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<br />Public response t;<~ecrea+'ional developments at Co;:;'~' of Engineers
<br />0~reservoirs in the Basin has been ~uite impressive. These reservoirs now
<br />furnish some of the region's finest recreat;iona~ opportunities. It is
<br />estimated that visitor attendance at all Corps reservoirs in the Basin will
<br />approach 3,900,000 for 1959, an increase of 20 percent over 1958.
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<br />Addi tional func.s were appro:priated for fiscal year 1960 with the ob-
<br />jective of improving existing facilities and providing the more essential
<br />requirements to accommodate the visiting public at reservoirs where present
<br />facHi ties are inadequate or lacking. This is being coordinated with state
<br />and local interests. The Lewis and (''lark Lake at Gavins Point Dam continues
<br />to be the most popular reservoir ;nth over 1,600,000 visitors in 1959.
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<br />Status of' Survey Pro~
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<br />\ihile some desirable progress was made in this Division in 1959 on
<br />authorized surveys, the~e l"emains a large backlog of survey ';lOrl{ much of
<br />t,hich is in inactive status 31'lait1n;; fu'1ds. This year reports on three in-
<br />vestigations were completed and forwarded to the Chief of Engineers. Several
<br />others were substantially advanced and expected to be completed prior to next
<br />SUJlll'Jler. Forty-three su:-veys currently assigned to the ~lissotU'i River Divi-
<br />sion have not J'et been submitted to Congress, several of' them representing
<br />combinations of 1:.tlO or more separate surveys authorized by Congress. Survey
<br />funds made available each year are sufficient for active prosecution of only
<br />a limited number of surveys.
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<br />MILITARY CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM
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<br />Current Workload
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<br />The Missouri River Division is responsible for a very la):'ge military
<br />construction workload for the Army and Jl.ir Force in an 8-state region, Colo-
<br />rado, Iot1a, Kansas, ~lissouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyom-
<br />ing.
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<br />This work currently involves 60 defense installations, with contracts
<br />in force totaling $3!~4, 500,000 as of 15 October 1959. About half of these
<br />contracts, $178,900,000, cover construction of intercontb.ental ballistic
<br />missile projects for the Jl.ir Force. Arrrry NIKE construction contracts in force
<br />amount to $7,260,000. Other Army construction contracts outstanding MO\L'lt
<br />to $72,180,000; other PC.r Force contracts, $84,070,000, and Reserve Corps
<br />work, $2,130,000.
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<br />In addition to the military const):~ction under contract as of 15
<br />October, 1 t is e};pected that acldi.tional contracts totaling on the order of
<br />$80,000,000 will be awarded prior to 1 January 1960.
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<br />New Construction Outlook for 1960
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<br />For calendar year 1960 it is estimated that ne", military construction
<br />contracts will run in the range of $250,000,000 to $300,000,000. Again the
<br />accent in new work will be on ICBM construction, with contrac1:.s estimated to
<br />run in excess of $200,000,000.
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