Flood Control Bill of 1946: Hearings Before the Committee on Flood Control, House of Representatives, 79th Congress, 2d Session, on H. R. 6597, a Bill Authorizing the Construction of Certain Public Works on Rivers and Harbors for Flood Control, and for Other Purposes; Apr. 8-19, and May 2, 3, and 14, 1946 |
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... plants . Now that the war is ended , this country can ill afford to allow the flood - control program to lag . We have gained a victory over the Axis , but we still have a vicious enemy that strikes with the regu- larity of the seasons ...
... plants . Now that the war is ended , this country can ill afford to allow the flood - control program to lag . We have gained a victory over the Axis , but we still have a vicious enemy that strikes with the regu- larity of the seasons ...
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... plants were shut down completely and the production of 93 other plants was seriously cur- tailed . Damage , however , was considerably mitigated by reason of emergency protection , by the reduction in flood stages accomplished by the ...
... plants were shut down completely and the production of 93 other plants was seriously cur- tailed . Damage , however , was considerably mitigated by reason of emergency protection , by the reduction in flood stages accomplished by the ...
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... plants both on the main river and Monocacy Creek . The total first cost of the entire project is estimated at $ 12,985,000 , of which the non - Federal cost is $ 514,000 . The ratio of costs to benefits is 1 to 1.03 . The recommendation ...
... plants both on the main river and Monocacy Creek . The total first cost of the entire project is estimated at $ 12,985,000 , of which the non - Federal cost is $ 514,000 . The ratio of costs to benefits is 1 to 1.03 . The recommendation ...
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... plants having a combined installed capacity of 2,054 horsepower . The basin is served by a network of railroads and highways . 3. The average annual precipitation on the Lehigh River watershed is 45.2 inches . The average annual ...
... plants having a combined installed capacity of 2,054 horsepower . The basin is served by a network of railroads and highways . 3. The average annual precipitation on the Lehigh River watershed is 45.2 inches . The average annual ...
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... plant , which , as you know , was engaged in the war effort . The damage sustained has been not only to the industrial property but to the residential properties all along the river . Because of the seriousness of the problem a ...
... plant , which , as you know , was engaged in the war effort . The damage sustained has been not only to the industrial property but to the residential properties all along the river . Because of the seriousness of the problem a ...
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acre-feet acres additional ALLEN approved April Army engineers authorized Barren County Bayou benefits Board of Engineers canal CHAIRMAN Chamber of Commerce Chief of Engineers Clifton Forge Clinton River Colonel HERB Colonel SCHEIDENHELM Colonel WEST Congress consideration construction Covington CRAWFORD cubic feet district engineer division engineer estimated cost farm favor Federal Government feet per second Flood Control Act Flood Control Committee flood damage flood protection flood-control project floodway flow Fredericksburg Gathright Dam glad hearings HICKMAN highway industrial interests Jackson River James River Lake land Lehigh River levee located Mississippi River MOOMAW Mount Clemens Oakland County Ohio River percent pollution Potomac River present proposed railroad Rappahannock River recommended record Red Run Representatives reservoir rights-of-way River Basin Rivers and Harbors Rossville Salem Church Savage River Secretary square miles statement stream submitted tion town tributaries United Valley Vicksburg Virginia Washington watershed WHEELER
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Page 164 - Interior, who shall transmit and dispose of such power and energy in such manner as to encourage the most widespread use thereof at the lowest possible rates to consumers consistent with sound business principles, the rate schedules to become effective upon confirmation and approval by the Federal Power Commission.
Page 622 - The practice, pleadings, forms, and modes of proceeding in civil causes, other than equity and admiralty causes in the Circuit and District Courts, shall conform, as near as may be, to the practice, pleadings, and forms and modes of proceeding, existing at the time in like causes in the courts of record of the State, within which such Circuit or District Courts are held, any rule of the court to the contrary notwithstanding.
Page 696 - That penstocks or other similar facilities adapted to possible future use in the development of hydroelectric power shall be installed in any dam herein authorized when approved by the Secretary of War upon the recommendation of the Chief of Engineers and of the Federal Power Commission...
Page 441 - That the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors, created under Section 3 of the River and Harbor Act approved June 13, 1902, be, and is hereby requested to review the...
Page 24 - California, is hereby authorized substantially in accordance with the plans contained in House Document Numbered 630, Seventy-sixth Congress, third session, with such modifications thereof as in the discretion of the Secretary of War and the Chief of Engineers may be advisable...
Page 173 - ... if the benefits to whomsoever they may accrue are in excess of the estimated costs, and if the lives and social security of people are otherwise adversely affected.
Page 173 - June 22, 1936, and to supplement the preliminary examinations and surveys which the Secretary of War has heretofore been authorized and directed to make of waterways with a view to the control of their floods, the Secretary of Agriculture be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to cause preliminary examinations and surveys to be made for run-off and water-flow retardation and soilerosion prevention on the watersheds of said waterways, the costs thereof to be paid from appropriations heretofore...
Page 50 - Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be immediately available, and to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War and the supervision of the Chief of Engineers, for the construction, completion, repair, and preservation of the public works hereinafter named: ***** Sec.
Page 662 - States, political subdivisions thereof, or other responsible local agencies have given assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of War that they will (a) provide without cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way necessary for the construction of the project...
Page 34 - That hereafter no money appropriated under authority of this Act shall be expended on the construction of any project until States, political subdivisions thereof, or other responsible local agencies have given assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of War...