An Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to engage in feasibility investigations of certain water resource development proposals.
PL 89-561 (S.3034), enacted 09/07/1966

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Public Law 89-561 
A N A C T 
September 7, 1966 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to engage in feasibility investigations 
'. 
of certain water resource development proposals. 
Water resource 
development pro-
Be it ernacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary 
of the Interior is hereby authorized— 
posaisr feasibii 
(a) to perform such additional analysis and studies as may ^'y investigations 
be required on the following proposals which are pending before 
the Congress : 
Region 1 
Chief Joseph Dam project, Chelan division, Manson unit, along 
Lake Chelan in north-central Washington; 
Columbia Basin project, third powerplant, on the Columbia River at 
Grand Coulee Dam in Washington; 
Rogue River Basin project. Merlin division, on Jumpoff Joe Creek, 
a tributary of the Rogue River, in southwestern Oregon; 
Tualatin project, first phase, on the Tualatin River, near the city of 
Portland, Oregon; 
Walla Walla project, Touchet division, on the Touchet River in 
southeastern Washington; 
Yakima project, Kennewick division extension, near the mouth of 
the Yakima River in south-central Washington. 
Region 3 
Lower Colorado River Basin project, in the Low^er Colorado River 
Basin in Arizona, California, New Mexico, Nevada, and Utah. 
Region 5 
Canton project on the Canadian River below the existing Canton 
Reservoir in northwestern Oklahoma; 
Columbus Bend project on the Lower Colorado River Basin in 
Texas; 
Palmetto Bend project on the Lavaca and Navidad Rivers in Texas. 
Region 7 
Missouri River Basin project, Midstate division, on the north side of 
the Platte River in central Nebraska; 
Missouri River Basin project. North Loup division, on the North 
Loup and l-roup Rivers in east-central Nebraska; and 
(b) to complete his analysis and studies and to prepare and 
process reports on the following proposals, which he anticipates 
will be completed or substantially completed on or before June 
30,1966: 
Region 1 
Challis project, Challis Creek division, on Challis Creek in southern 
Idaho; 
Rathdrum Prairie project, Prairie division, East Greenacres unit in 
Idaho, along the Idaho-Washington State line east of Spokane, Wash-
ington ; 
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Rogue River Basin project, Illinois Valley division, on the Illinois 
River, a tributary of the Rogue River, in southwestern Oregon; 
Southwest Idaho water development project. Mountain Home di-
vision, in the Snake River Basin near the cities of Boise and Mountain 
Home, Idaho; 
Umpqua River project, Olalla division, on Olalla and Lookingglass 
Creeks in the south Umpqua Basin in southwestern Oregon; 
Upper Snake River project, upper Star Valley division, on Salt 
River and Cow Creek, near the town of Af ton, Wyoming; 
Willamette River project, Monmouth-Dallas division, on the west 
side of the Willamette River in the vicinity of Monmouth and Dallas, 
Oregon; 
Willamette River project, Red Prairie division, along the South 
Yamhill River near the town of Sheridan, Oregon; 
Yakima project. Bumping Lake enlargement, on Bumping River in 
the Yakima River Basin in Washington. 
Region 2 
Central Valley project, Cosumnes River division, initial phase, in 
and adjacent to the Cosumnes River Basin east of Sacramento, Cali-
fornia ; 
Central Valley project, Delta division, peripheral canal, in the 
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta in California; 
Central Valley project, Delta division, Kellogg unit, south of the 
city of Antioch, California; 
Central Valley project, east side division, initial phase, on the east 
side of the San Joaqum Valley from the American River on the north 
to the foothills of the Tehachapi Mountains south of the Kern River; 
Central Valley project, Sacramento River division. West Sacra-
mento canal unit, on the west side of the Sacramento River Valley and 
in the Putah Creek Basin in California; 
Central Valley project, San Felipe division, in the Santa Clara and 
Pajaro River Basins in the central coastal area of California; 
Sespe Creek project, on the Santa Clara River and tributaries in 
southern California; 
Walker River project on the Walker River in west-central California 
and east-central Nevada. 
Region 4 
Bear River project, first phase, on the Bear River and its tributaries 
in north-central Utah and southeastern Idaho. 
Region 5 
Chikaskia project on the Chikaskia River in south-central Kansas 
and north-central Oklahoma; 
Cuero project on the Guadalupe River in south-central Texas; 
Liberty Bottoms project on the Red River below Denison Dam in 
south-central Oklahoma; 
San Luis Valley project, Closed Basin division, in the Rio Grande 
Basin in south-central Colorado. 
Region 6 
Missouri River Basin project, James division, Oahe unit (exclusive 
of Mitchell area), involving the diversion of water from the existing 
Oahe Reservoir into the James River Valley; 
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Missouri River Basin project, South Dakota pumping division, 
Tower, Greenwood, and Yankton units, on the Missouri River in south-
eastern South Dakota; 
Missouri River Basin project, South Dakota pumping division, 
Wagner unit on the Missouri River in the vicinity of Fort Randall 
Dam in southeastern South Dakota; 
Missouri River Basin project, Three-Forks division, Jefferson and 
Whitehall units on the Big Hole and Jefferson Rivers above Canyon 
Ferry Dam in southwestern Montana; 
Missouri River Basin project, Three-Forks division. West Bench 
unit, on the Big Hole River in southwestern Montana near the town 
of Dillon; 
Missouri River Basin project. White division. Pine Ridge unit, on 
the White River in southwestern South Dakota. 
Region 7 
Mirage Flats project on the upper Niobrara River near Hay 
Springs, Nebraska; 
Missouri River Basin project. Cedar Rapids division, on the Cedar 
and Loup Rivers near Spalding, Nebraska; 
Missouri River Basin project, lower Niobrara division, O'Neill unit, 
(m the lower Niobrara River in north-central Nebraska; 
Missouri River Basin project, Smoky Hill division, Ellis unit, on 
I^ig Creek in west-central Kansas; 
Missouri River Basin project, South Platte division. Narrows Unit, 
on the South Platte River near Fort Morgan, Colorado. 
SEC. 2. The Secretary is authorized to continue feasibility studies 
on the following proposals, which are presently under study and which 
will require further study: 
Region 1 
Burnt River project. Dark Canyon division, on the Burnt River in 
west-central Oregon; 
Chief 
Joseph Dam project, 
Okanogan-Similkameen 
division, 
Okanogan unit, on the Okanogan River in north-central Washington; 
Deschutes project, Central division, in the Deschutes and Crooked 
River Basins in central Oregon; 
Flathead River project, encompassing the Flathead River Basin 
in northwestern Montana; 
Grand Ronde project on the Grande Ronde River in northeastern 
Oregon; 
Rogue River Basin project, Applegate Valley division, on Applegate 
Creek, h tributary of the Rogue River, near the city of Grants Pass, 
Oregon; 
Rogue River Basin project, Medford division, on the Rogue River in 
the vicinity of the town of Medford, Oregon; 
Southwest Idaho water development project. Garden Valley divi-
sion, along the Payette River and in the general vicinity of Boise, 
Idaho; 
Southwest Idaho water development project, Weiser River division, 
in the Weiser River Basin in Idaho; 
Umatilla Basin project, encompassing the Umatilla River Basin, 
centering near the town of Pendleton, Oregon; 
Upper Snake River project, American Falls Dam replacement on 
the Snake River near the city of American Falls, Idaho; 
Upper Snake River project, Lynn Crandall division, on the Snake 
River below Palisades Dam in southern Idaho; 
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Upper Snake River project, Salmon Falls division, south of the 
Snake River, near the citjr of Twin Falls, Idaho; 
Upper Snake River project, Snake Plains recharge division, encom-
passing the Snake River Plains area north of the Snake River in south-
ern Idaho; 
^ Walla Walla project, Marcus Whitman and Milton-Freewater divi-
sions, in the Walla Walla River Basin in northeastern Oregon and 
southeastern Washington ; 
Willamette River project, Carlton division, on the Yamhill River in 
northwestern Oregon; 
Willamette River project, Molalla division, on the Molalla and Pud-
ding Rivers in northwestern Oregon; 
Yakima project, Ahtanum unit, on Ahtanum Creek in the Yakima 
River Basin in Washington. 
Region 2 
Central Valley project, American River division, Placerville Ridge 
unit, between the South Fork American River and the North Fork 
Cosumnes River east of Sacramento, California; 
Central Valley project, American River division. Pleasant Oaks 
unit, between the South Fork American River and the North Fork 
Cosumnes River east of Sacramento, California; 
Central Valley project, Cosumnes River division. Fair Play unit, on 
the Middle Fork Cosumnes River east of Sacramento, California; 
Central Valley project. East Side division, ultimate phase, on the 
east side of the San Joaquin Valley from the American River on the 
north to the foothills of the Tehacnapi Mountains south of the Kern 
River; 
Central Valley project, Pit River division, Allen Camp unit, on the 
Pit River northeast of Redding, California; 
Central Valley project, Stanislaus River division, Sonora-Keystone 
unit, on the Stanislaus River in the general vicinity of Sonora. Cali-
fornia ; 
Lompoc project on the lower Santa Ynez River in southern Cali-
fornia ; 
North Coast project, Eel River division, English Ridge unit, on the 
upper Eel River and in the Putah Creek and adjacent areas north of 
San Francisco Bay, California; 
North Coast project. Eel River division. Knights Valley unit in the 
Russian River Basin and adjacent areas north of San Francisco Bay, 
California; 
North Coast project, Eel River division, ultimate phase, in the Eel 
River Basin in northwestern California with facilities for the diver-
sion of excess water into the Central Valley Basin; 
North Coast project, Lower Klamath River division, in the Lower 
Klamath River Basin in northwestern California with facilities for 
the diversion of excess water into the Central Valley Basin; 
North Coast project, Lower Trinity River division (exclusive of 
Paskenta-Newville Reservoir), encompassing that portion of the Trin-
ity River Basin below the existing Ijewiston Dam of the Central 
Valley project, the upper portion of the Mad and Van Duzen Rivers 
and the west side tributaries of the Sacramento River in California; 
North Coast project, lower Trinity River division, Paskenta-New-
ville Dam and Reservoir on Stony and Thomes Creeks in the Sacra-
mento River Basin in California; 
Ventura River project extension in the Ventura River Basin near 
Ventura, California; 
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Washoe project, Hope Valley division, on the Carson Kiver in Cali-
fornia and Nevada; 
Washoe project, Newlands extension division, on the lower Carson 
Eiver near the city of Fallon, Nevada. 
Region 3 
Black River-Springerville-Saint Johns project on the Black River 
and Little Colorado River near Springerville and Saint Johns, 
Arizona; 
Boulder Canyon project, All-American Canal system water salvage, 
Coachella division, on the Coachella Canal in southern California; 
Boulder Canyon project, Ail-American Canal system water salvage. 
Imperial division, on the All-American Canal and the Imperial Valley 
distribution system in southern California; 
Flagstaff-Williams project, near the cities of Flagstaff and Williams, 
Arizona; 
Kingman project, on the Colorado River and near the city of King-
man, Arizona; 
Moapa Valley pumping project in the Muddy River Basin in 
southern Nevada; 
San Pedro-Santa Cruz project in the San Pedro and Santa Cruz 
River Basins in southeastern Arizona; 
Upper Gila River project on the Gila River and its tributaries in 
western New Mexico and eastern Arizona. 
Region 4 
Bear River project, second phase, on the Bear River and its tribu-
taries in north-central Utah and southeastern Idaho; 
Central Utah project, ultimate phase, Uintah unit, on the Whiterock 
and Uinta Rivers in northeastern Utah. 
Region 5 
Brantley project on the Pecos River upstream from Carlsbad, New 
Mexico; 
Cibolo project on Cibolo Creek in the San Antonio River Basin in 
Texas; 
Eastern New Mexico water supply project in northeastern New 
Mexico; 
Nueces River project on Frio River in the Nueces River Basin in the 
vicinity of Corpus Christi, Texas; 
Portales project near the town of Portales in eastern New Mexico; 
Rio Grande water salvage project, New Mexico division, on the Rio 
Grande River between the Colorado-New Mexico State line, and the 
existing Caballo Reservoir; 
Texas Basins project, encompassing the gulf coastal streams of 
Texas extending irom the Sabine River on the north to the Rio Grande 
on the south. 
Region 6 
Missouri River Basin project, Big Horn Basin division, Shoshone 
extension unit, Polecat Bench area, in northwestern Wyoming near the 
city of Powell; 
Missouri River Basin project, Cannonball division, Mott unit, on 
the Cannonball River in soutliwestern North Dakota; 
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Missouri River Basin project, Helena-Great Falls division, Fort 
Benton unit, on the Missouri River in north-central Montana near the 
town of Fort Benton; 
Missouri 
River 
Basin 
project, 
Musselshell 
division 
j 
Lower 
Musselshell unit on the lower reaches of the Musselshell River near 
the town of Mosby, Montana; 
Missouri River Basin project. Powder division, Kaycee unit, on 
the Middle Fork and main stem of the Powder River in northeastern 
Wyoming; 
Missouri River Basin project, Marias division, Marias-Milk unit, in 
the Marias and Milk River Basins in north-central Montana; 
Missouri River Basin project. South Dakota pumping division, 
Pollock-Herreid unit, on the Missouri River in north-central South 
Dakota; 
Missouri River Basin project, Sun-Teton division, Sun-Teton unit, 
on the Sun and Teton Rivers in the vicinity of Great Falls, Montana; 
Missouri River Basin project, Yellowstone division, Billings pump 
unit, at the city of Billings, Montana; 
Missouri River Basin project, Yellowstone division. Cracker Box 
and Stipek units, along the Yellowstone River near the town of 
Glendive, Montana. 
Region 7 
Missouri River Basin project. Blue division. Little Blue unit, along 
the Little Blue River in south-central Nebraska; 
Missouri River Basin project, Blue division, Sunbeam unit, on the 
West Fork of the Big Blue River in southeastern Nebraska; 
Missouri River Basin project, Laramie division, Wheatland unit, on 
the Laramie River in southeastern Wyoming; 
Missouri River Basin project. Mount Evans division, Upper South 
Platte unit, on the South Platte River near the city of Denver, Colo-
rado; 
Missouri River Basin project, Oregon Trail division, La Prele unit, 
on La Prele Creek, near the town of Douglas, Wyoming. 
Alaska 
Lake Grace project on Grace Creek on Revillagigedo Island, Alaska; 
Takatz Creek project on Takatz Creek on Baranof Island near Sitka, 
Alaska. 
SEC. 3. The Secretary is authorized to engage in feasibility studies on 
the following proposals: 
Region 1 
Umpqua River project. Azalea division on Cow Creek, a tributary of 
the Umpqua River in southwestern Orgeon; 
Chehalis River project, Adna division, in the Upper Chehalis River 
Basin near the cities of Centralia and Chehalis, Washington; 
Upper Owyhee project, Jordan Valley division, on Jordan Creek in 
the Upper Owyhee River Basin in southeastern Oregon and south-
western Idaho; 
Upper Snake River project. Big Wood division, in southern Idaho 
in the Big Wood River Basin near the towns of Ketchum and Sun 
Valley: 
Upper Snake River project, Oakley Fan division, south of the 
Snake River near Burley, Idaho; 
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Tualatin project, second phase, in the Tuahitin River Basin twenty 
miles west of Portland, Oregon; 
Southwest Idaho Water Development project, Bruneau division in 
the vicinity of Bruneau in southwest Idaho; 
Chief Joseph Dam project, Okanogan-Similkameen division, Oro-
ville-Tonasket unit, W ashmgton. 
Region 2 
North Coast project, Eureka division, encompassing the lower 
reaches of the Mad, Van Duzen, and Eel Rivers in northwestern 
California; 
Lake Tahoe project in the Lake Tahoe Basin in eastern California 
and western Nevada and the American River Basin in California. 
Region 3 
Boulder Canyon project, All-American Canal system water salvage. 
East Mesa unit on the East Mesa of the Imperial Valley in southern 
California; 
Mojave River project in the Mojave River Basin in southern Cali-
fornia ; 
Morongo-Yucca-Upper Coachella Valley project in Riverside 
County, California; 
Santa Margarita project on the Santa Margarita River in southern 
California. 
Region 4 
Colorado River Basin, power peaking capacity, in the Colorado 
River Basin in Arizona, Colorado, and Utah, and in the eastern part of 
Bonneville Basin along the Wasatch Mountains in Utah; 
Price River project, Price River Basin in eastern Utah. 
Region 5 
Mimbres project in the Mimbres River Basin in southwestern New 
Mexico. 
Region 6 
Missouri River Basin project, James division, Oahe unit, Mitchell 
section, near the city of Mitchell, South Dakota; 
Missouri River Basin project. North Dakota pumping division, 
Horsehead Flats and Winona units on the east side of the Missouri 
River in the general vicinity of Linton, North Dakota; 
Missouri River Basin project, Ix>wer Bighorn division, Hardin unit 
on the Bighorn River near Hardin, Montana; 
Missouri River Basin project, South Dakota pumping division, 
Grass Rope and Fort Thompson units on the Missouri River in the 
vicinity of the towns of Lower Brule and Fort Thompson, South 
Dakota. 
Region 7 
Missouri River Basin project, Bostwick division, Scandia unit, near 
the town of Belleville in north-central Kansas; 
Missouri River Basin project, Oregon Trail division, Glendo inun-
dated water rights irrigation unit, near Glendo Reservoir in eastern 
Wyoming; 
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Results of 
studies, submis-
sion to Congress. 
Pacific North-
west reclamation 
projects, financ-
ing. 
Limitation. 
'Net reve-
Missouri River Basin project, Smoky Hill division, Kanopolis unit 
on the Smoky Hill River below the existing Kanopolis Dam in central 
Kansas; 
Missouri River Basin project, Elkhorn division. Highland unit, on 
the Upper Elkhorn River in northeastern Nebraska; 
Missouri River Basin project, Solomon division. Glen Elder irriga-
tion unit, on the Solomon River in the vicinity of the towns of Downs 
and Delphos, Kansas; 
Missouri River Basin project, Kanaska division. Nelson Buck union 
on Beaver Creek in northwestern Kansas. 
SEC. 4. The Secretary, pursuant to the authority contained in sec-
tions 2 and 3 of this Act, shall submit to the Committees on Interior 
and Insular Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives within 
one year after completion of the final feasibility plan those studies of 
proposals determined to be feasible, with whatever alternate studies 
that may have been developed for the construction, operation, and 
maintenance of each water resource project or proposal in all instances 
where practical alternatives are known to the Secretary. The Secre-
tary shall provide all the data and information developed on short-
term and long-term benefits and costs necessary for the comprehensive 
and integrated development of each water resource project or proposal, 
including any and all factors directly, indirectly, ancillary, and/or 
incidental to the comprehensive development of each water resource 
proj ect or proposal. 
SEC. 5, The Secretary may accelerate feasibility studies authorized 
by law when and to the extent that the costs of such studies shall have 
been advanced by non-Federal sources. 
SEC. 6. Section 2 of the Act entitled "An Act to authorize the Secre-
tary of the Interior to construct, operate, and maintain a third power-
plant at the Grand Coulee Dam, Columbia Basin project, Washington, 
and for other purposes", approved June 14, 1966 (80 Stat. 200) is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting "(a) "after "SEC. 2"; 
(2) by striking out "That" at the beginning of the third sen-
tence and inserting in lieu thereof "Subject to the provisions of 
subsection (b) of this section, that"; and 
(3) by inserting at the end of such section two new subsections 
as follows: 
" (b) It is declared to be the policy of the Congress that reclamation 
projects hereafter authorized in the "Pacific Northwest to receive finan-
cial assistance from the Federal Columbia River power system shall 
receive such assistance only from the net revenues of that system as 
provided in this subsection, and that their construction shall be so 
scheduled that such assistance, together with similar assistance for pre-
viously authorized reclamation projects (including projects not now 
receiving such assistance for which the Congress may hereafter au-
thorize financial assistance) will not cause increases in the rates and 
charges of the Bonneville Power Administration. 
It is further de-
clared to be the policy of the Congress that the total assistance to all 
irrigation projects, both existing and future, in the Pacific Northwest 
shall not avera^ more than $30,000,000 annually in any period of 
twenty consecutive years. Any analyses and studies authorized by the 
Congress for reclamation projects in the Pacific Northwest shall be 
prepared in accordance with the provisions of this section. As used 
m this'section, the term "net revenues" means revenues as determined 
from time to time which are not required for the repayment of (1) all 
costs allocated to power at projects m the Pacific Northwest then exist-
ing or authorized, including the cost of acquiring power by purchase 
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or exchange, and (2) presently authorized assistance from power to 
irrigation at projects in the Pacific Northwest existing and authorized 
prior to the date of enactment of this subsection. 
" (c) On December 20, 1974, and thereafter at intervals coinciding 
with anniversary dates of Federal Power Commission general review 
of the rates and charges of the Bonneville Power Administration, the 
Secretary of the Interior shall recommend to the Congress any changes 
in the dollar limitations herein placed upon financial assistance to 
Pacific Northwest reclamation projects that he believes justified by 
changes in the cost-price levels existing on July 1, 1966, or by other 
relevant changes of circumstances." 
Approved September 7, 1966. 
Financial assist-
ance, limitations. 
Re commendations 
for changes. 
Public Law 89-562 
AN A C T 
To amend the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ 
September 8, 1966 
[S. 37 00] 
AUTHORIZATION 
SECTION 1. (a) The first sentence of section 4(b) of the Urban Mass 
Transportation Act of 1964 is amended by striking out "$150,000,000 
for fiscal year 1967" and inserting in lieu thereof "$150,000,000 for 
each of the fiscal years 1967,1968, and 1969". 
(b) Section 6(b) of such Act (redesignated section 6(c) by section 
3 of this Act) is amended by striking out "and to $30,000,000 on July 1, 
1966" and inserting in lieu thereof "to $30,000,000 on July 1, 1966, to 
$40,000,000 on July 1,1967, and to $50,000,000 on July 1,1968". 
Urban Mass 
Transportation Act 
of 1964, amend-
ment. 
78 Stat. 304. 
49 u s e 1603. 
78 Stat. 305; 
79 Stat. 47 5. 
49 u s e 160 5. 
ASSISTANCE FOR CERTAIN TECHNICAL STUDIES AND TRAINING PROGRAMS 
SEC. 2. (a) The Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating sections 9 through 12 as sections 12 
49usci608-
through 15, respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after section 8 the following new sections: 
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GRANTS FOR TECHNICAL 
STUDIES 
"SEC. 9. The Secretary is authorized to make grants to States and 
local public bodies and agencies tliereof for the planning, engineering, 
and designing of urban mass transportation projects, and for other 
technical studies, to be included, or proposed to be included, in a pro-
gram (completed or under active preparation) for a unified or officially 
coordinated urban transportation system as a part of the comprehen-
sively planned development of the urban area. 
Activities assisted 
under this section may include (1) studies relating to management, 
operations, capital requirements, and economic feasibility; (2) prep-
aration of engineering and architectural surveys, plans, and specifica-
tions; and (3) other similar or related activities preliminary and in 
preparation for the construction, acquisition, or improved operation 
of mass transportation systems, facilities, and equipment. A grant 
under this section sliall be made in accordance with criteria established 
l)y the Secretary and shall not exceed two-thirds of the cost of carrying 
out the activities for which the grant is made.