Comprehensive Flood-control Plans on H.R. 9640: Hearings Before the Committee on Flood Control, House of Representatives, Seventy-sixth Congress, Third Session, on H.R. 9640, a Bill Authorizing the Construction of Certain Public Works on Rivers and Harbors for Flood Control, and for Other Purposes. March 18 to April 9, 1940 |
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... estimated cost of $ 21,000,000 , and has authorized this amount for the completion of that plan . Work is now in progress on two reservoirs in that basin and plans are now in preparation for an additional reservoir . The construction of ...
... estimated cost of $ 21,000,000 , and has authorized this amount for the completion of that plan . Work is now in progress on two reservoirs in that basin and plans are now in preparation for an additional reservoir . The construction of ...
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... estimated cost of $ 600,000,000 and for the initiation and partial accomplish- ment of that plan has authorized the expenditure of $ 75,000,000 for reservoirs and $ 50,300,000 for local protective projects . There is the second example ...
... estimated cost of $ 600,000,000 and for the initiation and partial accomplish- ment of that plan has authorized the expenditure of $ 75,000,000 for reservoirs and $ 50,300,000 for local protective projects . There is the second example ...
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... estimated cost of $ 59,300,000 , and has authorized the expenditure of $ 21,000,000 , for the initiation and partial accomplishment of that plan . There again is a project approved by Congress with an estimated cost of $ 59,300,000 ...
... estimated cost of $ 59,300,000 , and has authorized the expenditure of $ 21,000,000 , for the initiation and partial accomplishment of that plan . There again is a project approved by Congress with an estimated cost of $ 59,300,000 ...
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... estimated cost of $ 67,360,000 and has author- ized the expenditure of $ 11,300,000 for the initiation and partial ac- complishment of that plan . There is another example of the same situation which I have men- tioned before , where ...
... estimated cost of $ 67,360,000 and has author- ized the expenditure of $ 11,300,000 for the initiation and partial ac- complishment of that plan . There is another example of the same situation which I have men- tioned before , where ...
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... estimated cost- Colonel HALL ( interposing ) . At an estimated cost of $ 2,170,000 . The CHAIRMAN . For this stream and for this flash tributary ? Colonel HALL . Yes , sir . The CHAIRMAN . What is the cost to the local interests ...
... estimated cost- Colonel HALL ( interposing ) . At an estimated cost of $ 2,170,000 . The CHAIRMAN . For this stream and for this flash tributary ? Colonel HALL . Yes , sir . The CHAIRMAN . What is the cost to the local interests ...
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Page 552 - Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following work of improvement is hereby adopted and authorized, to be prosecuted under the direction of the Secretary of War and the supervision of the Chief of Engineers...
Page 249 - Knapp, chief engineer of the Division of Water Resources of the Kansas State Board of Agriculture; and Earnest Boyce, director of the Division of Sanitation of the Kansas State Board of Health.
Page 826 - 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 330 - June 28, 1938, approved the general comprehensive plan for flood control and other purposes in the upper Mississippi River Basin described in the Flood Control Committee Document No. 1, Seventy-fifth Congress, first session, with such modifications thereof as in the discretion of the Secretary of War and the Chief of Engineers may be advisable...
Page 747 - That penstocks or other similar facilities adapted to possible future use in the development of hydroelectric power shall be installed in any dam herein authorized when approved by the Secretary of War upon the recommendation of the Chief of Engineers and of the Federal Power Commission.
Page 778 - June 22, 1936, shall be construed to include channel and major drainage improvements, and that hereafter Federal investigations and improvements of rivers and other waterways for flood control and allied purposes shall be under the jurisdiction of and shall be prosecuted by the War Department under the direction of the Secretary of War and supervision of the Chief of Engineers...
Page 512 - Chairman and gentlemen, the Board of Supervisors of the Los Angeles County Flood Control District has directed me to appear before this committee to report the flood control needs of our area for fiscal year 1967. At the outset of this statement, I should like to emphasize that we are...
Page 265 - HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COMMITTEE ON FLOOD CONTROL, Washington, DC The committee met at 10 a.
Page 720 - ... the reports of the District and Division Engineers and the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors. Outdoor recreation plans for the Sixes Bridge, Verona, Town Creek, and North Mountain reservoir projects were prepared by the National Park Service in connection with the 1963 Baltimore District Engineers
Page 360 - The CHAIRMAN. Are there any questions by members of the committee? If not, that is all, Mr.