Water Resources Development Act of 1977: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Water Resources of the Committee on Environment and Public Works, United States Senate, Ninety-fifth Congress, First Session, April 25 and 26, 1977 |
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... construction of projects in the authorized plans . There presently are 29 basin development plans subject to a mone- tary authorization limitation . The latest act providing increased monetary authorization was Public Law 94-347 , which ...
... construction of projects in the authorized plans . There presently are 29 basin development plans subject to a mone- tary authorization limitation . The latest act providing increased monetary authorization was Public Law 94-347 , which ...
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... construction weather in the Brazos and San Joa- quin River basins over the last construction season and throughout the winter has permitted contractors on projects in these basins to make far more progress than we had anticipated . As a ...
... construction weather in the Brazos and San Joa- quin River basins over the last construction season and throughout the winter has permitted contractors on projects in these basins to make far more progress than we had anticipated . As a ...
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... construction or actively under design . The completed projects , and those now underway , are regarded to be well defined or in the process of being clearly defined . 299 projects or project features are either not started , or , if ...
... construction or actively under design . The completed projects , and those now underway , are regarded to be well defined or in the process of being clearly defined . 299 projects or project features are either not started , or , if ...
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... construction , execute an agreement with the Secretary of the Army to contribute , either prior to construction or when the landowner realizes his benefits , half the costs of those improvements from which he benefits . It would be very ...
... construction , execute an agreement with the Secretary of the Army to contribute , either prior to construction or when the landowner realizes his benefits , half the costs of those improvements from which he benefits . It would be very ...
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... construction . First , the State of Maryland , the Commonwealth of Virginia , WSSC , and the Secretary of the Army , acting through the Chief of Engineers , must enter into an enforceable low flow allocation agreement for withdrawal of ...
... construction . First , the State of Maryland , the Commonwealth of Virginia , WSSC , and the Secretary of the Army , acting through the Chief of Engineers , must enter into an enforceable low flow allocation agreement for withdrawal of ...
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acres Allocated to date alternative Army authorized rate Bayou Beargrass Creek benefit-cost ratio bill bridge Cazenovia Creek Chairman Chehalis River Chetco River Chief of Engineers Congress construction Corps of Engineers District downstream dredged material easements Environment and Public environmental impact statement Estimated Federal Cost Estimated Local Share existing facilities Federal agencies feet flood damages flood plain flood protection funding Grays Harbor habitat Houston increase Irrigation Jefferson County jetty land legislation levee located maintenance Major benefits claimed miles Millers River million minutes west Non-Federal operation percent Plan of Improvement Port Port of Houston problems Project Economics proposed project Quabbin Reservoir Rahway River railroad recommended plan recreation reregulating dam reservoir Resources Development Act River Basin Rivers and Harbors Secretary Section Senator GRAVEL Skagit Skagit River South Fork structure Subcommittee tion Total project transportation United Washington Water Resources Development water supply Yazoo River
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Page 116 - In case of an existing one, to be fair and equitable taking into consideration direct and Indirect cost to the Government, value to the recipient, public policy or interest served, and other pertinent facts...
Page 116 - It is the sense of the Congress that any work, service, publication, report, document, benefit, privilege, authority, use, franchise, license, permit, certificate, registration, or similar thing of value or utility performed, furnished, provided, granted, prepared, or issued...
Page 32 - Secretary shall affirmatively find that, under the circumstances relating to such project, some other method is in the public interest. All such findings shall be reported promptly in writing to the Committees on Public Works of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
Page 39 - The 1963 budget makes provision for the Corps of Engineers, the Bureau of Reclamation, and the Tennessee Valley Authority to start construction on 43 new water resources projects with an estimated total Federal cost of $600 million.
Page 114 - Provided further, That the modifications are necessary to make the reconstructed work conform to similar works previously authorized by Congress and forming a part of the same improvement, and that such modifications shall be considered and approved by the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors and be recommended by the Chief of Engineers before the work of reconstruction is commenced: Provided further, also.
Page 289 - States free from damages due to the construction works; (c) maintain and operate all the works after completion in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army...
Page 221 - That such structures may be built under authority of the legislature of a State across rivers and other waterways, the navigable portions of which lie wholly within the limits of a single State, provided the location and plans thereof are submitted to and approved by the Chief of Engineers...
Page 339 - NOAA at the pre-application stage of the project, to facilitate early consultation with the National Marine Fisheries Service, the US Fish and Wildlife Service and State agencies administering affected wildlife resources.
Page 319 - 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 387 - Publicize flood plain information in the areas concerned and provide this information to zoning and other regulatory agencies for their guidance and leadership in preventing unwise future development in the flood plain and in adopting such regulations as may be necessary to insure compatibility between future development and protection levels provided by the project.