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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... land in the United States alone . They will also damage five international bridges which cross the Rio Grande in that area , and will cause loss of life , as I mentioned before , and the tremendous loss of commercial facilities . Now in ...
... land in the United States alone . They will also damage five international bridges which cross the Rio Grande in that area , and will cause loss of life , as I mentioned before , and the tremendous loss of commercial facilities . Now in ...
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... land that will be covered by the water . That is outlined on the map . The total capacity of the storage is ... land to be inun- dated would be 87,400 acres , only about 58,000 acres will be in the United States , and most of this will ...
... land that will be covered by the water . That is outlined on the map . The total capacity of the storage is ... land to be inun- dated would be 87,400 acres , only about 58,000 acres will be in the United States , and most of this will ...
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... land at the end of the 50 years . The annual capital costs at 2.5 percent would be as follows on the basis of a 50 - year project : The dam and related works including power for a total of $ 2,536,000 . On the 100 - year basis it would ...
... land at the end of the 50 years . The annual capital costs at 2.5 percent would be as follows on the basis of a 50 - year project : The dam and related works including power for a total of $ 2,536,000 . On the 100 - year basis it would ...
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... land on the Mexican side you are free to use the water on the Mexican side of the boundary as much as you like . Senator HICKENLOOPER . But you can't fish on the Mexican side of the stream . Mr. HEWITT . You can fish on it with a ...
... land on the Mexican side you are free to use the water on the Mexican side of the boundary as much as you like . Senator HICKENLOOPER . But you can't fish on the Mexican side of the stream . Mr. HEWITT . You can fish on it with a ...
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... land that this is supposed to protect all in the United States or in both Mexico and the United States ? Mr. HEWITT . I think that the acreage is about the same in both . countries , and in each country they have about that amount . The ...
... land that this is supposed to protect all in the United States or in both Mexico and the United States ? Mr. HEWITT . I think that the acreage is about the same in both . countries , and in each country they have about that amount . The ...
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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