ADDITIONAL CAPABILITY Senator STENNIS. The next item is Tillamook Bay and Bar, Oreg The request for fiscal year 1971 was $1,700,000, and the request for fiscal year 1972 is $800,000. What is your full capability on this project for fiscal year 1972? General KELLEY. Sir; again subject to the usual qualifications, our full capability is $2,850,000, which is $2,050,000 in addition to the budget amount. Senator STENNIS. Well, if we provide more funds this year than that requested by the Office of Management and Budget, would that regain any of your slippage time? General KELLEY. Yes, sir; with this full capability of $2,850,000, we could advance completion of the project 5 months. 1 Includes $380,000 placed in budgetary reserve in fiscal year 1970 and released July 1970. Senator STENNIS. We will insert the justification for the Yaquina Bay and Harbor, Oreg., project in the record. (The justification follows:) LOCATION: At the mouth of Yaquina River, Oregon about 113 miles south of the Columbia River. Estimated Federal Cost (Corps of Engineers) $18,400,000 (C of E) Cost Channels Estimated Federal Cost (U.S. Coast Guard) 33,000 1/ In addition, local interests contributed $729,000 for construction of the 18-foot channel and South Jetty prior to February 1921. Upstream Channel 40 ft deep below M.L.L.W. 30 ft deep below M.L.L.W. 900 to 1200 ft wide, 1400 ft long Outer Channel 80 1589 30 feet JUSTIFICATION: Shipment of timber products from Yaquina Bay is handicapped by channel depths. Only partial loadings are possible. The present condition of the entrance channel is such that during the winter months ships are frequently delayed several days in entering or leaving the harbor. On those ships that do enter space allocations are often reduced during the winter months to allow for the unfavorable bar conditions. Industrial development being initiated in the area will JUSTIFICATION: (Cont'd) materially increase the tonnage shipped, including commodities such as lumber, wood products, wood pulp, and fuel oil. Benefits will accrue to the project by savings in transportation costs, through the elimination of delays and out of sequence loading and through increased loads per vessel trip. The principal benefit occurs as transportation savings on lumber and wood products and is estimated to be $1,042,000 annually. In addition the added channel depth and protection of the jetties will also benefit small craft including the commercial fishing fleet, excursion boats, and recreational craft operating out of Yaquina Bay. Amount FISCAL YEAR 1972: The requested amount of $2,400,000 will be $1,195,000 COMPLETED MODIFICATIONS: Work completed consists of a North Jetty 4,300 feet long, a South Jetty 5,800 feet long, a 26-foot channel of suitable width across the entrance bar, an inner channel 20 feet deep and 300 feet wide to a turning basin 22 feet deep, 1,000 feet wide and 1,200 feet long, and a small boat mooring basin at Newport, Oregon. The Federal cost for construction of completed works is $2,199,200 and non-Federal cash contributions are $729,000. REMAINING AUTHORIZED MODIFICATIONS: None. NON-FEDERAL COSTS: The cost to local interests in providing the requirements of local cooperation is estimated to be $47,000. This cost consists of payments for lands and damages, $14,000; and channel dredging near docks, $33,000. In addition, local interests contributed $729,000 for construction of the 18-foot channel and the South Jetty and have provided terminal facilities. STATUS OF LOCAL COOPERATION: By letter dated 12 June 1961, the Port of Newport furnished assurances for the North and South Jetties and for channel dredging. COMPARISON OF FEDERAL COST ESTIMATES: The current Federal cost estimate of $18,400,000 (Corps of Engineers) is a decrease of $1,000,000 under the latest estimate ($19,400,000) submitted to Congress. This decrease is due to a favorable bid for the South Jetty. 1 Includes $414,000 placed in budgetary reserve in fiscal year 1970 and released July 1970. Senator STENNIS. We will insert the justification for the Ririe Lake, Idaho, project in the record. (The justification follows:) APPROPRIATION TITLE: Ririe Lake, Willow Creek, Idaho (Continuing) On Willow Creek, a tributary of the Snake River, about 15 miles northeast of Idaho Falls. BENEFIT-COST RATIO: 1.7 to 1 Allocations to Date Appropriation Requested for FY 1972 Balance to Complete after FY 1972 $ 3,350,000 2,250,000 $5,600,000 Accum. STATUS: (1 January 1971) Estimated Total Appropriation Requirement $17.400,000 Fed. Cost Future Non-Federal Reimbursement -620,000 Lands acquisition Estimated Federal Cost Estimated Non-Federal Cost 16,780,000 Reimbursement: Irrigation 620,000 Total Estimated Project Cost $17,400,000 Allocations to 30 June 1970 Allocation for FY 1971 37 Nov 1973 Channels 0 Sep 1973 Buildings, Grounds, and Utilities 46 Nov 1973 Entire Project 28 Jun 1974 10,800,000 PHYSICAL DATA Channel: Total Storage Exclusive Flood Control 10,000 ac-ft 8.2 miles 900 cfs Irrigation and Flood Control Spillway: Type Concrete lined with (Joint usage) 80,000 ac-ft Sediment and Conservation 10,000 ac-ft Capacity gate controlled concrete ogee and gas line crossing $431,000. Predominantly dry rangeland; Improvements Two sets of ranch buildings. |