Volume 81 · 16
Public Law 90–17
Authorizing additional appropriations for prosecution of projects in certain comprehensive river basin plans for flood control, navigation, and other purposes.
Approved May 12, 1967
Statutory text
AN ACT
Authorizing additional appropriations for prosecution of projects in certain comprehensive river basin plans for flood control, navigation, and other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That,
in addition
River Basin Monetary Authorization Act of 1967.
to previous authorizations, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated for the prosecution of the comprehensive plan of development of each river basin under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Army referred to in the first column below, which was basically authorized by the Act referred to by date of enactment in the second column below, an amount not to exceed that shown opposite such river basin in the third column below:
“Basin Act of Congress Amount Alabama-Coosa River Mar. 2, 1945 $34, 000, 000 Arkansas River June 28, 1938 170, 000, 000 Brazos River Sept. 3, 1954 9, 000, 000 Central and Southern Florida June 30, 1948 14, 000, 000 Columbia River June 28, 1938 153, 000, 000 Missouri River do 20, 000, 000 Ohio River June 22, 1936 38, 000, 000 Ouachita River May 17, 1950 8, 000, 000 San Joaquin River Dec. 22, 1944 2, 000, 000 South Platte River May 17, 1950 2, 000, 000 Upper Mississippi River June 28, 1938 4, 000, 000 West Branch Susquehanna River Sept. 3, 1954 9, 000, 000 White River June 28, 1938 2, 000, 000
The total amount authorized to be appropriated by this section shall not exceed $465,000,000.
Sec. 2.
In addition to the previous authorization, the completion of the initial phase of the bank erosion control works and setback levees on the Sacramento River, California, authorized by the Flood
Control Act of 1960, is hereby authorized at an estimated cost of $7,000,000.
Sec. 3.
The plan of improvement for the Brazos River Basin, Texas, authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1954, is hereby modified to provide that all additional construction costs occasioned by the occurrence of the slide in the embankment of Waco Dam on the Bosque River during the fall of 1961 shall be borne by the United States.
Sec. 4.
This Act may be cited as the “River Basin Monetary Authorization Act of 1967”.
Approved May 12, 1967.