Mr. CANNON. Would 1942 mark the date at which operation was started on this project? Mr. CAMPBELL. The Davis powerplant, the first unit went into operation January 1941 and the Parker powerplant first unit went into operation in December 1942. Mr. CANNON. It looks as if obsolescence might have been proceeding at a rather rapid rate. REPLACEMENT OF HOUSING I see you also propose to replace some of the operators' housing. What is the nature of the housing you are replacing and to what extent are you replacing it? Are you entirely rebuilding or are you remodeling? Mr. CAMPBELL. We are replacing. Those are houses built for construction at the time the camp was first built. They are temporary houses as of that particular time. They were built for smaller families. Mr. CANNON. Off the record. (Discussion off the record.) Mr. CANNON. It is not only the obsolescence of the building itself but it is lack of capacity as well. You need more room? Mr. CAMPBELL. That is right; more room. For example, most of these houses do have small rooms. The bedrooms are barely large enough for one double bed and a dresser. There are no bathtubs in them, they are all showers. Wives complain bitterly about having to bathe an infant in a shower or in a kitchen sink. They are difficult to heat. They are poorly arranged. Mr. DOMINY. They were temporary prefab construction. O. & M. is becoming excessive. Mr. CANNON. They were prefabricated and were admittedly temporary when constructed. With what do you propose to replace them? What is the nature of the material and what will be the approximate cost per house? Mr. DOMINY. We expect to get about five houses for the $75,000 requested. Mr. CANNON. They will be frame? Mr. DOMINY. Three-bedroom frame houses but of a permanent type construction. Mr. CANNON. They will have all modern facilities? Mr. DOMINY. Yes, and three bedrooms. Mr. KIRWAN. About $15,000 per unit? Mr. DOMINY. Yes, sir; that is a house suitable for a permanent operating camp. Mr. CANNON. I rather felicitate you on your plan there. Some of the housing being submitted to the committee these days by the various departments is very expensive. This appears to be reasonable and moderate. Mr. JENSEN. What are you going to do with the old houses! Mr. DOMINY. I doubt if they will have any off-site sale value. If they have, we will dispose of them for off-site use, but I suspect they have outlived their useful life. I doubt if there will be any value except perhaps salvage for lumber with surplus dealers. Mr. JENSEN. My guess is there are a lot of families that would like to own one of those houses. If properly publicized and advertised for sale, you might be surprised. Mr. DOMINY. That will be done. That area is fairly remote. do not believe the house would stand moving very far. Mr. CANNON. Off the record. (Discussion off the record.) BOULDER CANYON PROJECT, ARIZONA AND NEVADA Mr. CANNON. On the Boulder Canyon project you request $2,900,000. We will insert pages 176 through 183. (The pages referred to follow :) PROJECT DATA SHEET Location: Colorado River Basin, on the Arizona-Nevada States boundary, in Mohave County, Ariz., and Clark County, Nev. Authorization: Act of December 21, 1928. Land certification: None required. Benefit-cost ratio: None. Construction initiated date prior to requirement. Definite plan report: None. Construction initiated prior to definite plan report requirement. 1 Represents $1,197,260 in revenues applied to construction costs and exclusion above of $191,700 in capitalized additions to Boulder City subsequent to July 1, 1952. The Interior Department Appropriation Act, 1949 (Public Law 841, 80th Cong,, act of June 29, 1948) authorizes and directs the diminution annually of the long-term debt obligation based on advances and readvances to the Colorado River Dam fund in amounts equal to those which are determined to be nonproject investments and expenditures. Includes $8,599,000 interest during construction. Description. This is a multipurpose project to regulate the flow of the Colorado River for control of floods, for irrigation and municipal water supplies, for improvement of navigation, and for generation of electrical energy. The Hoover powerplant is designed to have an installed capacity of 1,344,800 kilowatts. The Bureau of Reclamation operates and maintains the Hoover Dam and powerplant with appropriated funds from operating revenues. Certain powerplant machinery and other facilities are operated and maintained by the city of Los Angeles and the Southern California Edison Co., as agents for the United States. CONSTRUCTION AND REHABILITATION Work proposed, fiscal year 1960 Hoover powerplant, $2,140,000.-The program provides for continuation of progress payments for furnishing and installing generator, hydraulic turbine, butterfly valve, governor, and generator voltage bus structure and related equipment for unit N-8. Hoover switchyard, $750,000.—The program provides for progress payments for equipment for unit N-8. General property (dam and reservoir), $10,000.—This amount is required for the purchase of minor items of equipment. Changes in total project obligations 1959 congressional justification__ 1960 congressional justification--------- Increase--- $166, 557, 000 168, 583, 260 2,026, 260 The increase is due principally to adjustment of the estimate to reflect increase in costs of labor and materials for furnishing and installing generating unit N-8, required changes in associated facilities, and increase in adjustments recomputed during a recent comprehensive audit. BOULDER CITY, NEV. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE Description.-Secretarial Order No. 2650, entitled "Administration of Boulder City, Nev.," executed by the Secretary of the Interior on July 27, 1951, established administrative segregation between the Boulder Canyon project and the Boulder City municipality and provided for a Boulder City Municipal Office. To establish adequate facilities for management, the city has provided police and fire protection and maintenance departments for the Government-owned dwellings and public buildings. Disposal of certain Federal property in the Boulder City area has been authorized under terms of Public Law 85-900, dated September 2, 1958. Pending completion of action under this authorization funds are being requested for continuation of the operation and maintenance of the city functions, at least through fiscal year 1960. In accordance with the provisions of the Interior Department Appropriation Act of 1949 (Public Law 841, 80th Cong., act of June 29, 1948) a determination has been made of nonproject investments and expenditures. These amounts are largely related to the activities of Boulder City, Nev. During the operating year ended May 31, 1958, these nonproject investments and expenditures increased by $102,931, for a total to that date of $3,353,253. This total amount accumulated over the last 21 years, is summarized as follows: The obligation to repay to the U. S. Treasury advances to the Colorado River Dam fund has been diminished by the above amount of nonproject investments and expenditures. Work proposed, fiscal year 1960.-Normal operation and maintenance of the city will be continued. Mr. CANNON. Please review the arrangement by which generator units are added to the Hoover plant, how they are paid for, and who operates the plant. In other words, give us a complete résumé of that subject. Mr. DOMINY. I would like Mr. Campbell to do that for you, sir. Mr. CAMPBELL. Mr. Chairman, on the Boulder Canyon project, the allottees, which comprise the individuals who share in the output of the generation-those are the State of Nevada, State of Arizona, |