PUBLIC WORKS APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1960 HEARINGS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS EIGHTY-SIXTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION SUBCOMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS APPROPRIATIONS LOUIS C. RABAUT, Michigan MICHAEL J. KIRWAN, Ohio JOHN E. FOGARTY, Rhode Island BEN F. JENSEN, Iowa JOHN J. RILEY, South Carolina JOE L. EVINS, Tennessee EDWARD P. BOLAND, Massachusetts DON MAGNUSON, Washington CARSON CULP, Staff Assistant to the Subcommittee COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS CLARENCE CANNON, Missouri, Chairman GEORGE H. MAHON, Texas HUGH Q. ALEXANDER, North Carolina ALFRED E. SANTANGELO, New York JOSEPH M. MONTOYA, New Mexico JOHN TABER, New York CHARLES RAPER JONAS, North Carolina ELFORD A. CEDERBERG, Michigan JOHN J. RHODES, Arizona KENNETH SPRANKLE, Clerk and Staff Director F. E. DOMINY, ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER A. B. GOLZÉ, ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER B. G. DAVIS, CHIEF, DIVISION OF PROGRAM COORDINATION AND FINANCE N. B. BENNETT, CHIEF, DIVISION OF PROJECT DEVELOPMENT W. I. PALMER, CHIEF, DIVISION OF IRRIGATION D. S. CAMPBELL, CHIEF, DIVISION OF POWER Mr. CANNON. The committee will come to order. We are glad to have with us this morning Mr. Dominy, the Associate Commissioner, but who is Commissioner-designate, and will succeed to that important position on the 1st of May. Mr. Commissioner, can you give us a general statement at this time? GENERAL STATEMENT Mr. DOMINY. Yes, sir, Mr. Chairman; I would like to present an opening statement on the Bureau's program as represented here in the President's budget which is before you for consideration. It is a pleasure to appear before this committee to discuss Reclamation's proposed program and fund requirements for fiscal year 1960. The work of the Bureau of Reclamation is directed toward the development of the West. In order to provide water to meet partially the needs of the expanding population and the economic and industrial growth of the 18 Western States including Alaska, the Bureau's continued activity is essential. The program for 1960 provides for continuation of construction work now underway at a reasonable rate. There are no funds requested to initiate construction on new projects. The companion programs of investigations and operation and maintenance are scheduled on a moderate basis. We are requesting a total of $251,196,000 under six appropriation heads, viz: "General investigations," "Construction and rehabilitation," "Operation and maintenance," "General administrative expenses," "Upper Colorado River Basin fund," and the "Loan program." This compares with enacted appropriations of $259,780,335 for fiscal year 1959 and proposed supplemental appropriations pending before this Congress of $4,860,000 for the loan program and $360,600 and $924,000 for pay increases for general administrative expenses and the operation and maintenance program, respectively, or a total decrease of $14,728,935. On March 24, 1959, the House approved the |