HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1961.05.01 - 19374Misc. 3791
RFS May 1, 1961
BY: °mann
IN RE: .FEDERAL .LEGISLATION TO :t_IPP•RT FCA WATER PLLUTION
TO THE .=_::':.,KLAND COUNTY BtilARO
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS, proposed federal legislation to aid communities to provide a more
effective pro;:jrai .,a of water pollution control was referred to your Legislative Committee
by the Supervisors Inter-County Committee, and
WHEREAS, your Committee has reviewed the Blatnik amendment (H.R. 6441) to the
federal water pollution control act which proposes to increase the maximum allowable grant
from $250,000 to $800,000 and substitute a sliding scale formula for the present 30% grant
limitation, and
WHEREAS, your Committee has also reviewed H.R. 2403 which is a bill introduced
by Congressman Broomfield to provide a program whereby the federal government may
guarantee bonds issued by states and municipalities in carrying out construction programs for
certain public sanitary facilities, and
WHEREAS, this proposed federal legislation was carefully reviewed at a meeting of
the Committee on April 24, 1961, at which meeting a resolution was adopted to table
consideration of the Blatnik amendment for the present time, and
WHEREAS, ,at said meeting a resolution was also adopted to endorse H.R. 2403 which
is the bill introduced by Congressman Broomfield, which legislation your Committee felt
fully recognizes the difficulties of communities to sell bonds and provides a program to aid
states and municipalities by guaranteeing such bonds issued, and further provides for repay -
ment to the United States of any amount paid by the United States on account of default of
a state or municipality of any payment of principal and interest on bonds so guaranteed during
the ten -year period beginning from the date of issue of said bonds, all of which provisions
your Committee deems to be In the best interests of the County and the State as well as
the United States.
MR. CHAIRMAN, I offer the following resolution:
BE IT RESOLVED that the foregoing reco,nmendation of the Legislative Committee
be adopted.
MR. CHAIRMAN, on behalf of the Legislative Committee, I move the adoption of
the foregoing resolution.
Moved by Semann supported by Rehard the resolution be adopted.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution
was adopted.