SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE
COMMITTEE ON IRRIGATION AND RECLAMATION
UNITED STATES SENATE
SEVENTY-NINTH CONGRESS
A BILL TO ESTABLISH A MISSOURI VALLEY AUTHORITY TO
PROVIDE FOR UNIFIED WATER CONTROL AND RESOURCE
DEVELOPMENT ON THE MISSOURI RIVER AND SURROUND-
ING REGION IN THE INTEREST OF THE CONTROL AND
PREVENTION OF FLOODS, THE PROMOTION OF NAVIGA-
TION AND RECLAMATION OF THE PUBLIC LANDS, THE
PROMOTION OF FAMILY-TYPE FARMING, THE DEVELOP-
MENT OF THE RECREATIONAL POSSIBILITIES AND THE
PROMOTION OF THE GENERAL WELFARE OF THE AREA,
THE STRENGTHENING OF THE NATIONAL DEFENSE, AND
FOR OTHER PURPOSES
SEPTEMBER 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, and 28, 1945
Printed for the use of the Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation