Stream Channelization: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives, Ninety-second Congress, First Session [-Ninety-third Congress, First Session], Part 3U.S. Government Printing Office, 1971 - 3288 pages |
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Page 1276
... acres . Yet this particular watershed document on its cover states that this work plan is for watershed protection , flood protection , drainage and fish and wildlife improvement . So we cite these figures to point out that there is a ...
... acres . Yet this particular watershed document on its cover states that this work plan is for watershed protection , flood protection , drainage and fish and wildlife improvement . So we cite these figures to point out that there is a ...
Page 1280
... acres of bottom - land hard- woods have been purchased along with 56,000 acres of marshland . The individual tracts contain many miles of natural bayous which are now protected against channelization . By this time , most of these would ...
... acres of bottom - land hard- woods have been purchased along with 56,000 acres of marshland . The individual tracts contain many miles of natural bayous which are now protected against channelization . By this time , most of these would ...
Page 1281
... acres in the State , but by 1968 only 50 percent remained in timber . For each 1,000 acres of hardwood forest destroyed , the habitat of 50 deer is removed ; then a potential annual harvest of 17 animals and 425 hunting efforts is lost ...
... acres in the State , but by 1968 only 50 percent remained in timber . For each 1,000 acres of hardwood forest destroyed , the habitat of 50 deer is removed ; then a potential annual harvest of 17 animals and 425 hunting efforts is lost ...
Page 1282
... acres . Louisiana is comprised of 31,054,000 acres . The land area occupies 28,345,000 acres , and watershed applications cover 28 percent of this total . Early this year , the Commission was requested to review 19 watershed projects ...
... acres . Louisiana is comprised of 31,054,000 acres . The land area occupies 28,345,000 acres , and watershed applications cover 28 percent of this total . Early this year , the Commission was requested to review 19 watershed projects ...
Page 1291
... acres of prime wildlife and fisheries habitat . A major component of this habitat was 198,000 acres of woodland / wetlands . These figures are considered to be conservative since the Fish and Wildlife Service had pre- viously estimated ...
... acres of prime wildlife and fisheries habitat . A major component of this habitat was 198,000 acres of woodland / wetlands . These figures are considered to be conservative since the Fish and Wildlife Service had pre- viously estimated ...
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acres of wet Alcovy River amendment areas Bayou benefits Chairman channel improvement channelization projects Colorado River Commission Congress Conservation and Natural construction Corps of Engineers County Soil Conservation Creek Watershed cropland D.C. DEAR damage downstream Drainage District effects environment environmental eral erosion Federal agencies Federal funds fish fish and wildlife Fisheries flood control flood plain Flood prevention Game and Fish Lake location of project losses Louisiana marshes ment moratorium Name and location name of waterway Natural Resources nelized number of acres Number of miles planning problems project include name PROJECTS INVOLVING CHANNELIZATION proposed Public Law 566 Purpose(s recreation result of project REUSS riprapped sediment Soil and Water Soil Conservation District Soil Conservation Service South Dakota sponsoring stream channelization swamps tion tributary Type and number Walsh County Water Conservation District water management waterfowl watershed projects West Virginia wet lands drained wetlands wildlife wildlife habitat wildlife resources wood ducks
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Page 2076 - Provided further, That no part of the funds appropriated by this act shall be used for the payment of any officer or employee of the Department of Agriculture who, as such officer or employee, or on behalf of the department or any division, commission, or bureau thereof, issues, or causes to be issued, any prediction, oral or written, or forecast...
Page 2101 - Mr. Chairman, I move to strike the requisite number of words. (Mr.
Page 1469 - State, and for the control and prevention of soil erosion, and thereby to preserve natural resources, control floods, prevent impairment of dams and reservoirs, assist in maintaining the navigability of rivers and harbors, preserve wildlife, protect the tax base, protect public lands, and protect and promote the health, safety, and general welfare of the people of this state.
Page 1977 - Water Resources Planning Act". STATEMENT OF POLICY SEC. 2. In order to meet the rapidly expanding demands for water throughout the Nation, it is hereby declared to be the policy of the Congress to encourage the conservation, development, and utilization of water and related land resources of the United States on a comprehensive and coordinated basis by the Federal Government, States, localities, and private enterprise with the cooperation of all affected Federal agencies, States, local governments,...
Page 1469 - It is hereby declared to be the policy of the legislature to provide for the conservation of the soil and soil resources of this State, and for the control and prevention of soil erosion...
Page 1543 - Federal actions significantly affecting the quality of the human environment, a detailed statement by the responsible official on: a) the environmental impact of the proposed action; b) any adverse environmental effects which cannot be avoided should the proposal be implemented; c) alternatives to the proposed action; d) the relationship between local short-term uses of man's environment and the maintenance and enhancement of long-term productivity; and e) any irreversible and irretrievable commitments...
Page 1599 - Commission will be best adapted to a comprehensive plan for improving or developing a waterway...
Page 2071 - Under a project agreement, the sponsoring local organization agrees to construct a segment of the project which may consist of a single structure or interrelated group of structures.
Page 1574 - That it is the policy of the Congress that the national forests are established and shall be administered for outdoor recreation, range, timber, watershed, and wildlife and fish purposes.
Page 2075 - Mr. Chairman, I offer an amendment. The Clerk read as follows: "Amendment offered by Mr.