Amistad Dam and Reservoir: Hearings Before the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, Eighty-sixth Congress, Second Session, on H. R. 12263, an Act to Authorize the Conclusion of an Agreement for the Joint Construction by the United States and Mexico of a Major International Storage Dam on the Rio Grande in Accordance with the Provisions of the Treaty of February 3, 1944, with Mexico, and for Other Purposes. June 21 and 22, 1960Considers H.R. 12263, to authorize State Dept to conclude agreement with Mexico for joint construction, operation and maintenance of Amistad Dam and Reservoir on Rio Grande River. |
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... power - generating plant . Mr. HEWITT . There are three plants which will be inundated . Senator CARLSON . What ... Federal Power Commission says there will be no trouble in finding a requirement for the power in the vicinity of the dam ...
... power - generating plant . Mr. HEWITT . There are three plants which will be inundated . Senator CARLSON . What ... Federal Power Commission says there will be no trouble in finding a requirement for the power in the vicinity of the dam ...
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... power generated at the plants . The CHAIRMAN . Both plants ? Mr. HEWITT . Yes , both plants . The CHAIRMAN . Our part would amount to what ? Mr. HEWITT . $ 15,217,000 . RECOMMENDATION AGAINST FEDERAL ... Commission advised the International ...
... power generated at the plants . The CHAIRMAN . Both plants ? Mr. HEWITT . Yes , both plants . The CHAIRMAN . Our part would amount to what ? Mr. HEWITT . $ 15,217,000 . RECOMMENDATION AGAINST FEDERAL ... Commission advised the International ...
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... power from that amount of water ? Mr. HEWITT . Yes , sir ; we can derive a great deal of power from that amount of ... Federal Power Commission , I believe , is that when there is in the history of the stream a period in which firm power ...
... power from that amount of water ? Mr. HEWITT . Yes , sir ; we can derive a great deal of power from that amount of ... Federal Power Commission , I believe , is that when there is in the history of the stream a period in which firm power ...
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... Commission feels bound by that position of the Federal Power Commission , it is a little hard for me to understand why you are supporting the building of a powerplant . Simply because the House of Representatives put it in the bill , it ...
... Commission feels bound by that position of the Federal Power Commission , it is a little hard for me to understand why you are supporting the building of a powerplant . Simply because the House of Representatives put it in the bill , it ...
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... Federal Power Commission . However , we do feel that in supporting this bill we are supporting the dam . We want the dam to be completed . We are not attempting to pass on the federal power question . FEASIBILITY OF CONSTRUCTION OF A ...
... Federal Power Commission . However , we do feel that in supporting this bill we are supporting the dam . We want the dam to be completed . We are not attempting to pass on the federal power question . FEASIBILITY OF CONSTRUCTION OF A ...
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2½ percent 50-year basis acre-feet acreage acres additional Amistad Reservoir ANGELES THE LIBRARY ANGELES THE UNIVERSITY ANGELEST annual Anzalduas Dam believe benefit-cost ratio benefits Boundary and Water Brownsville build CALIFORN THE UNIVERSITY CALIFORNIA OF CALIFORN CHAIRMAN Ciudad Acuña Commissioner COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN conservation storage DAM AND RESERVOIR Department downstream E-LIBRARY estimated facilities Falcon Dam Federal Power Commission firm power flood control flood damages gulf HEWITT Hoover Dam House bill International Boundary international storage dam irrigation joint construction kilowatts land Laredo LELAND H located MELVILLE E Mexican Government Mexican side miles million Nuevo Laredo operation OSBORNE penstocks plant POWERPLANT Senator HICKENLOOPER President proposed Amistad Dam purposes question RECOMMENDATION AGAINST FEDERAL relocate repayment Rio Grande River Senator CARLSON Senator GREEN Senator MANSFIELD Senator WILLIAMS steamplants Texas treaty of February U.S. Govern U.S. share U.S. side UNIVERSIT UNIVERSITY LOS ANGELES valley Water Commission water supply