operation and maintenance of the works and contribute toward the capital costs allocated to irrigation.

Surplus revenues from power and municipal and industrial water sales of the entire Central Valley project would within 50 years repay the portion of the irrigation allocation of the project which is beyond the repayment capacity of the water users in the project account.

Benefits from all sources have been determined. The economic justification for the unit is clearly established by the finding that the benefits exceed the costs in the ratio of 3.6 to 1, based on a 100-year period of analysis and 3%-percent interest rate.

We suggest that the following amendments be made to the bills: For purposes of reference, amendments are keyed to H.R. 485.

1. Page 3, lines 10, 13, and 16 capitalize the words "east side".

2. Delete the word "basic" from line 10, page 4.

3. Strike the portion of section 3 from the period on line 11, page 5, to the period on line 14, page 6.

4. Renumber section 3 as subsection 3(a) and add new subsections "(b)" through "(h)" as follows:

"(b) Joint costs allocated to recreation and fish and wildlife enhancement shall be nonreimbursable.

"(c) Costs of recreation facilities at Sugar Pine Reservoir shall be nonreimbursable.

"(d) (1) If, before commencement of construction of the unit, non-Federal public bodies agree to administer unit land and water areas for recreation and fish and wildlife enhancement pursuant to a plan of development and to bear not less than one-half the separable costs of the unit allocated to those purposes and all the costs of operation, maintenance, and replacement of recreation and fish and wildlife enhancement lands and facilities, not more than one-half the separable capital costs allocated to recreation and fish and wildlife enhancement shall be nonreimbursable.

"(2) In the absence of such a preconstruction agreement recreation facilities and facilities and project modifications for fish and wildlife enhancement (other than minimum facilities for the public health and safety at reservoir access points shall not be provided, and the allocation of unit costs shall reflect only the number of visitor days and the value per visitor-day estimated to result from such diminished recreation and fish and wildlife enhancement development without reference to lands which may be provided pursuant to subsection (f) of this section.

"(e) The non-Federal share of the separable investment costs of the unit allocated to recreation and fish and wildlife enhancement shall be borne by non-Federal interests, under either or both of the following methods as may be determined approprite by the Secretary: (i) payment, or provision of lands, interests therein, or facilities for the units; or (ii) repayment, with interest, within fifty years of first use of unit recreation or fish and wildlife enhancement: Provided, That the source of repayment may be limited to entrance and users fees or charges collected at the unit by non-Federal interests if the fee schedule and the portion of fees dedicated to repayment are established on a basis calculated to achieve repayment as aforesaid and if the fee schedule and the portion of fees dedicated to repayment are made subject to review and renegotiation at intervals of not more than five years.

"(f) In the absence of preconstruction agreements as specified in subsection 3 (d) (1) lands may be acquired in connection with construction of the unit to preserve the recreation and fish and wildlife enhancement potential of the unit.

"(1) If non-Federal public bodies agree within ten years after initial unit operation to administer unit land and water areas for recreation and fish and wildlife enhancement pursuant to a plan of development and to bear not less than one-half the costs of lands acquired pursuant to this subsection and facilities and project modifications provided for those purposes and all costs of operation, maintenance and replacement of recreation and fish and wildlife enhancement facilities, not more than one-half the costs of such lands, facilities, and project modifications may be borne by the United States and such costs shall be nonreimbursable. Such agreement and subsequent development shall not be the basis for any reallocation of joint costs of the unit to recreation or fish and wildlife enhancement.

"(2) If, within 10 years after initial operation of the unit, there is not executed as agreement as specified in paragraph (1) of this subsection the Secretary may convey the possession and control of any lands acquired pursuant to this subsection by deed, lease, or otherwise, to any Federal agency or to any person or non-Federal body, for the purpose of recreation, fish and wildlife enhancement, or use as a summer residence, or for the operation on such lands of pleasure resorts for boating, fishing, or any similar purpose, or for any other purpose which would not conflict with the purposes for which the unit was constructed: Provided, That no transfer authorized herein, except transfer by conveyance at fair market value under the then existing conditions, shall be made without approval of the President of the United States.

"(g) As used in this Act, the term 'nonreimbursable' shall not be construed to prohibit the imposition of entrance, admission, and other recreation user fees or charges.

"(h) Costs of means and measures to prevent loss of and damage to fish and wildlife resources shall be treated as project costs and allocated among all unit purposes."

The management and cost-sharing requirements of subsection 3(d), 3(e), and 3(f) would, of course, be inapplicable to Sugar Pine Reservoir, which will be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture.

5. Section 5 of the bill is unnecessary and should be deleted.

6. In section 6, after the figure $425,000,000,000, add “(1962 prices)". The feasibility report of January 15, 1962, and the supplemental report of October 21, 1963, on the Auburn-Folsom South unit make adequate allowances for future water uses in the upstream foothill areas. If it is deemed essential to include assurances on this point in the authorizing legislation, we would have no objection to substitution of the following language for the existing section 5: "SEC. 5. Before initiating any diversions of water from the American River Basin in connection with the operation of the Auburn-Folsom South unit, Central Valley project, the Secretary shall determine the quantity of water required to satisfy all existing and anticipated future needs within that basin and the diversions shall at all times be subordinate to the quantities so determined."

AUBURN-FOLSOM SOUTH UNIT, CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT, CALIFORNIA Estimated additional man-years of civilian employment and expenditures for the 1st 5 years of proposed new or expanded programs

Mr. ASPINALL. I have no statement at this time. I would just add that I am glad that we are able to move on this large project and I hope that we will be able to get action soon.

Mr. ROGERS of Texas. The Chair will now recognize the first witness, the Honorable Harold T. Johnson, a member of the committee and author of the legislation. Mr. Johnson.

STATEMENT OF HON. HAROLD T. JOHNSON, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

Mr. JOHNSON. Mr. Chairman and members of the committee, I want to thank the chairman, and the chairman of the full committee, for setting this project for hearings this morning and tomorrow. It is a project that has been before the Congress for some time. It is a project. that has been under consideration in our State for the past 20 years, and I believe it has met all of the criteria that have been asked for on the part of the Congress, other than the recreation development and fish and wildlife portion of the measure.

I am not going to take much of the committee's time. I do have a formal statement that I would like to submit for the record as my statement, and then I will briefly touch on the project as is called for in the legislation.

Mr. ROGERS of Texas. Without objection, Mr. Johnson, your statement will be included in the record as if read in full and you may proceed.

Mr. JOHNSON. Mr. Chairman, the proposed Auburn-Folsom South unit of the Central Valley project in California, as it is now constituted, is the culmination of 20 years of investigation, planning, and formulation by our local and State agencies, and by the Bureau of Reclamation and other Federal agencies. The need for such a multiple-purpose water resource development is urgent. The people who are to be directly benefited are enthusiastically in accord with the plan of development, and ready to assume their responsibilities of repayment, operation, and maintenance. The Secretary's reports show that the proposal is completely justifiable and financially sound. The computed benefit-cost ratio of 3.6 to 1 demonstrates that this is one of the most worthy reclamation developments to come before this committee in many years.

In order to give you a better idea of the Auburn-Folsom South unit, I would like to describe the dam and related facilities and other features of the project.

The dam would be located on the American River just upstream from the mouth of Knickerbocker Creek, near Auburn, Calif. Auburn Dam will be a zoned-earth, gravel, and rock structure containing about 63 million cubic yards of material. The center section will contain tightly compacted clay which is almost impervious to water. The sand and gravel, and rock and gravel, zones serve to hold the more impervious center zone in place and protect it from erosion by the waves, the rain, and the wind.

The dam will rise 690 feet above the streambed. It will be the highest earthfill dam ever built by the Bureau of Reclamation, and stand as one of the world's highest earthfill dams.

The crest of the dam will be approximately 3,200 feet in length or about five-eighths of a mile. At its maximum cross section, the dam will be about 1 mile wide.

The spillway in the right abutment of the dam will be a concretelined chute with a maximum capacity of 200,000 cubic feet per second. It will be over 120 feet wide, and equipped with three 40-foot by 42.5-foot radial gates.

Controlled outlet releases for all purposes will be made through a 50-foot diameter tunnel through the right abutment of the dam. Releases for the generation of power will be carried to the powerplant through a 24-foot diameter steel penstock housed in this tunnel. When the powerplant isn't operating, releases can be made through a 72-inch diameter steel pipe which will discharge into the spillway stilling basin. Incidently, this tunnel would be used to divert river flows during construction of the dam, and will be one of the first features to be constructed. Auburn powerplant will initially contain three generators, of the semioutdoor type, with a total capacity of 240,000 kilowatts. Provisions have been made to allow enlargement to 400,000 kilowatts. For comparison purposes, the Folsom powerplant has an installed capacity of 162,000 kilowatts. Thus, initially, the plant will be about 111⁄2 times larger than the Folsom powerplant. Auburn reservoir, when filled to its 212 million acre-foot capacity will have a shoreline about 143 miles long. The reservoir will extend 18 miles up the North Fork of the American River, above its junction with Middle Fork to about Slaughter Ravine just east of Colfax; and 24 miles up the Middle Ford, almost to its junction with the Rubicon River. The surface area of the reservoir, at full capacity, is estimated at 10,400 acres.

The importance of outdoor recreation to the well-being of the people of California is recognized in all Bureau of Reclamation planning. We have incorporated in our plans facilities designed to insure the maximum realization of the outdoor recreational opportunities provided by the construction of Auburn Dam.

Approximately $10 million of the construction cost will be spent on these basic recreation facilities. The National Park Service has recommended that approximately 10,924 acres of private and public lands be acquired specifically for public recreation use: 2,500 camping units and 1,500 picnic units, as well as water and sanitary facilities. roads and trails, beach and boating facilities, and landscaping are all items planned for the convenience and enjoyment of the public.

Lands recommended for public recreation use would extend 18 miles up both sides of the North Fork from the dam and about the same distance up the Middle Fork. The promontory formed by the projection of the Foresthill Divide into the reservoir should prove to be very attractive to sightseers, campers, and organized groups, as this area will provide privacy from the thousands of daily users of the lower reservoir area.

Water from Auburn Reservoir will be released through Auburn Powerplant to the existing Folsom Reservoir where it will be reregulated as required before passing through Folsom Powerplant to Lake Natoma. From Lake Natoma, the water will be diverted into the Folsom South Canal at the Nimbus Diversion Dam.

The Folsom South Canal will extend southward from Nimbus Dam about 68 miles to Lone Tree Creek in San Joaquin County. As now envisioned, the canal would be combined with the proposed East Side Canal to form an enlarged joint-use facility. The initial capacity of the canal would be 3,500 cubic feet per second at Nimbus Dam and the maximum capacity would be 7,000 cubic feet per second at its junction with the Hood-Clay pump connection with the Sacramento River.

The Foresthill Divide Development, included as a feature of the Auburn-Folsom South Unit, will provide water for irrigation and municipal and industrial use. It will assure the growth of the Foresthill community and provide living space for a growing population.

The principal features of the Foresthill Divide Development are Sugar Pine Reservoir on North Shirttail Canyon Creek and a 13.7-mile pressure pipeline. Sugar Pine Reservoir will have a capacity of 16,500 acre-feet and a maximum surface area of 280 acres. The pipeline, which will convey the water from the reservoir to the 2,800-acre service area, will have a maximum capacity of 25 cubic feet per second and a terminal capacity of 2 cubic feet per second. Recreational facilities will be provided at the reservoir and provisions would be made to protect fisheries downstream from the reservoir.

The Folsom-Malby development is also a part of the AuburnFolsom South unit. Principal features of the plan are the 40,000 acre-foot capacity County Line Reservoir on Deer Creek; a 10.8-mile long pipeline; and two pumping plants. Water will be pumped from Folsom Reservoir at the 3,000-horsepower Mormon Island pumping plant and conveyed through a 54-inch diameter concrete pipeline to the County Line Reservoir, where a 630-horsepower pumping plant will lift the water into the reservoir. Capacity of the system will be 100 cubic feet per second. This is a municipal and industrial water supply development designed to meet the needs of a growing population. County Line Reservoir also will offer a measure of flood protection along Deer Creek.

The cost of the Auburn-Folsom South unit is estimated at $425 million. Of this amount 91 percent is reimbursable and the remaining 9 percent nonreimbursable. Flood control and a portion of fish and wildlife are recreation functions considered to be national responsibilities and thus nonreimbursable.

The potential benefits of the unit stem from so many functions that it is difficult to decide which to mention first. One of the most important functions is that of providing increased flood protection for the highly developed American River Valley, which includes the capital city of Sacramento. The need for such increased protection through storage has become more evident since the plan of development was formulated, as three record-breaking flood events in 9 years strained the storage capacity of Folsom Reservoir and local protective works to their capacities. Each time, disastrous flooding of Sacramento was narrowly averted by emergency measures. Just last Christmas California experienced one of these disastrous storms. Folsom Reservoir on the American River was just a scant 12 hours from spilling over the top of the dam. If the rains had continued this would have happened and there was nothing that could have prevented