National Resources Board of 1934

National Resources Board of 1934 or National Resources Planning Board was established by Franklin Roosevelt on June 30, 1934. President Roosevelt created the federal government committee by the authority of the National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933 by issuance of Executive Order 6777.[1][2]

National Resources Board Purposes

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The national board was entrusted as an advisory committee for natural resources information. The National Resources Committee published analysis and land-use planning reports from 1934 to 1943.[3]

The Executive Order charged the advisory board with several proposed objectives.

  • Designated Advisory Committee
Frederic Adrian Delano
Charles Edward Merriam
Wesley Clair Mitchell
Additional members may be added by order of the U.S. President
Technical committee is prohibited from a fixed membership or tenure of office as selected by the Board
  • Program and plan of procedure analyzing the physical, social, governmental, and economic aspects of public policies for the development and use of land, water, and other national resources
  • Board to provide a report on land and water use on or before December 1, 1934[4][5]
  • Program and plan shall include the coordination of projects of Federal, State, and local governments.
  • Program and plan shall include the proper division of responsibility and the fair division of cost among governmental authorities

Abolishment of Associated Authorities

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In pursuant of Executive Order 6777, the national resources board abolished relative federal government authorities.

See also

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1936 North American cold wave
1936 North American heat wave
Dust Bowl
Harold L. Ickes
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Rural economics
Soil conservation
Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act of 1936

References

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  1. ^ Roosevelt, Franklin D. (June 30, 1934). "Executive Order No. 6777: The National Resources Board Is Established - June 30, 1934". Internet Archive. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service. pp. 335–336.
  2. ^ Roosevelt, Franklin D. (July 3, 1934). "White House Statement on the Establishment of the National Resources Board - July 3, 1934". Internet Archive. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service. pp. 336–338.
  3. ^ "Publications of the National Resources Planning Board, 1934-1943". HathiTrust Digital Library. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office.
  4. ^ National Resources Board (December 1, 1934). "National Resources Board: A Report on National Planning and Public Works in Relation to Natural Resources and Including Land Use and Water Resources with Finding and Recommendations". Internet Archive. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office.
  5. ^ National Resources Board (1934). "National Planning Board: Final report--1933-34". Internet Archive. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office.
  6. ^ "Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works Appropriations Act of 1938 ~ P.L. 75-690" (PDF). 52 Stat. 834 ~ Senate Bill 2739. Legis★Works. June 21, 1938. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 18, 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  7. ^ "ROOSEVELT FORMS PLANNING BOARD; Committee of Three Created to Advise the President on National Land Problems". The New York Times. April 30, 1934.
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