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Julian Bond: “Is it the interpretation of the distinguished chairman of the Committee that the clear priority project purposes remain…”

On the recordSeptember 27, 1996
Is it the interpretation of the distinguished chairman of the Committee that the clear priority project purposes remain flood control, power generation capacity, energy production, Federal revenues, and those other purposes authorized subject to the 1938 law and that the additional authorization included in this legislation shall be secondary should there be any conflict between them, and the current operation of the projects for the purposes of flood control and power shall remain project priorities?
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Julian Bond
Alabama
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Editor's note · Context

Questioning the priorities of project purposes in relation to new legislation.

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