Energy and Water Development Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1996: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate, One Hundred Fourth Congress, First Session, on H.R. 1905, an Act Making Appropriations for Energy and Water Development for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 1996, and for Other Purposes : Department of the Army, Department of Defense, Department of Energy, Department of the Interior, Nondepartmental Witnesses

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Page 997 - August 3, 1965, expressed its intent to enter into such agreements as may be reasonably required to further federal projects for the development and improvement of Long Beach and Los Angeles Harbors...
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Page 747 - Federal reservoirs represent a combination of large economic investments and commitments of valuable natural resources which can make great contributions to the nation's economy. The Water Supply Act of 1958 provides a policy for non-Federal payment of water supply costs at federal reservoirs, both for participants at the time of project construction and for those who purchase reallocated storage at a later time. The payment required has been based on a simple principle: new water supply participants...
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Page 736 - ... justifiable. A review in the late 1950s concluded that additional flood protection works were justified and authorized for the Larto Lake to Jonesville area, the Sicily Island area, the Below Red River area, and the Tensas-Cocodrie area. The Larto Lake to Jonesville area and the Tensas-Cocodrie area levee systems have been constructed and the Tensas-Cocodrie Pumping Station is completed.

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