Omnibus Water Resources Development Act of 1976: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Water Resources of the Committee on Public Works, United States Senate, Ninety-fourth Congress, Second Session .... |
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Page 1201
... result from the provision of the second lock . We have tried to make clear to the committee that the traffic needs clearly in prospect are so urgent that short - term considerations fully justify the authorization of the single lock in ...
... result from the provision of the second lock . We have tried to make clear to the committee that the traffic needs clearly in prospect are so urgent that short - term considerations fully justify the authorization of the single lock in ...
Page 1214
... resulting in costly and progressively greater delays . Upon completion of navigation projects now in progress , this ... result in undue high cost waterbound commerce in this area unless prompt action is taken to at least minimize the ...
... resulting in costly and progressively greater delays . Upon completion of navigation projects now in progress , this ... result in undue high cost waterbound commerce in this area unless prompt action is taken to at least minimize the ...
Page 1217
... result in higher transportation costs and will be ultimately reflected in higher product costs to our domestic customers on the Gulf Coast , who have ready access to foreign sources of supply , many of which are subsidized directly or ...
... result in higher transportation costs and will be ultimately reflected in higher product costs to our domestic customers on the Gulf Coast , who have ready access to foreign sources of supply , many of which are subsidized directly or ...
Page 1221
... result in higher transportation costs . The alternative is diversion of traffic to other modes such as rail and truck . These are more costly and far less effi- cient in use of fuel which is contrary to our country's efforts in fuel ...
... result in higher transportation costs . The alternative is diversion of traffic to other modes such as rail and truck . These are more costly and far less effi- cient in use of fuel which is contrary to our country's efforts in fuel ...
Page 1228
... result of the continuing industrial expansion underway in the Ohio Valley . This expansion is largely the result of the availability of coal as both a source of fuel and a basic material for chemical processing , and from the avail ...
... result of the continuing industrial expansion underway in the Ohio Valley . This expansion is largely the result of the availability of coal as both a source of fuel and a basic material for chemical processing , and from the avail ...
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Page 2069 - ... such use of the river beyond the line of low-water mark as may be necessary to the full enjoyment of her riparian ownership, without impeding the navigation or otherwise interfering with the proper use of it by Maryland, agreeably to the compact of seventeen hundred and eighty-five: In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands the day and year aforesaid. "JS Black, of Pennsylvania, "Charles J. Jenkins, of Georgia.
Page 1620 - NONE IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Corona, California, this 27TH day of July, 1976.
Page 2244 - States free from any damages that may result from construction and maintenance of the project, not including damages due to the fault or negligence of the United States or its contractors; c.
Page 1880 - Federal agency under sections 202, 203, and 204 of this title; (2) relocation assistance programs offering the services described in section 205 shall be provided to such displaced persons; (3) within a reasonable period of time prior to displacement, decent, safe, and sanitary replacement dwellings will be available to displaced persons in accordance with section 205 (c) (3).
Page 2245 - Information in the areas concerned and provide this Information to zoning and other regulatory agencies for their guidance and leadership In preventing unwise future development in the flood plain and in adopting such regulations as may be necessary to Insure compatibility between future development and protection levels provided by the project; and j.
Page 2209 - ... contrary to the public interest." When reviewing permit applications, the Corps looks at all the relevant factors including conservation, economics, aesthetics, general environmental concerns, historic values, wetland values, fish and wildlife values, flood damage prevention, land use classifications, navigation, recreation, water supply, water quality, energy needs, food production and the general welfare of the public.
Page 2068 - Point, which is in latitude 37° 54' 38", longitude 75° 52' 44" ; from Watkins Point the boundary line runs due east seven thousand eight hundred and eighty yards, to a point where it meets a line running through the middle of Pocomoke Sound, which is marked C on the accompanying map, and is in latitude 37° 54...
Page 2068 - The low-water mark on the Potomac, to which Virginia has a right in the soil, is to be measured by the same rule, that is to say, from low-water mark at one headland, to low-water mark at another, without following indentations, bays, creeks, inlets, or affluent rivers.
Page 2068 - Chesapeake bay), which is herewith filed as part of this award, and explanatory thereof; the original charter line is marked upon the said map and shaded in blue; the present line of boundary, as ascertained and determined, is also marked and shaded in red, while the yellow indicates the line referred to in the compact of seventeen hundred and eighty-five, between Smith's Point and Watkins1 Point.
Page 2214 - That no tolls or operating charges whatever shall be levied upon or collected from any vessel, dredge, or other water craft for passing through any lock, canal, canalized river, or other work for the use and benefit of navigation, now belonging to the United States or that may be hereafter acquired or constructed...