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 Department 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, 1973, and for other purposes
PL 92-405 (H.R.15586), enacted 08/25/1972

86 STAT.] 
PUBLIC LAW 92-405-AUG. 25, 1972 
Public Law 92-405 
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 Administrati(m and other power agencies of the Department 
of the Interior, the Appalachian regional development programs, the Federal 
Power C(mimissiou, the Tennessree Valley Authority, the Atomic Energy Com-
mission, and related independent agencies and ccmuuissions for the fiscal year 
ending June 30,1973. and for other purposes. 
August 25, 197 2 
[H. R.15586] 
Be it enacted by the Senate and Hoii>se of Re2)i'esentatire.s of the 
rnited States of America in Congresa assembled. That the following 
Public works 
sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not other- p°ov^^'Deve?oi)-
wise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1978, for public mem and Atomic 
works for water and power development, including the Corps of Engi- fi""^pprop!^al' 
neers—Civil, the Bureau of Reclamation, the Bonneville Power Admin- tion Act, 1973, 
istration and other power agencies of the Department 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, and 
for other purposes, namely: 
TITLE I—ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION 
OPERATING EXPEXSKS 
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For necessary operating expenses of the Connnission in carrying 
out the purposes of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, in-
cluding 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); 
reimbursement of the General Services Administration for security 
guard services; hire of passenger motor vehicles; $2,138,800,000 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 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 expendi-
ture 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 performance 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. 
PLANT AND CAPITAL EQUIPMENT 
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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 sixty-seven 
for replacement only, and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and hire 
of aircraft; $494,610,000, to remain available until expended. 
68 Stat. 919. 
42 u s e 2011 
note. 
80 Stat. 416. 
69 Stat. 471. 
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[86 STAT. 
Transfer of 
funds; report to 
congressional 
committees. 
Fellowships, 
restriction. 
Penalty. 
GENERAL PROVISIOXS 
SEC. 101. Xot to exceed 5 per centum of appropriations made available 
for the current fiscal year for "Operating expenses" and "Plant and 
capital equipment" may be transferred between such appropriations, 
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 Appropria-
tions Committees of the House and Senate. 
SEC. 102. No part of any appropriation herein shall be used to confer 
a fellowship on any person who advocates or who is a member of an 
organization or party that advocates the overthrow of the Government 
of the United States by force or violence or with respect to whom the 
Commission finds, upon investigation and report by the Civil Service 
Commission on the character, associations, and loyalty of whom, that 
reasonable grounds exist for belief that such person is disloyal to the 
Government of the United States: Provided^ That any person who 
advocates or who is a member of an organization or party that advo-
cates the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force 
or violence and accepts employment or a fellowship the salary, wages, 
stipend, grant, or expenses for which are paid from any appropriation 
contained herein shall be guilty of a felony, and, upon conviction, shall 
te fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, 
or both: Provided further^ That the above penal clause shall be in addi-
tion to, and not in substitution for, any other provisions of existing 
law. 
TITLE II—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL 
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 
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note. 
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 au-
thorized by law, surveys and studies of projects prior to authorization 
for construction, $55,975,000 to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided^ That $1,000,000 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 Coordina-
tion Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 563-565), to provide that wildlife conserva-
tion shall receive equal consideration and be coordinated with other 
features of water-resource development programs of the Department 
of the Army: Provided further, That no part of the appropriation 
contained in this Act shall be used for the study of the Mississippi 
River Channel north of Lock and Dam 25, Illinois, other than the 
portions of such study relating to environmental assessment and the 
completion of the phase I feasibility study. 
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623 
COXSTRrCTIOX. GKNERAL 
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) : $1,201,493,000, to 
remain available until expended: Prorided^ 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: Prorlded further. That in 
connection with the rehabilitation of the Snake Creek Embankment 
of the Garrison Dam and Reservoir Project, North Dakota, the Corps 
of Engineers is authorized to participate with the State of North 
Dakota to the extent of one-half the cost of widening the present 
embankment to provide a four-lane right-of-way for U.S. Highway 
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83 in lieu of the present two-lane highway: Provided further, 
That 
$840,000 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 ^^^ use eei 
receive equal consideration and be coordinated with other features of "° ^* 
water-resource development programs of the Department of the Army: 
Provided further, That $1,000,000 of this appropriation shall be trans-
ferred to the Appalachian Regional Commission for the Pikeville. 
Kentucky, model city program. 
FLOOD CONTROL, MISSISSIPPI RIVER AXD 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), $110,620,000, to remain available until expended: Pro- .^'^L!*^';/,^,'*' 
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 comple-
ment 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, 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 
commerce and navigation; administration of laws pertaining to pres-
ervation of navigable waters; surveys and charting of northern aiid 
northwestern lakes and connecting waters; clearing and straightening 
channels; and removal of obstructions to navigation; $409,100,000, to 
remain available mitil expended. 
49 Stat. 1511. 
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[86 STAT. 
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 
76^stat^Vi94^' 
Coutrol Act, approved August 18, 1941, as amended, $7,000,000, to 
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remain available until expended. 
GENERAL EXPENSES 
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F'or expenses necessary for general administration and related func-
tions in the Office of the Chief of Engineers and offices of the Division 
Engineers; activities of the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harboi's 
and the Coastal Engineering Research Center; commercial statistics: 
and miscellaneous investigations; $81,483,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
Appropriations in this title shall be available for expenses of attend-
ance by military personnel at meetings in the manner authorized by 
80 Stat. 436. 
Q U . S . C . 4110, uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by law 
8i*statr206'!*' 
^^ U.S.C. 5901-5902), and for printing, either during a recess or 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, 
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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 huridred 
and forty-one, of which one hundred and ninety-eight shall be for 
replacement only), and hire of passenger motor vehicles: Provided, 
That the total capital of said fund shall not exceed $197,000,000. 
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SALARIES AND EXPENSES •!%,-,'>.:jf, ;..iv:.,,.nc« 'uM 
For necessary cemeterial expenses as autliorized by law, including 
maintenance, operation, and improvement of national cemeteries, and 
.;:. 
purchase of headstones and markers for unmarked graves; purchase of 
ten passenger motor vehicles of which one shall be for replacement 
only; maintenance of that portion of Congressional Cemetery to which 
the United States has title. Confederate burial places under the juris-
diction of the Department of the Army, and graves used by the Army 
in commercial cemeteries, to remain available until expended, $28,920,-
000: Provided, That reimbursement shall be made to the applicable 
military appropriation for the pay and allowances of any military per-
sonnel performing services primarily for the purposes of this appro-
priation. 
TITLE III—DEPARTMENT OF T H E INTERIOR 
BUREAU OF RECLAMATION 
For carrying out the functions of the Bureau of Reclamation as pro-
vided in the Federal reclamation laws (Act of June 17, 1902, 32 Stat. 
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;^88, and Acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto) and other 
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Acts applicable to that Bureau, as follows: 
GENERAL INVESTIGATIONS 
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For engineering and economic investigations of proposed Federal 
reclamation projects and studies of w^ater conservation and develop-
ment plans and activities preliminary to the reconstruction, rehabili-
and note. 
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625 
tation and betterment, financial adjustment, or extension of existin<» 
projects, to remain available until expended, $23,827,000: 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, oi-
other interest: Provided further, That $356,000 of this appropriation 
shall be transferred to the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife foi' 
studies, investigations, and reports thereon as required by the Fish 
and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 563-565) to provide J^\ "sc eei 
that wildlife conservation shall receive equal consideration and hv 
coordinated with other features of watei'-resouice development pio-
grams of the Bureau of Reclamation. 
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CONSTRUCTIOX AXD 
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, $271,425,000, 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 
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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 agenc^y 
is unable or unwilling to provide for the integration of Federal proj-
ects or for service to a P"'ederal establishment or preferred customer: 
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Provided further^ That the final point of discharge for the interceptor 
drain for the San Luis Unit shall not be determined until develop-
ment 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 California as approved by the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection 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 Act of April 11, 1956, as amended (43 U.S.C. 620d), to remain 
^o stat. io7. 
available until expended, $46,720,000, of which $45,770,000 shall be 
available for the "Upper Colorado River Basin Fund", authorized by 
section 5 of said Act of April 11,1956, and $950,000 shall be available 
for construction of recreational and fish and wildlife facilities author-
ized by section 8 thereof, and may be expended by bureaus of the 
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Department through or in cooperation with State or other Federal 
agencies, and advances to such Federal agencies are hereby authorized: 
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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 
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For advances to the Lower Colorado River Basin Development 
Fund, as authorized by section 403 of the Act of September 30, 1968 
(82 Stat. 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 
f ^ stat. ss?. 
expended, $64,200,000, of which $53,000,000 is for liquidation of con-
tract authority provided by section 303 (b) of said Act. 
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[86 STAT. 
OPERATION AXl) MAIXTP:XAX(-E 
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, $77,500,000, of which 
$62,703,000 shall be derived from the reclamation fund and $2,855,000 
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. 
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 
69 Stat. 244. 
amended (43 U.S.C. 421a^21d), and August 6,1956 (43 U.S.C. 422a-
85 Stat. 488. 
422k), as amended, including expenses necessary for carrying out the 
program, $20,380,000, 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 sec-
43 use 388. 
tion 12 of the Act of August 4,1939 (53 Stat. 1187,1197). 
(}ENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE 
EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of general administration and related func-
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tions in the offices of the Commissioner of Reclamation and in the 
regional offices of the Bureau of Reclamation, $16,765,000, 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 func-
tions 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 development 
fund, are appropriated from the special funds in the Treasury created 
by the Act of June 17, 1902 (43 I^S.C. 391), the Act of December 21, 
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1928 (43 U.S.C. 617a), and the Act of July 19, 1940 (43 U.S.C. 618a) 
respectively. Such sums shall be transferi'ed, upon request of the Secre-
tary, to be merged with and expended under the heads herein specified; 
and the unexpended balances of sums transferred for expenditure 
under the heads "Operation and Maintenance" and "(xeneral Adminis-
trative 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 
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purchase of not to exceed thirty passengei' motor vehicles for replace-
ment only; payment of claims for damage to or loss of property, per-
sonal injury, or death arising out of activities of the Bureau of Recla-
mation ; payment, except as otheiwise provided for. of compensation 
59 Stat. 54. 
32 Stat. 388. 
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and expenses of persons on the rolls of the Bureau of Reclamation 
appointed as authorized by law to represent the L^nited States in the 
negotiations and administration of interstate compacts without reim-
bursement or return under the reclamation laws; rewards for informa- 
^2 stat. 388. 
tion or evidence concerning violations of law involving property under ^^^ ^^te. 
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 
ss stat. 487. 
information including recordings, photographs, and photographic 
prints; and studies of recreational uses of reservoir areas, and mvesti-
gation and ivcovery of archeological and pa.leontological remains in 
such areas in the same manner as provided for in the Act of August 21, 
1935 (16 U.S.r. •l()l-467) : Provided, That no part of any appropria- 
49 stat. 666. 
tion made herein shall be available pursuant to the Act of April 19. 
1945 (48 U.S.C. 377), for expenses other than those incurred on behalf 
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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 laAV. 
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 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 operation 
and maintenance, except those derived from advances by water users, 
shall be used for the particular benefits of lands (a) within the bound-
aries of an irrigation district, (b) of any member of a water users" 
organization, or (c) of any individual when such district, organiza-
tion, or individual is in arrears for more than twelve months in the 
payment of charges due under a contract entered into with the United 
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t5tates 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 anj^ 
one project or Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program unit and then only 
when such work is imsuitable 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 
Act, shall be available for construction work by force account: Pro-
vided, That this paragraph shall not apply to work performed under 
the Rehabilitation and Betterment Act of 1949 (63 Stat. 724). 
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and note. 
ALASKA POWER ADMINISTRATION 
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GENERAL INVESTIGATIONS 
For engineering and economic investigations to promote the devel-
opment and utilization of the water, powder and related resources of 
Alaska, $597,000, 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 reports 
thereon, as required by the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 
1958 (72 Stat. 563-565). 
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[86 STAT. 
OPERATION AND 
MAlXTEXAXCE 
For necessary expenses of operation and maintenance of i)rojects in 
Alaska and of marketing electric power and energy, $631,000, 
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BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION 
CONSTRUCTION 
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For construction and acquisition of transmission lines, substations, 
and appurtenant facilities, as authorized by law. $94,500,000. to remain 
available until expended. 
OPERATION AND 
MAINTENANCE 
For necessary expenses of operation and maintenance of the Bonne-
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\ille transmission system and of marketing electric power and energ}'. 
$31,020,000. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
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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 
58 Stat. 890. 
^944 (]^g U.S.C. 825s), as applied to the southeastern power area, 
$900,000. 
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. $700,000, to remain available until expended. 
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OPERATION 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 LT.S.C. 825s), as applied to the southwestern power area, 
including purchase of not to exceed three passenger motor vehicle? 
for replacement only, $5,098,000. 
86 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 92-405-AUG. 25, 1972 
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OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 
629 
rXDERGROUND ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION' RESEARCH 
For necessary expenses of research and development in underground 
electric power transmission, $1,000,000, 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 emergency reconstruction, replacement, or repair 
of aircraft, buildings, utilities, or other facilities or equipment dam-
aged 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 Inte-
rior 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 emergency prevention of forest or 
range fires on or threatening lands under jurisdiction of the Depart-
ment of the Interior. 
SEC 303. Appropriations in this title shall be available for operatioii 
of warehouses, garages, shops, and similar facilities, wherever con-
solidation 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 anj 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 
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APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses of the Federal Cochairman and liis alternate 
on the Appalachian Regional Commission and for payment of the 
Federal share of the administrative expenses of the commission, includ-
ing services as authorized by 5 LLS.C. 3109, and ]ii re of passenger motoj-
vehicles, $1,217,000. 
APPALACHIAN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT PRO(}RAMS 
Emergency re-
construction. 
Fire prevention. 
Warehouses, 
garages, etc. 
47 Stat. 417. 
Southwestern 
Power Adminis-
tration. 
80 Stat. 416. 
FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT 
For expenses necessary to carry out the programs authorized by the 
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, $327,000,000, of which $205,000,000 
shall be available for the Appalachian Development Highway System. 
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85 Stat. 16-8. 
630 
PUBLIC LAW 92-405-AUG. 25, 1972 
[86 STAT. 
80 Stat. 416. 
33 use 567b. 
84 Stat. 856. 
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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 
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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), $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 laAv (75 
Stat. 706,707), $216,000. 
FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION 
SALARIES A N D EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary for the work of the Commission, as author-
ized by law, including h^re of passenger motor vehicles, services as 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and not to exceed $500 for official recep-
tion and representation expenses, $23,500,000. 
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 
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. 
NATIONAL WATER COMMISSION 
82 Stat. 868. 
42 u s e 1962a 
note. 
. 5 u s e 5315 
note. 
SALARIES A N D EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary to carry out the Act of September 26, 1968 
(Public Law 90-515), including compensation of the Executive Direc-
tor at level IV of the Executive Schedule, $760,000, to remain available 
until expended. 
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SUSQUEHAXXA RiVER B A S I X 
C O M M I S S I O X 
SALARIES AXD EXPENSES 
For expenses necessary to carry out the functions of the United 
States member of the Susquehanna River Basin Commission, as au-
thorized by law (84 Stat. 1541), $68,000. 
COXTRIBUTIOX' TO SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN COMMISSION 
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For payment of the United States share of the current expenses of 
the Susquehanna River Basin Commission, as authorized bv law (84 
Stat. 1530,1531), $150,000. 
TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITT 
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), "Hf^'^^'i^-
including hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft, and hire of 
passenger motor vehicles, $64,550,000, to remain available until ex-
pended : Provided, That this appropriation and other funds available 
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 fifty-eight passenger motor vehicles, 
of which two hundred and twenty-eight shall be for replacement only. 
WATER RESOURCES COUNCIL 
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WATER RESOURCES PLANNING 
16 u s e 831. 
For expenses necessary in carrying out the provisions of the Water 
Resources Planning Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 1962-1962d-5), including ^^f/'^'-J^'^' 
services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates not to exceed $100 
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per diem for individuals, and hire of passenger motor vehicles, 
$7,086,000, to remain available until expended, including $1,340,000 
for carrying out the provisions of title I and administering the pro-
visions of titles II, III, and IV of the Act, $731,000 for preparation of 
assessments and management of plans, $1,415,000 for expenses of river 
basin commissions under title I I of the Act, and $3,600,000 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 Govern-
ment 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 j.^^/^'^f 
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remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless 
expressly so provided herein. 
This Act may be cited as the "Public Works for Water and Power 
Development and Atomic Energy Commission Appropriation Act, 
1973". 
Approved August 25, 1972. 
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