The Raker Act was an act of the United States Congress that permitted building of the O'Shaughnessy Dam and flooding of Hetch Hetchy Valley in Yosemite National Park, California. It is named for John
Hetch Hetchy Valley before the Raker Act
John Raker, U.S. Rep. of CA
John Muir, founder of the Sierra Club
Franck Roberts Havenner was a six-term United States representative from California's 4th congressional district in the mid-20th century.
Havenner in 1933
Havenner in Congress c. 1950