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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... pursuant to notice , at 10:05 a.m. in room F - 53 , U.S. Capitol Building , Senator J. W. Fulbright ( chairman ) , presiding . Present : Senators Fulbright , Long , Wiley , Hickenlooper , Carlson , Capehart , and Williams . The CHAIRMAN ...
... pursuant to notice , at 10:05 a.m. in room F - 53 , U.S. Capitol Building , Senator J. W. Fulbright ( chairman ) , presiding . Present : Senators Fulbright , Long , Wiley , Hickenlooper , Carlson , Capehart , and Williams . The CHAIRMAN ...
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... pursuant to an agreement concluded under the authorization granted by section 1 of this Act , its operation for conservation and release of United States share of waters shall be integrated with other United States water conservation ...
... pursuant to an agreement concluded under the authorization granted by section 1 of this Act , its operation for conservation and release of United States share of waters shall be integrated with other United States water conservation ...
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... Pursuant to the terms of the 1944 treaty , the dam at the Amistad site would be operated and maintained jointly by the Governments of the United States and Mexico . Through the International Boundary and Water Commission with each ...
... Pursuant to the terms of the 1944 treaty , the dam at the Amistad site would be operated and maintained jointly by the Governments of the United States and Mexico . Through the International Boundary and Water Commission with each ...
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... pursuant to this treaty and was completed in 1953. It is located about 75 miles downstream from Laredo at the head of the fertile Rio Grande Valley . Amistad is the second of the dams called for by the treaty , and it will be located ...
... pursuant to this treaty and was completed in 1953. It is located about 75 miles downstream from Laredo at the head of the fertile Rio Grande Valley . Amistad is the second of the dams called for by the treaty , and it will be located ...
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... pursuant to notice , at 10:15 a.m. , in room F - 53 , U.S. Capitol Building , Senator J. W. Fulbright ( chairman ) presiding . Present : Senators Fulbright , Green , Sparkman , Mansfield , Lausche , Church , Hickenlooper , Wiley , Aiken ...
... pursuant to notice , at 10:15 a.m. , in room F - 53 , U.S. Capitol Building , Senator J. W. Fulbright ( chairman ) presiding . Present : Senators Fulbright , Green , Sparkman , Mansfield , Lausche , Church , Hickenlooper , Wiley , Aiken ...
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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