Rivers and Harbors - Flood Control Emergency Act. Hearings ... on H.R. 6419. May 10, 12-14, 17-19, 12, 24-25, 27, and June 4, 19481948 - 525 pages |
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... give you a brief word picture of the situation . As Senator Eastland well said , this is possibly the most beautiful coast line in the United States . I have had Members of the Congress from California tell me that , so it must be true ...
... give you a brief word picture of the situation . As Senator Eastland well said , this is possibly the most beautiful coast line in the United States . I have had Members of the Congress from California tell me that , so it must be true ...
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... give protection to the wall and prevent this under- mining of the wall , itself . The wall , as the pictures indicate , has been badly damaged . Something has got to be done about it , or all of that investment is gone . The Government ...
... give protection to the wall and prevent this under- mining of the wall , itself . The wall , as the pictures indicate , has been badly damaged . Something has got to be done about it , or all of that investment is gone . The Government ...
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... give us some idea if there is likely to be additional coast - line protection asked further along on the coast line there . I notice this covers most of the coast line of Harrison County . Representative COLMER . It does . Senator ...
... give us some idea if there is likely to be additional coast - line protection asked further along on the coast line there . I notice this covers most of the coast line of Harrison County . Representative COLMER . It does . Senator ...
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... give some description of what damage might be done without the wall . Colonel JEWETT . The combined population of the communities and general area right behind the wall is about 37,500 persons . As you know , fine summer residences are ...
... give some description of what damage might be done without the wall . Colonel JEWETT . The combined population of the communities and general area right behind the wall is about 37,500 persons . As you know , fine summer residences are ...
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... give you a brief word picture of the situation . As Senator Eastland well said , this is possibly the most beautiful coast line in the United States . I have had Members of the Congress from California tell me that , so it must be true ...
... give you a brief word picture of the situation . As Senator Eastland well said , this is possibly the most beautiful coast line in the United States . I have had Members of the Congress from California tell me that , so it must be true ...
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acre-feet acres agricultural annual approximately Arkansas River Army engineers authorized basin benefits bill Board canals Chairman channel Chief of Engineers citrus Colonel GEE Colonel JEWETT committee Congress Congressman construction Corps of Engineers cost crop damage dikes drainage district Dyberry east estimated farm Federal flood control floodwaters Florida flow GILES highway Honesdale hurricane improvement interests irrigation Kissimmee Kissimmee River Kittson County Lackawaxen River Lake Okeechobee land levee located loss Lucie Canal maintenance Mexico Miami Middle Rio North Dakota percent Poteau Poteau River present Prompton proposed Reclamation record Red River repair reservoirs Rio Grande compact Rivers and Harbors roads sea wall Senator CHAVEZ Senator COOPER Senator HATCH Senator HOLLAND Senator MALONE Senator MARTIN Senator MCCLELLAN Senator MYERS Senator YOUNG soil spillway statement stream subcommittee taxes Thank tion United Valley water control Wayne County
Popular passages
Page 486 - 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...
Page 43 - State as the responsible agency for providing without cost to the United States all lands, easements and rights-of-way necessary for the construction of the project.
Page 488 - War is hereby authorized and directed to cause preliminary examinations and surveys for flood control including floods aggravated by or due to tidal effect at the following-named localities, and the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized and directed to cause preliminary examinations and surveys for run-off and water-flow retardation and soil-erosion prevention on the watersheds...
Page 489 - That the sum of $25,000,000 is hereby authorized to be appropriated as an emergency fund to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Army and the supervision of the Chief of Engineers...
Page 484 - That the following works of improvement of rivers and harbors and other waterways for navigation, flood control, and other purposes are hereby adopted and authorized to be prosecuted under the direction of the Secretary of the Army and supervision of the Chief of Engineers, in accordance with the plans and subject to the conditions recommended by the Chief of Engineers in the respective reports...
Page 385 - I do not want to take any more of your time, but I want to say I have been interested in the labor movement and working people all of my life.
Page 338 - Army that they will : (a) Provide without cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way necessary for...
Page 9 - ... hold and save the United States free from all claims for damages that may arise...
Page 489 - ... work threatened or destroyed by flood, including the strengthening, raising, extending, or other modification thereof as may be necessary in the discretion of the Chief of Engineers for the adequate functioning of the work for flood control.
Page 454 - States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way, hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction works, and maintain the works after completion in accordance with standard regulations.