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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... possible to control all of the floods of record , and we have about 59 years of record , and to eliminate the flood dam- ages which have occurred along the Rio Grande in recent years . Falcon Dam which I mentioned before was completed ...
... possible to control all of the floods of record , and we have about 59 years of record , and to eliminate the flood dam- ages which have occurred along the Rio Grande in recent years . Falcon Dam which I mentioned before was completed ...
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... possible . I was gratified that our President took particular note of the importance of this project in his budget message earlier this year . In this message , he stated as follows : " To carry forward the joint development of waters ...
... possible . I was gratified that our President took particular note of the importance of this project in his budget message earlier this year . In this message , he stated as follows : " To carry forward the joint development of waters ...
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... 22 percent money . Mr. HEWITT . Yes . Senator WILLIAMS . And to that extent you are underestimating your projected costs by about 50 percent . 57603-60-3 Mr. HEWITT . That is possible ; yes , sir AMISTAD DAM AND RESERVOIR 13.
... 22 percent money . Mr. HEWITT . Yes . Senator WILLIAMS . And to that extent you are underestimating your projected costs by about 50 percent . 57603-60-3 Mr. HEWITT . That is possible ; yes , sir AMISTAD DAM AND RESERVOIR 13.
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... possible ; yes , sir . The CHAIRMAN . Yes . We have a big Executive Calendar , and I know we cannot finish the hearings , because I know there are other questions of Mr. Hewitt . I wonder if you couldn't come back tomorrow , Mr. Hewitt ...
... possible ; yes , sir . The CHAIRMAN . Yes . We have a big Executive Calendar , and I know we cannot finish the hearings , because I know there are other questions of Mr. Hewitt . I wonder if you couldn't come back tomorrow , Mr. Hewitt ...
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... possible . We have a formal statement , as I alluded to before , from the Presidents of the two countries urging that the steps be taken to complete this dam as soon as possible . In that connection , our President urged the Congress to ...
... possible . We have a formal statement , as I alluded to before , from the Presidents of the two countries urging that the steps be taken to complete this dam as soon as possible . In that connection , our President urged the Congress to ...
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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