Myer, Paul - Files

Domestic Council

PAUL J. MYER

Associate Director for General Revenue Sharing:

Files, 1974‑76

SUMMARY DESCRIPTION

Office files on the General Revenue Sharing program.

QUANTITY

6 linear feet (ca. 12,000 pages)

DONOR

Gerald R. Ford (accession number 77-36)

ACCESS

Open. Some items may be temporarily restricted under terms of the donor's deed of gift, a copy of which is available on request, or under National Archives and Records Administration general restrictions (36 CFR 1256).

COPYRIGHT

Gerald R. Ford has donated to the United States of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to remain with them. Works prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public domain.

Prepared by Dennis Lakomy, February 1979

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INTRODUCTION

Paul Myer, former administrative assistant to U.S. Congressman Herman Badillo, began working for the Domestic Council on August 1, 1975, was promoted to Assistant Director on November 23, 1975, and then to Associate Director on September 30, 1976. Myer was part of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, headed by Stephen G. McConahey. Myer's area of responsibility was almost entirely in General Revenue Sharing, but he was given a liaison responsibility for congressional relations on February 2, 1976.

General Revenue Sharing was enacted in October 1972 and made available over 30 billion dollars to the 50 states and over 38,000 communities. It was due to expire on December 31, 1976. Myer's function was to help coordinate Administration efforts to secure renewal and revision of General Revenue Sharing, including the monitoring of legislative action, and working with state and local governments and interest groups.

Materials consist of memoranda, reports, formula alternatives, correspondence, and publications. Almost all of the material is on General Revenue Sharing, but because of its intergovernmental nature, there are materials on the National Governors' Conference, National Association of Counties, and the National League of Cities and other groups.

Related Materials (Feb. 1979):

Related materials on General Revenue Sharing can be found in the files of James Cannon, Stephen McConahey, and James Falk of the Domestic Council. In the White House Central Files, see FA7 Revenue Sharing.

Series Descriptions

1-3 State Series, 1974‑76. (1.1 linear feet)

This series, arranged alphabetically by state, contains information on the impact of General Revenue Sharing, statistics on money allocated to local governments, profiles of congressmen and major cities, questions and answers prepared for the President before visits, and some correspondence. Located at the end is a notebook that shows the amount of revenue sharing dollars by congressional district.

3-8 Subject Series, 1974‑76. (2.1 linear feet)

Correspondence, memoranda, briefing papers and other items, almost all on General Revenue Sharing, but including a few other topics and administrative files.

Arranged alphabetically.

8-15 Publications. (3.1 linear feet)

Reports, booklets, congressional reports, and other publications on General Revenue Sharing.

Arranged alphabetically by title.

Container List

Box 1 State Series

Alabama

Alaska

Arkansas

Arizona

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Box 2 State Series

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Virginia

Washington

Wisconsin

Wyoming

General Revenue Sharing By Congressional District

: Alabama ‑ New Mexico

Box 3 State Series

General Revenue Sharing by Congressional District

: New York ‑ Wyoming

Subject Series

Background Material (Published Articles), 1972

Background Material, 1975

Bill Signing Ceremony

Bill Signing Ceremony ‑ Follow Up

Block Grant Legislation

Box 4 Subject Series

Budget Act

Cannon, Jim

Chicago Decision

Citizen Participation

Conference Report on General Revenue Sharing

Countercyclical Aid (1) ‑ (2)

Domestic Council Memoranda (1) ‑(2)

Box 5 Subject Series

Education / Special Districts

Energy Independence Act Related Material

Entitlement Financing

Entitlement Fluctuations

Fascell Bill

Formula Changes (1) ‑ (2)

Friedersdorf, Max

House Action and Consideration (1)

Box 6 Subject Series

House Action and Consideration (2) ‑ (3)

Impact of Non‑Passage of General Revenue Sharing

Legislative Strategy

Louisiana Sheriff Issue

Minimum Wage

National Association of Counties

National Clearinghouse on Revenue Sharing

National Conference of State Legislatures

National Governor's Conference

Box 7 Subject Series

National League of Cities

New York City (Press Releases and Clippings)

Non‑Discrimination (1) ‑ (2)

Office of Revenue Sharing ‑ Administration/Staffing

Other Issues

Payment in Lieu of Taxes

Presidential Letters

Presidential Responses and Speeches

Presidential Schedule Proposals / Briefing Papers

Box 8 Subject Series

Public Interest Groups

Senate Consideration (1) ‑ (2)

Simon, William E. ‑ General Revenue Sharing Testimony

Treasury, Department of

Weekly Reports on General Revenue Sharing

Publications

Box 9 Publications

A‑C

Box 10 Publications

C‑E

Box 11 Publications

E‑H

Box 12 Publications

I‑R

Box 13 Publications

Box 14 Publications

R‑S

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