An Act to authorize, enlarge, and repair various Federal Reclamation projects and programs, and for other purposes.
Public Law 93-493 · H.R. 15736 · 93rd Congress · began in the House
Signed by Gerald Ford (R) on Oct 27, 1974 · Water Resources Development
Sponsor: Rep. Harold Johnson (D-CA-2)
Cosponsors (21): Rep. Craig Hosmer, Rep. Manuel Luján,
Passage votes
- HouseMethod not stated
- SenateMethod not stated
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Reclamation Development Act - =Title I: Page, Arizona, Community Act= - States that the purpose of this title is to separate the town of Page, Arizona, from the Colorado River storage project so that the United States may withdraw from ownership and operation of the town, and the town may be incorporated and self-governing.
Transfers designated properties to such town without cost.
Provides for water rights for Page, Arizona, from Lake Powell.
Specifies projects to be completed in Page by the United States.
Authorizes payment of $500,000 to Page, upon its incorporation, for specified municipal services and facilities.
Authorizes appropriations from the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund to Page in the amount necessary for Page to acquire electric distribution facilities.
Transfers 808 acres in Cocomino County, Arizona, to the Navajo Indian Reservation.
Authorizes the use of up to $4,000,000 from the Upper Colorado Basin Fund to carry out this title.
=Title II: Cibolo Project, Texas= - Authorizes the construction, operation, and maintenance of a dam on recreational facilities on Cibolo Creek, Texas, including provision of water for municipal and industrial use.
Authorizes appropriations of $24,160,000 for flood control, fish and wildlife, and recreation in connection with such project.
=Title III: Mountain Park Project Oklahoma= - Provides for the construction and operation of municipal water supply facilities, and authorizes appropriations, therefor, for Frederick, Oklahoma.
=Title IV: Casitas Reservation Open Space, California= - Directs the purchase of, and authorizes appropriations for, private lands to add to the Lake Casistas Reservoir area in California.
=Title V: Klamath Project Right-of-Way, Oregon= - Directs the conveyance by quitclaim deed to the owners of record of specified lands in Klamath Falls, Oregon.
=Title VI: Solana Project Recreational Facilities, California= - Authorizes the development and operation of short-term recreational facilities at Lake Berryessa, Solano Project California, and authorizes appropriations for such purposes.
=Title VII: Miscellaneous Drainage Construction, Utah= - Authorizes the construction of specified drainage facilities in the Central Utah and Emery County projects in Utah.
=Title VIII: Belle Fourche Dam Rehabilitation, South Dakota= - Authorizes the construction and operation of an adequate spillway and improvement of the upstream slope protection at the Belle Fourche Dam, South Dakota. Authorizes appropriations for such purpose.
=Title IX: Glendo Unit Road Reconstruction, Wyoming= - Authorizes the relocation and reconstruction, and appropriations therefor, of a highway near the Glendo Dam and Reservoir, Wyoming.
=Title X: Nueces River Project, Texas= - Authorizes the construction and operation, and appropriations therefor, for the Nueces River project in Texas, including furnishing of water for municipal, industrial, and recreational uses.
=Title XI: Fryingpan-Arkansas Project, Colorado= - Authorizes additional appropriations for construction and operation at the Fryingpan-Arkansas project, Colorado.
=Title XII: Savage Rapids Fish Way, Oregon= - Authorizes the construction of improved fish passages at the Savage Rapids Dam, Oregon, and authorizes appropriations therefor.
=Title XIII: Feasibility Study Authorities= - Authorizes feasibility studies of water resource development programs in California, Arizona, and North Dakota.
=Title XIV: Elephant Butte Recreation Pool, New Mexico= - Authorizes the Heron Reservoir, New Mexico, to provide storage and a recreation pool in Elephant Butte Reservoir, New Mexico.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 11 actions.
- Oct 27, 1974Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public law 93-493.
- Oct 17, 1974PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- Oct 15, 1974Resolving differencesResolving differences · House agreed to Senate amendments.
- Oct 11, 1974FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate, amended.
- Oct 2, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Aug 5, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Aug 2, 1974FloorFloor · Measure passed House, amended, roll call #436 (320-8).House roll call 436
- Jul 18, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Natural Resources Committee
- Jul 1, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.