War Department Civil Functions Appropriation Bill, 1947: Hearings Before the Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate, Seventy-ninth Congress, Second Session, on H.R. 5400, Bill Making Appropriations for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1947, for Civil Functions Administered by the War Department, and for Other Purposes, [February 26, 27, 28, March 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 1946] |
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Page 531 - and acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto), such additional works in connection therewith as he may deem necessary for irrigation purposes. Such irrigation works may be undertaken only after a report and findings thereon have been made by the Secretary of the Interior as provided in said Federal reclamation laws and after subsequent specific authorization of the Congress
Page 525 - on the Interior Department's investigation of the Central Valley Basin. This letter also contains information pertinent to this subject. With respect to the project for Kings River and Tulare Lake Basin (Pine 1 Flat Reservoir), the Flood Control Act of 1944 provides: of War and the Chief of Engineers may be advisable at an estimated cost of $19,700,000:
Page 530 - make arrangements for payments 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
Page 531 - lated facilities as may be necessary in order to make the power and energy generated at said projects available in wholesale quantities for sale on fair and reasonable terms and conditions to facilities owned
Page 486 - give assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of War that they will provide without cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way necessary for the construction of the project; bear the expense of all necessary highway, bridge, and utility alterations; hold and save the United States free
Page 531 - the cost of structures and facilities used for irrigation and other purposes. Dams and reservoirs operated under the direction of the Secretary of War may be utilized hereafter for irrigation purposes only in conformity with the provisions of this section, but the foregoing requirement shall not prejudice lawful uses now existing: Provided, That this section shall not apply
Page 369 - annually for operation and maintenance, subject to the condition that no funds shall be expended on construction of the project until local interests have contributed $208,000 toward the first cost of the reservoir and until responsible local agencies have given assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of War that they will (a) hold and save the United States free
Page 371 - of Clay, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is a true and correct copy of a resolution duly adopted by the City Council of Moorhead, Minn., on January 21, 1946. Dated at Moorhead, Minn., this 7th day of February 1946. RG PRICE, City Clerk, Moorhead, Minn. THE CITY
Page 530 - to public bodies and cooperatives. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized, from funds to be appropriated by the Congress, to construct or acquire, by purchase or other agreement, only such transmission lines and
Page 528 - chargeable to flood control, irrigation, and other water uses, and that the Secretary of War shall make arrangements for payment to the United States for conservation storage when used. Responsible local interests have repeatedly stated that they are ready and able to make these arrangements, and my own investigations substantiate this willingness and