Interior Department Appropriation Bill for 1948: Hearings Before the Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives, Eightieth Congress, First Session, Volume 20, Part 3U.S. Government Printing Office, 1947 - Bonneville Dam (Or. and Wash.) |
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acre-feet acres allocated amount appropriation authorized Boise project Boulder Canyon Bureau of Reclamation Calif California canal Central Valley project Chairman charges Clerk Colo Colorado River Columbia Basin Columbia Basin project committee completed Congress construction costs construction program contract CREIM Davis Dam division electric energy employees Engineer equipment estimated cost expenditures expenses facilities Federal FENTON fiscal year 1948 Foreman going GORE Idaho increase investigations irrigation irrigation district JENSEN JONES June 30 kilowatt-hours kilowatts KIRWAN Laborer land LINEWEAVER MARKWELL MCPHAIL miles Minidoka Missouri Missouri River operation and maintenance Parker Dam percent personnel power plant power revenues powerhouse Provo River pumping plant reclamation fund reclamation projects repayment requested Reservoir River Basin River project salaries schedule Shasta Dam statement storage STRAUS studies substation Subtotal surveys tion transmission lines unit Utah utility WARNE water supply water users Yuma
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Page 777 - ... as in the Secretary's judgment will produce revenues at least sufficient to cover an appropriate share of the annual operation and maintenance cost and an appropriate share of such fixed charges as the Secretary deems proper, and shall require the payment of said rates each year in advance of delivery of water for said year.
Page 162 - The contractor warrants that he has not employed any person to solicit or secure this contract upon any agreement for a commission, percentage, brokerage, or contingent fee.
Page 289 - reclamation fund, to be used in the examination and survey for and the construction and maintenance of irrigation works for the storage, diversion, and development of waters for the reclamation of arid and semiarid lands...
Page 919 - War is authorized to make contracts with States, municipalities, private concerns, or individuals, at such prices and on such terms as he may deem reasonable, for domestic and industrial uses for surplus water that may be available at any reservoir under the control of the War Department: Provided, That no contracts for such water shall adversely affect then existing lawful uses of such water.
Page 908 - That the Secretary of War shall make arrangements for payment to the United States by the State or other responsible agency, either in lump sum or annual installments, for conservation storage when used...
Page 212 - ... at least sufficient to cover an appropriate share of the annual operation and maintenance cost, interest on an appropriate share of the construction investment at not less than 3 per centum per annum, and such other fixed charges as the Secretary deems proper...
Page 456 - Interior, who shall transmit and dispose of such power and energy in such manner as to encourage the most widespread use thereof at the lowest possible rates to consumers consistent with sound business principles, the rate schedules to become effective upon confirmation and approval by the Federal Power Commission.
Page 904 - ... the part of the estimated cost which can properly be allocated to irrigation and probably be repaid by the water users ; (4) the part of the estimated cost which can properly be allocated to power and probably be returned to the United States...
Page 777 - ... supply and allocated to irrigation; and shall require payment of said rates each year in advance of delivery of water for said year. In the event such contracts are made for furnishing water for irrigation purposes, the costs of any irrigation water distribution works constructed by the United States in connection with the new project, new division of a project, or supplemental works on a project, shall be covered by a repayment contract entered into pursuant to said subsection (d) The provisions...
Page 8 - ... construction: Provided further, That when the existing critical situation with respect to materials, equipment, and manpower no longer exists, and in any event not later than immediately following the cessation of hostilities in the present war, the projects herein shall be initiated as expeditiously and prosecuted as vigorously as may be consistent with budgetary requirements...