PUBLIC WORKS APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1961 HEARINGS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE SECOND SESSION SUBCOMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS APPROPRIATIONS CLARENCE CANNON, Missouri, Chairman BEN F. JENSEN, Iowa JOHN TABER, New York IVOR D. FENTON, Pennsylvania H. CARL ANDERSEN, Minnesota JOHN R. PILLION, New York CARSON CULP, Staff Assistant to the Subcommittee COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS CLARENCE CANNON, Missouri, Chairman GEORGE H. MAHON, Texas JOHN TABER, New York HARRY R. SHEPPARD, California BEN F, JENSEN, Iowa ALBERT THOMAS, Texas H. CARL ANDERSEN, Minnesota MICHAEL J. KIRWAN, Ohio WALT HORAN, Washington W. F. NORRELL, Arkansas GORDON CANFIELD, New Jersey JAMIE L. WHITTEN, Mississippi IVOR D. FENTON, Pennsylvania GEORGE W. ANDREWS, Alabama GERALD R. FORD, JR., Michigan JOHN J. ROONEY, New York HAROLD C. OSTERTAG, New York J. VAUGHAN GARY, Virginia FRANK T, BOW, Ohio JOHN E. FOGARTY, Rhode Island CHARLES RAPEK JONAS, North Carolina ROBERT L. F. SIKES, Florida MELVIN R. LAIRD, Wisconsin PRINCE H. PRESTON, Georgia ELFORD A. CEDERBERG, Michigan OTTO E. PASSMAN, Louisiana GLENARD P. LIPSCOMB, California LOUIS C. RABAUT, Michigan JOHN J. RHODES, Arizona SIDNEY R. YATES, Illinois JOHN R. PILLION, New York FRED MARSHALL, Minnesota PHIL WEAVER, Nebraska JOHN J. RILEY, South Carolina WILLIAM E. MINSHALL, Ohio JOE L. EVINS, Tennessee KEITH THOMSON, Wyoming JOHN F. SHELLEY, California ROBERT H. MICHEL, Illinois SILVIO O. CONTE, Massachusetts KENNETH SPRANKLE, Clerk and Staff Director 97 DcTUSITED BY THE "NITED STATES OF AMERIDA 8886 quals PUBLIC WORKS APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1961 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1960. BUREAU OF RECLAMATION WITNESSES F. E. DOMINY, COMMISSIONER N. B. BENNETT, ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR POWER AND GEN ERAL ENGINEERING W. I. PALMER, ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR IRRIGATION AND PROJECT DEVELOPMENT A. R. GOLZÉ, ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR ADMINISTRATION B. G. DAVIS, CHIEF, DIVISION OF PROGRAM COORDINATION AND FINANCE D. R. BURNETT, CHIEF, DIVISION OF PROJECT DEVELOPMENT G. G. STAMM, CHIEF, DIVISION OF IRRIGATION AND LAND USE D. S. CAMPBELL, CHIEF, DIVISION OF POWER Mr. CANNON. The committee will be in order. We take up this morning the estimates for the Bureau of Reclamation, Mr. Dominy, we are very glad to have you with us. You may give us your statement at this time, if you will. GENERAL STATEMENT Mr. DOMINY. Mr. Chairman, I have a prepared statement here, Would it be your desire that I read that into the record ? Mr. CANNON. I believe we would like to have it read, if you please, Mr. Dominy. Mr. DOMINY. Very well, Mr. Chairman. STAFF CHANGES Before I do that, I would like to bring the committee up to date on my Washington staff. There have been a number of changes during the past 10 months since I took over as Commissioner. Mr. CANNON. Off the record. (Discussion off the record.) Mr. DOMINY. Mr. N. B. Bennett, who used to be head of planning, is now Assistant Commissioner for Power and General Engineering; Mr. W. I. Palmer, is now Assistant Commissioner for Irrigation and Project Development; I brought from the field out at Boise, Idaho, Mr. Gilbert Stamm, who has been chief of our irrigation work in the Pacific Northwest for a long while, and he is now Chief of Irrigation in Washington; I brought from Texas Mr. Don Burnett, who has been doing our planning work in the Southwest for a good many (1) |