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.'.:,-"-!," ,;" " "0022'70 .,' 074-1927 ::~".:~::. . 78TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 1519 IN TIlE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 9. 1943 Mr. MCClellan hltroduoed the following biU/ whioh was read twioe and referred to the Committee on Cammeroe A BILL To provide for the oonstruotion, maintenanoe. and operatim of flood-oontrol and navigation improvements, inoluding dams, reservoirs. and allied atruotures, in the basins of the Arkansas and White Rivers. and for the disposition of surplus eleotrio energy generated by the Federal flood- oontrol and navigation improvements in the basins of suoh rivers. BE IT ENACTED BY l' BE SENi\.TE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNITED STATES OF 'AMERICA. IN COmRESS 4SSEMBLED. That this Aot may be oited as the "Arkanaas-White River Basin Aot". SEC. 2,(S.) It is the purpose of this Aot to establ1ah a defini't;e "polioy of making use of existing Federal agenoiea fer the oonetruction. operation. and maintenanoe of all publio improvemBI1ts in the Arkansas and White River Basins in oonnection with navigation, flood oontrol. and allied aotivities; to insure ooordinated operation of all Federal projeote therein for the improve- ment of mvigation and alleviation of flood oonditions; to provide for reali- zation of other benefits to be derived fran suoh projeots; to f'aoilitate pre- parations and planning far post-wt\r oonstruotlon by the Federal GoveMllllent in the interest of emplo;ymentJ and to seoure effioient exeoutive management under the direotion and supervision of the permanent exeoutive agenoies alroody eatab- lished by Aot of Congreas. (b) In order that IMximum employment may be provided by new oonstruotion and in order that the benefits of navigation. flood oontrol. hydroeleotrio power. and irrigation may be derived frOlll ocmpleted improvements as soon as practioable. thus seouring, by means of developed natural resouroes, prosperity and inoreased inoome with consequent higher standards of living for the inhabitants of the lI.rkansas and White River Basins. the oonstruotion of improvements heretofore or hereafter authorized by Congress for mvigation. flood oCl1trol, and other pur- poses in the Arkansas. and White River Basins shall be initiated as expeditiously as praot1oa.ble and" in any event not later than illllllediately following the oes- Bation of hostilities in the present war, and shall be proseouted with the ut- most dispa.toh throughout the post-war period.