Energy and Water Development Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1980: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate, Ninety-sixth Congress, First Session, Part 7U.S. Government Printing Office, 1979 - Power resources |
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Page 662 - The Water Resources Development Act of 1976 authorized the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers...
Page 392 - Survey of the Department of the Interior and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the Department of Commerce.
Page 391 - You've heard who the objecting agencies normally are, the US Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Marine Fisheries Service and the Environmental Protection Agency.
Page 441 - Each licensee hereunder shall be liable for all damages occasioned to the property of others by the construction, maintenance, or operation of the project works or of the works appurtenant or accessory thereto, constructed under the license, and in no event shall the United States be liable therefor.
Page 642 - Thank you for your consideration of these requests and for your time in allowing us to be present at these hearings. We stand ready to assist you in any way and to furnish any additional information you may require. Sincerely, GALVESTON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT EDDIE BARR Commissioner, Precinct 1 WAYNE JOHNSON, III Commissioner, Precinct 3 BILLY J.
Page 228 - I join with the other witnesses in support of this project by asking that funds for the continuation of construction now underway be appropriated as soon as practical. The Waterloo project, combining redevelopment with flood control, is unique In the Nation. Proper timing, coordination, and skillful administration could save Che public appreciable expenditures by producing the desired beneficial effects at the time of construction.
Page 226 - We are' pleased to have the opportunity to appear before the committee to inform you of our activities, our needs in the area of flood control, and to answer any questions you might have regarding our Local Flood Control Project.
Page 252 - Association, the National Conference of State Legislatures, and the Council of State Governments, and...
Page 501 - ... Engineers for Rivers and Harbors, created under section 3 of the River and Harbor Act, approved June 13, 1902, be, and is hereby, requested to review the report of the Chief of Engineers on the...
Page 784 - Board shall issue such rules and regulations as may be necessary to implement the provisions of this paragraph.