Flood Control: Hearings, Seventy-ninth Congress, Second Session, on H.R. 6597, an Act Authorizing the Construction of Certain Public Works on Rivers and Harbors for Flood Control, and for Other Purposes. June 24-26, 1946Considers (79) H.R. 6597. |
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... Valley Wash , is hereby authorized substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Document Numbered 562 , Seventy - ninth Congress , second session , at an estimated cost of $ 222,000 . LOS ...
... Valley Wash , is hereby authorized substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Document Numbered 562 , Seventy - ninth Congress , second session , at an estimated cost of $ 222,000 . LOS ...
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... valley of the Mississippi River . Specific authorizations for flood control in the lower Mississippi Valley , the Sacramento River Basin , and the Lake Okeechobee region have been in effect for many years , but I repeat that Federal ...
... valley of the Mississippi River . Specific authorizations for flood control in the lower Mississippi Valley , the Sacramento River Basin , and the Lake Okeechobee region have been in effect for many years , but I repeat that Federal ...
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... Valley , and river stages on the Mississippi River between the mouths of the Ohio and Arkansas Rivers that reached an all - time high . Engineering plans were accordingly revised and have been subjected to repeated revision and ...
... Valley , and river stages on the Mississippi River between the mouths of the Ohio and Arkansas Rivers that reached an all - time high . Engineering plans were accordingly revised and have been subjected to repeated revision and ...
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... Valley . I don't know whether the War Department has any views on that or not , sir . I haven't taken it up with them . All the air- planes that are used in our Department are operated by the Air Corps , and whenever we have a need for ...
... Valley . I don't know whether the War Department has any views on that or not , sir . I haven't taken it up with them . All the air- planes that are used in our Department are operated by the Air Corps , and whenever we have a need for ...
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... Valley . Senator OVERTON . That is correct ; and be stationed at the head- quarters of the Mississippi River Commission at Vicksburg . General WHEELER . Yes , sir ; I would think it would be very useful . Senator OVERTON . I am very ...
... Valley . Senator OVERTON . That is correct ; and be stationed at the head- quarters of the Mississippi River Commission at Vicksburg . General WHEELER . Yes , sir ; I would think it would be very useful . Senator OVERTON . I am very ...
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acre-feet acres ALLEN amendment Anderson Ranch Dam annual Arkansas River Army engineers Arrowrock Dam average benefits bill Board of Engineers Boise project Boise River Boise Valley Bureau of Reclamation Carden's bottom Chairman Chief of Engineers Colonel FERINGA Colonel HERB construction County Covington crops Department detention dams district engineer DIXON drainage Elkin estimated cost farm Federal feet FERGUSON flood damage flood protection flood-control project flow Fredericksburg Gathright going hearings HICKMAN House Document Idaho improvement interests Interior inundated irrigation Jackson River James River June levee Lucky Peak Reservoir miles Mississippi River North Wilkesboro operation percent Petit Jean River Polecat Creek Queen Creek recommendations record River Basin Rivers and Harbors SCHEIDENHELM second-feet Secretary Senator GOSSETT Senator HART Senator HOEY Senator MCCLELLAN Senator OVERTON Senator OVERTON interposing Senator ROBERTSON statement storage stream STRICKLAND substantially in accordance tion town upper Yadkin River
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Page 44 - That the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors, created under Section 3 of the River and Harbor Act approved June 13, 1902, be, and is hereby requested to review the...
Page 60 - ... the Federal Government should improve or participate in the improvement of navigable waters or their tributaries, including watersheds thereof, for floodcontrol purposes if the benefits to whomsoever they may accrue are in excess of the estimated costs, and if the lives and social security of people are otherwise adversely affected.
Page 47 - Act shall be expended on the construction of any project until States, political subdivisions thereof, or other responsible local agencies have given assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of War that they will (a) provide without cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way necessary for the construction of the project...
Page 15 - After full consideration of the reports secured from the district and division engineers, the Board recommends that the existing project for...
Page 69 - 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...