| United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations - 1951 - 1666 pages
...menace lo national welfare- that it is the sense of Congress that flood control on navigable wters or their tributaries is a proper activity of the Federal Government in operation with States, their political subdivisions, and localities thereof * * *. Mr. DAVIS. Yes;... | |
| United States. President's Materials Policy Commission - Natural resources - 1952 - 192 pages
...the 1936 Flood Control Act declaring, "It is hereby recognized that ... it is the sense of Congress that flood control on navigable waters or their tributaries...their political subdivisions, and localities thereof . . ." [4]. Local cooperation has been directed principally toward aid in planning and provision of... | |
| United States. Congress. House. Committee on Public Works - Beach erosion - 1954 - 1168 pages
...floods constituted a menace to national welfare and that it is the sense of Congress that flood control is a proper activity of the Federal Government in cooperation with States and local interests where the benefits are in excess of the estimated costs and if the lives and social... | |
| United States. Army. Corps of Engineers - 1955 - 122 pages
...28 June 1938, and 22 December 19W*, establishes the Federal policy with regard to flood control; ie, that "flood control on navigable waters or their tributaries...their political subdivisions, and localities thereof . . . ." However, each Federal flood control project, except certain minor improvements and certain... | |
| United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Works - 1955 - 352 pages
...similar to that in Connecticut. Congress has declared that flood control on navigable waters and tlieir tributaries is a proper activity of the Federal Government in cooperation with States and their political subdivisions. Up to 1933, the Federal Government financed the entire cost of flood... | |
| United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations - Electric utilities - 1956 - 702 pages
...June 28, 1938, and December 22, 1944, established the Federal policy with regard to flood control, ie, that "flood control on navigable waters or their tributaries...activity of the Federal Government in cooperation with the States, their political subdivision, and localities thereof. * * *" However, as in the case of... | |
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