We must also embark on a major energy production effort through a new Energy Security Corporation.

I transmit herewith the Treaty on Extradition and Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters between the United States of America and the Republic of Turkey.

I noted in my Message that lands administered by BLM contain areas of great cultural and ecological value.

I am proud of the achievements of this period.

We are making progress, but there is much more to be done.

The federal agencies, coastal states, local governments, the private sector, scientists and citizen groups should be asked to participate in the review process.

Since 1935 wind and water erosion have reduced by half the top soil on nearly one-third of the Nation's potentially usable croplands.

I have designated Gustave Speth, of Washington, D.C., to be Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality.

The skills of the American people and the dedication and courage of the American people is our single greatest resource.

I have pledged to you that our Nation will never import one drop more foreign oil than we did in 1977.

We must see America provide basic energy from America.

I hope that when the record of my administration is written that the historians say that under the Carter administration, our Nation was secure, that our Nation was at peace.

I think it's better for us as Americans to face the facts, and as long as I'm President, I intend to tell you the facts, to tell you the truth, and to ask for your help.

We will also protect our environment.

I would rather burn a ton of Kentucky coal than to see our Nation become dependent by buying another barrel of OPEC oil.

The United States is the Saudi Arabia of coal.

I want Congress to give me the authority to require utility companies to cut in half their use of oil and to switch to other fuels, especially coal.

I transmit herewith the Treaty between the United States of America and the Republic of Panama on the Execution of Penal Sentences.