Watershed Development Projects, 1965: Hearings Before Subcommittee on Watershed Development of the Committee on Public Works, House of Representatives, Eighty-ninth Congress, First Session, April 13, June 22, July 19, and September 7, 1965

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Committee Serial No. 89-18. Reviews work plans for 32 upstream flood control and watershed projects in 20 states.

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Page 86 - DAN DANIEL, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF VIRGINIA Mr. Chairman, and members of the Committee. I am most grateful for the opportunity to testify in support of the REA Direct Loan Program.
Page 1 - THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dr. PARKS. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am Dr. John Parks, Dean of the George Washington University School of Medicine. With your permission I would like to submit this full statement and summarize it in brief. Mr.
Page 16 - Dowdy. STATEMENT OF HON. JOHN DOWDY, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF TEXAS Mr. DOWDY. Mr. Chairman, it is a pleasure to appear before you and to make a statement for this project.
Page 42 - Local organizations throughout the country have shown an intense interest in requesting assistance under the provisions of Public Law 566, the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act of August 4.
Page 41 - STATEMENT OF HON. WILLIAM M. TUCK, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF VIRGINIA Mr. TUCK. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr.
Page 3 - I might just of 1962, recreation was added as a cost-sharing purpose to the watershed program. The cost sharing that is provided is the Federal Government will pay up to 50 percent of the cost of enlarging the reservoir so as to ha^ea permanent pool. In this case, the reservoir will be enlarged to about 700 acres. The permanent recreational pool will be about 700 acres. In addition to the up to 50 percent cost-sharing for the reservoir, the Federal Government will cost-share on up to 50 percent on...
Page 88 - If there is no further business to come before the subcommittee, we stand adjourned. [Whereupon, at 1:32 pm, the subcommittee was adjourned.] [Submitted statements follow:] PRESENTED BY THE HONORABLE YGNACIO 0.
Page 76 - Civic clubs and the Farm Bureau within the area are actively assisting the association in this work. The local press, Farm Bureau chapter, and civic clubs are actively encouraging the application of soil conservation measures. The local people are confident that they can secure the easements and right-of-way that will be necessary. The project is sponsored by the Broad River Soil Conservation District, the Oconee River Soil Conservation District, the county government of Oglethorpe County, and the...
Page 13 - I should like to ask you to do — and I do not know of any reason why it should not be on the record — is to roughly translate wings into terms of men and planes.

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