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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... flood control , conservation , electric power , and other ancillary benefits . The first dam , Falcon Dam as you can see , was completed in 1953 and is under operation at the present time . The second dam which we are talking about this ...
... flood control , conservation , electric power , and other ancillary benefits . The first dam , Falcon Dam as you can see , was completed in 1953 and is under operation at the present time . The second dam which we are talking about this ...
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... FLOOD PROTECTION Now with the harnessing of those three rivers or the control of those three rivers , it will be possible to control all of the floods of record , and we have about 59 years of record , and to eliminate the flood dam ...
... FLOOD PROTECTION Now with the harnessing of those three rivers or the control of those three rivers , it will be possible to control all of the floods of record , and we have about 59 years of record , and to eliminate the flood dam ...
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... flood control , conservation , and regulation of the waters of the Rio Grande for the two countries in accordance with the terms of the treaty . The basic principle of operation of the reservoir system for storage and regulation of U.S. ...
... flood control , conservation , and regulation of the waters of the Rio Grande for the two countries in accordance with the terms of the treaty . The basic principle of operation of the reservoir system for storage and regulation of U.S. ...
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... flood control , and 3,550,000 acre - feet for con- servation storage and silt retention . Of this , 56.8 percent will belong to the United States and 43.8 percent to Mexico . The total cost of the U.S. share of the cost of the dam ...
... flood control , and 3,550,000 acre - feet for con- servation storage and silt retention . Of this , 56.8 percent will belong to the United States and 43.8 percent to Mexico . The total cost of the U.S. share of the cost of the dam ...
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... flood damage estimated to now occur to U.S. properties annually will be eliminated . In addition to this urgently needed flood control feature , the House - passed bill calls for the inclusion of 3 million acre - feet of water ...
... flood damage estimated to now occur to U.S. properties annually will be eliminated . In addition to this urgently needed flood control feature , the House - passed bill calls for the inclusion of 3 million acre - feet of water ...
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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