FEDERALhearing transcript

1966 Public Works Appropriations Hearing: Bureau of Reclamation and Interior Power Agencies

Original title: Public works appropriations for 1966. Part 3, Bureau of Reclamation and Department of the Interior power marketing agencies: hearings before the subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate, Eighty-ninth Congress, first session, on H.R. 9220 ...

July 20, 2026

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The Frame

What this does

This hearing determined the federal funding levels for water reclamation and power distribution projects across the United States for the 1966 fiscal year.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

Bureau of Reclamation

The agency's budget and project funding for 1966 were subject to the review and approval process described in these hearings.

Department of the Interior power marketing agencies

These agencies' operational and capital funding for the 1966 fiscal year were determined through this appropriations process.

What changed

Last recorded activity July 20, 2026.

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Summary

This document is a transcript of a 1965 Senate subcommittee hearing regarding the 1966 budget requests for the and Department of the Interior . It details the legislative review process for H.R. 9220, which allocated federal funding for water and power infrastructure projects.

Key Facts

The document covers the 1966 fiscal year appropriations for public works.
The hearing focuses on the Bureau of Reclamation's budget requests.
The hearing reviews the budget requests for Department of the Interior power marketing agencies.
The proceedings are part of the legislative review for H.R. 9220.
The hearing was conducted by the Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations of the United States Senate.
The session took place during the Eighty-ninth Congress, first session.

Why It Matters

This hearing determined the federal funding levels for water reclamation and power distribution projects across the United States for the 1966 fiscal year.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the purpose of this document?

It is a transcript of a Senate hearing where officials reviewed budget requests for water and power infrastructure projects for the 1966 fiscal year.

Which agencies are discussed in this hearing?

The and the under the Department of the Interior.

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Historical Budgetary Oversight

The document illustrates the granular level of congressional oversight applied to federal power and water agencies during the mid-1960s.

Bureau of Reclamation Department of the Interior

Connected Entities

organizationDepartment of the Interior“Cabinet-level department overseeing power marketing agencies.”Map →

organizationBureau of Reclamation“Federal agency responsible for water resource management and power generation.”Map →

organizationUnited States Senate Committee on Appropriations“The legislative body conducting the hearing.”Map →

Sources

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