THE PRESIDENT'S 1971 ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM Controlling Pollution BOOK ONE OF A THREE-PART SERIES REFORM FOR THE 70's EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 722 JACKSON PLACE, NW. Dear Sir: On behalf of the President, I am sending you this booklet on the Administration's 1971 Environmental Quality proposals. Enhancing the quality of the environment is one of six goals the President set forth in his January State of the Union Message, and was the subject of a major message to Congress of February 8, 1971. That message outlined a comprehensive attack on the Nation's chief environmental problems. It dealt with three major categories: strengthening pollution control programs, applying measures to control emerging problems, and promoting environmental quality in our land use decisions. To implement the program, the President has submitted to Congress 15 bills and is recommending three new pieces of tax legislation. The proposals discussed in this, the first of three booklets, cover the category of strengthening pollution control programs. These proposals include an incentive charge on sulfur oxide emissions, a tax on lead in gasoline, a $12 billion nationwide waste treatment financing program, tightened water pollution standards and enforcement, and a revamping of our pesticides law to control use of these materials. We hope this booklet will be helpful to you in understanding the problems and our proposed solutions. In the near future, you will be receiving two additional mailings dealing with the land use and the emerging problems portions of the President's Environmental Message. Among matters covered in these booklets will be a National Land Use Policy, a new parks to the people program, strip mining, powerplant siting, measures to control noise, ocean dumping, and toxic substances. |