HEARINGS

BEFORE THE

SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

UNITED STATES SENATE
EIGHTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

ON
H.R. 9140

MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CIVIL FUNCTIONS ADMIN-
ISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, CERTAIN
AGENCIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, THE
ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION, THE TENNESSEE VALLEY
AUTHORITY, AND CERTAIN STUDY COMMISSIONS, FOR
THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1964, AND

FOR OTHER PURPOSES

BUREAU OF RECLAMATION AND DEPARTMENT OF THE

INTERIOR POWER MARKETING AGENCIES

SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

ALLEN J. ELLENDER, Louisiana, Chairman CARL HAYDEN, Arizona

ROMAN L. HRUSKA, Nebraska RICHARD B. RUSSELL, Georgia

MILTON R. YOUNG, North Dakota JOHN L, MCCLELLAN, Arkansas

KARL E. MUNDT, South Dakota A. WILLIS ROBERTSON, Virginia

MARGARET CHASE SMITH, Maine LISTER HILL, Alabama

GORDON ALLOTT, Colorado
WARREN G. MAGNUSON, Washington THOMAS H. KUCHEL, California
SPESSARD L. HOLLAND, Florida

NORRIS COTTON, New Hampshire
JOHN STENNIS, Mississippi
A. S. MIKE MONRONEY, Oklahoma
ALAN BIBLE, Nevada
ROBERT C. BYRD, West Virginia
JOHN O. PASTORE, Rhode Island
GALE W. McGEE, Wyoming

KENNETH J. BOUSQUET, Clerk to Subcommittee

ARMY CIVIL FUNCTIONS

ENTIRE SUBCOMMITTEE

Ex officio members from Public Works Committee PAT MCNAMARA, Michigan

JOHN SHERMAN COOPER, Kentucky JENNINGS RANDOLPH, West Virginia

KENNETH J. BOUSQUET, Clerk

ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION--TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY

LISTER HILL, Alabama, Chairman ALLEN, J. ELLENDER, Louisiana

ROMAN L. HRUSKA, Nebraska CARL HAYDEN, Arizona

KARL E. MUNDT, South Dakota RICHARD B. RUSSELL, Georgia

MARGARET CHASE SMITH, Maine
JOHN STENNIS, Mississippi

THOMAS H. KUCIEL, California
ALAN BIBLE, Nevada
JOHN O. PASTORE, Rhode Island

Also on atomic energy items
CLINTON P. ANDERSON, New Mexico BOURKE B. HICKENLOOPER, Iowa
ALBERT GORE, Tennessee

EARL COOPER, Clerk

BUREAU OF RECLAMATION AND INTERIOR POWER MARKETING AGENCIES

CARL HAYDEN, Arizona, Chairman ALLEN J. ELLENDER, Louisiana

KARL E. MUNDT, South Dakota WARREN G. MAGNUSON, Washington

MILTON R. YOUNG, North Dakota RICHARD B. RUSSELL, Georgia

GORDON ALLOTT, Colorado JOHN L. MCCLELLAN, Arkansas

ROMAN L. HRUSKA, Nebraska
SPESSARD L. HOLLAND, Florida

TIIOMAS H. KUCHEL, California
ALAN BIBLE, Nevada
GALE W. McGEE, Wyoming

PAUL R. EATON, Clerk

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

PUBLIC WORKS APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1964

TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 1963

U.S. SENATE,
SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS,

Washington, D.C. The subcommittee met at 10 a.m., pursuant to notice, in room 1223, New Senate Office Building, Chairman Carl Hayden presiding.

Present: Chairman Hayden, Senators Ellender, Mundt, and Magnuson.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

BUREAU OF RECLAMATION

STATEMENT OF HON. STEWART L. UDALL, SECRETARY OF THE

INTERIOR; ACCOMPANIED BY KENNETH HOLUM, ASSISTANT SECRETARY, WATER AND POWER DEVELOPMENT; SIDNEY D. LARSON, DIRECTOR OF BUDGET AND FINANCE; F. E. DOMINY, COMMISSIONER, BUREAU OF RECLAMATION; AND CHARLES F. LUCE, ADMINISTRATOR, BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION

STATEMENT OF THE CHAIRMAN Chairman HAYDEN. The committee will be in order.

This morning the subcommittee will begin consideration of the fiscal year 1964 budget programs proposed for the Bureau of Reclamation and the power marketing agencies of the Department of the Interiorthe Bonneville Power Administration, the Southeastern Power Administration, and the Southwestern Power Administration.

In fiscal year 1963, $394,874,350 were available to these agencies. For fiscal year 1964, $445,922,000 are requested, which is an increase of $51,012,843. There will be included in the record a table comparing the appropriations for fiscal year 1963 with the appropriation requests for fiscal year 1964.

(The table referred to follows:)