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beautification? And is there overlapping and duplication in these 

 efforts? 



Mr. GRAFTS. I don't think there is any, Senator Farr. Secretary 

 Connor could handle this a lot better than I can. 



As I understand it, the highway beautification program relates 

 to the existing ongoing programs of the Department of Commerce 

 and the Bureau of Public Roads. The new advisory council that the 

 Secretary of Commerce has appointed is concerned with highway 

 beautification as related to the Federal-aid highway program. There 

 is a relationship between a citizens' group for this somewhat limited 

 purpose and a citizens' group that we were talking about a few min- 

 utes ago that might be advisory to the President across the board on 

 these matters. 



With respect to the scenic road and parkway study, this is being 

 chaired by the Department of Commerce, but it is a program-develop- 

 ment undertaking that is being carried out for this Council. It will 

 be submitted to this Council and presumably in due course to the 

 President and probably will require new legislation. 



So I would say there is certainly a very close relationship here, but 

 I don't see that there is overlapping or duplication. 



Mr. BRANDWEIN. You spoke of criteria. I was just wondering 

 whether any criteria had been developed with regard to redevelop- 

 ment which would have concern for some animals or plants that took 

 almost three billion years to get here. Is there any way in which biol- 

 ogists, ecologists, could work in tandem with engineers to assure these 

 criteria might be met? 



Secretary FREEMAN. You are referring now to highway construc- 

 tion in this regard? 



Mr. BRANDWEIN. I am referring to any program that wipes out 

 areas where there are living things. I should worry generally about 

 useless elimination of living things. 



Secretary FREEMAN. Let me say in connection with programs 

 within the Department of Agriculture, like the small watershed pro- 

 gram, we involve both State and Federal fish and wildlife people 

 every step of the way. There are also within the Department of 

 Agriculture matching funds available to develop fish and wildlife 

 habitat in watershed projects. 



