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MISSOURI RIVER BASIN

The general comprehensive plan for flood control and other purposes in the Missouri River Basin approved by the Act of June 28, 1938, as modified by subsequent Acts, is hereby expanded to include the plan of improvement for flood control, irrigation, power development, navigation, and other purposes, substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Document Numbered 475, Seventy-eighth Congress, second session; and as expanded is approved; and, in addition to previous authorizations, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated the sum of $200,000,000 for the partial accomplishment of the comprehensive plan as modified and expanded: Provided, That nothing in this Act shall be construed as creating below Sioux City any demand upon the water resources of the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City in excess of that now authorized by existing law: And provided further, That portions of the storage authorized for the main stem of the river shall be placed on tributaries if the Secretary of War and the Chief of Engineers find such action advisable for silt control and in order to make more water readily available for agricultural and industrial use without impairment of flood control below Sioux City and without increasing the authorized limit of cost.

The project adopted by the Act of June 22, 1936, to provide flood protection for the Kansas Citys, Kansas and Missouri, is hereby modified and extended to provide for improvement substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Document Numbered 342, Seventy-eighth Congress, first session, at an estimated additional cost for the modified project of $8,445,000.

In addition to previous authorizations, there is hereby authorized the completion of the plan approved in the Act of August 18, 1941, for Cherry Creek and tributaries, Colorado, at an estimated cost of $7,500,000.

The project on Knife River for local flood control at Beulah, North Dakota, is hereby authorized substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Document Numbered 252, Seventy-eighth Congress, first session, at an estimated cost of $26,100.

The project on Knife River for local flood control at Hazen, North Dakota, is hereby authorized substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Document Numbered 252, Seventy-eighth Congress, first session, at an estimated cost of $6,600.

The project on Milk River adopted by the Act of June 22, 1936, to provide local flood protection at Harlem, Montana, is hereby modified substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in Senate Document Numbered 103, Seventy-eighth Congress, first session, at an estimated cost of $21,100.

The project on Milk River for local flood protection at Havre, Montana, is hereby authorized substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in Senate Document Numbered 103, Seventy-eighth Congress, first session, at an estimated cost of $313,100.

The project on Boyer River for local flood control on East Fork of Boyer River at Denison, Iowa, is hereby authorized substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Document Numbered 254. Seventy-eighth Congress, first session, at an estimated cost of $17,830.

The project on Nishnabotna River for local flood control at Hamburg, Iowa, is hereby authorized substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Document Numbered 253, Seventy-eighth Congress, first session, at an estimated cost of $236,000.

The project on Bear Creek for local flood protection at Morrison, Colorado, is hereby authorized substantially in accordance with recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Document Numbered 356, Seventy-eighth Congress, first session, at an estimated cost of $220,000.

OHIO RIVER BASIN

In addition to previous authorizations, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated the sum of $70,000,000 for the prosecution of the comprehensive plan approved in the Act of June 28, 1938, as modified by the Act approved August 18, 1941, for the Ohio River Basin, including the following projects in tributary basins, namely:

The local flood protection works in the Lake Chautauqua and Chadakoin River area, substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Document Numbered 685, Seventy-seventh Congress, second session, at an estimated cost of $135,500;

The local flood protection works at Dillonvale and Adena on Short Creek, Ohio, substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Document Numbered 889, Seventy-seventh Congress, second session, at an estimated cost of $158,200;

The local flood protection works at Taylorsville on Salt River, Kentucky, substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in Senate Document Numbered 105, Seventy-eighth Congress, first session, at an estimated cost of $129,350;

The local flood protection works at Latrobe on Loyalhanna Creek, Pennsylvania, substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Document Numbered 444, Seventy-eighth Congress, second session, at an estimated cost of $112,500;

The Burr Oak Reservoir on the Hocking River, Ohio, substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Document Numbered 762, Seventy-seventh Congress, second session, at an estimated cost of $400,000;

The Rowlesburg Reservoir on the Cheat River, substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in the report submitted to Congress by the Secretary of War on November 26, 1942, at an estimated cost of $29,230,000; and

The improvement in the Youghiogheny River Basin, substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in a report submitted to Congress by the Secretary of War on March 29, 1943, at an estimated cost of $37,970,000.

That the general comprehensive plan for flood control and other purposes, approved in the Flood Control Act of June 28, 1938, for the Ohio River Basin, is hereby modified to include the construction of flood-control works for the protection of Ridgway, Johnsonburg, Saint Marys, and Brockway and vicinity in the State of Pennsylvania.

GREAT LAKES BASIN

The project for the Panther Mountain Reservoir on Moose River, New York, is hereby authorized substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Document Numbered 405, Seventy-seventh Congress, first session, at an estimated cost of $600,000.

The project for flood control on Chittenango Creek and tributaries, New York, is hereby authorized substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Document Numbered 625, Seventy-seventh Congress, second session, at an estimated cost of $111,000.

The projects for flood control on Owasco Inlet and Outlet, Montville and Dry Creeks, State Ditch, and Crane Brook, New York, are hereby authorized substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Document Numbered 815, Seventy-seventh Congress, second session, at an estimated cost of $64,200.

COLORADO RIVER BASIN (TEXAS)

In addition to previous authorizations, there is hereby authorized the completion of the plan approved in the Act of August 18, 1941, for the North Concho River, Texas, at an estimated cost of $4,800,000.

In addition to previous authorizations, there is hereby authorized the completion of the plan approved in the Act of August 18, 1941, for Pecan Bayou, Texas, at an estimated cost of $1,560,000.

BRAZOS RIVER BASIN

In addition to previous authorizations, there is hereby authorized the completion of Whitney Reservoir in accordance with the plan approved in the Act of August 18, 1941, for the Brazos River Basin, at an estimated cost of $15,000,000.

RIO GRANDE BASIN

The project on Willow Creek for local flood protection at Creede, Colorado, is hereby authorized substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in Senate Document Numbered 104, Seventy-eighth Congress, first session, at an estimated cost of $68,500.

SAN DIEGO RIVER BASIN

The project on the San Diego River for local flood protection at San Diego, California, is hereby authorized substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Document Numbered 635, Seventyseventh Congress, second session, at an estimated cost of $370,000.

VENTURA RIVER BASIN

The projects on the Ventura River and tributaries for local flood protection at Ventura and Ojai, California, are hereby authorized substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Document Numbered 323, Seventy-seventh Congress, first session, at an estimated cost of $1,600,000.

SANTA ANA RIVER BASIN

In addition to previous authorizations, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated the sum of $10,000,000 for the prosecution of the projects approved in the Act of June 22, 1936, as modified by the Act of June 28, 1938, for the Santa Ana River Basin and for the protection of Orange County, California, including the projects on Lytle and Cajon Creeks for local flood protection at San Bernardino and Colton, California, in accordance with the recommendations contained in the report of the Chief of Engineers dated February 11, 1944.

LOS ANGELES-SAN GABRIEL BASIN AND BALLONA CREEK

In addition to previous authorizations, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated the sum of $25.000,000 for the prosecution of the comprehensive plan approved in the Act of August 18, 1941, for Los Angeles and San Gabriel Rivers and Ballona Creek, California.

SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN RIVER BASIN

SACRAMENTO RIVER

The projects for the control of floods and other purposes on the Sacramento River, California, adopted by the Acts approved March 1, 1917, May 15, 1928, August 26, 1937, and August 18, 1941, are hereby modified substantially in accordance with the recommendation of the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors dated February 7, 1944, with such modifications thereof as in the discretion of the Secretary of War and the Chief of Engineers may be advisable, at an estimated cost of $46,056,000; and in addition to previous authorizations there is hereby authorized to be appropriated the sum of $15,000,000 for the prosecution of the modified projects: Provided, That this modification of the project shall not be construed to authorize the construction of a high dam at the Table Mountain site but shall authorize only the low-level project to approximately the elevation of four hundred feet above mean sea level, said low-level dam to be built on a foundation sufficient for such dam and not on a foundation for future construction of a higher dam.

SAN JOAQUIN RIVER

The project for the Isabella Reservoir on the Kern River for flood control and other purposes in the San Joaquin Valley, California, is hereby authorized substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in his report dated January 26, 1944, contained in House Document Numbered 513, Seventy-eighth Congress, second session, at an estimated cost of $6,800,000. The plan for the Terminus and Success Reservoirs on the Kaweah and Tule Rivers for flood control and other purposes in the San Joaquin Valley, California, in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in Flood Control Committee Document Numbered 1, Seventy-eighth Congress, second ses

sion, is approved, and there is hereby authorized $4,600,000 for initiation and partial accomplishment of the plan.

The project for flood control and other purposes for the Kings River and Tulare Lake Basin, California, is hereby authorized substantially in accordance with the plans contained in House Document Numbered 630, Seventy-sixth Congress, third session, with such modifications thereof as in the discretion of the Secretary of War and the Chief of Engineers may be advisable at an estimated cost of $19,700,000: Provided, That the conditions of local cooperation specified in said document shall not apply: Provided further, That the Secretary of War shall make arrangements for payment to the United States by the State or other responsible agency, either in lump sum or annual installments, for conservation storage when used: Provided further, That the division of costs between flood control, and irrigation and other water uses shall be determined by the Secretary of War on the basis of continuing studies by the Bureau of Reclamation, the War Department, and the local organizations.

The plan of improvement for local flood protection on various streams in the Merced County Stream Group in the San Joaquin Valley is hereby authorized substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Document Numbered 473, Seventy-eighth Congress, second session, at an estimated cost of $1,300,000.

The plan of improvement for flood control and other purposes on the Lower San Joaquin River and tributaries, including Tuolumme and Stanislaus Rivers, in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in Flood Control Committee Document Numbered 2, Seventy-eighth Congress, second session, is approved, and there is hereby authorized $8,000,000 for initiation and partial accomplishment of the plan.

COQUILLE RIVER BASIN

The project for flood protection on the Coquille River, Oregon, is hereby authorized substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Document Numbered 620, Seventy-seventh Congress, second session, at an estimated cost of $143,000.

NEHALEM RIVER BASIN

The project for flood protection on the Nehalem River, Oregon, is hereby authorized substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Document Numbered 621, Seventy-seventh Congress, second session, at an estimated cost of $23,000.

WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN

In addition to previous authorizations, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated the sum of $20,000,000 for the prosecution of the comprehensive plan approved in the Act of June 28, 1938, for the Willamette River Basin, with such modifications thereof as in the discretion of the Chief of Engineers may be advisable.

COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN

The projects on the Snake River for local flood protection at Heise, Roberts, and Weiser, Idaho, are hereby authorized, substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Document Numbered 452, Seventy-seventh Congress, first session, at an estimated cost of $743,000.

The projects on the Palouse River and tributaries for local flood protection at Pullman and Colfax, Washington, are hereby authorized substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Document Numbered 888, Seventy-seventh Congress, second session, at an estimated cost of $478.000.

The project on Alkali Canyon for local flood protection at Arlington, Oregon, is hereby authorized substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Document Numbered 631, Seventy-seventh Congress, second session, at an estimated cost of $118,000.

WILLAPA RIVER BASIN

The project on the Willapa River for local flood protection at Raymond, Washington, is hereby authorized substantially in accordance with the recommenda

tions of the Chief of Engineers in House Document Numbered 701, Seventy-seventh Congress, second session, at an estimated cost of $127,000.

SEC. 8. The Secretary of War is hereby authorized and directed to cause preliminary examinations and surveys for flood control and allied purposes, including channel and major drainage improvements, to be made under the direction of the Chief of Engineers, in drainage areas of the United States and its Territorial possessions, which includue the following-named localities, and the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized and directed to cause preliminary examinations and surveys for run-off and waterflow retardation and soil-erosion prevention on such drainage areas; the cost thereof to be paid from appropriations heretofore or hereafter made for such purposes: Provided, That after the regular or formal reports made on any examination, survey, project, or work under way or proposed are submitted to Congress, no supplemental or additional report or estimate shall be made unless authorized by law except that the Secretary of War may cause a review of any examination or survey to be made and a report thereon submitted to the Congress if such review is required by the national defense or by changed physical or economic conditions: And provided further, That the Government shall not be deemed to have entered upon any project for the improvement of any waterway or harbor mentioned in this Act until the project for the proposed work shall have been adopted by law:

Chipola River, Alabama and Florida.

Wacasassa River and its tributaries, Florida, and of adjacent areas in Gilchrest and Levy Counties, Florida.

Oklawaha River and its tributaries, Florida, and of adjacent areas in Alachua and Marion Counties, Florida, Hocking River in Hocking County, Ohio. Choctawhatchee River, Florida.

Seajaquada Creek and its tributaries, New York.

Susquehanna River in the vicinity of Endicott, Johnson City, and Vestal, New York.

Buffalo River, Minnesota.

Wild Rice River, Minnesota.

Marsh River, Minnesota.

Sand Hill River, Minnesota.

Red Lake River, Minnesota.
Roseau River, Minnesota.
Snake River, Minnesota.
Middle River, Minnesota.

Tamarac River, Minnesota.

Two Rivers, Minnesota.

Warroad River and Bull Dog Creek, Minnesota.

Mississippi River and its tributaries, in the County of Aitkin, Minnesota.

Apple River, Joe Daviess County, Illinois.

Maumee River, Indiana and Ohio.

Indian Creek, Indiana.

Osage River, Missouri and Kansas.

Deep Red Run in Tillman County, Oklahoma; Big Elk Creek, Little Elk Creek, Salt Fork, Elm Creek, Saddle Mountain, Turkey Creek, Oklahoma.

San Rafael Creek and its tributaries, California.

Grand River, South Dakota.

Moreau River, South Dakota.

Bayamon and Hondo Rivers and their tributaries, Municipality of Bayamon, Puerto Rico.

SEC. 9. That the sum of $810,000,000 is hereby authorized to be appropriated for carrying out the improvements herein, the sum of $10,000,000 additional is authorized to be appropriated and expended in equal amounts by the Departments of War and Agriculture for carrying out any examination or survey provided for in this Act and any other Acts of Congress, to be prosecuted by said Departments. The sum of $1,500,000 additional is authorized to be appropriated and expended by the Federal Power Commission for carrying out any examinations and surveys provided for in this Act or any other Acts of Congress, to be prosecuted by the said Federal Power Commission.

SEC. 10. That the following works of improvement for run-off and waterflow retardation, and soil-erosion prevention, are hereby adopted and authorized in the interest of the national security and with a view toward an adequate reservoir of useful and worthy public works for the post-war construction program to be prosecuted by the Department of Agriculture, under the direction of the Secretary of Agriculture, in accordance with the plans of the respective reports

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