UF00083701_00060.pdf

UF00083701_00060.txt

UF00083701_00060_pdf.txt

MR 1 2 1353

Honorable iobert 1'. lion-gen
Speaker of the Meemhly
State Capitol

Sacramento, California 9581

Dear Kr. Speaker:

A year ago the California legielature approprieted 83,000 ea
a token contribution for the Invert of the Advieory Coieeion on
Intergovernmental Relation. The Motion ia a pereeneot biwrtiaan
national body \daoae reeponeibility it in to mine, on a continuing
uaeie, the tenaiooe and friction pointa in Foderal-Otate-local re-
latione end to develop Motion for action at all levela that
will strengthen our federal eyeten. be Cduion'e 26 lee-bore reno-
not both the legislative and executive brunt of all three level- of
government; they brig to beer on inteqovennentel problem rich and
varied outgrowth of eapetite in dealing with important public
issue. A booklet deecribim inn and a copy of our eoet recent an-
nual report are encloeed. You will note that ltate end local elected
officielauthree State legislator-e. four Gavernore. three county

conniuiooote, and four mayors--conatitute a nejority of the Con-
nxieaion'a menberehip. l'vo California officials preaently are
mnbera of the Coniaaion; Aaeeebly-n Jeaec Donia and San leandro
Hoyor Jack Helteater.

Until a abort time ago the Connieeion nee eupported entirely
by Congreuional eppropriatine. Bower. at the Meion'e recur
mandation Congreee, in late 1966, untied die In to authorize
financial support by State and local gonna-onto aa a eaana of strength-
coins the Coo-minion'e independence by making ita finencial eupport,
on well an ice neerehip, intergovernmental in nature. Accordimly,
early laat year, we invited oil of the Statee to oonaider melting
annual token contributiom to the Advieory Co-iuion. nae California
legioleture'e appropriation of 05,000 to the Joint cuttoe on lazie-
lative Organization to he need for thin purpose one a eoet volcano
reaponae to our invitation. During the current fieoel year about one-
third of the Statee are waking contribution. to the Main: and we
Lnderatcnd that in mat of the other Staten lesielative consideration
now ia being niven to the promel.

lonotoblo Robot: 1'. Managua

Ho hopo vory until that Golan-1o will continuo lto onnuol
coutrtbuttouo to ACII. Iocouoo of tto co-poottton the Cuiooioo,
no tool, to in o 0141:. pooittou to provldo o neopttvo noutrol
(on. due tho proong intorgovoruoootol loouoo of our thoo con
be otrod ond offorto nodo to downlop coootructlvo propoools for
choir ooluclon. nu Coutulou oou-oo oolo roopouotbtllty for
no rocouoondottono. Ftnoncto oupport by tho Stotoo oo well as
by tho hoot-o1 Gonna-at, uo honovo. otgntficontly otrongthono
the Conisotou'o indepoxulooco.

I hope tho: you will call on tho ecu-tuto- uhooovor you
fool that it can be helpful to only voy. I hm and the Co.-
olon otoff. hid: 1o hooded by 8:. H111- G. Col-on. to provide
you with fut-tho: tutorials. including no of tho Co-iooioo'o
publicationo. boy will vole- on opportunity to onto: you in
ony Boy thoy con.

with undoot peroonol rogordo.

Shoot-o 1y youro.

for? lryont
Quin-on

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Honorable ebert T. Managan IJe hope very much that Californie will continue its anmaal col-1tributions ta ACER. Elecause of its composition the Cane15.spiarl, we feel, La in a talique positim to y rovide a recaptive neutral forun where the -.reasing lettergeverraental issues of our time can .-a aired and efforts killed to develop cotistructiva proposes far their solution. The Comiraisaien asarim$s sole responsibility for I.ts recomleendatious. Financi/ support by the States as mil a-1 by the Federal Government, a believe, sigrtificantly strerigthens the CIW11%i011's 10dependence. I hope that you will enll on the Cormisalon whenever you Eee] timr it can og helpful in any way. I have asked the Conanimsion sta-~f, nihich is headed by Mr. Villiant G. Colalan, to Trovide you with further aaterials, inelliding some of the Cornission'a publicatione. They will Welecolo an opportemity to mestat yml in any way they can. 'dith kindest veroorla1 cegards. Silleerely yours,