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<br />Accordingly, all planning has ceased on civil works projects of the <br />Corps of Engineers except: <br /> <br /> <br />Congress, in authorizing and appropriating funds for the oivil <br />works program, has in the past few months placed additional limitations <br />on the civil works program of the Corps 01' El\gineers, The civil appropri- <br />ations bill for fiscal year 1952 included for general planning only $500,000 <br />for Rivers and Harbors and $1,000,000 for flood control for the entire United <br />states. The conference committee of the Senate and House agreed on specific <br />allocations to 3 Kansas projects, and stipulated that exoept on these three <br />projects, no planning may be undertaken unless certified by the President as <br />necessary to the defense effort. <br /> <br />"(1) <br />"(2) <br />"(3) <br /> <br />Those for which Presidential certification <br />was obtained in 1951. <br />Those for which construction funds are <br />included in the 1952 appropriation bill. <br />Those for which the Chief of Engineers believes <br />that Presidential certification can be obtained," <br /> <br />I bring <br />when I report no <br />authorized Corps <br />include <br /> <br />these facts to your attention so that you will understand <br />further accomplishments toward development of plans for <br />of Engineer projects in the Colorado River Basin, which <br /> <br />(1) Alamo Reservoir on Bill Williams River, <br />(2) Whitlow Ranch on Queen Creek, <br />(3) Painted Rock Flood Control Basin on the Gila, <br />(4) Mathews Canyon and Pine Canyon Flood Control <br />Basins on tributaries of Meadow Valley Wash, Nevada, <br />and the Tucson Diversion Project which is presently under review as to <br />qualifying in the interest of national defense. <br /> <br />The civil functions appropriation for the Department of the Army <br />passed by Congress 17 October contained no funds for River and Harbor <br />examinations and surveys except $300,000 for a U.S. Lake Survey, and no <br />funds for flood control preliminary examinations, surveys, and contingencies <br />except $400,000 each for comprehensive surveys of New England and New York <br />areas and the Al'kansas-White-Red River Basins. It was necessary to drasti- <br />cally curtail the entire survey program of the Corps of Engineers and to <br />allocate any available funds from the previous year to completion of some <br />useful units. The reports to be continued were not selected on a priority <br />basis, but on the basis of greatest accomplishment possible with funds <br />available. <br /> <br />Now, don't think the Los Angeles District is going out 01' business. <br />A few key personnel of long experience on civil works are maintaining the <br />necessary coordination and cooperation with ,other Federal, State and local <br />agencies. The thing to remember is that we ,are now concentrating on our <br />vital part in the preservation of our country by working our heads off to <br />give the Army and Air Force their required facilities on time. We earnestly <br />pray that soon we can revert to the vital development of the vast water re- <br />sources in which we are so interested. <br /> <br />It is a privilege to be here, and to associate with so many <br />distinguished people. <br /> <br />-2- <br />