EMERGENCY COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND

PUBLIC INVESTMENT ACT OF 1972

HEARING

BEFORE THE

COMMITTEE ON BANKING AND CURRENCY

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NINETY-SECOND CONGRESS

SECOND SESSION

ON

H.R. 13853

A BILL TO AMEND TITLE VII OF THE HOUSING AND URBAN

DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1965

MAY 23, 1972

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Committee on Banking and Currency

U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON : 1972

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COMMITTEE ON BANKING AND CURRENCY

WRIGHT PATMAN, Texas, Chairman WILLIAM A. BARRETT, Pennsylvania

WILLIAM B. WIDNALL, New Jersey LEONOR K. (MRS. JOHN B.) SULLIVAN, FLORENCE P. DWYER, New Jersey Missouri

ALBERT W. JOHNSON, Pennsylvania HENRY S. REUSS, Wisconsin

J. WILLIAM STANTON, Ohio THOMAS L. ASHLEY, Ohio

BENJAMIN B. BLACKBURN, Georgia WILLIAM S. MOORHEAD, Pennsylvania GARRY BROWN, Michigan ROBERT G. STEPHENS, JR., Georgia

LAWRENCE G. WILLIAMS, Pennsylvania FERNAND J. ST GERMAIN, Rhode Island CHALMERS P. WYLIE, Ohio HENRY B. GONZALEZ, Texas

MARGARET M. HECKLER, Massachusetts JOSEPH G. MINISH, New Jersey

PHILIP M. CRANE, Illinois RICHARD T. HANNA, California

JOHN H. ROUSSELOT, California TOM S. GETTYS, South Carolina

STEWART B. MCKINNEY, Connecticut FRANK ANNUNZIO, Ilinois

NORMAN F. LENT, New York THOMAS M. REES, California

BILL ARCHER, Texas
CHARLES H. GRIFFIN, Mississippi

BILL FRENZEL, Minnesota
JAMES M. HANLEY, New York
FRANK J. BRASCO, New York
BILL CHAPPELL, JR., Florida
EDWARD I. KOCH, New York
WILLIAM R. COTTER, Connecticut
PARREN J. MITCHELL, Maryland
WILLIAM P. CURLIN, JR., Kentucky

PAUL NELSON, Clerk and Staff Director
CURTIS A. PRINS, Chief Investigator

BENET D. GELLMAN, Counsel
JOSEPH C. LEWIS, Professional Staff Member

STUART D. HALPERT, Counsel
ORMAN S. FINK, Minority Staff Member

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Alexander, R. J., director of public works, Oakland County, Mich., on

behalf of the National Association of Counties; accompanied by John C.

Murphy, legislative representative, National Association of Counties--- 12

Peyton, Harry J., Jr., president, National Utility Contractors Association;
accompanied by Joseph M. Stone, general counsel.

21

Rousakis, Hon. John, mayor of Savannah, Ga., on behalf of the National

League of Cities and the U.S. Conference of Mayors; accompanied by

Arthur A. Mendonsa, city manager, Savannah, Ga.; and Larry Snowhite,

legislative counsel, National League of Cities and U.S. Conference of

Mayors.

5

Wilcox, William H., secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Community

Affairs; accompanied by John Rosso, community service consultant.--- 16

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SUBMITTED FOR THE RECORD

Alexander, R. J., submission of table, "Local Government Grant Applica-

tions for Water and Sewer Assistance Not Funded by Department of

Housing and Urban Development”.

15

Biemiller, Andrew J., director, Department of Legislation, AFL-CIO,

statement.

Chafin, Andrew, executive director, Cumberland Plateau Planning District,

Lebanon, Va., statement.-

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National Association of Counties :

“Local Government Grant Applications for Water and Sewer Assist-

ance Not Funded by Department of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment” (table)--

15
Statement on behalf by R. J. Alexander, director of public works,
Oakland County, Mich..

12

National League of Cities and U.S. Conference of Mayors:

Statement on behalf by Hon. John Rousakis, mayor of Savannah, Ga_ 8

Supplemental statement on local revenue effort.--

10

National Utility Contractor Association, statement on behalf of by Harry

J. Peyton, Jr., president.-

21

Peyton, Harry J., Jr.:

Attachments to statement:

Excerpts from report: "Anticipated Capital Needs for Sewerage

Facilities in New Jersey”.

25

Letters received from:

A. J. Shuttle, Jr., Dresher, Pa---

28

Duane Olin, Syracuse, N.Y.

30

William R. McQuade, Pittsburgh, Pa---

28

Submission of resolutions No. 3 and No. 5 passed at National

Utility Contractors Association Annual Convention, May 10–

14, 1972..

24, 25

Rousakis, Hon. John:

Prepared statement..

8

Response to questions of:

Hon. Frank Annunzio..

38

Hon. Parren J. Mitchell.

33

Hon. William B. Widnall.

39

Wilcox, William H., prepared statement.--

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APPENDIX

List of Federal water and sewer grant applications submitted to the Depart-

ment of Housing and Urban Development as of October 1971..

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