FEDERALhearing transcript

Hearing on Federal Funding for Banks Lake Recreation

Original title: Banks Lake recreation: hearing before the Subcommittee on Irrigation and Reclamation of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, United States Senate, Eighty-ninth Congress, first session on S. 2310, a bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to determine that certain costs of operating and maintaining Banks Lake on the Columbia Basin Project for recreational purposes are nonreimbursable, August 30, 1965.

July 20, 2026

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The Frame

What this does

The bill determines whether the federal government or local water users bear the financial responsibility for the upkeep of recreational areas at Banks Lake within the Columbia Basin Project.

Who is mentioned in the record

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

Columbia Basin Project water users

These users would be relieved of the financial obligation to repay recreational maintenance costs if the bill passes.

U.S. Department of the Interior

The Secretary of the Interior would be granted the authority to make determinations regarding the reimbursement status of these costs.

What changed

Last recorded activity July 20, 2026.

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Summary

This document is a transcript of a 1965 U.S. Senate subcommittee hearing regarding S. 2310, a bill proposing that the federal government cover the costs of maintaining recreational facilities at Banks Lake. The bill seeks to classify these specific maintenance costs as ',' meaning they would not be charged back to local water users or project beneficiaries.

Why It Matters

The bill determines whether the federal government or local water users bear the financial responsibility for the upkeep of recreational areas at Banks Lake within the Columbia Basin Project.

Key Facts

S. 2310 proposes that the Secretary of the Interior be authorized to designate certain recreational maintenance costs at Banks Lake as nonreimbursable.
The bill concerns the Columbia Basin Project, a large-scale federal water development.
The hearing was held by the Subcommittee on Irrigation and Reclamation of the U.S. Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
The hearing took place on August 30, 1965, during the 89th Congress.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 'nonreimbursable' mean in this context?

It means that the costs for maintaining recreational facilities would be paid by the federal government rather than being charged to the local users of the Columbia Basin Project.

What is the purpose of S. 2310?

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to officially determine that specific costs for operating and maintaining recreational areas at Banks Lake do not need to be repaid by project beneficiaries.

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