CONGRESSIONAL RECORD -- SENATE

September 4, 1969

Page 24285

NOTICE OF HEARINGS ON S. 2483, THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVENUE ACT OF 1969

Mr. MUSKIE. Mr. President, I wish to announce that the Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Relations, Committee on Government Operations, will hold hearings on S. 2483, the Intergovernmental Revenue Act, on September 23, 24, and 25.

The central objective of the Intergovernmental Revenue Act is to help to redress the fiscal balance of our Federal system. It would accomplish this by supplementing the tax base of States and localities through a system of Federal general support payments; and, by encouraging States and localities to adopt stronger tax systems of their own through establishing Federal tax credits for State and local income and estate taxes.

S. 2483 combines the features of revenue sharing and tax credits and is based on the studies and recommendations of the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations.

The hearings on September 23, 24, and 25 will be in room 1318, New Senate Office Building, beginning at 10 a.m.

Any Senator or other person wishing to testify should notify the subcommittee, room 357, Old Senate Office Building, extension 4718, in order that he might be scheduled as a witness.

NOTICE OF HEARINGS ON FOUR INTERGOVERNMENTAL BILLS

Mr. MUSKIE. Mr. President, I wish to announce that the Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Relations, Committee on Government Operations, will hold hearings on September 9, 10, 12, and 17 with respect to the following proposed legislation:

Senate Joint Resolution 117, to authorize appropriations for an Office of Intergovernmental Relations in the Executive Office of the President;

S. 60, the Program Information Act, which would create a catalog for Federal assistance programs, provide for monthly revision of the catalog, provide information on the simplification of application forms and procedures, and transfer the Federal Information Exchange from the Office of Economic Opportunity to the Bureau of the Budget;

S. 2035, the Grant Consolidation Act of 1969, which would provide for consolidating Federal assistance programs in the same or closely related functional areas under a procedure similar to the Executive Reorganization Act; and

S. 2479, the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act of 1969, which would authorize procedures for improving the financial management of Federal assistance programs, facilitate the consolidation of such programs, provide temporary authority to expedite processing of project applications drawing upon more than one Federal assistance program strengthen further congressional review of Federal grants-in-aid and extend and amend the law relating to intergovernmental cooperation.

S. 2035 is the Grant Consolidation Act which was introduced by the senior Senator from South Dakota (Mr. MUNDT) on behalf of the administration.

S. 2479 contains three titles -- financial management, grant consolidation, and joint funding simplifications -- which were considered at length in subcommittee hearings last year. In their present form, they incorporate many of the suggested changes and recommendations advanced by the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, major associations representing public officials, and others.

Hearings on September 9, 10, and 12 will be held in room 3302, New Senate Office Building; and on the 17th they will be held in room 6226. On September 9 the session will begin at 9:30 a.m. The following days they will begin at 10 am.

Any Senator or other person wishing to testify or present a written statement, with respect to the above legislation should notify the subcommittee in room 357, Old Senate Office Building, extension 4718.