S 2726 · 94th Congress · Environmental Protection

Resource Policy Reorganization Act

Introduced 1975-12-01· Sponsored by Sen. Tunney, John V. [D-CA]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to Senate Committee on Government Operations.(1975-12-01)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Resource Policy Reorganization Act - Title I: General - Expresses the sense of the Senate that there exists a need for effective natural resource policymaking. Calls for the creation of the following new bodies in the executive branch and the Congress: (1) A Department of Natural Resources which will have primary Cabinet-level responsibility for the formulation and implementation of Federal resource policy with emphasis on the conservation and development of domestic natural resources, management of Federal lands and resources, the assessment of world and national resource needs and supplies, and continuing research in resource-related fields; (2) an Office of Resource and Materials Policy within the Office of the President which will replace the Energy Resources Council as the overseer of natural resource policy; and (3) a Congressional Joint Committee on Energy, Materials, and the Environment which shall be responsible for continuous monitoring, evaluation, and formulation of resource policy. Title II: Department of Natural Resources - Establishes the Department of Natural Resource to be headed by a Secretary of Natural Resources. Provides for the appointment of a Deputy Secretar…

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