Disaster Relief: Hearing Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Public Works, United States Senate, Eighty-first Congress, Second Session, on S. 2415 ...U.S. Government Printing Office, 1950 - 101 pages |
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Aitkin County amended amount appropriation Army engineers authorize Federal assistance bill caused Chairman Congress cost county highway COUNTY HIGHWAY ENGINEER county roads Crookston culverts D. C. DEAR SENATOR dams DEAR SENATOR HUMPHREY DENNIS CHAVEZ Department dikes disaster relief ditches drainage East Grand Forks emergency estimated expense farm farmers Federal agencies Federal Government feet flood area flood conditions flood control flood damage floodwaters governments in major gravel Hagen HUBERT H HUBERT HUMPHREY July July 17 June Kittson County legislation letter loss major disaster Marshall County miles Minn Minnesota and North North Dakota Pembina Pennington County President public facilities reconstruction Red Cross Red Lake River Red River Valley reimbursement repair replacement restoration road and bridge Senate Office Building SENATOR CHAVEZ Senator LANGER Senator Thye Senator WATKINS Sincerely situation statement streets Thank Total township roads United States Senate village wash-outs Washington WITHEROW
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Page 2 - The President may, from time to time, promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary and proper to carry out any of the provisions of this Act ; and he may exercise any power or authority conferred on him by this Act through such department, agency, or officer as he shall direct.
Page 3 - The committee shall have the power, without regard to the civil-service laws and the Classification Act of 1923...
Page 1 - United States" includes the District of Columbia, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands; (c) "State" means any State in the United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands; (d) "Governor...
Page 3 - Act and this part, any Federal agency is authorized to accept and utilize, with the consent of the State or local government, the services, personnel, materials and facilities of such State or local agency...
Page 94 - An Act to authorize Federal assistance to States and local governments in major disasters, and for other purposes...
Page 85 - This negotiated contract is entered into pursuant to the provisions of section 2 (c) (1) of the Armed Services Procurement Act of 1947 (Public Law 413, 80th Cong.), and any required determination and findings have been made.
Page 1 - major disaster" means any hurricane, tornado, storm, flood, high water, wind-driven water, tidal wave, earthquake, drought, fire, or other catastrophe in any part of the United States, which, in the determination of the President, is or threatens to be of sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant disaster assistance by the Federal Government...
Page 2 - Cross, but nothing contained in this Act shall be construed to limit or in any way affect the responsibilities of the American National Red Cross under the Act approved January 5, 1905 (33 Stat. 599), as amended.
Page 2 - Federal agency having jurisdiction thereof lacks the authority or an appropriation to repair, reconstruct, or restore such facilities, such Federal agency is hereby authorized to repair, reconstruct, or restore such facilities to the extent necessary to place them in a reasonably usable condition and to use therefor any available funds not otherwise immediately required : Provided, however, That the President shall first determine that the repair, reconstruction, or restoration is of such importance...
Page 94 - An Act To Authorize Federal Assistance to State and Local Governments in Major Disasters and for Other Purposes