Flood Control Plans and New Projects: 1943 and 1944 Hearings Before the Committee on Flood Control, House of Representatives, Seventy-eighth Congress, First[-second] Session on H.R. 4485, a Bill Authorizing the Construction of Certain Public Works on Rivers and Harbors for Flood Control, and for Other Purposes, Volume 2U.S. Government Printing Office, 1944 - Flood control |
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Page 443
... consideration of your proposal would solve the problem . Colonel GOETHALS . Yes , sir . The CHAIRMAN . Have you any further statement ? Colonel GOETHALS . I might add that protection works at the towns of Saco and Chinook were also ...
... consideration of your proposal would solve the problem . Colonel GOETHALS . Yes , sir . The CHAIRMAN . Have you any further statement ? Colonel GOETHALS . I might add that protection works at the towns of Saco and Chinook were also ...
Page 448
... consideration today is for the Rio Grande and its tributaries ; for determining the ad- visability of providing flood control in the vicinity of Creede , Colo . That is embraced in Senate Document No. 104 , Seventy - eighth Con- gress ...
... consideration today is for the Rio Grande and its tributaries ; for determining the ad- visability of providing flood control in the vicinity of Creede , Colo . That is embraced in Senate Document No. 104 , Seventy - eighth Con- gress ...
Page 451
... consideration of this project . Čreede Creek is one of the famous silver - mining towns of this country . I think the amount of silver taken out in 1941 was approximately 1,000,000 ounces . The CHAIRMAN . You do not happen to have the ...
... consideration of this project . Čreede Creek is one of the famous silver - mining towns of this country . I think the amount of silver taken out in 1941 was approximately 1,000,000 ounces . The CHAIRMAN . You do not happen to have the ...
Page 455
... consideration to every problem that comes before it . So , Mr. Chairman , I appreciate the opportunity in having a chance to come before you and refresh your memories , or remind you of a project which has been close to my heart for a ...
... consideration to every problem that comes before it . So , Mr. Chairman , I appreciate the opportunity in having a chance to come before you and refresh your memories , or remind you of a project which has been close to my heart for a ...
Page 458
... consideration of the bill . General ROBINS . We will do that , sir . The CHAIRMAN . As stated , I believe this covers the status of the flood - control improvements authorized and reported on in the area mentioned , covering streams ...
... consideration of the bill . General ROBINS . We will do that , sir . The CHAIRMAN . As stated , I believe this covers the status of the flood - control improvements authorized and reported on in the area mentioned , covering streams ...
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acre-feet acres additional agencies approved Arkansas Arkansas River Army engineers authorized BARNES BASHORE Bureau of Reclamation Calaveras River Central Valley project CHAIRMAN channel Chief of Engineers CLASON Colonel GOETHALS Colonel REBER Congress consideration construction Corps of Engineers cost County Creek CURTIS drainage ELLIOTT estimated farm Federal Government feet Flood Control Act Flood Control Committee flood damage flood protection flood-control project flow glad Governor hearings House Document improvement interests Iowa irrigation Kansas City Kern River Kings River Lake land levees main stem ment miles Missouri River Basin Mountain multiple-purpose navigation O'CONNOR operation percent POULSON present proposed purposes question railroad recommended record Representatives reservoirs REYBOLD River project Rivers and Harbors run-off Sacramento Sacramento River San Joaquin San Joaquin River Secretary Senator Sioux City soil conservation statement storage streams submitted tion tributaries Tulare Lake Tuolumne River TYLER United Valley watershed
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Page 745 - No right to the use of water for land in private ownership shall be sold for a tract exceeding 160 acres to any one landowner, and no such sale shall be made to any landowner unless he be an actual bona fide resident on such land, or occupant thereof residing in the neighborhood of said land, and no such right shall permanently attach until all payments therefor are made.
Page 799 - 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 922 - Department; and said expanded plan shall be prosecuted under the direction of the Secretary of War and supervision of the Chief of Engineers.
Page 1056 - It is hereby declared to be the policy of the legislature to provide for the conservation of the soil and soil resources of this State, and for the control and prevention of soil erosion, and thereby to preserve natural resources, control floods, prevent impairment of dams and reservoirs, assist in maintaining the navigability of rivers and harbors, preserve wildlife, protect the tax base, protect public lands, and protect and promote the health, safety, and general welfare of the people of this...
Page 924 - Resolved by the Committee on Public Works of the United States Senate, 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 report of the Chief of Engineers on the Ouachita River and tributaries, Arkansas and Louisiana, submitted as Senate Document No.
Page 930 - The general comprehensive plan for flood control and other purposes in the Missouri River Basin approved by the Act of June 28, 1938...
Page 1204 - It is well known that there have always been those amongst us who wish to enlarge the powers of the general government ; and experience would seem to indicate that there is a tendency on the part of this government to overstep the boundaries marked out for it by the constitution. Its legitimate authority is abundantly sufficient for all the purposes for which it was created, and its powers being expressly enumerated, there can be no justification for claiming anything beyond them.
Page 660 - 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 628 - ... purposes found by the Secretary to be proper, together with any allocation to flood control or navigation made under subsection (b) of this section, equal the total estimated cost of construction as determined by the Secretary, then the new project, new division of a project, or supplemental works on a project, covered by his findings, shall be deemed authorized and may be undertaken by the Secretary.
Page 614 - The reports of the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors and of the district and division engineers were referred to the Federal Power Commission and to the Bureau of Reclamation for review and comments.