.5 .56 1975i SELECT COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS [Created pursuant to S. Res. 58, 81st Cong.] JOHN SPARKMAN, Alabama THOMAS J. MCINTYRE, New Hampshire J. BENNETT JOHNSTON, Louisiana WALTER F. MONDALE, Minnesota JACOB K. JAVITS, New York LOWELL P. WEICKER, JR., Connecticut PAUL LAXALT, Nevada WILLIAM B. CHERKASKY, Executive Director JAMES S. MEDILL, Counsel JUDAH C. SOMMER, Minority Counsel COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS FRANK CHURCH, Idaho LEE METCALF, Montana J. BENNETT JOHNSTON, Louisiana PAUL J. FANNIN, Arizona DEWEY F. BARTLETT, Oklahoma JAMES ABOUREZK, South Dakota FLOYD K. HASKELL, Colorado JOHN GLENN, Ohio RICHARD STONE, Florida DALE BUMPERS, Arkansas GRENVILLE GARSIDE, Special Counsel and Staff Director D. MICHAEL HARVEY, Deputy Chief Counsel (II) CONTENTS Ballis, George, executive director, National Land for People, 4696 N. Millbrook, Fresno, Calif. 93726, accompanied by Mark Lasher and Brody, Ralph M., manager-chief counsel, Westlands Water District, 174 Bulbulian, Berge, president, National Land for People, 2735 S. McCall, 161 de la Cruz, Jessie, family farmer, 485 N. San Pablo, Fresno, Calif. 170 McDonald, Angus, former director of research, National Farmers Miller, Hon. George, a Representative in Congress from the 7th Con- gressional District of the State of California, 1532 Longworth House Nomellini, Dante John, counsel for the Central Delta Water Agency, Stamm, Hon. Gilbert G., Commissioner of Reclamation, U.S. Depart- ment of the Interior, Washington, D.C. 20240, accompanied by Forest Coleman, Excess Land Officer, Fresno, Calif.; Richard Dauber, Assistant Regional Solicitor, Sacramento, Calif.; and Hugh Gardner, Associate Solicitor, Energy and Resources, Washington, D.C‒‒‒‒‒‒‒ Udall, Hon. Stewart L., formerly Secretary of the Interior, Overview Waldie, Hon. Jerome R., a former Representative in Congress from the Weiman, David M., legislative assistant, National Farmers Union, 1200 Continental Building, 1012 14th Street NW., Washington, D.C. Weinberg, Hon. Edward, formerly Solicitor, U.S. Department of the 143 143 I. Materials supplied for the record by Chairman Nelson__ 183 A. Notice of joint hearings before the Small Business Committee 183 I. Materials supplied for the record by Chairman Nelson-Continued B. Statements for the record and selected letters and telegrams re- ceived by the committee prior to the July hearings_-_. 1. Letter dated July 17, 1975, from Hon. Edmund G. Brown, Jr., Governor of California, to Senator 2. Letter dated July 14, 1975, from John F. Henning, ex- ecutive secretary-treasurer, California Labor Feder- ation, AFL-CIO, to Senator Nelson_.. 3. Mailgram dated July 17, 1975, from William R. Neill, district attorney, County of Trinity, State of Cali- 4. Telegram dated July 16, 1975, from Jack Port, execu- tive secretary, Contra Costa County Water Agency, 5. Letter dated July 10, 1975, from Stephen A. Bridge, 6. Letter dated July 2, 1975, from Anita Ortiz, Berkeley, 188 189 7. Letter dated July 14, 1975, from Margery Gibson, 189 8. Statement dated July 22, 1975, of the Food Task Force, 190 10. Statement dated July 20, 1975, of Brock Evans, Sierra 195 1. Letter dated March 28, 1975, to Hon. Nelson Rocke- 2. Memorandum dated February 14, 1975, to the Secre- tary of the Interior, from the Commissioner of 3. Proposed amendatory contract between the Westlands 4. Letter and attachments to Hon. Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1. Letter dated March 16, 1966, from N. B. Bennett, Act- 2. Letter dated October 21, 1971, from Ellis Armstrong, 203 289 289 289 E. Memoranda from the Congressional Research Service, Library of 292 1. Report of the Library of Congress dated March 24, 292 2. Report of the Library of Congress dated Septem- ber 30, 1971, prepared for Senator Nelson---. 293 295 II. Exhibits and materials supplementing the testimony of David M. Wei- Page man, legislative assistant, National Farmers Union--- A. Letter dated December 31, 1975, from David M. Weiman, legis- lative assistant, National Farmers Union, to Senator Nelson, with enclosures__ 299 1. "The San Luis Act," June 3, 1960; Public Law 86- 311 4. House Report No. 1468, April 7, 1902; 57th Congress, 1st session: Reclamation of Arid Lands__ 5. Excerpt from, "Landownership Survey on Federal Re- clamation Projects," Bureau of Reclamation, 1946, part 2, "Limitations on Land for which Water may be Supplied Under Reclamation Laws," pages 29-57- 6. Excerpt from, "Legislative and Administrative His- tory of Acreage Limitations and Control of Specula- tion on Federal Reclamation Projects," by Ralph B. Wertheimer, Bureau of Agricultural Economics, USDA, 1943, pages 1-31.......... 7. Excerpt from, "Acreage Limitation and Excess Land Problems, Central Valley Project," a report prepared for the Bureau of Reclamation by the Bureau of Agricultural Economics, March 1944, pages 26-40--- 8. Excerpt from, "History of Legislation and Policy For- mation of the Central Valley Project," by Mary Montgomery and Marion Clawson, Bureau of Agri- cultural Economics, March 1946, pages 131-155_. 9. Excerpt from, "Acreage Limitation Policy," Depart- ment of Interior, 1964, pages 1-24-. 10. Excerpt from, United States v. Tulare Lake Canal 13. Materials relating to circumstances surrounding Jus- [1] News Release, Department of Justice, April 9, 565 [2] Letter dated March 26, 1971, to John Mitchell, [3] Letter dated March 26, 1971, to Mitchell Melich, Solicitor, Department of the Interior from Sen- ator Clinton Anderson, chairman, Subcommit- tee on Water and Power Resources.... [4] Letter dated April 16, 1971, to Senator Clinton P. [5] Article dated May 8, 1971, "Water, Water, For [6] Letter dated May 28, 1971, to Solicitor General 565 567 568 571 572 575 II. Exhibits and materials supplementing the testimony of David M. Wei- man, legislative assistant, National Farmers Union-Continued A. Letter dated December 31, 1975, from David M. Weiman, legis- lative assistant, National Farmers Union, to Senator Nelson, [9] Letter dated July 24, 1971, to Mrs. Stover from [10] Letter dated August 26, 1971, to Mrs. Stover from 586 [11] Letter dated September 1, 1971, to Solicitor Gen- 588 [13] Article dated March 28, 1972, "Kleindienst Land 589 589 591 592 [16] Transcript dated January 14, 1973, "Water, Wa- 593 [17] Article dated September 16, 1973, "Nixon Got [18] Article dated January 1971, "Ben Yellen's Fine 601 14. Excerpt from "Exemption of Certain Projects From Land Limitation Provisions of Federal Reclamation 15. Testimony of Congressman B. F. Sisk on proposed San 621 [1] "San Luis (California) Irrigation Development,' 621 [2] "San Luis Unit-Central Valley Project, Califor- nia," Hearing before Senate Committee on Inte- rior and Insular Affairs, on S. 1887, March [3] "San Luis Unit, Central Valley Project, Califor- nia," Hearings before Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs on S. 44, March 16. Materials from hearing, "Westlands Water District," [1] Stenographic transcript dated July 29, 1966, Hear- 631 [2] Letter and attachments dated July 28, 1966, to Henry M. Jackson, chairman, Senate Interior |