Civil Functions, Department of the Army Appropriations, 1953: Hearings Before the Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate, Eighty-second Congress, Second Session, on H.R. 7268, Making Appropriations for Civil Functions Administered by the Department of the Army for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1953 |
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... completed flood - control works . As the projects currently under construction are completed or ad- vanced to the point where partial operation is possible , protection is being afforded to additional defense industrial and major food ...
... completed flood - control works . As the projects currently under construction are completed or ad- vanced to the point where partial operation is possible , protection is being afforded to additional defense industrial and major food ...
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... completed at some early date - 6 to 7 years hence . The inability to make such appropriations has delayed completion of vital flood - control works . Yes , we have made progress in the valley , but the work is far behind schedule . The ...
... completed at some early date - 6 to 7 years hence . The inability to make such appropriations has delayed completion of vital flood - control works . Yes , we have made progress in the valley , but the work is far behind schedule . The ...
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... completion of the levee system is that more money must be appro- priated for flood - control work in the lower Mississippi Valley . Many of the un- completed levees are situated in the areas where a breach or crevasse would be ...
... completion of the levee system is that more money must be appro- priated for flood - control work in the lower Mississippi Valley . Many of the un- completed levees are situated in the areas where a breach or crevasse would be ...
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... completed ; Sardis , Arkabutla , Enid , and Grenada on the Yazoo and its tributaries in the State of Mississippi , some of which have been completed and others are nearing completion . These reservoirs are an integral part of the flood ...
... completed ; Sardis , Arkabutla , Enid , and Grenada on the Yazoo and its tributaries in the State of Mississippi , some of which have been completed and others are nearing completion . These reservoirs are an integral part of the flood ...
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... completed . It is this levee which prevents the overflow of the back lying area , called and shown on the maps as the St. Francis Basin . You did not see , so I am told , the thou- sands of miles of drainage ditches and local levees ...
... completed . It is this levee which prevents the overflow of the back lying area , called and shown on the maps as the St. Francis Basin . You did not see , so I am told , the thou- sands of miles of drainage ditches and local levees ...
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Page 53 - We will place the whole statement in the record at this point and we will be glad to hear your summary of items you think should be highlighted for the committee.
Page 243 - Providing that the penalties and procedure applicable to violations of the laws for the protection and preservation of the navigable waters of the United States...
Page 442 - Are there any further questions? If not, thank you very much, gentlemen, for all of your appearances here today.
Page 597 - The exclusive right of taking fish in all the streams, where running through or bordering said reservation, is further secured to said confederated tribes and bands of Indians, as also the right of taking fish at all usual and accustomed places, in common with citizens of the Territory...
Page 216 - Resolved (two-thirds of the Senators present concurring'), That the Senate advise and consent to the...
Page 215 - ... before the agent, the property taken shall be returned, or in default thereof, or if injured or destroyed, compensation may be made by the Government out of their annuities. Nor will they make war on any other tribe except in...
Page 215 - This treaty shall be obligatory upon the contracting parties as soon as the same shall be ratified by the President and Senate of the United States.
Page 776 - Governor of the Canal Zone and President of the Panama Canal Company.
Page 588 - That the exclusive right of taking fish in the streams running through and bordering said reservation is hereby secured to said Indians, and at all other usual and accustomed stations in common with citizens of the United States...
Page 381 - Because of the diversion features and the close inter-relation of the areas subject to flooding from this group of streams, all project features are Integrated and full benefits cannot be realized from individual structures until the project is completed as a whole. For instance, Bear Creek affords the greatest threat to the city of Merced and environs, and that threat will not be removed until Bear Creek Reservoir is completed and in operation.