H.R. 3561 and H.R. 4638: Legislative Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Water and Power of the Committee on Resources, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventh Congress, Second Session, May 22, 2002, Volume 4 |
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Page 24 - It is hereby declared to be the policy of the Congress to recognize the primary responsibilities of the States and local interests in developing water supplies for domestic, municipal, industrial, and other purposes and that the Federal Government should participate and cooperate with States and local interests In developing such water supplies in connection with the construction, maintenance, and operation of Federal navigation, flood control, irrigation, or multiple purpose projects.
Page 35 - In 1932 the American Society of Civil Engineers, the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the American Institute...
Page 36 - ... accept the agencies' economic evaluations without thorough scrutiny, have resulted in the construction of projects which are of little worth to the Nation and, in some instances, even to the local communities. Another conclusion which might well be drawn from the data compiled by the task groups is that Federal water resource and power projects which produce, or could produce, revenues are not operated according to sound business principles and do not produce a return fairly related to their...
Page 1 - Service law enforcement, and under Rule 4(g) of the Committee rules any oral opening statements at hearings are limited to the chairman and the Ranking Minority member. This will allow us to hear from our witnesses sooner and help members keep to their schedules.
Page 35 - Association (NWRA) is a nonprofit federation of state associations and individuals dedicated to the conservation, enhancement, and efficient management of our Nation's most precious natural resource, WATER. The NWRA is the oldest and most active national association concerned with water resource policy and development. Its strength is a reflection of the tremendous "grassroots" participation it has generated on virtually every national issue affecting western water conservation, management, and development.
Page 63 - ... programs and provide for an improvement in health and welfare. Tribal leaders have seen that Welfare Reform legislation and other budget cuts nation-wide have created a crisis for tribal government because tribal members have moved back to the reservations in order to survive. Economic conditions have resulted in accelerated population growth on the reservations. The Mni Wiconi Project Act declares that the United States will work with us under the circumstances because the United States has...
Page 27 - Army, the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, and the Chairman of the Federal Power Commission. The...
Page 36 - imperative need exists for a clear definition of the role and policies of the Federal Government in the framework of a consistent national water policy which will progressively promote conservation and development of this vital natural resource for the Nation as a whole, as well as for the States and local communities.
Page 36 - No short-change yardsticks are required. Another conclusion which might be drawn from our studies is that the Federal Government has paid too much of the costs of water resource and power development and has required too litttle of the beneficiaries. Of the total of $85 billion invested by all public and private sources in water-resource development In the United States, the Federal Government has made a capital outlay of about $12 billion. The other $73 billion has been spent without benefit of...