to spend to get there, and how to proceed. We have yet to come to grips with the conflict between greater self-sufficiency in energy and preservation of the environment. The burning of higher sulphur content coal, the development of off-shore oil, the building of deep water ports all raise serious environmental problems. The easy answer is to abolish all environmental safeguards—or conversely, to maintain them strictly without any modification. The realistic solution is somewhere in between, with greater attention paid to developing technology that can preserve and protect our environment while permitting steady progress toward energy self-sufficiency. Such a program will truly be a monumental undertaking. It will be difficult from a technical standpoint and complicated in terms of the mix of private and public effort. It is a formidable task-even more imposing perhaps than the Manhattan or Apollo projects. But we really have little choice. I am convinced that with realistic conservation measures, expanded use of coal, orderly development of nuclear power, and creation of a strategic oil reserve, our nation can achieve both minimal dependence on overseas supplies and acceptable rises in energy costs. How we organize ourselves to maximize our still plentiful natural resources against a backdrop of a unreliable and shrinking oil and gas resources is one of the most crucial problems our nation will face in the next decade. What we do in the next few weeks and months might well determine the future foreign policy direction of this nation, its rate of economic growth, and the physical well-being of all of its citizens. If we are to avoid the nightmare of a real energy crisis, it will be up to the Administration and the Congress to make the right decisions now-and it will be up to industry, labor, and the American people to share the burden together for the ultimate benefit of all of us. O 93D [COMMITTEE PRINT] CONGRESS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES REPLIES BY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS LAW LU MAY 26 1775 UNIVERS TY IN OMA TOMMA APRIL 1974 Printed for the use of the Committee on Government Operations 31-296 U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1974 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE Hon. CHET HOLIFIELD, Chairman, Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: Transmitted herewith for use of the Committee on Government Operations, the Congress, and the interested public is a document titled, "Replies by Members of Congress to a Questionnaire on General Revenue Sharing." This document was prepared by the subcommittee staff from the information obtained from Members of Congress through a questionnaire survey on the Federal Government's new general revenue sharing program. The information provided by the Members is reported here in both tabular and analytical form. The survey was undertaken late last year pursuant to the subcommittee's charge to study relations between the Federal Government and the States and their political subdivisions. While I believe this is an important document containing highly useful information, it does not, of course, necessarily reflect the views of the committee or of its individual Members. I respectfully request that this document be made a committee print. L. H. FOUNTAIN, Chairman. (III) |