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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... Texas , and ( b ) the State of Texas having stipulated that the amount of water that will be available for use in the United States below Falcon Dam after the proposed dam is placed in operation will be not less than the amount ...
... Texas , and ( b ) the State of Texas having stipulated that the amount of water that will be available for use in the United States below Falcon Dam after the proposed dam is placed in operation will be not less than the amount ...
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... Texas to be about $ 22 per acre - foot . So that some $ 66 million worth of water was lost . We figure on the average we are going to lose some 190,000 acre - feet of water annually which we will retain in the Amistad Dam and which ...
... Texas to be about $ 22 per acre - foot . So that some $ 66 million worth of water was lost . We figure on the average we are going to lose some 190,000 acre - feet of water annually which we will retain in the Amistad Dam and which ...
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... Texas . Flood control releases would be made from the reservoir when necessary as determined by the Commission , at ... Texas State Parks Board and that hunting and fishing would be under the jurisdiction of the Texas Fish and Game ...
... Texas . Flood control releases would be made from the reservoir when necessary as determined by the Commission , at ... Texas State Parks Board and that hunting and fishing would be under the jurisdiction of the Texas Fish and Game ...
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... Texas license , too . MAINTENANCE COSTS The CHAIRMAN . I don't believe you ever said what the maintenance costs would be . You said the capital costs would be $ 2 million a year . What is the maintenance cost ? Mr. HEWITT . The ...
... Texas license , too . MAINTENANCE COSTS The CHAIRMAN . I don't believe you ever said what the maintenance costs would be . You said the capital costs would be $ 2 million a year . What is the maintenance cost ? Mr. HEWITT . The ...
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... Texas to control the distribution of the U.S. share of the water impounded by the dam and requires that the operation of the dam be coordinated with the operation of Falcon Dam located downstream so as to protect the rights of water ...
... Texas to control the distribution of the U.S. share of the water impounded by the dam and requires that the operation of the dam be coordinated with the operation of Falcon Dam located downstream so as to protect the rights of water ...
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2½ percent 50 percent 50-year basis acre-feet acreage acres additional Amistad Reservoir amount of water annual Anzalduas Dam believe benefit-cost ratio benefits Boundary and Water Brownsville build Ciudad Acuña Commissioner COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN Congress DAM AND RESERVOIR DAM Senator downstream estimated facilities Falcon Dam Falcon Reservoir FEDERAL CONSTRUCTION Federal Power Commission figure firm power flood damages gulf HEWITT Hoover Dam House bill hydro impounded International Boundary international dam international storage dam irrigation joint construction kilowatts land Laredo LELAND H located Matamoros MELVILLE E Mexican Government Mexican side miles million Nuevo Laredo operation OSBORNE penstocks plant POWERPLANT Senator HICKENLOOPER President proposed Amistad Dam pursuant question railroads RECOMMENDATION AGAINST FEDERAL relocate Rio Grande River Senator CARLSON Senator GREEN Senator MANSFIELD Senator WILLIAMS statement steamplants Texas total cost treaty of February U.S. Govern U.S. share U.S. side United States share Water Commission water supply