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<br />the Congress. Is this a fair criti.
<br />cism~ I think not. As I pointed
<br />out earHer, a large number of the
<br />projects in the Presidenl's pro-
<br />gram vJII be compleled in each of
<br />the next leur 10 five years. Un.
<br />\('55 Jl('W project.<; are added t'3ch
<br />}'I.'at, the program will tend to
<br />wilher and die. Some of the
<br />projects added last year will be
<br />romp!eted with the funds provid-
<br />ed. Some can be completed in two
<br />or three years. while others will
<br />take many years to build.
<br />Is a future commitment of S380
<br />million l'xct'ssi'o'e in anyone year?
<br />Again the an5wer is No. Just so
<br />long as the Ilew starts added at
<br />one end of the pipeline do not
<br />excero the amount appropriated
<br />annually for conslruction, whirh Let
<br />the amount by ....'hich the present
<br />commitment is reduced each year.
<br />there is no danlZ~r of Ih3t pr().
<br />gram eYer getting out of bal:mce
<br />or becomin~ lop-hf"avy. Takin~
<br />hQth the Corps and Bureau of
<br />Reclamation proJ;:rams, lhe future
<br />new commitment added by t h c
<br />Con)::ress la~t YNlr was about $600
<br />million or about three-fourths of
<br />one )'ear'sconstruction at the pres-
<br />ent rate of construction.
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<br />In myjudgmtnt, thl!' 5oundnl!'~'
<br />01 the aeUon of the CongffU In Jamestown Dam and Reservoir, north of Jamestown, N, D,
<br />o\'errlding the Prf'sidf'n('s nto A Bureau of Reclamation Project. completed
<br />""a' eonfinnf'd in hi, budgl!'t mn- h b 't h' eel rt ch ld P
<br />sagl!' for f!,eal yur ]961, "'he~ I" 0 su ml S IS propos repo project and its economIc benefits tho;se areas, su as 0 ,enia.
<br />In he t'f'('(lgnlzu the urcent nl'. ,to the gov~rnors of the afff'Cted to Ihl-" arta and the country. Frl" which have neglected thell re,
<br />eenlly of addln, nl'W ('Oll&tru("ls~.ates and mterl'sted f~eral agen- quenlly. thc local press will sup. sources. can no longer sup~rt t~e
<br />tlon Ilarti. Thl!' argument, 1Il'hich CI~ for comment. Thl'lr comments porl pro~ts in the immediate populations that once thrived m
<br />he U$ed III :.il veto mURage ,are. m~de a part of .the report, area but suggest that projects in those areas.
<br />could jusl as ""ell be adulIeed 'which 15 then transmltt~ to the the rest (Of the COUlltry might well Perhaps the greatest argument I
<br />~ureau of the Budg~t for, Informa- fall under the label of "nnrk bar- can advance that waler projects
<br />agaiut hil rf'e(lnunl'lIdallons for lion as to the relatIonshIp of the I" yv are in\'estments in the future rath.
<br />fiscal yur 1961 as they were ('('port to the program of the Presi. relt. ;. d,.-'.,-.,., th,'", ,_, er than ""^rk barrel," would be to
<br />agaiul .the Public Works Ap- d ... .........'.." "" yv
<br />propriatl(ln bill lor filcal year ent. ~eems to be able to g~'t the story encour.!ige the critics and support-
<br />1969, 11011 rver, in view of thl' After r("Ceiving the comments, of ",cross that all projccts in all parts ers alike of public works impro\'c'
<br />er)'in: nM'd ror lIew .laru, they the Bureau of the Budget, which of the country are subject to the ments lo study the vast programs
<br />are just a~ fallacious now as are also madt' a part of the re- same ~trin"ent criteria and review being undertaken by the Soviet
<br />thcy a-l're thtll. port. the entire reportdis sub~lt. as ar~ lh;se worthy projects In Union. Surely the most seVl're erit.
<br />ted to the Congress an extel\!lIve their own front yard. ic of water resource de,'elopment
<br />The nne important rl'maining public hearings are held prIor to in this country who has any knowl.
<br />question with respect to this 'Pr~ auth\'lrit.ation of any w~rk recom- I kn""," thai your gnoat Garri. edge of the Russian system would
<br />gram is: Arl!' the individual pro~ me-ndt"d therein. FollOWing autbor. son Di\'trsion t"nll for the irrl. not even suggest that the Russian
<br />ect!! for which appropriations are iution, each project is revil'wed Il'allon of !50,OOO ael't's of )'our leadt'rs have any nl!'t'd to advocatl:>
<br />made economicall)' sound? I be- by the Appropriations Committt'e nltf' agrkulluul lanlls ",ill KO "pork barrel" expenditure~,
<br />lie,'e that v('l')' elaborate pro- be-fore any appropriations are made through jusl as un'lul alld u- Water resource projects arE' nt'\'-
<br />c('<iures and safeguards have been for its construction. Furtht'rmore. IIding prot'tduru ~Iore it er p~nted in their true light.
<br />~tablished to ensure that the an- the project is subject to annual reaCMI 1h(' appropriatleJl and They are capital improvements
<br />swer to this question is in the af. revil'w by tht' Anproprlations ronslrudlon .Iagf', Your local .....hich pay dividends, in one \\'8)'
<br />firmative. Brif'fiy. thesl!' procedure~ CommitteE'S during the construc- prn~ will be a.-are 01 the 11'('0- or another, to the American pea-
<br />are as follows: tion N'riod. nomic SO\llIdness of tbet projrd.. pIe, Navigation projl!'Cts result in
<br />I b d ,-. lh ---.. Jt will, h01ll'""er, bf. tubJerif'd to
<br />Authority must be made by the ave t'SCnuo:u e p",,--.;uur~ cheap transportation and open up
<br />u.. b.. r_ f E lh(' anwarrantf'd label 01 "pork
<br />Con"ress for a survey. The Vis- UN.'U In nn1!:lng a .......rps (I ngl- new areas for industrial and agri-
<br />. . th ,_. k barN'I" in the prtnin other5f(".
<br />trict Engineer under strict criterial '. tl'-rs proJect. to. e poin <J.I. m'. - cultural de\'el^"ment5. Flood con-
<br />_-' L. tion, ..I Ihl!' ('OnllO'Y, I hopl' the vy
<br />l'stablishecl by the Bureau of the mg appropnatlons allU "",gmnmg, Irol projects indirectly return ben-
<br />b ct. S., --. 'I da,. will come shu Ihl'Sf' rto
<br />B"d'l'l and implemented Y the COIlstru lOll. IITIl ar pr",,=ure efits to the federal treasury, for
<br />f th d I f I '(luret df'velopmf'lIt pfCIjrds a.... ~
<br />Co..... of Engint't'rs makes a de" or e eve opment 0 rec ama- I. d f b th flood dama,es are deductiblt! in
<br />..,. . ti.~. f II .. t reccp..l' or w al tJ a..- , . .
<br />tailed sUr\'ey to determine wheth- on prol"'\.1.> are 0 ow"" ,0 en. I l' I t Income tax fllmg. Costs allocated
<br />er a project is economically justi- sure so~ and, fully coordm3ted I crt. na IOna assl!' I. to irrigation are reimbursable. The
<br />fied. These re~rts ~~ prepared reclamatIon pro)('Cls. I have had a very keen interest water supply featurE's of a project
<br />in close cooperation ~,Ith CIty, COUll, ] hou. 01 no other fedt'r.al pro- in .....ater resource development dur- are fully reimbursable ....ith intl'r-
<br />ly and state authorities B_nd oth~r (ram thai reel'iv,", thl' ureful iog my l'ntire ~ervice in the Con. est. PO\\'l!'r re\"l!'nues are deposIted
<br />llItt'rested Fed~rll~ agenCies. HI.s sludy revil'w alld eoordinalion gress, and I f~1 quit~ certain that directly into the federal treasury,
<br />nport is then revle.....ed by the dl- as th~t accor~d tbe pub II e a~-one who is either a ~tudellt of Considering ca.:;h returns orJy,
<br />vision engineE'r .and the Board of 'If rk pro,," m history Of' has travt'led extensh'e- from Corps of Engint'eu proj.
<br />Engineers for Rivers and Harbors, 0 sa, Iy must of necessity come to the eets $74,983,89-l. .....I!'re deposited in
<br />an independent body established As a result of the procedures es- conclu~ion that tho..<e countries the treasur)' in fiscal year 1958,
<br />by Congress f()l' revl,ew of reports tablished OVl'r a period of 3'l'ars which have conserved and deve1- of which $72,492.~ were from pow_
<br />submitted by dIstrict engLn("('rs for tht' study, formulation and re-.oped their natural restlurces. in- er revenues. The actual construe.
<br />throughout the ("(IUlllry. \.ie..... of public ""arks projects, the eluding water, have prospered and tion l'xJ:lE"nditures in that YE'ar
<br />The B03rd's report is then re- local interl'sts and local press be. supported a progre:,;si\'e civdJl.8- were S529.989.:J8.i. In other word"
<br />vie.....t"d by the ("hief of engineers"COtne familiar with the proposed tion in their time. Con\'ersely about 13_6 per cent of thc funds
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