Flood Control: Hearings, Seventy-ninth Congress, Second Session, on H.R. 6597, an Act Authorizing the Construction of Certain Public Works on Rivers and Harbors for Flood Control, and for Other Purposes. June 24-26, 1946Considers (79) H.R. 6597. |
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... farm it because every time they open up a pie e for farming , the waters may come down upon them . It is the certainty of being able to use a rather rich agricultural area in the lower river by preventing and by keeping the floodwaters ...
... farm it because every time they open up a pie e for farming , the waters may come down upon them . It is the certainty of being able to use a rather rich agricultural area in the lower river by preventing and by keeping the floodwaters ...
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... Farm Bureau alone , not to mention numerous others who are not members , but who are intensely inter- ested in seeing this control project put through , I can't urge the development of said project too strongly . It is vitally needed ...
... Farm Bureau alone , not to mention numerous others who are not members , but who are intensely inter- ested in seeing this control project put through , I can't urge the development of said project too strongly . It is vitally needed ...
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... farm or farms can be saved from impounded water until the property and perhaps lives in the valley below are destroyed ? The facts disclose that those who live above the dam can be compensated for their loss if the dam is erected and ...
... farm or farms can be saved from impounded water until the property and perhaps lives in the valley below are destroyed ? The facts disclose that those who live above the dam can be compensated for their loss if the dam is erected and ...
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... farm in Cald- well County , and we pay the largest , the highest rate of taxes of any farm in our county ; and those taxes are being 40 FLOOD CONTROL.
... farm in Cald- well County , and we pay the largest , the highest rate of taxes of any farm in our county ; and those taxes are being 40 FLOOD CONTROL.
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... farming operations may continue after the flood waters recede . So , it is perfectly possible , and I know , I have lived there long enough ; I have been there 10 years ; it is per- fectly possible to farm after the flood waters are ...
... farming operations may continue after the flood waters recede . So , it is perfectly possible , and I know , I have lived there long enough ; I have been there 10 years ; it is per- fectly possible to farm after the flood waters are ...
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Page 44 - 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 60 - ... the Federal Government should improve or participate in the improvement of navigable waters or their tributaries, including watersheds thereof, for floodcontrol purposes 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 47 - 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 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 15 - After full consideration of the reports secured from the district and division engineers, the Board recommends that the existing project for...
Page 69 - 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...