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Read. Follow. Verify.1966 Public Works Appropriations Hearing: Bureau of Reclamation and Interior Power Agencies
Record date · July 20, 2026
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What This Bill Does
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.
This hearing determined the federal funding levels for water reclamation and power distribution projects across the United States for the 1966 fiscal year.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
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.
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.
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- 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.
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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.
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