General POTTER. No, sir. The schedule we are following now, closure in 1958, that was made when we got our first sizable appropriation which led us to believe it would go ahead. That was the year before last, sir. I think we got our first appropriation for Oahe in 1948. Then it piddled along for many years. Mr. DAVIS. In 1953 you got $84 million for Oahe, did you not, in fiscal 1954? General POTTER. Yes, sir. RED RIVER OF THE NORTH Mr. DAVIS. Turning to this Red River up north again, are you pretty well straightened out as far as local cooperation and other factors that have held you up from time to time up there are concerned? Colonel PENNEY. We have had difficulty in local cooperation on units of this project. As you know, there are a number of units. The fact we have had this difficulty is one of the principal reasons for the size of the request here, which you can see is quite small for a project of this overall cost, and much less than the optimum rate at which we would like to prosecute the project. As I said, we expect assurances will be available for the WahpetonBreckenridge unit for which the people are very desirous. That is the one that is to be started in fiscal 1957. Mr. DAVIS. You say you expect them to be available. You don't have them at the present time? Colonel PENNEY. They have not been formally requested. Design is not completed. However, they will be formally requested upon completion of a design. We fully expect to get them. On the other unit, the Sand Hill unit being done from carryover funds, they are available. Mr. DAVIS. What is the Grand Forks and East Grand Forks situation? Colonel PENNEY. Nothing more has been done on East Grand Forks because of lack of assurances, and on Grand Forks the local people furnished full assurances originally required. They have been requested to furnish additional lands for relocation of levees and the construction of an alternate alinement flood wall which was found necessary as a result of a slide which occurred. The furnishing of those assurances, that is the lands for this alternative alinement, has not yet been settled. The second alternative alinement was presented to them quite recently. Mr. DAVIS. Does the position of the protective works at Grand Forks accentuate the problem at East Grand Forks? Colonel PENNEY. I think not. I think they are independent as far as the effect is concerned. General BERRIGAN. They are not entirely independent; but the whole Red River Valley is so flat that the available storage from Grand Forks is rather small and would have slight effect. MISSOURI BASIN POWER PRODUCTION Mr. JENSEN. General Potter, will the main stem multiple-purpose plants on the Missouri River be so operated as to meet the normal load pattern of the original power requirement? In other words, will there be any excessive power production from those projects during the navigation season? General POTTER. By excessive, do you mean power for which there would be no demand? If that is your question, no. Mr. JENSEN. How about the first part of my question? General POTTER. Well I took your question to mean, Will there be power produced in the navigation season for which there will be no demand? Mr. JENSEN. Yes. General POTTER. The answer to that is there will not be. Mr. JENSEN. There will be demand for all the power? General POTTER. There will be demand for all the power; yes, sir. Mr. JENSEN. Will you furnish for the record the value of the power used in determining the cost-benefit ratio for these main stem Missouri River plants; also the cost per kilowatt-hour of power from these projects based on a proper allocation of the cost for power? General POTTER. We can do that for what we now call our tentative allocations of cost, which I personally believe are practically final. Mr. JENSEN. You mean the original allocations? General POTTER. No; they were revised in September. Mr. JENSEN. What was the recommended percent increase on hydro power from the Missouri River projects last September, over and above the original estimated rate to give a pay-out according to law? General POTTER. We will get that information and put it in the record. (The matter referred to follows:) The current allocation of first cost to power is $716,000,000 as compared to $707,700,000 last year, an increase of 1.2 percent. CORPS OF ENGINEERS Multiple-purpose projects with power, main stem, Missouri River 1 Based on installed capacity and average annual energy. 1 Approximate allocation excluding economic costs for taxes foregone. General POTTER. Mr. Chairman, before you adjourn, I would like to show you two pictures. This one is the Randall project. We reduced the estimate on this 6 million this year and there is nothing in the budget. Mr. RABAUT. Are you certain of those figures; are they firm? Mr. RABAUT. And no more money is going to be requested? Mr. TABER. How much is it going to cost? General POTTER. It may cost practically all of it-$189 million. There is included, in this estimate, an allowance for items like bank erosion downstream for which we are not requesting funds. We have no request in at the present time and cannot presently forsee any for the remaining balance. The other project is Gavins Point where we had $1,700,000 in this year's budget. They have discovered they did not need it, because the project was nearly done and the contingencies have not happened. And at Gavins Point last year, I told you we were going to close in July. Closure was made on the left bank part of the dam. This project will generate 100,000 kilowatts. And this is the Big Bend for Fort Randall. Mr. JENSEN. And Gavins Point will serve the same purpose for Randall as Big Bend will serve at Oahe? General POTTER. Yes, sir. TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 1956. MISSOURI RIVER BASIN Mr. RABAUT. We have before us this morning Mr. Dexheimer, the Commissioner, and Mr. Crosthwait, and the rest of the staff. GENERAL INVESTIGATIONS, BUREAU OF RECLAMATION We are going to take up reclamation. General investigations, $28,000 for 4 continuing studies. We will put pages 1 to 5 inclusive in the record. The appropriation of general investigation funds for the Missouri Basin provides for the planning of the basin and project developments of the Bureau of Reclamation for the utilization of the water resources of that basin outside of the authorized Missouri River Basin project on which all preconstruction studies are financed with an allotment of construction and rehabilitation funds. The program of general investigations may include: (1) Engineering and economic investigations to determine the feasibility of potential reclamation projects. These investigations may consist of reconnaisance surveys to establish with a minimum of time and funds, the justification for further detailed study; basin surveys to establish basinwide plans, or detailed studies of the feasibility of specific projects. (2) Advance planning to prepare newly authorized projects for construction. (3) Investigations of existing projects necessary for rehabilitation, financial adjustments, or water conservation. The general investigations program includes, where appropriate, small allowances for necessary transfers of funds or reimbursements to other agencies, such as the Geological Survey, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, Weather Bureau, Coast and Geodetic Survey, Department of Agriculture, etc., for work over and above their regular programs which these agencies perform in connection with the Bureau's investigations of specific potential projects and which these other agencies are better equipped to do. WORK UNDER WAY AND PROPOSED The general investigation program for the current fiscal year in the Missouri Basin is $18,704 which is financed entirely with appropriated funds. With these funds, planning activities will be under way on a total of five investigations. Of this total 4 will be a continuation of studies under way at the beginning of the fiscal year and 1 will be an investigation being resumed. One of these investigations will be completed. The request of $28,000 for fiscal year 1957 for this basin will be utilized for planning activities on a total of 4 investigations all of which will be continuations of prior-year investigations. One of these studies will be completed. The activity breakdown of work proposed in fiscal year 1957 compared with the program for fiscal year 1956 is shown in the following "Summary by activities," and the details of the program proposed is presented in the accompanying tabulation entitled "Schedule of General Investigations Program, Fiscal Years 1956 and 1957.” The cost program of $20,870 for fiscal year 1956 will provide for financial adjustment and rehabilitation surveys on five existing Bureau projects in the Missouri Basin. Of these studies, one will be completed. In fiscal year 1957 similar work will continue on those four studies under way at the close of the prior fiscal year One study will be completed. Within the Missouri River Basin are several of the oldest Bureau projects from the standpoint of service. Many of the structures on these projects have been in service for 25 to 30 years. Studies of the need for rehabilitation and/or improvement as well as related financial adjustments should be continued to nsure the operating efficiency of the project and to protect the Government's nvestment. Schedule of general investigations program, fiscal years 1956 and 1957, Missouri Basin $4,329 These funds will provide for additional work in connection This investigation is conducted to enable disposition either Work will be completed in fiscal year 1957 on reclassifica- This investigation is required to enable compliance with 5, 393 Investigation required to enable compliance with art. 12 of Wyoming. 70,000 59, 169 1,000 4,000 5,831 do. 16,000 1,607 3,000 6,000 |