Midcontinent Watershed: Hearings, June 12-13, 1935U.S. Government Printing Office, 1935 |
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acres agencies agricultural Appraisal Commissioners approval bill bonds canals CHAIRMAN Chicago Colonel EDGERTON Commission is hereby COMMITTEE ON IRRIGATION Congress conservation construction Continental Divide CORY cost create dams deemed Department eastern slope ELIOT engineer estimates fact Federal flood control flood waters going Government GREEVER hearings hereby authorized HULIT impounding indicating on map IRRIGATION AND RECLAMATION ISABELLA GREENWAY lakes land LEMKE located matter Mexico Midcontinent Reclamation Commission Midcontinent Watershed Mississippi River Missouri River National Resources Board National Resources Committee North Dakota North Platte River Panama Canal President problems produce proposed proposition purposes question railroads rainfall reservoirs Rocky Mountains SANFORD Secretary South STAMER statement streams surveys Tennessee Valley Authority territory thing tion TRASK United Valley War Department water consultant water level water resources water rights ZIMMERMAN
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Página 56 - Tennessee basin and adjoining territory as may be useful to the Congress and to the several States in guiding and controlling the extent, sequence, and nature of development that may be equitably and economically advanced through the expenditure of public funds, or through the guidance or control of public authority, all for the general purpose of fostering an orderly and proper physical, economic, and social development...
Página 50 - An Act to provide compensation for employees of the United States suffering injuries while in the performance of their duties, and for other purposes...
Página 50 - The board shall without regard to the provisions of Civil Service laws applicable to officers and employees of the Uni'ted States, appoint such managers, assistant managers, officers, employees, attorneys, and agents, as are necessary for the transaction of its business, fix their compensation, define their duties, require bonds of such of them as the board may designate, and provide a system of organization to fix responsibility and promote efficiency.
Página 7 - Administrator, no political test or qualification shall be permitted or given consideration, but all such appointments and promotions shall be given and made on the basis of merit and efficiency.
Página 2 - May purchase or lease and hold such real and personal property as it deems necessary or convenient in the transaction of its business, and may dispose of any such personal property held by it.
Página 7 - In such connection he and his representatives shall have free and open access to all papers, books, records, files, accounts, plants, warehouses, offices, and all other things, property, and places belonging to or under the control of or used or employed by the Corporation, and shall be afforded full facilities for counting all cash and verifying transactions with and balances in depositaries.
Página 56 - Congress, to make such surveys of and general plans for said Tennessee basin and adjoining territory as may be useful to the Congress and to the several States in guiding and controlling the extent, sequence, and nature of development that may be equitably and economically advanced through the expenditure of public funds...
Página 144 - President for the sale of any of such real estate as may be necessary for present or future use on the part of the Government for any of the purposes of this act. Any such contract made by the President of the United States shall be carried out by the board: Provided, That no such contract shall be made that will in any way abridge or take away the preference right to purchase power given in this act to States, counties, municipalities, or farm organizations: Provided further, That no lease shall...
Página 7 - Any member of said board who is found by the President of the United States to be guilty of a violation of this section shall be removed from office by the President of the United States...
Página 144 - Tennessee drainage basin and adjoining territory in conformity with said general purposes (1) the maximum amount of flood control; (2) the maximum development of said Tennessee River for navigation purposes; (3) the maximum generation of electric power consistent with flood control and navigation; (4) the proper use of marginal lands; (5) the proper method of reforestation of all lands in said drainage basin suitable for reforestation; and (6) the economic and social well-being of the people living...