...control acts seriatim, or 33 USC, chapter 15. 1765-1. Declaration of policy. — It is hereby recognized that destructive floods upon the rivers of the United...commerce between the States, constitute a menace to national welfare; that it is the sense of Congress that flood control on navigable waters or their...

...796'. This section has been amended as above. 1885a. Flood control, policy. — It is hereby recognized that destructive floods upon the rivers of the United...commerce between the States, constitute a menace to national welfare; that it is the sense of Congress that flood control on navigable waters or their...

...first paragraph of that act. SECTION 1. It is hereby recognized that destructive floods upon the riven, of the United States, upsetting orderly processes...and property, including the erosion of lands, and obstructing navigation, highways, railroads, and other channels of commerce between the States, constitute...

...Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Vermont recognize that destructive floods upon the Connecticut River, upsetting orderly processes and causing loss of life...the erosion of lands, and impairing and obstructing higfawa'ys, railroads, and other channels of commerce between the aforesaid states, constitute a menace,...

...Act, approved June 22, 1936, which contains in part the following provisions : It is hereby recognized that destructive floods upon the rivers of the United...the erosion of lands and impairing and obstructing the navigation, highways, railroads, and other channels of commerce between the States, constitute...

...much time, I would like to quote the first paragraph of that act. SECTION 1. It is hereby recognized that destructive floods upon the rivers of the United...and property, including the erosion of lands, and obstructing navigation, highways, railroads, and other channels of commerce between the States, constitute...

...much time, I would like to quote the first paragraph of that act. SECTION 1. It is hereby recognized that destructive floods upon the rivers of the United...and property, including the erosion of lands, and obstructing navigation, highways, railroads, and other channels of commerce between the States, constitute...

...causing loss of life and property including the erosion of lands and impairing and obstructing the navigation, highways, railroads, and other channels...States, constitute a menace to the national welfare. And then it goes on and lodges the enforcement of this act with the Army engineers. The foregoing acts...

...project." (Act of Mar. 1, 1917 (part of sec. 3) 39 Stat. 950; 33 U. 8. C. 701.) "It Is hereby recognized that destructive floods upon the rivers of the United...commerce between the States, constitute a menace to national welfare; that It is the sense of Congress that flood control on navigable waters or their...

...estimated costs, and if the lives and social security of people are otherwise adversely affected" and that "destructive floods upon the rivers of the United...commerce between the States, constitute a menace to national welfare." That Act authorized the construction of various flood-control projects. By § 7...