Title to Submerged Lands Beneath Tidal and Navigable Water

TITLE TO SUBMERGED LANDS BENEATH TIDAL AND

NAVIGABLE WATERS

JOINT HEARINGS

BEFORE THE

COMMITTEES ON THE JUDICIARY
CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES

EIGHTIETH CONGRESS

SECOND SESSION

S. 1988 and Similar House Bills

TO CONFIRM AND ESTABLISH THE TITLES OF THE STATES
TO LANDS AND RESOURCES IN AND BENEATH NAVIGABLE
WATERS WITHIN STATE BOUNDARIES AND TO PRO-
VIDE FOR THE USE AND CONTROL OF SAID LANDS AND
RESOURCES

73335

FEBRUARY 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, MARCH 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
6, 8, 9, 15, 17, AND 18, 1948

Printed for the use of the Committees on the Judiciary

UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON: 1948

CONTENTS

Statement of—

Allen, Hon. A. Leonard, Congressman from Louisiana_

Almond, Hon. J. Lindsay, Jr., Congressman and attorney-general-

elect from the State of Virginia_

American Association of Port Authorities..

Anderson, Hon. Siguard, attorney general of South Dakota_
Arn, Hon. Edward F., attorney general of Kansas..

Barranger, Hon. Kenneth C., a member of the legislature of the

State of Louisiana.

Barry, Hon. William F., solicitor general of Tennessee-
Beeler, Hon. Roy H., attorney general of Tennessee..
Bible, Alan, attorney general of Nevada___.

Page

1695

1443

882, 1688

358

1246

770

291

142

Bidwell, Mr. Nathaniel B., special assistant to the attorney general

of Massachusetts...

Blue, Hon. Robert D., Governor of State of Iowa__

Bobbitt, Mr. Robert Lee, former attorney general of Texas

Boggs, Hon. Hale, Congressman from the State of Louisiana_.

Boykin, Hon. Frank W., Congressman from the State of Alabama.

Bradley, Hon. Willis W., Congressman from the State of California..

Brake, Hon. D. Hale, State treasurer of State of Michigan; chairman

of committee on Interstate Cooperation.

1366

807

Breed, Hon. Arthur H., State senator and chairman of joint interim

committee of California legislature__

219

Brockel, Hon. Harry C., municipal port director, Board of Harbor

Commissioners, City of Milwaukee, Wis

279

Statement for Great Lakes Harbor Association..

Statement for American association of Port Authorities.

Brown, Mr. Russell B., Washington, D. C., general counsel, Inde-

pendent Petroleum Association.

279

884

959

Buettner, Philip, principal attorney, office of Judge Advocate General

of the Navy.

1108

460, 862

Burr, Hon. M. Vashti, deputy attorney general of Pennsylvania.
Burwell, Hon. John H., special assistant to the attorney general of
Minnesota..

323

Butler, Hon. Hugh, Senator from the State of Nebraska..

Caldwell, Hon. Millard F., Governor of State of Florida

Carlson, Hon. Frank, Governor of State of Kansas.

876

Carter, Hon. Oliver J., State senator, Fifth Senatorial District, State

of California

371

Chaney, Mr. Donald J., Fish and Wildlife Service. -

Cherry, Hon. R. Gregg, Governor of State of North Carolina

Clark, Hon. Tom C., Attorney General of the United States.

Connally, Hon. Tom, Senator from the State of Texas..

Cook, Eugene, attorney general of Georgia_

Cooper, Mr. John C., school of economics, Princeton, N. J..

Cordon, Hon. Guy, Senator from the State of Oregon

1475

1091

D'Amours, Hon. Earnest R., attorney general of New Hampshire..

Daniel, Hon. John M., attorney general of South Carolina..

Daniel, Hon. Price, attorney general of Texas_

Davis, Hon. James H., Governor of State of Louisiana

Domengeaux, Hon. James, Congressman from Louisiana..

383

1673

Donelan, Mr. John F., Representing Havemeyers & Elder, Inc., and

Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal, New York, N. Y..

1281

Statement of-Continued

Donnell, Hon. Forrest C., Senator from State of Missouri....

Dow, Mr. Hiram M., Roswell, N. Mex., representing the Interstate

Oil Compact Commission__

Ellis, Clyde T., executive manager, National Rural Electric Coop-
erative Association___

1692

Fletcher, Hon. Charles K., Congressman from the State of California

Folsom, Hon. Jim, Governor of State of Alabama..

Forrestal, Hon. James, Secretary of Defense..

Foust, Hon. Cleon H., attorney general of Indiana

Gatchell, Mr. Willard W., attorney for Federal Power Commission 850, 1413

Giles, Hon. Bascom, commissioner of general land office of the State

of Texas.

Goff, Hon. Abe McGregor, Congressman from the State of Idaho.

Goldstein, Hon. Nathaniel L., attorney general of New York.

Grace, Hon. Lucille May, register of State land office, State of Louisi-

ana_

Great Lakes Harbor Association_.

Green, Hon. Dwight, Governor of State of Illinois.

'Griffith, Mr. Kenneth J., legal representative of the Governor of the

Guy, Mr. David J., Chamber of Commerce of the United States.

Hadden, Hon. William L., attorney general of Connecticut.

1196

204

Hallanan, Mr. Walter S., president, Plymouth Oil Co., Pittsburgh, Pa.

Hammond, Hon. Hall, attorney general of Maryland.

Harbor commissioners of Long Beach, Calif.----

1036

426

1247

Hardey, Hon. B. A., chairman of State mineral board, State of Louisi-

ana_.

101

Harris, Mr. Edward A., Washington correspondent of the St. Louis
Post-Dispatch_.

1520

Hinkley, Hon. H. Lawrence, attorney general of Colorado..

Hobbs, Hon. Sam, Congressman from the State of Alabama_

Hoffmaster, Hon. P. J., director of Department of Conservation of

the State of Michigan.

301

820, 993

1451

1585

Hogan, Mr. T. S., Los Angeles, Calif

Holland, Hon. Spessard L., Senator from the State of Florida_ 1475, 1583
Holm, Hon. Dion R., chief counsel, Public Utilities Commission, City
and County of San Francisco, Calif.

Howser, Hon. Fred N., attorney general of California -

263

162,

180, 799, 916, 924, 938, 1141, 1688
Hudson, Hon. Manley O., former judge of the World Court, professor
of international law, Harvard University -

Jackson, Mr. Frank, county superintendent of public schools of Tom

Green County, Texas, representing Texas State Teachers Associa-

James, Hon. Albert W., attorney general of Delaware-

Jenkins, Hon. Hugh S., attorney general of Ohio.

Jester, Hon. Beauford H., Governor of State of Texas.

Johnson, Hon. Nels G., attorney general of North Dakota__

Johnson, Hon. Walter R., attorney general of Nebraska; chairman

of submerged lands committee, National Association of Attorneys

General

Jones, Hon. Homer R., Congressman from the State of Washington..
Jones, Mr. W. Reginald, port attorney for the board of Port Com-
missioners of the City of Oakland, Calif.; representative of Pacific
Coast Association of Port Authorities..

Kelly, Mr. Eugene, Washington, D. C..

377

1373, 1678

Knowland, Hon. William F., Senator from the State of California. - 515

Krug, Hon. Julius A., Secretary of the Interior..

734

Lane, Hon. William Preston, Jr., Governor of the State of Maryland 426

Statement of-Continued

Page

Larson, Hon. Robert L., attorney general of Iowa.

262

Leary, Mr. George J., special assistant corporation counsel for Boston,

Mass

348

LeBlanc, Hon. Fred S., attorney general of Louisiana_

384, 774

Leitner, Hon. Sumter, assistant attorney general of Florida.

Mabry, Hon. Thomas J., Governor of State of New Mexico...

Mack, Hon. Russell V., Congressman from the State of Washington.

Madden, Hon. John L., special assistant attorney general of Louisiana

Marsh, Mr. Benjamin C., secretary of People's Lobby, Inc.
Mattison, Mr. Walter J., city attorney for the city of Milwaukee,
Wis.; and representing National Institute of Municipal Law Officers

McBride, Don, Secretary-Manager, National Reclamation Associa-

tion..

McCall, Mr. John D., representing American Bar Association.

McCarran, Hon. Pat, Senator from the State of Nevada.

McCarthy, Mr. James J., chairman, Federal legislative committee,

American Title Association__

1249

913

1694

417

483

McCulloh, Hon. Clyde, attorney general of New Mexico_
McMullan, Hon. Harry, attorney general of North Carolina__
Mickelson, Hon. George T., Governor of the State of South Dakota__
Moorse, Hon. Wayne, Senator from the State of Oregon..

381

193

358

935

220

1459

936

1690

Moule, Hon. Maurice M., assistant attorney general of Michigan_
National Water Conservation Conference, Boston, Mass.
Neuner, Hon. George, attorney general of Oregon... -

Nordstrom, Hon. Arthur W., assistant city attorney of the city of Los

Angeles, Calif.

Norwood, Gus, executive secretary, Northwest Public Power Associa-
tion, Vancouver, Wash..

O'Conor, Hon. Herbert R., Senator from the State of Maryland..

O'Daniel, Hon. W. Lee, Senator from the State of Texas.

Olds, Hon. Leland, a member of the Federal Power Commission__

Parker, Hon. Clifton G., attorney general of Vermont-

Partlow, Hon. Ira J., attorney general of West Virginia

Perez, Hon. Leander H., district attorney, Parish of Plaquemines, La

Proctor, Olin S., Long Beach, Calif

Rago, Hon. Nicholas F., deputy attorney general of Connecticut. -

Reed, Hon. Chauncey W.

Rees, Hon. Edward H., Congressman from the State of Kansas-

Rice, Hon. Greek L., attorney general of Mississippi

Russell, Hon. Charles H., Congressman from the State of Nevada-

Sanders, Mr. J. T., legislative counsel, the National Grange, Wash-
ington, D. C.

1486, 1690

Sether, Hon. Frank O., assistant commissioner of public lands, State

of Washington..

151, 1473

Sevier, Hon. Henry C., a member of the Legislature of the State of

Louisiana..

Shelley, Mr. Leander I., general counsel, the Port of New York Au-

thority; chairman of law and legislation committee, American Asso-

ciation of Port Authorities...

Smith, Hon. Irving M., city attorney, city of Long Beach, Calif

Stassen, Hon. Harold E..

Sturrock, Mr. J. B. general manager of Texas Water Conservation

Association.

Teague, Hon. Olin E., Congressman from State of Texas.

Thompson, M. E., Governor of Georgia -

Thurmond, Hon. J. Strom, Governor of State of South Carolina-

Tuck, Hon. William M., Governor of State of Virginia.

1332, 1392, 1660

Wards, Mr. Lawrence, Island Realty Co.
Warren, Hon. Earl, Governor of State of California...
Watson, Mr. J. Stuart, assistant executive officer, California Stato
Lands Commission..

1438

916

Van Riper, Hon. Walter D., attorney general of New Jersey.

Walker, Mr. Orin DeMotte, Washington, D. C., attorney for Robert
E. Lee Jordan et al..

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