60 CONFERENCE ON NATURAL BEAUTY 



JOHN J. LOGUE. My group is concerned with Federal-State-local 

 cooperation; namely, with an expressway in our area. My question 

 is this. In order to stop this expressway, which is called the Blue 

 Route, we have been contacting both the State and Federal govern- 

 ments. But our criticisms at the Federal level are always referred 

 to the Bureau of Public Roads and at the State level we are always 

 referred to the State Highway Department. Not surprisingly we 

 get satisfaction from neither of these road-oriented agencies. Now 

 in the civil rights area Federal Government contracts are reviewed 

 for discrimination against individuals by the Vice President's Com- 

 mission. Couldn't we have some kind of review of highway pro- 

 posals, both on the State and Federal level, for discrimination against 

 beauty? 



In a State like Pennsylvania, could not this be done by the Secre- 

 tary of Forests and Waters, and at the Federal level by the Secretary 

 of the Interior? 



Mr. GODDARD. There is another panel which is talking directly to 

 this, but conceivably this could be one of the functions of the council 

 that we propose. 



Senator MUSKIE. I might also put in a pitch for S. 561, the Inter- 

 governmental Cooperation Act of 1965, which is aimed at this very 

 kind of problem. We have had testimony which has brought in just 

 this problem and justification for the approach. It is the purpose of 

 that bill to stimulate review not only by directly related agencies, but 

 also by other programs. 



RICHARD LEONARD. I have a very brief, but I think excellent 

 example of local, State, and Federal cooperation out on the Pacific 

 Coast. 



Just a couple of weeks ago we signed contracts to purchase $2.5 

 million of redwoods and a superb ocean beach along the Pacific 

 Ocean. The State of California is cooperating in that in furnishing 

 a half a million dollars. They are also planning additional coopera- 

 tion later on in the acquisition program. 



Now President Johnson has approved and recommended a Red- 

 wood National Park in the area which requires Federal par- 

 ticipation. Since most of the redwoods are pretty much in the State's 

 hands at the present time, and need seriously to be augmented with 

 additional lands and additional redwoods to make them really su- 

 perb, we have to work out cooperation between the two agencies. 



