Amistad Dam and Reservoir: Hearings Before the United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Inter- American Affairs, Eighty-Sixth Congress, Second Session, on Feb. 8-10, Mar. 7, 18, 1960Considers H.R. 8080, to conclude agreement between U.S. and Mexico for joint construction of the Amistad International Storage Dam on the Rio Grande River. |
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... position taken by the Bureau of the Budget in their " Analysis of Amendments to H.R. 8080_rec- ommended by the Bureau of the Budget " contained in section B of Appendix III of the above referenced document . The amendment proposed by ...
... position taken by the Bureau of the Budget in their " Analysis of Amendments to H.R. 8080_rec- ommended by the Bureau of the Budget " contained in section B of Appendix III of the above referenced document . The amendment proposed by ...
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... positions , who are so enthusiastic and so ably repre- senting you , in this and other official capacities . Mr. PETTIT . Thank you very much . We feel very grateful to have them as our representatives here . Mr. SELDEN . Thank you very ...
... positions , who are so enthusiastic and so ably repre- senting you , in this and other official capacities . Mr. PETTIT . Thank you very much . We feel very grateful to have them as our representatives here . Mr. SELDEN . Thank you very ...
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... position , I suppose , could be equally well covered by a telegram . I thought if there was any contribution I could make to the com- mittee it would be to describe briefly the country that is involved here , the nature of the problems ...
... position , I suppose , could be equally well covered by a telegram . I thought if there was any contribution I could make to the com- mittee it would be to describe briefly the country that is involved here , the nature of the problems ...
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... get a tre- mendous amount of silt . It carries a heavy silt load because of the rapid runoff on to relatively bare pastures , and it carries lots and lots of mud . We are in a position all the 44 AMISTAD DAM AND RESERVOIR.
... get a tre- mendous amount of silt . It carries a heavy silt load because of the rapid runoff on to relatively bare pastures , and it carries lots and lots of mud . We are in a position all the 44 AMISTAD DAM AND RESERVOIR.
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... position all the time of having to run draglines and dredges and slopers and all kinds of machinery , trying to clean this silt carried in by floodwaters out of our system . Of course , a large portion of that would be trapped and ...
... position all the time of having to run draglines and dredges and slopers and all kinds of machinery , trying to clean this silt carried in by floodwaters out of our system . Of course , a large portion of that would be trapped and ...
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acre-feet acres allocated amendment Amistad Dam annual authority benefit bill Board of Water Boundary and Water Bureau BURLESON Cameron County Central Power Chairman Colonel HEWITT committee Congress conservation storage construction of Amistad Control and Improvement cost County Water Control CUNNINGHAM dependable capacity Diablo Dam Eagle Pass Electric Cooperative energy estimated Falcon Dam Falcon Reservoir falling water FASCELL feasible Federal Government Federal Power Commission FISHER flood control flow Harlingen Hidalgo County hydroelectric impounded Improvement District International Boundary irrigation kilowatts KREZDORN land legislation lower Rio Maverick County ment Mexican Mexico million O. C. Fisher O'HARA operation percent plant Power & Light power facilities powerplant question REAVLEY Reclamation release repayment representing Rio Grande River Rio Grande Valley SELDEN Senate SHEPPERD SMITH statement subcommittee Texas Thank tion treaty U.S. Section U.S. water United Water Commission water districts water rights water supply water users WEAVER
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Page 134 - Preference in the sale of such power and energy shall be given to public bodies and cooperatives. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized, from funds to be appropriated by the Congress, to construct or acquire by purchase or other agreement, only such transmission lines and related facilities as may be necessary in order to make the power and energy generated at...
Page 76 - I am more than eager to talk with him about it, and if there are any questions, I will be glad to try to answer them, Mr.
Page 7 - I. The dams required for the conservation, storage and regulation of the greatest quantity of the annual flow of the river in a way to ensure the continuance of existing uses and the development of the greatest number of feasible projects, within the limits imposed by the water allotments specified.
Page 134 - Interior, who shall transmit and dispose of such power and energy in such manner as to encourage the most widespread use thereof at thelowest 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 117 - Dependable capacity — the load carrying ability for the time interval and period specified when related to the characteristics of the load to be supplied.
Page 134 - Rate schedules shall be drawn having regard to the recovery (upon the basis of the application of such rate schedules to the capacity of the electric facilities of the projects) of the cost of producing and transmitting such electric energy, including the amortization of the capital investment allocated to power over a reasonable period of years.
Page 7 - Treaty between the United States of America and the United Mexican States, signed in Washington on February 3, 1944, relating to the utilization of the waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande...
Page 170 - That nothing contained in the treaty or protocol shall be construed as authorizing the Secretary of State of the United States, the Commissioner of the United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission, or the United States Section of said Commission, directly or indirectly to alter or control the distribution of water to users within the territorial limits of any of the individual States.
Page 206 - Act, its operation for conservation and release of United States share of waters shall be integrated with other United States water conservation activities on the Rio Grande below Fort Quitman, Texas, in such manner as to provide the maximum feasible amount of water for beneficial use in the United States with the understandings that (a) releases of United States share of waters from said dam for domestic, municipal, industrial, and irrigation uses in the United States shall be made pursuant to order...
Page 16 - Each Government agrees to construct, through its Section of the Commission, such works as may be recommended by the Commission and approved by the two Governments.