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Conservation Fund Amendments Signing Ceremony" of the James M. Cannon Files at the
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.
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Digitized from Box 62 of the James M. Cannon Files at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
SIGNING CEREMONY
S. 327 - LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND AMENDMENTS
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1976
11:30 A.M.
THE ROSE GARDEN
FROM:
JAMES
M.
CANNON
Jul
I. PURPOSE
To highlight your approval of amendments to the Land
and Water Conservation Fund - S. 327.
II. BACKGROUND, PARTICIPANTS & PRESS PLAN
A. Background - The Land and Water Conservation
Fund has been a very popular and successful
program, enabling the Federal Government and
the States to acquire recreation lands.
These amendments would:
--- Increase funding authorization from a current level
of $300 million annually to $600 million for FY 1978,
$750 million for FY 1979, and to $900 million for
FY's 1980-1989.
-- Expand the Federal role in historic preservation by
establishing an Historic Preservation Fund and an
independent Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.
The bill authorizes appropriations for the Fund to
be raised from the current annual level of $24.4
million to $100 million each for FY 1978 and FY 1979,
and to $150 million each for FY 1980 and FY 1981.
These funds are to be earmarked from Outer Continental
Shelf lease revenues.
-- Provide for broadening uses to which Federal oil
shale revenues paid to any State may be put to
include planning, construction and maintenance of
public facilities and provision for public services.
Current uses are restricted to public roads and
education.
GERALD FORD LIBRARY
-2-
When you announced your Bicentennial Land Heritage
Program, you alluded to the use of an expanded
Land and Water Conservation Fund as one of the
means to reach the goals of the acquisition program.
Attached at Tab A is a fuller discussion of the
bill.
B. Participants - Interior Secretary Kleppe, Members
of Congress, Interior and Agriculture Officials,
representatives from State and local Park and
Recreation Offices, State, local and private
Historic Preservation Officials, public interest
groups representatives.
(See list attached - Tab B)
C. Press Plan - To be announced
-3-
III. TALKING POINTS
(To be provided by Bob Orben - Tab C)
I Cannon
SIGNING CEREMONY FOR THE LAND AND WATER
CONSERVATION FUND LEGISLATION
SEPTEMBER 28, 1976
FORD is 07/839 LIBRARY
-1-
IT IS A PLEASURE TO WELCOME YOU TO THE ROSE GARDEN
THIS MORNING FOR A VERY IMPORTANT OCCASION
LAST MONTH AT YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, I SET
A NATIONAL GOAL OF SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDING THE RECREATIONAL
FACILITIES, NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE SANCTUARIES
OF AMERICA AS OUR BICENTENNIAL PRESENT TO FUTURE GENERATIONS
TODAY, WITH THE SIGNING OF LEGISLATION TO ENLARGE
THE LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND, WE TAKE THE FIRST
IMPORTANT STEP TOWARD THAT GOAL.
-2-
FEW, IF ANY, FEDERAL PROGRAMS HAVE PROVIDED MORE
OR BETTER RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES THAN THOSE FINANCED
THROUGH THE LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND
IN THE LAST TWELVE YEARS, SOME TWO BILLION DOLLARS
HAS BEEN CHANNELED THROUGH THIS FUND FOR THE PURCHASE
AND DEVELOPMENT OF MILLIONS OF RECREATIONAL ACRES -- WHERE
AMERICANS CAN EXPLORE THE WONDER OF NATURE, TAKE PART
IN A VARIETY OF SPORTS ACTIVITIES, OR JUST RELAX AND GET
AWAY FROM IT ALL
-3-
WITH THE INCREASED AUTHORIZATION WHICH THIS
LEGISLATION PROVIDES, MORE THAN SIX MILLION NEW ACRES
OF LAND WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES OVER
THE NEXT TWELVE YEARS
IN ADDITION, THIS BILL WILL ESTABLISH AN HISTORIC
PRESERVATION FUND TO PROVIDE FEDERAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE
ACQUISITION AND PRESERVATION OF IMPORTANT HISTORIC SITES
THROUGHOUT AMERICA
AS WE ENTER OUR THIRD CENTURY OF INDEPENDENCE, THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE HAVE TAKEN SPECIAL PRIDE IN THE LANDMARKS
OF OUR PAST
-4-
THIS NEW FUND WILL ENSURE THAT THE AMERICANS WHO
CELEBRATE THE TRICENTENNIAL WILL BE ABLE TO ENJOY AN EVEN
MORE COMPLETE CELEBRATION OF THEIR NATION'S HISTORY
THERE ARE CERTAIN PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS IN THIS
BILL TO WHICH I OBJECT, AND FOR WHICH I WILL SEEK AMENDMENTS
IN SUBSEQUENT LEGISLATION
BUT I WHOLEHEARTEDLY AND
ENTHUSIASTICALLY ENDORSE THE BASIC THRUST AND PURPOSE OF
THIS LEGISLATION -- TO ENHANCE OUR QUALITY OF LIFE, TO ENRICH
OUR TREASURE OF NATURAL BEAUTY AND PRESERVE IT AS OUR
HERITAGE TO COMING GENERATIONS OF AMERICANS.
-5-
I AM PLEASED AND PROUD TO SIGN THE BILL, S. 327, INTO LAW
AT THIS TIME
END OF TEXT
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