be an Assistant

Director of the U.S. Arms Control and Dis

armiment Agency.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Robert G. Neumann, of California, to be

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to

Afghanistan.

UNESCO REPRESENTATIVES

Charles Frankel, of New York, to be Representative of the United States of America

to the 14th session of the General Conference

of the United Nations Educational, Scientific,

and Cultural Organization.

William Benton, of Connecticut, to be Representative of the United States of America to

the 14th session of the General Conference of

the United Nations Educational, Scientific.

and Cultural Organization.

Thomas F. Malone, of Connecticut, to be

Representative of the United States of America to the 14th session of the General Conference of the United Nations Educational,

Scientific, and Cultural Organization.

Nan Tucker McEvoy, of the District of

Columbia, to be Representative of the United

States of America to the 14th session of the

General Conference of the United Nations

Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization.

Joseph R. Smiley, of Colorado, to be Representatite of the United States of America to

the 14th session of the General Conference

of the United Nations Educational, Scientific,

and Cultural Organization.

Fredric H. Mann, of Pennsylvania, to be

Alternate representative of the United States

of America to the 14th session of the General

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