No funds appropriated to the Bureau of Reclamation for operation and maintenance, except those derived from advances by water users, shall be used for the particular benefits of lands (a) within the boundaries of an irrigation district, (b) of any member of a water users' organization, or (c) of any individual when such district, organization, or individual is in arrears for more than twelve months. in the payment of charges due under a contract entered into with the United States pursuant to laws administered by the Bureau of Reclamation. Not to exceed $225,000 may be expended from the appropriation "Construction and Rehabilitation" for work by force account on any one project or Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program unit and then only when such work is unsuitable for contract or no acceptable bid has been received and, other than otherwise provided in this paragraph or as may be necessary to meet local emergencies, not to exceed 12 per centum of the construction allotment for any project from the appropriation "Construction and Rehabilitation" contained in this Act, shall be available for construction work by force account: Provided, That this paragraph shall not apply to work performed under the Rehabilitation and Betterment Act of 1949 (63 Stat. 724). [Total, Bureau of Reclamation, $367,793,000.] ALASKA POWER ADMINISTRATION GENERAL INVESTIGATIONS For engineering and economic investigations to promote the development and utilization of the water, power and related resources of Alaska, $513,000 to remain available until expended: Provided, That $10,000 of this appropriation shall be transferred to the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife for studies, investigations, and reports thereon, as required by the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 563-565). OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE For necessary expenses of operation and maintenance of projects in Alaska and of marketing electric power and energy, $756,000. [Total, Alaska Power Administration, $1,269,000.] BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION CONSTRUCTION For construction and acquisition of transmission lines, substations, and appurtenant facilities, as authorized by law, and purchase of one aircraft for replacement only, $97,500,000, to remain available until expended. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE For necessary expenses of operation and maintenance of the Bonneville transmission system and of marketing electric power and energy, $33,300,000. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS Appropriations of the Bonneville Power Administration shall be available to carry out all the duties imposed upon the Administrator pursuant to law. Appropriations made herein to the Bonneville Power Administration shall be available in one fund, except that the appro $513,000 756,000 97,500,000 33,300,000 priation herein made for operation and maintenance shall be available only for the service of the current fiscal year. Other than as may be necessary to meet local emergencies, not to exceed 12 per centum of the appropriation for construction herein made for the Bonneville Power Administration shall be available for construction work by force account or on a hired-labor basis. [Total, Bonneville Power Administration, $130,800,000.] SOUTHEASTERN POWER ADMINISTRATION OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE For necessary expenses of operation and maintenance of power transmission facilities and of marketing electric power and energy pursuant to the provisions of section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), as applied to the southeastern power area, $900,000. SOUTHWESTERN POWER ADMINISTRATION CONSTRUCTION For construction and acquisition of transmission lines, substations, and appurtenant facilities, and for administrative expenses connected therewith, in carrying out the provisions of section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), as applied to the southwestern power area, $465,000, to remain available until expended. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE For necessary expenses of operation and maintenance of power transmission facilities and of marketing electric power and energy pursuant to the provisions of section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), as applied to the southwestern power area, including purchase of not to exceed one passenger motor vehicle for replacement only, $5,220,000. [Total, Southwestern Power Administration, $5,685,000.] OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY UNDERGROUND ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION RESEARCH For necessary expenses of research and development in underground electric power transmission, $750,000, to remain available until expended. [For an additional amount of $1,250,000 for 1974 for the foregoing purposes, see p. 287.] GENERAL PROVISIONS DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR SEC. 301. Appropriations in this title shall be available for expenditure or transfer (within each bureau or office), with the approval of the Secretary, for the emergency reconstruction, replacement, or repair of aircraft, buildings, utilities, or other facilities or equipment damaged or destroyed by fire, flood, storm, or other unavoidable causes: Provided, That no funds shall be made available under this authority until funds specifically made available to the Department of the Interior for emergencies shall have been exhausted. SEC. 302. The Secretary may authorize the expenditure or transfer (within each bureau or office) of any appropriation in this title, in addition to the amounts included in the budget programs of the several $900,000 465,000 5,220,000 750,000 agencies, for the suppression or emergency prevention of forest or range fires on or threatening lands under jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior. SEC. 303. Appropriations in this title shall be available for operation of warehouses, garages, shops, and similar facilities, wherever consolidation of activities will contribute to efficiency, or economy, and said appropriations shall be reimbursed for services rendered to any other activity in the same manner as authorized by the Act of June 30, 1932 (31 U.S.C. 686): Provided, That reimbursements for costs of supplies, materials, and equipment, and for services rendered may be credited to the appropriation current at the time. such reimbursements are received. SEC. 304. No part of any funds made available by this Act to the Southwestern Power Administration may be made available to any other agency, bureau, or office for any purposes other than for services rendered pursuant to law to the Southwestern Power Administration. [Total, title III, new budget (obligational) authority, Department of the Interior (all definite appropriations), $507,197,000.] TITLE IV-INDEPENDENT OFFICES APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION SALARIES AND EXPENSES For necessary expenses of the Federal Cochairman and his alternate on the Appalachian Regional Commission and for payment of the Federal share of the administrative expenses of the commission, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and hire of passenger motor vehicles, $1,492,000. FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT APPALACHIAN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS For expenses necessary to carry out the programs authorized by the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965, as amended, except expenses authorized by section 105 of said Act, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and hire of passenger motor vehicles, to remain available until expended, $270,000,000, of which $155,000,000 shall be available for the Appalachian Development Highway System, but no part of any appropriation in this Act shall be available for expenses in connection with commitments for contracts or grants for the Appalachian Development Highway System in excess of the total amount herein and heretofore appropriated. DELAWARE RIVER BASIN COMMISSION SALARIES AND EXPENSES For expenses necessary to carry out the functions of the United States member of the Delaware River Basin Commission, as authorized by law (75 Stat. 716), $69,000. $1,492,000 270,000,000 69,000 CONTRIBUTION TO DELAWARE RIVER BASIN COMMISSION For payment of the United States share of the current expenses of the Delaware River Basin Commission, as authorized by law (75 Stat. 706, 707), $242,000. 242,000 [Total, Delaware River Basin Commission, $311,000.] FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION SALARIES AND EXPENSES For expenses necessary for the work of the Commission, as authorized by law, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and not to exceed $1,000 for official reception and representation expenses, $27,000,000. INTERSTATE COMMISSION ON THE POTOMAC RIVER BASIN CONTRIBUTION TO INTERSTATE COMMISSION ON THE POTOMAC RIVER BASIN To enable the Secretary of the Treasury to pay in advance to the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin the Federal contribution toward the expenses of the Commission during the current fiscal year in the administration of its business in the conservancy district established pursuant to the Act of July 11, 1940 (54 Stat. 748), as amended by the Act of September 25, 1970 (Public Law 91-407), $34,000. SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN COMMISSION SALARIES AND EXPENSES For expenses necessary to carry out the functions of the United States member of the Susquehanna River Basin Commission, as authorized by law (84 Stat. 1541), $71,000. CONTRIBUTION TO SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN COMMISSION For payment of the United States share of the current expenses of the Susquehanna River Basin Commission, as authorized by law (84 Stat. 1530, 1531), $150,000. [Total, Susquehanna River Basin Commission, $221,000.] TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY PAYMENT TO TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY FUND For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933, as amended (16 U.S.C., ch. 12A), including hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft, and hire of passenger motor vehicles, $45,676,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That this appropriation and other funds available to the Tennessee Valley Authority shall be available for the purchase of not to exceed one aircraft for replacement only, and the purchase of not to exceed two hundred and thirty-six passenger motor vehicles for replacement only. WATER RESOURCES COUNCIL WATER RESOURCES PLANNING For expenses necessary in carrying out the provisions of the Water Resources Planning Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 1962-1962d-5), including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates not to exceed $100 per diem for individuals, and hire of passenger motor vehicles, $7.417,000, to remain available until expended, including $1,180,000, $27,000,000 34,000 71,000 150,000 45,676,000 7,417,000 26-151-74 -14 for carrying out the provisions of title I and administering the provisions of titles II, III, and IV of the Act, $2,775,000, for preparation of assessments and management of plans, $1,062,000, for expenses of river basin commissions under title II of the Act, and $2,400,000, for grants to States under title III of the Act: Provided, That the share of the expenses of any river basin commission borne by the Federal Government pursuant to title II of the Act shall not exceed $250,000 annually for recurring operating expenses, including the salary and expenses of the chairman. [Total, title IV, new budget (obligational) authority, independent offices (all definite appropriations), $352,151,000.] TITLE V-GENERAL PROVISIONS SEC. 501. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. SEC. 502. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 301 of the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1973 (Public Law 93-50), appropriations contained in that Act shall remain available for obligation for a period of 20 days following the enactment of this Act into law. This Act may be cited as the "Public Works for Water and Power Development and Atomic Energy Commission Appropriation Act, 1974". Approved August 16, 1973. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY HOUSE REPORTS: No. 93-327 (Committee on Appropriations) and No. 93-409 SENATE REPORT No. 93-338 (Committee on Appropriations). June 28, considered and passed House. July 23, considered and passed Senate, amended. July 30, House and Senate agreed to conference report. Total, title I, Atomic Energy Commission.__ tion Total, new budget (obligational) authority $2,336, 538, 000 507, 197, 000 (52,500,000) $4,749,403,000 |