FEDERALhearing transcript

Congressional Hearings on Renaming Flood Control Projects (1962)

Original title: Flood control projects, authorizing name changes: hearings before the Subcommittee on Flood Control ... Eighty-seventh Congress, second session, on H.J. Res. 417, to designate the lake formed by Terminus Dam on the Kaweah river in California as Lake Kaweah; H.R. 9243, to amend the Civil Functions Appropriation Act, 1952, in order to designate the reservoir created by the John H. Kerr Dam as Buggs Island Lake; H.R. 9320, authorizing the change in name of the Beardstown, Ill., flood control project, to the Sid Simpson-Beardstown Flood Control Project. May 9 and 10, 1962.

July 14, 2026

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What this does

These hearings illustrate the historical legislative process for federal infrastructure naming designations.

Who is mentioned in the record

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Local residents near the flood control projects

The official names of local federal infrastructure projects are subject to change based on these legislative actions.

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Summary

This document records the proceedings of a 1962 congressional hearing regarding three legislative proposals to rename specific flood control projects in California, Virginia, and Illinois. The hearings addressed H.J. Res. 417, H.R. 9243, and H.R. 9320.

Key Facts

The hearings took place on May 9 and 10, 1962.
The subcommittee reviewed three separate naming proposals for flood control infrastructure.
The projects are located in California, Virginia, and Illinois.
The hearings were held during the Eighty-seventh Congress, second session.

Why It Matters

These hearings illustrate the historical legislative process for federal infrastructure naming designations.

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the purpose of these hearings?

The purpose was to review and authorize name changes for three specific federal flood control projects.

Which projects were discussed?

The Terminus Dam lake in California, the John H. Kerr Dam reservoir in Virginia, and the flood control project in Beardstown, Illinois.

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Historical Legislative Link

The hearings explicitly reference the Civil Functions Appropriation Act of 1952 as the legal basis for the proposed name change in H.R. 9243.

H.R. 9243 Civil Functions Appropriation Act, 1952

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organizationSubcommittee on Flood Control Map →

personSid Simpson Map →

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