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Energy and water development appropriations for 1987. Part 3. Hearings before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives, Ninety-Ninth Congress, Second Session

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OSTI ID:5591784

Part three of the hearing record covers testimony related to the Appalachian Regional Commission, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), and the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation. Governor Collins of Kentucky represented the position of the governors of the Appalachian Region in urging continued funding for the program, which the administration plans to discontinue. Interior Secretary Hodel explained the increased requests for reclamation and loan projects. Witnesses for DOI described restructuring within the department and the status of various projects. TVA Chairman Dean explained the importance of non-power programs relating to fertilizer production and economic and agricultural development, which the administration budget would eliminate. These programs stimulate employment and economic activity in the TVA region.

OSTI ID:
5591784
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English