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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
<br />of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That
<br />section 2 of the Flood Control Act of August 28, 1937, is
<br />hereby amended to read as follows:
<br />Section 6. The Secretary of War is hereby authorized and
<br />directed to cause to be performed under the supervision of the
<br />Chief of 21ngineers preliminary examinations and surveys for
<br />flood control, including floods aggravated by or due to tidal
<br />effect, at the following -named localities, and the secretary of
<br />Agriculture is authorized and directed to cause preliminary
<br />examinations and surveys for run -off and water-flow retardation
<br />and soil- erosion prevention on the �Jatersheds of such localities;
<br />the cost thereof to be paid from appropriations heretofore or
<br />hereafter made for such purposes: Provider'., That the surveys
<br />authorized to be performed under the direction of the secretary
<br />of Uar as Lvell as all duties performed by the Chief of .engineers
<br />under the direction of the Secretary of War shall be functions
<br />of the Engineer Corps United States Army, and its head, to be
<br />administered under the direction of the Secretary of ITar and
<br />the supervision of the Chief of Engineers except as other-"Jise
<br />specifically provided by Congress: Provided, That the power
<br />and authority conferred by the Flood Control tict of June 28,
<br />1938, and previously conferred, upon the Federal Power Com-
<br />mission shall remain in full force and effect: Provided, That
<br />no preliminary examination, survey, project, or estimate for
<br />new works other than those designated in this or some prior,Act
<br />or joint resolution shall be made: Provided further, That
<br />after the regular or formal_ reports made as required by law
<br />on any examination, survey, project, or work under way or pro-
<br />posed, are submitted, no supplemental or additional report or
<br />estimate shall be glade unless autiiorized by law: And provided
<br />further, That the Governilient shall not be deemed to have entered
<br />upon any project for the improvement of any waterway or harbor
<br />mentioned in this Act until the project for the proposed work
<br />shall have been adopted by law:
<br />South Platte River and its tributaries, Colorado, Wyoming,
<br />and Nebraska.
<br />Approved, August 11, 1939.
<br />Before opening the meetin to a general discussion I wish to explain
<br />briefly the past history of the tifar Departi,ient in re!; and to reports on
<br />the South Platte river and its tributaries, a report on the Platte River,
<br />Colorado, 'Ldyoming, and Nebraska, published as House Doclulient No. 197,
<br />73d Congress, 2d session, which included sections devoted to the South
<br />Platte River and its tributaries. This report contains a description of
<br />the South Platte River, including its geography, climate, population,
<br />economic sitiiation, reclamation, soil, stream flow, floods, etc. .;ith
<br />reference to floods, the general conclusions were: (a) That the Platte
<br />River Basin is not subject to destructive floods although infrequent
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