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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... problem , as I recall it , is a reservoir and local protective works for Allentown with a popu- lation of 97,000 , and Bethlehem with a population of 58,500 , both important industrial communities . In that area , generally , that is ...
... problem , as I recall it , is a reservoir and local protective works for Allentown with a popu- lation of 97,000 , and Bethlehem with a population of 58,500 , both important industrial communities . In that area , generally , that is ...
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... problem a committee was formed in the Lehigh Valley consisting of leading businessmen , industrial- ists , representatives of every municipality , every political subdivision of the State , and this committee worked industriously for ...
... problem a committee was formed in the Lehigh Valley consisting of leading businessmen , industrial- ists , representatives of every municipality , every political subdivision of the State , and this committee worked industriously for ...
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... problem of freeing our valley from the scourge of destructive floods which periodically take their toll , bringing commerce and industry to a stand- still , disrupting all means of travel and communication , destroying life and prop ...
... problem of freeing our valley from the scourge of destructive floods which periodically take their toll , bringing commerce and industry to a stand- still , disrupting all means of travel and communication , destroying life and prop ...
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... problem , authorized by reso- lution of your committee on August 20 , 1942 , at the request of Hon . Francis E. Walter , was halted by the Bureau of the Budget because of the war . Due to the urgency of our problem , however , authority ...
... problem , authorized by reso- lution of your committee on August 20 , 1942 , at the request of Hon . Francis E. Walter , was halted by the Bureau of the Budget because of the war . Due to the urgency of our problem , however , authority ...
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... problem invokes the highest commendation from the Lehigh Valley Flood Control Council . I would like to comment further on one provision noted in the survey report . The district and division engineers , as well as the Board of ...
... problem invokes the highest commendation from the Lehigh Valley Flood Control Council . I would like to comment further on one provision noted in the survey report . The district and division engineers , as well as the Board of ...
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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...