Omnibus Rivers and Harbors and Flood Control Bills, 1965: Hearings Before Subcommittee on Rivers and Harbors and the Subcommittee on Flood Control of the Committee on Public Works, House of Representatives, Eighty-ninth Congress, First Session, Part 3 |
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... going to lower their rates , is that correct ? General GRAHAM . No , sir . We are not assuming whether they will go down or up . Mr. WRIGHT . I misunderstood you then . General GRAHAM . The immediate cause of this new policy , how- ever ...
... going to lower their rates , is that correct ? General GRAHAM . No , sir . We are not assuming whether they will go down or up . Mr. WRIGHT . I misunderstood you then . General GRAHAM . The immediate cause of this new policy , how- ever ...
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... going to be a possibility of altering our established criteria to give further credits for future buildings that will come as a result of the security once the reservoir or flood protective works are in place . I am sure that you are ...
... going to be a possibility of altering our established criteria to give further credits for future buildings that will come as a result of the security once the reservoir or flood protective works are in place . I am sure that you are ...
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... going on during all that period of time . They cannot figure out why it takes 5 years to do a survey which might cost $ 100,000 . Then after all that procedure is followed the corps has to go through mechanics set up by law , hold ...
... going on during all that period of time . They cannot figure out why it takes 5 years to do a survey which might cost $ 100,000 . Then after all that procedure is followed the corps has to go through mechanics set up by law , hold ...
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... going through the division and the district , this is going to mean 1 or 2 years between authorization and your request for funds . I notice several of the projects have the same type comments by the Bureau of the Budget . Do you expect ...
... going through the division and the district , this is going to mean 1 or 2 years between authorization and your request for funds . I notice several of the projects have the same type comments by the Bureau of the Budget . Do you expect ...
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... going back into the district and division . I give as an example a project in my district . It took 15 months for a ... going forward unless it has a favorable B / C ratio . The reason I make the point here is to determine whether or not ...
... going back into the district and division . I give as an example a project in my district . It took 15 months for a ... going forward unless it has a favorable B / C ratio . The reason I make the point here is to determine whether or not ...
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Page 242 - ... and the flood control work accomplished by the Federal Government, the main river levees were breached at 13 locations. About 26,000 square miles of the 35,000 square miles in the valley were inundated. Cities, towns, and farms were flooded, crops were destroyed and industry paralyzed.