O'Neill Unit, Missouri River Basin Project, Nebraska: Hearing, Ninety-second Congress, Second Session, on H.R. 868 ... March 20, 1972

This congressional hearing record was published in 1972 by the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, Subcommittee on Irrigation and Reclamation. It captures the formal legislative proceedings regarding H.R. 868, a bill introduced to authorize the O'Neill Unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program in Nebraska. The document serves as an official record of testimony provided by local officials, agricultural advocates, and federal representatives as they debated the necessity, environmental impact, and economic feasibility of diverting water for irrigation in the Niobrara River valley.

The publication follows the standard format for United States government committee prints of the era, prioritizing stenographic accuracy and the preservation of submitted reports over aesthetic design. As a reflection of the mid-20th-century approach to large-scale federal reclamation projects, it provides a window into the technocratic optimism of the period. The document remains a primary source for legal researchers and historians examining the expansion of federal water infrastructure and the evolution of agricultural policy in the Great Plains.