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FEDERALhearing transcript

Hearing on the Baker Federal Reclamation Project (S. 308)

Original title: Baker Reclamation Project, Oregon: hearing before the Subcommittee on Irrigation and Reclamation of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, United States Senate, Eighty-seventh Congress, second session, on S. 308, a bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, and maintain the Upper Division of the Baker Federal Reclamation Project, Oregon, and for other purposes, April 5, 1962.

Record date · July 20, 2026

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What This Bill Does

This document is a transcript of a 1962 U.S. Senate subcommittee hearing regarding S. 308, a bill proposed to authorize the federal government to build and manage the of the Baker in Oregon.

Why it matters

The hearing concerns the legislative authorization for the federal government to construct and operate water infrastructure in Baker, Oregon, which dictates the scope of federal involvement in local irrigation and water management.

Who It Affects

Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Residents of Baker, Oregon

The project involves the construction and operation of water infrastructure in their region.

Directly affected

Secretary of the Interior

The bill grants the Secretary the authority to construct, operate, and maintain the project.

Key Facts

  • The hearing was held on April 5, 1962, by the Subcommittee on Irrigation and Reclamation.
  • The subject of the hearing was S. 308, a bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, and maintain the Upper Division of the Baker Federal Reclamation Project in Oregon.
  • The project involves federal oversight of irrigation and water reclamation infrastructure.
  • The hearing took place during the second session of the 87th Congress.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the purpose of S. 308?
It is a bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to build, run, and maintain the of the Baker Federal in Oregon.
Who held this hearing?
The hearing was held by the Subcommittee on Irrigation and Reclamation of the U.S. Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

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Federal Water Infrastructure Expansion

The document reflects the mid-20th-century trend of federal expansion into local irrigation and water management projects.

Baker Federal Reclamation Project

Connected Entities

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, Subcommittee on Irrigation and Reclamation, Baker Federal Reclamation Project
OrganizationCommittee on Interior and Insular Affairs“The parent committee of the subcommittee.”Map →
OrganizationSubcommittee on Irrigation and Reclamation“The Senate subcommittee conducting the hearing.”Map →
locationBaker Federal Reclamation Project“The infrastructure project located in Oregon.”Map →

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  • Controversy10
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