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Read. Follow. Verify.Hearing on Recreational Costs for Banks Lake and Potholes Reservoir (S. 2493)
Record date · July 20, 2026
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What This Bill Does
This document is a transcript of a 1964 Senate subcommittee hearing regarding S. 2493, a bill proposing that the federal government cover certain maintenance costs for recreational facilities at Banks Lake and Potholes Reservoir. The legislation seeks to classify these specific costs as ',' meaning they would not be charged back to local irrigation districts.
The bill determines whether local water users or the federal government are financially responsible for the upkeep of recreational areas at the , directly impacting federal budget allocations and local irrigation district obligations.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Local irrigation districts
These districts would be relieved of the financial obligation to pay for recreational maintenance costs if the bill passes.
Secretary of the Interior
The Secretary is granted the authority to determine which specific costs are classified as nonreimbursable.
Federal taxpayers
Taxpayers would assume the financial responsibility for the maintenance costs designated as nonreimbursable.
Key Facts
- The hearing concerns S. 2493, which authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to designate recreational maintenance costs at Banks Lake and Potholes Reservoir as nonreimbursable.
- The legislation applies specifically to the Columbia Basin Project.
- The bill aims to shift the financial burden of recreational facility maintenance away from local irrigation districts.
- The hearing was held by the Subcommittee on Irrigation and Reclamation during the 88th Congress, second session.
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Federalization of Recreational Costs
The bill represents a move toward federal assumption of recreational maintenance costs in large-scale irrigation projects, shifting away from local cost-recovery models.
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