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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... plants are built in connection with this dam , wouldn't it be just a short time until people would be over here asking to build steamplants ? We have seen that happen in the TVA . Mr. HEWITT . I don't think there will be any- Senator ...
... plants are built in connection with this dam , wouldn't it be just a short time until people would be over here asking to build steamplants ? We have seen that happen in the TVA . Mr. HEWITT . I don't think there will be any- Senator ...
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... steamplants and then more steamplants to produce so - called firm power . That is what apparently happens in these cases . And we ought to know what we are getting into . Mr. HEWITT . Well , I can't prophesy , sir . Senator HICKENLOOPER ...
... steamplants and then more steamplants to produce so - called firm power . That is what apparently happens in these cases . And we ought to know what we are getting into . Mr. HEWITT . Well , I can't prophesy , sir . Senator HICKENLOOPER ...
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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