Transcripts of the 1971 Senate hearings on S. 1612, a bill to establish a revenue sharing program for rural development, are presented in this document. Testimony presented in these hearings includes that of Federal and State legislators from North Dakota, Minnesota, West Virginia, and Georgia and representatives from the following: Arkansas Game and Fish Commission; National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges; Cooperative Extension Services (West Virginia University, Colorado State University, Texas A & M, Purdue, and the University of Nevada); Arrowhead Regional Development Commission; Wildlife Society; National Association of Development Organizations; National Wildlife Federation; National Association of Conservation Districts; American Farm Bureau Federation; Virginia State Dairymen's Association; Michigan Department of Natural Resources; American Forestry Association; Wildlife Management Institute; Chamber of Commerce of the United States; National Association of County Agricultural Agents; Forest Farmers Organization; National Association of Farmer Elected Committeemen; Fertilizer Institute; Appalachian Regional Commission; American Oil Company. Among other documents presented are 12 letters from the North Dakota constituency. (JC)