Amistad Dam and Reservoir: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Inter-American Affairs of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, Eighty-sixth Congress, Second Session, on H.R. 8080, a Bill 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, February 8, 9, 10; March 7 and 18, 1960Considers H.R. 8080, to conclude agreement between U.S. and Mexico for joint construction of the Amistad International Storage Dam on the Rio Grande River. |
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... acreage will be cultivated . All the water is already appropriated , under commitment in the State of Texas along the Rio Grande . The conservation storage contem- plated for Amistad will not be substantial , although adequate for its ...
... acreage will be cultivated . All the water is already appropriated , under commitment in the State of Texas along the Rio Grande . The conservation storage contem- plated for Amistad will not be substantial , although adequate for its ...
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... acres of land are under irri- gation on the U.S. side , principally on the low benchlands in the vicinity of Eagle Pass . A similar acreage is under irrigation on the Mexican side . Cotton and feed are the major crops , and some ...
... acres of land are under irri- gation on the U.S. side , principally on the low benchlands in the vicinity of Eagle Pass . A similar acreage is under irrigation on the Mexican side . Cotton and feed are the major crops , and some ...
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... acre - feet . The riverflows , derived from highly variable precipitation , vary erratically over wide ranges from year ... acres , 830,000 in the United States , are dependent upon control and regulation of the river's floods . EXISTING ...
... acre - feet . The riverflows , derived from highly variable precipitation , vary erratically over wide ranges from year ... acres , 830,000 in the United States , are dependent upon control and regulation of the river's floods . EXISTING ...
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... acres , and main rail and highway communication systems in the area , includ- ing 5 international bridges across the ... acre - feet , suffered critical water shortages in 1956 and 1957. Yet , just 2 years before , incident to the 1954 ...
... acres , and main rail and highway communication systems in the area , includ- ing 5 international bridges across the ... acre - feet , suffered critical water shortages in 1956 and 1957. Yet , just 2 years before , incident to the 1954 ...
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... acre - feet of U.S. waters originating above the Amistad site would waste to the gulf , or other- wise be lost , an average of 290,000 acre - feet annually . The 17,200,000 here referred to is also revised from amount shown in Project ...
... acre - feet of U.S. waters originating above the Amistad site would waste to the gulf , or other- wise be lost , an average of 290,000 acre - feet annually . The 17,200,000 here referred to is also revised from amount shown in Project ...
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acre-feet acres allocated Amistad Dam annual authority benefits bill Board of Water Boundary and Water Bureau BURLESON Cameron County Central Power Chairman Colonel HEWITT committee Congress conservation storage construction of Amistad Control and Improvement cost County Water Control Dam and Reservoir dependable capacity Diablo Dam Eagle Pass electric cooperatives energy estimated Falcon Dam Falcon Reservoir falling water FASCELL feasible Federal Government Federal Power Commission FISHER flood control flow Hidalgo County hydroelectric impounded Improvement District International Boundary irrigation kilowatts KREZDORN land legislation lower Rio Maverick County ment Mexican Mexico miles million O. C. Fisher O'HARA operation percent plant Power & Light powerplant proposed Diablo Dam questions Quitman REAVLEY release representing Rio Grande River Rio Grande Valley riparian SELDEN Senate SHEPPERD statement storage dam subcommittee Thank tion treaty U.S. Section U.S. share U.S. water United Water Commission water rights water supply water users WEAVER
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Page 222 - Interior, who shall transmit and dispose of such power and energy in such manner as to encourage the most widespread use thereof at the lowest possible rates to consumers consistent with sound business principles, the rate schedules to become effective upon confirmation and approval by the Federal Power Commission.
Page 153 - Tennessee Valley Authority, and the United States section of the International Boundary and Water Commission (United States and Mexico...
Page 266 - The cost of construction, operation and maintenance of each of the international storage dams shall be prorated between the two Governments in proportion to the capacity allotted to each country for conservation purposes in the reservoir at such dam.
Page 31 - Secretary, is a contract, containing stipulations on the part of the Government, and on the part of the corporation, entered into for full and adequate consideration. The Government became party to this contract by granting the charter, and the stockholders by accepting it.
Page 243 - Without objection, it will be included in the record at this time. (The letter .referred to is as follows :) INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD or ELECTRICAL WORKERS, LOCAL UNION 66, Houston, Tex., February 29, 1960.
Page 9 - I. The dams required for the conservation, storage and regulation of the greatest quantity of the annual flow of the river in a way to ensure the continuance of existing uses and the development of the greatest number of feasible projects, within the limits imposed by the water allotments specified.
Page 264 - State for the use of the United States Section, International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico, such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
Page 251 - That nothing contained in the treaty or protocol shall be construed as authorizing the Secretary of State of the United States, the Commissioner of the United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission, or the United States Section of said Commission, directly or indirectly to alter or control the distribution of water to users within the territorial limits of any of the individual States.
Page 65 - Mr. Chairman and members of the committee, my name is JE Sturrock. I reside in Austin, Tex., and I am general manager of the Texas Water Conservation Association, a statewide organization dedicated to the task of promoting the development, conservation, protection, and utilization of the water resources of Texas for all beneficial purposes.
Page 9 - Treaty between the United States of America and the United Mexican States, signed in Washington on February 3, 1944, relating to the utilization of the waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande...