IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1374 
Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Grand Coulee Dam and recog-
nizing its critical role in the national and economic security of the 
United States and the contributions of hydroelectric power to the reduc-
tion of greenhouse gas emissions. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 24, 2008 
Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS (for herself, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, Mr. 
SMITH of Washington, Mr. INSLEE, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. 
REICHERT, Mr. DICKS, Mr. MCDERMOTT, and Mr. BAIRD) submitted the 
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Re-
sources 
RESOLUTION 
Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Grand Coulee 
Dam and recognizing its critical role in the national 
and economic security of the United States and the 
contributions of hydroelectric power to the reduction of 
greenhouse gas emissions. 
Whereas the Grand Coulee Dam was one of the largest public 
construction projects of President Franklin D. Roo-
sevelt’s ‘‘New Deal’’, in response to the Great Depres-
sion; 
Whereas construction of the Grand Coulee Dam began in the 
summer of 1933 and was completed in 1942; 
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Whereas 107 individuals lost their lives during the construc-
tion process; 
Whereas the Grand Coulee Dam became the largest concrete 
structure in the world, with 12 million cubic yards of 
concrete—enough to build a sidewalk around the Earth 
twice; 
Whereas during World War II electricity from the Grand 
Coulee Dam was needed to run the aluminum plants that 
supported the production of ships and planes; 
Whereas forecasts of energy shortages in the 1960s led to the 
construction of a 3rd power plant at the Grand Coulee 
Dam, more than doubling its generating capacity; 
Whereas the 3 primary purposes of the Grand Coulee Dam 
are generating 6.5 million kilowatts of electricity, sup-
plying water for irrigation as part of the Columbia Basin 
Project, and providing much-needed flood control to the 
Columbia River Basin; 
Whereas the Columbia Basin Project includes 300 miles of 
canals and more than 3,000 miles of irrigation ditches, 
which supply water to 500,000 acres of farmland, an 
area twice the size of the State of Delaware; 
Whereas the crops grown on this farmland are worth more 
than $500 million per year; and 
Whereas the Grand Coulee Dam is the cornerstone of the 
electric power system in the State of Washington and the 
largest hydroelectric power facility in North America: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) commemorates the 75th anniversary of the 
Grand Coulee Dam; 
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(2) honors the sacrifice of the 107 individuals 
who lost their lives during the construction of the 
Grand Coulee Dam; and 
(3) recognizes that— 
(A) the Grand Coulee Dam continues to 
play a critical role in the national and economic 
security of the United States by providing vital 
electric power and crop irrigation; 
(B) hydroelectric power is a clean, renew-
able resource that is emissions-free and plays a 
major role in controlling emissions of green-
house gases; and 
(C) having clean, affordable hydroelectric 
power helps reduce the reliance of the United 
States on foreign oil imports and supports the 
successful wind power industry in the North-
western United States by ensuring the avail-
ability of electricity in the absence of sufficient 
wind power. 
Æ 
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