Public Works for Water and Power Development and Atomic Energy Commission Appropriation Act
PL 93-393 (H.R.15155), enacted 08/28/1974

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PUBLIC LAW 93-393-AUG. 28, 1974 
[88 
STAT. 
Public Law 93-393 
August 28, 1974 
[H. R.15155] 
Public Works 
for Water and 
Power Develop-
ment and Atomic 
Energy Commis-
sion Appropria-
tion Act, 1975. 
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note. 
Ante, p. 278. 
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, 1975, and for other purjwses. 
Be it etiacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhJed^ That the following 
.sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not other-
Avise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending June 30,1975, 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 Department of the 
Interior, the Appalachian regional development programs, the Fed-
eral Power Commission, the Tennessee Valley Authority, the Atomic 
Energy Commission, and related independent agencies and commis-
sions, 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 employment of aliens; services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire, 
maintenance, and operation of aircraft; publication and dissemination 
of atomic information; purchase, repair and cleaning of uniforms; 
official entertainment expenses (not to exceed $30,000); reimburse-
ment of the General Services Administration for security guard serv-
ices; hire of passenger motor vehicles; $1,411,960,000 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 available until 
expended: Provided^ That the amount appropriated for "Operating 
expenses" in the Special Energy Research and Development Appro-
priation Act, 1975, shall be merged, without limitation, with this 
appropriation: Provided further^ That from this appropriation trans-
fers of sums may be made to other agencies of the Government for the 
performance of the work for which this appropriation is made, and in 
such cases the sums so transferred may be merged with the appropri-
ation to which transferred. 
P L A N T AND CAPITAL 
E Q U I P M E N T 
For expenses of the Commission, as authorized by law, in connection 
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 ninety-five 
for replacement only, and hire of passenger motor vehicles; purchase 
of three for replacement only, and hire of aircraft; $330,705,000 to 
remain available until expended: Provided^ That the amount appro-
priated for "Plant and capital equipment" in the Special Energy 
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Research and Development Appropriation Act, 1975, shall be merged, 
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without limitation, with this appropriation. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
SEC. 101. Not to exceed 5 per centum of appropriations made avail- 
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able for the current fiscal year for "Operating expenses" and "Plant c^ngrelsfonir' 
committees. 
and capital equipment" may be transferred between such approj)ria-
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 OF THE ARMY 
CORPS or 
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 infor-
mation 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, $65,284,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That $1,490,000 of this appropriation shall be transferred to 
the United States Fish and Wildlife Service for studies, investiga-
tions, and reports thereon as required by the Fish and Wildlife Coordi-
nation Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 563-565), to provide that wildlife J,l^^^ 
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conservation shall receive equal consideration and be coordinated 
with other features of water-resource development programs of the 
Department of the Army. 
GONSTRTJCTTON, 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) : $973,681,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided, That no part of this appro-
priation 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 $1,800,000 of 
this appropriation shall be transferred to the United States Fish and 
Wildlife Service 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 con-
sideration and be coordinated with other features of water-resource 
development programs of the Department of the Army. 
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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 proj-
ects threatened or destroyed by flood, as authorized by law (33 U.S.C. 
702a, 702g-l), $161,948,000, to remain available until expended: /'w-
vided^ That not less than $250,000 shall be available for bank stabiliza-
tion measures as determined by the Chief of Engineers to be advisable 
for the control of bank erosion of streams in the Yazoo Basin, includ-
ing the foothill area, and where necessary such measures shall com-
plement similar works planned and constructed by the Soil Conser-
vation 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, maintenance, 
and care of existing river and harbor, flood control, and related works, 
including such sums as may be necessary 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 com-
merce and navigation; administration of laws pertaining to preser-
vation of navigable waters; surveys and charting of northern and 
northwestern lakes and connecting waters; clearing and straightening 
channels; and removal of obstructions to navigation; $446,577,000, 
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 
Control Act, approved August 18, 1941, as amended, $15,000,000, to 
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; $38,800,000. 
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 the Land and Water Conservation Act of 1965, 
as amended (16 U.S.C. 4601) : Provided, That not more than 40 per 
centum of the foregoing amount shall be available for the enhance-
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including the promotion and enforcement thereof. 
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 law 
(5 U.S.C. 5901-5902), and for printing, either during a recess or ses-
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sion 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 Con-
gress ; and during the current fiscal year the revolving fund. Corps of 
Engineers, shall be available for purchase (not to exceed two hundred 
and forty-three for replacement only), and hire of passenger motor 
vehicles: Provided^ That the total capital of the revolving fund shall 
not exceed $228,000,000. 
TITLE 
III—DEPARTMENT 
OF 
THE INTEEIOR 
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 43 use 371 
other Acts applicable to that Bureau, as follows: 
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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, rehabili-
tation and betterment, financial adjustment, or extension of existing 
projects, to remain available until expended, $19,427,000: 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 $400,000 of this appropriation 
shall be transferred to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service 
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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that wildlife conservation shall receive equal consideration and be "°*^" 
coordinated with other features of water-resource development pro-
grams of the Bureau of Reclamation. 
CONSTRUCTION AND REHAmLITATION 
For construction and rehabilitation of authorized reclamation 
projects or parts thereof (including power transmission facilities) 
and for other related activities, as authorized by law, to remain avail-
able until expended, $244,123,000, 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 con-
tracts 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 Fed-
eral 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 Cali-
fornia of a plan, which shall conform with the water quality stand-
ards of the State of California as approved by the Administrator of 
the Environmental Protection Agency, to minimize any detrimental 
effect of the San Luis drainage waters. 
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UPPER COLORADO RIVER STORAGE 
PROJECT 
For the Upper Colorado River Storage Project, as authorized by 
the Act of April 11, 1956, as amended (43 U.S.C. 620d), to remain 
available until expended, $24,621,000, of which $22,967,000 shall be 
available for the "Upper Colorado River Basin Fund" authorized by 
section 5 of said Act of April 11,1956, and $1,654,000 shall be available 
for construction of recreational and fish and wildlife facilities author-
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J2;ed by 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 construction 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 
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^g2 g^at. 894), for the construction, operation, and maintenance of 
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projects authorized by title I I I of said Act, to remain available until 
expended $55,800,000, of which $32,800,000 is for liquidation of con-
tract authority provided by section 303 (b) of said Act. 
COLORADO RIVER BASIN SALINITY CONTROL PROJECTS 
For construction, operation and maintenance of projects authorized 
Ante, p. 266. 
^y ^j^g ^^t of Juuc 24, 1974, Public Law 93-320, to remain available 
until expended, $27,650,000. 
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, $97,000,000, of which 
$80,730,000 shall be derived from the reclamation fund and $3,218,000 
shall be derived from the Colorado River Dam fund: Provided^ That 
funds advanced by water users for operation and maintenance of 
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: Provided 
further, 
That no part of the funds appropriated herein shall be used directly 
or indirectly for the operation of the Newlands Reclamation project 
in the State of Nevada. 
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-
422k), as amended, including expenses necessary for carrying out the 
program, $13,825,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
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rpj^^^ ^^^ coutract under the Act of July 4, 1955 (69 Stat. 244), as 
amended, not yet executed by the Secretary, which calls for the mak-
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iiig 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 FUND 
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. 
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, $20,300,000, 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 
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 
December 21,1928 (43 U.S.C. 617a), and the Act of July 19, 1940 (43 
U.S.C. 618a) respectively. Such sums shall be transferred, upon request 
of the Secretary, to be merged v^^ith and expended under the heads 
herein specified; and the unexpended balances of sums transferred for 
expenditure under the heads "Operation and Maintenance" and "Gen-
eral Administrative Expenses" shall revert and be credited to the 
special fund from which derived. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
Appropriations to the Bureau of Reclamation shall be available 
for purchase of not to exceed thirty-four passenger motor vehicles for 
replacement only; purchase of one aircraft for replacement only; 
payment of claims for damages to or loss of property, personal injury, 
or death arising out of activities of the Bureau of Reclamation; pay-
ment, 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 reimbursement or 
return under the reclamation laws; rewards for information or evi- 
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dence concerning violations of law involving property under the juris- "°'^" 
diction of the Bureau of Reclamation; performance of the functions 
specified under the head "Operation and Maintenance Administra-
tion", Bureau of Reclamation, in the Interior Department Appropria-
tion Act, 1945; preparation and dissemination of useful information 
ss stat. 437. 
including recordings, photographs, and photographic prints; and 
studies of recreational uses of reservoir areas, and investigation 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. 461^67) : Provided, That no part of any appropriation made 
herein shall be available pursuant to the Act of April 19, 1945 (43 
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U.S.C. 377), for expenses other than those incurred on behalf of 
specific reclamation projects except "General Administrative Expen-
ses" and amounts provided for reconnaissance, basin surveys, and 
general engineering and research under the head "General Investiga-
tions". 
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: Provided^ That the incurring of any obligation prohibited 
by this paragraph shall be deemed a violation of section 3679 of the 
Revised Statutes, as amended (31 U.S.C. 665). 
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J^Q fuuds appropriated to the Bureau of Reclamation for operation 
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 district, orga-
nization, 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 cen-
tum of the construction allotment for any project from the appro-
priation "Construction and Rehabilitation" contained in this Act, 
shall be available for construction work by force account: Provided^ 
That this paragraph shall not apply to work performed under the 
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Rehabilitation and Betterment Act of 1949 (63 Stat. 724). 
ALASKA POWER ADMINISTRATION 
GENERAL INVESTIGATIONS 
For engineering and economic investigations to promote the devel-
opment and utilization of the water, power, and related resources of 
Alaska, $540,000, to remain available until expended: Provided^ That 
$10,000 of this appropriation shall be transferred to the United States 
Fish and Wildlife Service for studies, investigations, and reports 
thereon, as required by the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 
1958 (72 Stat. 563-565). 
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note. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
For necessary expenses of operation and maintenance of projects in 
Alaska and of marketing electric power and energy, $760,000. 
BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION 
CONSTRUCTION 
For construction and acquisition of transmission lines, substations, 
and appurtenant facilities, as authorized by law, $128,000,000, to 
remain available until expended: Provided^ That the amount appropri-
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ated for "Construction" in the Special Energy Research and Devel-
opment Appropriation Act, 1975, shall be merged, without limitation, 
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with this appropriation. 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
For necessary expenses of operation and maintenance of the Bonne-
ville transmission system and of marketing electric power and energy, 
$38,500,000. 
ADMIMiSTRATIVE 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, 
$946,000. 
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, $620,000, to remain available until expended. 
O P E R A T I O N A N D 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, $5,795,000. 
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 emergency 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. 
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emerg 
struct 
ilities, 
ency recon-
ion. 
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Service facili-
ties. 
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Power Adminis 
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^®^- ^^2- 'r^® 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 sev-
eral agencies, for the suppression or emergency prevention of forest 
or range fires on or threatening lands imder jurisdiction of the Depart-
ment of the Interior. 
SEC. 303. Appropriations in this title shall be available for opera-
tion 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 reim-
bursements are received. 
SEC. 304. No part of any funds made available by this Act to the 
tratlon."" 
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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. 
TITLE IV—INDEPENDENT OFFICES 
APPALACHIAN REGIONAL 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 pas-
senger motor vehicles, $1,740,000. 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
APPALACHIAN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS 
For expenses necessary to carry out the programs authorized by the 
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Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965, as amended, except 
expenses authorized by section 105 of said Act, including services as 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and hire of passenger motor vehicles, to 
remain available until expended, $293,500,000, of which $160,000,000 
shall be available for the Appalachian Development Highway 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 Highway 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 of the United 
States member of the Delaware River Basin Commission, as author-
ized by law (75 Stat. 716), $77,500. 
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), $238,000. 
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FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the work of the Commission, as author-
ized by law, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, services as 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and not to exceed $1,000 for official recep-
tion and representation expenses, $32,100,000. 
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 Potomac River Basin the Federal con-
tribution toward the expenses of the Commission during the current 
fiscal year in the administration of its business in the conservancy dis-
trict established pursuant to the Act of July 11, 1940 (54 Stat. 748), 
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as amended by the Act of September 26, 1970 (Public Law 91-407), 
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$52,000. 
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN COMMISSION 
SALARIES A N D 
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), $77,500. 
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 Authority Act of 1933, as amended (16 U.S.C, ch. 12A), 
i6usc83i. 
including hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft, and hire of 
passenger motor vehicles, $77,400,000, to remain available until 
expended: Provided^ That this appropriation and other funds avail-
able to the Tennessee Valley Authority shall be available for the pur-
chase of not to exceed one aircraft for replacement only, and the 
purchase of not to exceed two hundred and twenty-four passenger 
motor vehicles for replacement only. 
WATER RESOURCES COUNCIL 
WATER RESOURCES PLANNING 
For expenses necessary in carrying out the provisions of the Water 
Resources Planning Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 1962-1962d-3), including 
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates not to exceed $100 
per diem for individuals (42 U.S.C. 1962a-4(5)), and hire of pas-
senger motor vehicles (42 U.S.C. 1962a^(6)), $9,775,000, to remain 
available until expended, including $1,242,000, for carrying out the 
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[88 STAT. 
Fiscal year 
limitation. 
Space and 
service charges. 
40 u s e 490. 
Short title. 
provisions of title I and administering the provisions of titles II, III, 
and IV of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1962d(b)), $2,183,000, for preparation 
of assessments and management of plans (42 U.S.C. 1962d(c), 
$1,350,000, for expenses of river basin commissions under title II of 
the Act (42 U.S.C. 1962d(a)), and $5,000,000 for grants to States 
under title I I I of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1962c(a)) : Provided, That the 
share of the expenses of any river basin commission borne by the 
Federal Government pursuant to title I I of the Act shall not exceed 
$250,000 annually for recurring operating 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. 
SEC. 502. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall 
be available for paying to the Administrator of the General Services 
Administration in excess of 90 per centum of the standard level user 
charge established pursuant to section 210(j) of the Federal Property 
and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, for space and 
services. 
This Act may be cited as the "Public Works for Water and Power 
Development and Atomic Energy Commmission Appropriation Act, 
1975". 
Approved August 28, 1974. 
August 29,1974 
[H.R. 15936] 
Public Law 93-394 
AN ACT 
To amend chapter 5, title 37, United States Code, to provide for continuation pay 
for physicians of the uniformed services in initial residency. 
Uniformed serv-
ices. 
Continuation 
pay for physi-
Effective date. 
37 u s e 311 
note. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the portion of 
the first sentence of section 311(a), chapter 5 of title 37, United States 
Code, preceding clause (1), is amended to read as follows: 
" (a) Under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of Defense 
or by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, as appropriate, 
an officer of the Army or Navy in the Medical Corps above the pay 
grade of 0-6 or such an officer who is below that pay grade who is 
undergoing initial residency training and who was on active duty on 
June 1,1974, an officer of the Air Force who is designated as a medical 
officer and is above the pay grade of 0-6 or such an officer who is below 
that pay grade who is undergoing initial residency training and who 
was on active duty on June 1, 1974, a medical officer of the Public 
Health Service above the pay grade of 0-6 or such an officer who is 
below that pay grade who is undergoing initial residency training and 
who was on active duty on June 1,1974, an officer of the Army or Navy 
in the Dental Corps, an officer of the Air Force who is designated as 
a dental officer, or a dental officer of the Public Health Service who—". 
SEC. 2. The amendment made by the Act shall be effective June 1, 
1974. 
Approved August 29, 1974.