columbia river basin

columbia river basin In addition to previous authorizations, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated the sum of $112,000,000 for the prosecution of the projects and plans for the Columbia River Basin, including the Willamette River Basin, authorized by the Flood Control Act of June 28, 1938, and subsequent Acts of Congress, including the Flood Control Acts of May 17, 1950, and September 3, 1954. In carrying out the review of House Document Numbered 531, Eighty-first Congress, second session, and other reports on the Columbia River and its tributaries, pursuant to the resolution of the Committee on Public Works of the United States Senate dated July 28, 1955, the Chief of Engineers shall be guided by flood control goals not less than those contained in said House Document Numbered 531. The preparation of detailed plans for the Bruces Eddy Dam and Reservoir on the North Fork of the Clearwater River, Idaho, substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in Senate Document Numbered 51, Eighty-fourth Congress, is hereby authorized at an estimated cost of $1,200,000.