Public Works for Water and Power Development and Atomic Energy Commission Appropriation Act
PL 93-97 (H.R.8947), enacted 08/16/1973

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PUBLIC LAW 93-97-AUG. 16, 1973 
[87 
STAT. 
August 16, 1973 
[H. R. 8947] 
Public Works 
for Water and 
Power Develop-
ment and Atomic 
Energy Commis-
sion Appropria-
tion Act, 1974. 
68 Stat. 919. 
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80 Stat. 416. 
69 Stat. 471. 
Public Law 93-97 
AN ACT 
Making appropriations for public works for water and power development, 
including the Corps of Engineers—Civil, the Bureau of Reclamation, the 
Bonneville Power Administration and other power agencies of the Depart-
ment of the Interior, the Appalachian regional development programs, the 
Federal Power Commission, the Tennessee Valley Authority, the Atomic Energy 
Commission, and related independent agencies and commissions for the fiscal 
year ending June 30,1974, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the following 
sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, for the fiscal year ending June 30,1974, for public works 
for water and power development, including the Corps of Engineers— 
Civil, the Bureau of Eeclamation, the Bonneville Power Adminis-
tration and other power agencies of the Department of the Interior, 
the Aj)palachian regional development programs, the Federal Power 
Commission, the Tennessee Valley Authority, the Atomic Energy 
Commission, and related independent agencies and commissions, and 
for other purposes, namely: 
TITLE I—ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION 
OPERATING EXPENSES 
For necessary operating expenses of the Commission in carrying out 
the purposes of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, including 
the employmment of aliens; services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; 
hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; publication and dissemi-
nation of atomic information; purchase, repair and cleaning of uni-
forms; official entertainment expenses (not to exceed $30,000); 
reimbursement of the General Services Administration for security 
guard services; hire of passenger motor vehicles; $1,714,263,000 and 
any moneys (except sums received from disposal of property under the 
Atomic Energy Community Act of 1955, as amended (42 U.S.C. 
2301)) received by the Commission, notwithstanding the provisions of 
section 3617 of the Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 484), to remain avail-
able until expended: Provided^ That of such amount $100,000 may be 
expended for objects of a confidential nature and in any such case the 
certificate of the Commission as to the amount of the expenditure and 
that it is deemed inadvisable to specify the nature thereof shall be 
deemed a sufficient voucher for the sum therein expressed to have been 
expended: Provided further^ That from this appropriation transfers 
of sums may be made to other agencies of the Government for the per-
formance of the work for which this appropriation is made, and in such 
cases the sums so transferred may be merged with the appropriation to 
which transferred. 
P L A N T AND CAPrrAL E Q U I P M E N T 
For expenses of the Commission, as authorized by law, in connec-
tion with the purchase and construction of plant and the acquisition of 
capital equipment and other expenses incidental thereto necessary in 
carrying out the purposes of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as 
amended, including the acquisition or condemnation of any real prop-
erty or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or 
expansion; purchase of not to exceed three hundred and eighty-nine 
for replacement only, and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and hire of 
aircraft; $622,275,000, to remain available until expended. 
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GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 101. Not to exceed 5 per centum of appropriations made avail- f^^ds^rlport to 
able for the current fiscal year for "Operatmg expenses" and "Plant congressional 
and capital equipment" may be transferred between such appropria- committees. 
tions, but neither such appropriation, except as otherwise provided 
herein, shall be increased by more than 5 per centum by any such 
transfers, and any such transfers shall be reported promptly to the 
Appropriations Committees of the House and Senate. 
TITLE 
II—DEPARTMENT 
OF 
DEFENSE—CIVIL 
DEPARTMENT or 
THE ARMY 
CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL 
The following appropriations shall be expended under the direction 
of the Secretary of the Army and the supervision of the Chief of 
Engineers for authorized civil functions of the Department of the 
Army pertaining to rivers and harbors, flood control, beach erosion, 
and related purposes: 
GENERAL INVESTIGATIONS 
For expenses necessary for the collection and study of basic informa-
tion pertaining to river and harbor, flood control, shore protection, 
and related projects, restudy of authorized projects, and when author-
ized by law, surveys and studies of projects prior to authorization for 
construction, $56,142,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided^ That $1,175,000 of this appropriation shall be transferred 
to the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife for studies, investiga-
tions, and reports thereon as required by the Fish and Wildlife 
Coordination Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 563-565), to provide that wildlife J,\^^^ ^^^ 
conservation shall receive equal consideration and be coordinated 
with other features of water-resource development programs of the 
Department of the Army. 
CONSTRUCTION, GENERAL 
For the prosecution of river and harbor, flood control, shore pro-
tection, and related projects authorized by law; and detailed studies, 
and plans and specifications, of projects (including those for develop-
ment with participation or under consideration for participation by 
States, local governments, or private groups) authorized or made 
eligible for selection by law (but such studies shall not constitute a 
commitment of the Government to construction) : $873,589,000 to 
remain available until expended: Provided^ That no part of this 
appropriation shall be used for projects not authorized by law or 
which are authorized by law limiting the amount to be appropriated 
therefor, except as may be within the limits of the amount-now or 
hereafter authorized to be appropriated: Provided 
further^ 
That 
$1,100,000 of this appropriation shall be transferred to the Bureau of 
Sport Fisheries and Wildlife for studies, investigations, and reports 
thereon as required by the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 
1958 (72 Stat. 563-565 ]
) to provide that wildlife conservation shall 
receive equal consideration and be coordinated with other features of 
water-resource development programs of the Department of the Army. 
45 Stat. 534; 
49 Stat. 1511. 
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FLOOD CONTROL, MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES 
For expenses necessary for prosecuting work of flood control, and 
rescue work, repair, restoration, or maintenance of flood control 
projects threatened or destroyed by flood, as authorized by law (33 
U.S.C. 702a, 702g-l), $150,000,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided^ That not less than $250,000 shall be available for bank 
stabilization measures as determined by the Chief of Engineers to be 
advisable for the control of bank erosion of streams in the Yazoo 
Basin, including the foothill area, and where necessary such measures 
shall complement similar works planned and constructed by the Soil 
Conservation Service and be limited to the areas of responsibility 
mutually 
agreeable to the District 
Engineer 
and the State 
Conservationist. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, GENERAL 
For expenses necessary for the preservation, operation, mainte-
nance, and care of existing river and harbor, flood control, and related 
works, including such sums as may be necessarj for the maintenance 
of harbor channels provided by a State, municipality or other public 
agency, outside of harbor lines, and serving essential needs of general 
commerce and navigation; administration of laws pertaining to pres-
ervation of navigable waters; surveys and charting of northern and 
northwestern lakes and connecting waters; clearing and straightening 
channels; and removal of obstructions to navigation; $409,125,000, 
to remain available until expended. 
FLOOD CONTROL AND COASTAL EMERGENCIES 
For expenses necessary for emergency flood control, hurricane, and 
shore protection activities, as authorized by section 5 of the Flood 
69 Stat. 186; 
Coutrol Act, approved August 18, 1941, as amended, $7,000,000, to 
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remain available until expended. 
GENERAL EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for general administration and related 
functions in the Office of the Chief of Engineers and offices of the 
Division Engineers; activities of the Board of Engineers for Rivers 
and Harbors and the Coastal Engineering Research Center; com-
mercial statistics; and miscellaneous investigations; $32,883,000. 
SPECIAL 
RECREATION USE 
FEES 
For construction, operation, and maintenance of outdoor recreation 
facilities, including collection of special recreation use fees, to remain 
available until expended, $700,000, to be derived from the special 
account established by section 4(e) of the Land and Water Conserva-
86 Stat. 459. 
tiou Act of 1965, as amended (16 U.S.C. 4601) : Provided^ That not 
16 use 46oz-6a. j^Qj.g than forty per centum of the foregoing amount shall be available 
for the enhancement of the fee collection system established by section 
4 of such Act, including the promotion and enforcement thereof. 
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
Appropriations in this title shall be available for expenses of attend-
ance by military personnel at meetings in the manner authorized by 
5 U.S.C. 4110, uniforms, and allowances therefor, as authorized by 
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law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902), and for printing, either during a recess or 
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session of Congress, of survey reports authorized by law, and such 
survey reports as may be printed during a recess of Congress shall be 
printed, with illustrations, as documents of the next succeeding session 
of Congress; and during the current fiscal year the revolving fund. 
Corps of Engineers, shall be available for purchase (not to exceed two 
hundred and seventeen for replacement only), and hire of passenger 
motor vehicles: Provided^ That the total capital of said fund shall not 
exceed $210,000,000. 
CEMETERIAL EXPENSES 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary cemeterial expenses as authorized by law, including 
maintenance, operation, and improvement of national cemeteries, and 
purchase of headstones and markers for unmarked graves; purchase of 
seven passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; maintenance of 
that portion of Congressional Cemetery to which the United States has 
title. Confederate burial places under the jurisdiction of the Depart-
ment of the Army, and graves used by the Army in commercial ceme-
teries, to remain available until expended, $24,078,000: Provided, That 
reimbursement shall be made to the applicable military appropriation 
for the pay and allowances of any military personnel performing serv-
ices primarily for the purposes of this appropriation. 
TITLE 
III—DEPAKTMENT 
OF 
THE 
INTEKIOR 
BUREAU OF RECLAMATION 
For carrying out the functions of the Bureau of Reclamation as 
provided in the Federal reclamation laws (Act of June 17, 1902, 32 
Stat. 388, and Acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto) and 
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other Acts applicable to that Bureau, as follows: 
GENERAL INVESTIGATIONS 
For engineering and economic investigations of proposed Federal 
reclamation projects and studies of water conservation and develop-
ment plans and activities preliminary to the reconstruction, rehabilita-
tion and betterment, financial adjustment, or extension of existing 
projects, to remain available until expended, $16,850,000: Provided^ 
That none of this appropriation shall be used for more than one-half of 
the cost of an investigation requested by a State, municipality, or 
other interest: Provided further, That $250,000 of this appropriation 
shall be transferred to the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife for 
studies, investigations, and reports thereon as required by the Fish 
and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 563-565) to provide 
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coordinated with other features of water-resource development pro-
grams of the Bureau of Reclamation. 
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CONSTRUCTION AND REHABILITATION 
For construction and rehabilitation of authorized reclamation proj-
ects or parts thereof (including power transmission facilities) and for 
other related activities, as authorized by law, to remain available until 
expended, $194,275,000, of which $115,000,000 shall be derived from 
the reclamation fund: Provided^ That no part of this appropriation 
shall be used to initiate the construction of transmission facilities 
within those areas covered by power wheeling service contracts which 
include provision for service to Federal establishments and preferred 
customers, except those transmission facilities for which construction 
funds have been heretofore appropriated, those facilities which are 
necessary to carry out the terms of such contracts or those facilities for 
which the Secretary of the Interior finds the wheeling agency is unable 
or unwilling to provide for the integration of Federal projects or for 
service to a Federal establishment or preferred customer: Provided 
further^ That the final point of discharge for the interceptor drain for 
the San Luis Unit shall not be determined until development by the 
Secretary of the Interior and the State of California of a plan, which 
shall conform with the water quality standards of the State of Cali-
fornia as approved by the Administrator of the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency, to minimize any detrimental effect of the San Luis 
drainage waters. 
UPPER COLORADO RIVER STORAGE PROJECT 
For the Upper Colorado River Storage Project, as authorized by the 
70 Stat. 107. 
Act of April 11,1956, as amended (43 U.S.C. 620d), to remain avail-
able until expended, $25,026,000, of which $24,426,000 shall be avail-
able for the "Upper Colorado River Basin Fund" authorized by section 
5 of said Act of April 11,1956, and $600,000 shall be available for con-
struction of recreational and fish and wildlife facilities authorized by 
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section 8 thereof, and may be expended by bureaus of the Department 
through or in cooperation with State or other Federal agencies, and 
advances to such Federal agencies are hereby authorized: Provided^ 
That no part of the funds herein approved shall be available for con-
struction or operation of facilities to prevent waters of Lake Powell 
from entering any national monument. 
COLORADO RIVER BASIN PROJECT 
For advances to the Lower Colorado River Basin Development 
Fund, as authorized by section 403 of the Act of September 30,1968 (82 
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Stat. 894), for the construction, operation, and maintenance of projects 
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authorized by Title I I I of said Act, to remain available until expended, 
$66,000,000, of which $52,500,000 is for liquidation of contract author-
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ity provided by section 303 (b) of said Act. 
OPERATION AND 
MAINTENANCE 
For operation and maintenance of reclamation projects or parts 
thereof and other facilities, as authorized by law; and for a soil and 
moisture conservation program on lands under the jurisdiction of the 
Bureau of Reclamation, pursuant to law, $82,000,000, of which 
$66,565,000 shall be derived from the reclamation fund and $3,142,000 
shall be derived from the Colorado River Dam fund: Provided^ That 
funds advanced by water users for operation and maintenance of 
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reclamation projects or parts thereof shall be deposited to the credit 
of this appropriation and may be expended for the same objects and in 
the same manner as sums appropriated herein may be expended, and 
the unexpended balances of such advances shall be credited to the 
appropriation for the next succeeding fiscal year. 
LOAN PROGRAM 
For loans to irrigation districts and other public agencies for con-
struction of distribution systems on authorized Federal reclamation 
projects, and for loans and grants to non-Federal agencies for con-
struction of projects, as authorized by the Acts of July 4, 1955, as 
amended (43 U.S.C._421a-421d), and August 6,1956 (43 U.S.C. 422a- 
se stat. 804. 
422k), as amended, including expenses necessary for carrying out the 
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program, $18,422,000, to remain available until expended: 
Provided, 
That any contract under the Act of July 4, 1955 (69 Stat. 244), as 
amended, not yet executed by the Secretary, which calls for the making 
of loans beyond the fiscal year in which the contract is entered into 
shall be made only on the same conditions as those prescribed in section 
12 of the Act of August 4,1939 (53 Stat. 1187,1197). 
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EMERGENCY 
F U N D 
62 Stat. 1052. 
For an additional amount for the "Emergency fund", as authorized 
by the Act of June 26, 1948 (43 U.S.C. 502), to remain available until 
expended for the purposes specified in said Act, $600,000, to be derived 
from the reclamation fund: Provided, That the Post Falls Irrigation 
District, Rathdrum Prairie Project, Idaho, be eligible for use of emer-
gency funds herein appropriated under the Act of June 26, 1948 (62 
Stat. 1052), with repayment to be accomplished under conditions satis-
factory to the Secretary of the Interior. 
GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE 
EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of general administration and related func-
tions in the offices of the Commissioner of Reclamation and in the 
regional offices of the Bureau of Reclamation, $17,120,000, to be derived 
from the reclamation fund and to be nonreimbursable pursuant to the 
Act of April 19,1945 (43 U.S.C. 377) : Provided, That no part of any 
59 stat. 54. 
other appropriation in this Act shall be available for activities or 
functions budgeted for the current fiscal year as general administrative 
expenses. 
SPECIAL FUNDS 
Sums herein referred to as being derived from the Reclamation 
fund, the Colorado River Dam Fund, or the Colorado River develop-
ment fund, are appropriated from the special funds in the Treasury 
created by the Act of June 17, 1902 (43 U.S.C. 391), the Act of 
32 stat. sss. 
December 21,1928 (43 U.S.C. 617a), and the Act of July 19,1940 (43 
45 stat. 1057. 
U.S.C. 618a) respectively. Such sums shall be transferred, upon 
54 stat. 774. 
request of the Secretary, to be merged with and expended under the 
heads herein specified; and the unexpended balances of sums trans-
ferred for expenditure under the heads "Operation and Maintenance" 
and "General Administrative Expenses" shall revert and be credited 
to the special fund from which derived. 
58 Stat. 487. 
49 Stat. 666. 
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
Appropriations to the Bureau of Reclamation shall be available 
for purchase of not to exceed thirty passenger motor vehicles for 
replacement only; purchase of one aircraft for replacement only; 
payment of claims for damage to or loss of property, personal injury, 
or death arising out of activities of the Bureau of Reclamation; 
payment, except as otherwise provided for, of compensation and 
expenses of persons on the rolls of the Bureau of Reclamation 
appointed as authorized by law to represent the United States in the 
negotiations and administration of interstate compacts without reim-
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d bursemeut or return under the reclamation laws; rewards for informa-
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tion or evidence concerning violations of law involving property under 
the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Reclamation; performance of the 
functions specified under the head "Operation and Maintenance 
Administration", Bureau of Reclamation, in the Interior Department 
Appropriation Act, 1945; preparation and dissemination of useful 
information including recordings, photographs, and photographic 
prints; and studies of recreational uses of reservoir areas, and investi-
gation and recovery of archeological and paleontological remains in 
such areas in the same manner as provided for in the Act of August 21, 
1935 (16 U.S.C. 461-467) : Provided, That no part of any appropria-
tion made herein shall be available pursuant to the Act of April 19, 
59 Stat. 54. 
1945 (43 U.S.C. 377), for expenses other than those incurred on 
behalf of specific reclamation projects except "General Administrative 
Expenses" and amounts provided for reconnaissance, basin surveys, 
and general engineering and research under the head "General 
Investigations". 
Sums appropriated herein which are expended in the performance 
of reimbursable functions of the Bureau of Reclamation shall be 
returnable to the extent and in the manner provided by law. 
No part of any appropriation for the Bureau of Reclamation, con-
tained in this Act or in any prior Act, which represents amounts 
earned under the terms of a contract but remaining unpaid, shall be 
obligated for any other purpose, regardless of when such amounts 
are to be paid: Promded, That the incurring of any obligation pro-
hibited by this paragraph shall be deemed a violation of section 3679 
of the Revised Statutes, as amended (31 U.S.C. 665). 
No funds appropriated to the Bureau of Reclamation for opera-
tion and maintenance, except those derived from advances by water 
users, shall be used for the particular benefits of lands (a) within 
the boundaries of an irrigation district, (b) of any member of a 
water users' organization, or (c) of any individual when such dis-
trict, organization, or individual is in arrears for more than twelve 
months in the payment of charges due under a contract entered into 
with the United States pursuant to laws administered by the Bureau 
of Reclamation. 
Not to exceed $225,000 may be expended from the appropriation 
"Construction and Rehabilitation" for work by force account on any 
one project or Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program unit and then only 
when such work is unsuitable for contract or no acceptable bid has 
been received and, other than otherwise provided in this paragraph 
or as may be necessary to meet local emergencies, not to exceed 12 
per centum of the construction allotment for any project from the 
appropriation "Construction and Rehabilitation" contained in this 
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Act, shall be available for construction work by force account: PTO-
vided, That this paragraph shall not apply to work performed under 
the Eehabilitation and Betterment Act of 1949 (63 Stat. 724). 
64 Stat. 11. 
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ALASKA POWER ADMINISTRATION 
GENERAL INVESTIGATIONS 
For engineering and economic investigations to promote the de-
velopment and utilization of the water, power and related resources 
of Alaska, $513,000 to remain available until expended: 
Provided, 
That $10,000 of this appropriation shall be transferred to the Bureau 
of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife for studies, investigations, and re-
ports thereon, as required by the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act 
of 1958 (72 Stat. 563-565). 
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OPERATION AND 
MAINTENANCE 
For necessary expenses of operation and maintenance of projects 
in Alaska and of marketing electric power and energy, $756,000. 
BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION 
CONSTRUOnON 
For construction and acquisition of transmission lines, substations, 
and appurtenant facilities, as authorized by law, and purchase of one 
aircraft for replacement only, $97,500,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
OPERATION AND 
MAINTENANCE 
For necessary expenses of operation and maintenance of the Bonne-
ville transmission system and of marketing electric power and energy, 
$33,300,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
Appropriations of the Bonneville Power Administration shall be 
available to carry out all the duties imposed upon the Administrator 
pursuant to law. Appropriations made herein to the Bonneville Power 
Administration shall be available in one fund, except that the appro-
priation herein made for operation and maintenance shall be available 
only for the service of the current fiscal year. 
Other than as may be necessary to meet local emergencies, not to 
exceed 12 per centum of the appropriation for construction herein 
made for the Bonneville Power Administration shall be available for 
construction work by force account or on a hired-labor basis. 
SOUTHEASTERN POWER ADMINISTRATION 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
For necessary expenses of operation and maintenance of power 
transmission facilities and of marketing electric power and energy 
pursuant to the provisions of section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 
1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), as applied to the southeastern power area, 
58 stat. 890. 
$900,000. 
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SOUTHWESTERN POWER ADMINISTRATION 
CONSTRUCTION 
For construction and acquisition of transmission lines, substations, 
and appurtenant facilities, and for administrative expenses connected 
therewith, in carrying out the provisions of section 5 of the Flood 
Control Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), as applied to the southwestern 
power area, $465,000, to remain available until expended. 
Emergency 
reconstruction. 
Fire prevention. 
Warehouses, 
garages, and 
shops. 
47 Stat. 417. 
Southwestern 
Power Adminis 
tration. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
For necessary expenses of operation and maintenance of power 
transmission facilities and of marketing electric power and energy 
pursuant to the provisions of section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 
1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), as applied to the southwestern power area, 
including purchase of not to exceed one passenger motor vehicle for 
replacement only, $5,220,000. 
OFFICE or THE SECRETARY 
UNDERGROUND ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION RESEARCH 
For necessary expenses of research and development in underground 
electric power transmission, $750,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
SEC 301. Appropriations in this title shall be available for expendi-
ture or transfer (within each bureau or office), with the approval of 
the Secretary, for the emergencj reconstruction, replacement, or 
repair of aircraft, buildings, utilities, or other facilities or equipment 
damaged or destroyed by fire, flood, storm, or other unavoidable 
causes: Provided^ That no funds shall be made available under this 
authority until funds specifically made available to the Department 
of the Interior for emergencies shall have been exhausted. 
SEC 302. The Secretary may authorize the expenditure or transfer 
(within each bureau or office) of any appropriation in this title, in 
addition to the amounts included in the budget programs of the several 
agencies, for the suppression or 3mergency prevention of forest or 
range fires on or threatening lands under jurisdiction of the Depart-
ment of thr Interior. 
SEC 303. Appropriations in this title shall be available for oper-
ation of warehouses, garages, shops, and similar facilities, wherever 
consolidation of activities will contribute to efficiency, or economy, 
and said appropriations shall be reimbursed for services rendered 
to any other activity in the same manner as authorized by the Act 
of June 30, 1932 (31 U.S.C. 686) : Provided, That reimbursements 
for costs of supplies, materials, and equipment, and for services 
rendered may be credited to the appropriation current at the time 
such reimbursements are received. 
SEC. 304. No part of anjr funds made available by this Act to the 
Southwestern Power Administration may be made available to any 
other agency, bureau, or office for any purposes other than for services 
rendered pursuant to law to the Southwestern Power Administration. 
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TITLE IV—INDEPENDENT OFFICES 
APPALACHIAN 
KEGIONAL 
COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Cochairman and his alternate 
on the Appalachian Regional Commission and for payment of the 
Federal share of the administrative expenses of the commission, 
including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and hire of 
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passenger motor vehicles, $1,492,000. 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
APPALACHIAN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS 
For expenses necessary to carry out the programs authorized by 
the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965, as amended, 
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except expenses authorized by section 105 of said Act, including serv- 
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ices as authorized by 6 U.S.C. 3109, and hire of passenger motor vehi- ss stat. les. 
cles, to remain available until expended, $2Y0,000,000, of which 1
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$156,000,000 shall be available for the Appalachian Development High-
way System, but no part of any^ appropriation in this Act shall be 
available for expenses in connection with commitments for contracts 
or grants for the Appalachian Development Highwajr System in excess 
of the total amount herein and heretofore appropriated. 
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary to carry out the functions oi the United 
States member of the Delaware River Basin Commission, as author-
ized by law (76 Stat. 716), $69,000. 
CONTRIBUTION TO DELAWARE RIVER BASIN COMMISSION 
For payment of the United States share of the current expenses of 
the Delaware River Basin Commission, as authorized by law (75 
Stat. 706, 707), $242,000. 
FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the work of the Commission, as author-
ized by law, including nire of passenger motor vehicles, services as 
authorized by 6 U.S.C. 3109, and not to exceed $1,000 for official recep-
tion and representation expenses, $27,000,000. 
INTERSTATE COMMISSION ON THE POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 
CONTRIBUTION TO INTERSTATE COMMISSION ON THE 
POTOMAC RIVER BASIN 
To enable the Secretary of the Treasury to pay in advance to the 
Interstate Commission on the Pptomac River Basin the Federal 
contribution toward the expenses of the Commission during the cur-
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84 Stat. 856. 
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rent fiscal year in the administration of its business in the conservancy 
district established pursuant to the Act of July 11,1940 (54 Stat. 748), 
as amended by the Act of September 25, 1970 (Public Law 91-407), 
$34,000. 
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary to carry out the functions of the United 
States member of the Susquehanna River Basin Commission, as 
authorized by law (84 Stat. 1541), $71,000. 
48 Stat. 58. 
16 u s e 831. 
CONTRIBUTION TO SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN COMMISSION 
For payment of the United States share of the current expenses of 
the Susquehanna River Basin Commission, as authorized by law 
(84 Stat. 1530,1531), $150,000. 
TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY 
PAYMENT TO TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY FUND 
For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the Tennessee 
Valley AutWity Act of 1933, as amended (16 U.S.C, ch. 12A), 
including hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft, and hire of 
passenger motor vehicles, $45,676,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided^ That this approj>riation and other funds avail-
able to the Tennessee Valley Authority shall be available for the 
purchase of not to exceed one aircraft for replacement only, and the 
purchase of not to exceed two hundred and thirty-six passenger motor 
vehicles for replacement only. 
WATER RESOURCES COUN{^.IL 
79 Stat. 244; 
86 Stat. 578. 
80 Stat. 416. 
Fiscal year 
limitation. 
WATER R E S O U R C E S 
PLANNING 
For expenses necessary in carrying out the provisions of the Water 
Resources Planning Act of 1965 (42 IT.S.C. 1962-1962d-5), including 
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but ait rates not to exceed $100 
per diem for individuals, and hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
$7,417,000, to remain available until expended, including $1,180,000, 
for carrying out the provisions of title I and administering the pro-
visions of titles II, III, and IV of the Act, $2,775,000, for preparation 
of assessments and management of plans, $1,062,000, for expenses of 
river basin commissions under title I I of the Act, and $2,400,000, for 
grants to States under title I I I of the Act: Provided^ That the share 
of the expenses of any river basin commission borne by the Federal 
(Tovernment pui-suant to title II of the Act shall not exceed $250,000 
annually for recurring opera;ting expenses, including the salary and 
expenses of the chairman. 
TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 501. NO part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall 
remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless 
expressly so provided herein. 
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PUBLIC LAW 93-98-AUG. 16, 1973 
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p. 129. 
SEC. 502. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 301 of the Second 
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1973 (Public Law 93-50), appro-
priations contained in that Act shall remain available for obligation 
for a period of 20 dajs following the enactment of this Act into law. 
This Act may be cited as the "Public Works for Water and Power 
short title. 
Development and Atomic Energy Commission Appropriation Act, 
1974". 
Approved August 16, 1973. 
Public Law 93-98 
AN ACT 
August 16, 1973 
Making appropriations for the Department of Transportation suul related 
[H. R. 8760] 
agencies for the fiscal year ending .June 30, 1974, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the. Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled. That the following 
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sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Ireasury not othei- and Related 
wise appropriated, for the Department of Transportation and related Agencies^Appro-
agencies for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, and for other pur- 1974!°" *
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poses, namely: 
TITLE I—DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIOX 
OFFICE or THE SECRETARY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary of I'ransporta-
tion, including not to exceed $27,000 for allocation within the Depart-
ment for official reception and representation expenses as the Secretary 
may determine; including not to exceed $275,000 for allocation to 
the Office of Pipeline Safety for a study of the safety of natural gas 
pipeline distribution systems which shall consider such areas as the 
use of plastic pipes, the evaluation of the conditions of existing dis-
tribution systems, third party damages, the need for expanding present 
regulations on service lines, the effectiveness of "odors" given to natural 
gas, and the utilization of the system approach to pipeline safetv, 
$24,475,000. 
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING, RESEARCH, AND DEVEU^PMENT 
For necessary expenses for conducting transportation plannhig, 
research, and development activities, including the collection of 
national transportation statistics, to remain available until expended,