Energy and Water Development Appropriations for 1981: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives, Ninety-sixth Congress, Second Session, Part 1

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Page 38 - Water Resources Planning Act". STATEMENT OF POLICY SEC. 2. In order to meet the rapidly expanding demands for water throughout the Nation, it is hereby declared to be the policy of the Congress to encourage the conservation, development, and utilization of water and related land resources of the United States on a comprehensive and coordinated basis by the Federal Government, States, localities, and private enterprise with the cooperation of all affected Federal agencies, States, local governments,...
Page 702 - Corps hydropower energy production amounted to about 84 billion kilowatt-hours. The Corps present hydropower capability constitutes approximately three percent of the Nation's electrical power generating capacity and four percent of the electrical energy produced. GREAT LAKES DIKED DISPOSAL PROGRAM The Great Lakes Diked Disposal program, authorized by Section 123 of the 1970 River and Harbor Act, provides for the construction, operation, and maintenance of contained dredged material disposal facilities...
Page 644 - To the Congress of the United States: In accordance with section 701 of the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 (Public Law 95454; 5 USC...
Page 702 - ENVIRONMENTAL AND WATER QUALITY OPERATIONAL STUDIES The national concern for the preservation and protection of the environment has resulted in legislation that makes environmental and water quality concerns major considerations in our water resources development and management programs. The...
Page 71 - States and the national interest therein; and (b) maintain a continuing study of the relation of regional or river basin plans and programs to the requirements of larger regions of the Nation and of the adequacy of administrative and statutory means for the coordination of the water and related land resources policies and programs of the several Federal agencies...
Page 707 - Industry Hopper Dredge Program One of the primary objectives of the Industry Capability Program was to provide an incentive to the private sector to construct modern and efficient equipment, particularly hopper dredges.
Page 92 - Department of Agriculture Department of Housing and Urban Development Department of the Interior Executive Office of the President Federal Coal Mine Safety Board of Review Legislative Branch Public Health Service Select Commission on Western Hemisphere Immigration Veterans...
Page 71 - The Council shall establish, after such consultation with other interested entities, both Federal and non-Federal, as the Council may find appropriate, and with the approval of the President, principles, standards, and procedures for Federal participants in the preparation of comprehensive regional or river basin plans and for the formulation and evaluation of Federal water and related land resources projects.
Page 644 - Appropriations made In this title shall be available for expenditure or transfer (within each bureau or office), with the approval of the Secretary, for the emergency reconstruction, replacement or repair of aircraft, buildings, utilities, or other facilities or equipment damaged or destroyed by fire, flood, storm, or other unavoidable causes: Provided, That no funds shall be made...
Page 665 - A reduction in water use is beneficial if the aggregate of all beneficial effects resulting from implementation of the water management practice exceeds the aggregate of all adverse effects occasioned by such implementation.