Section 13: Sacramento River Flood Control
The project for the control of floods in the Sacramento River, California, adopted by section 2 of the Act approved March 1, 1917, entitled “An Act to provide for the control of the floods of the Mississippi River and of the Sacramento River, California, and for other purposes,” is hereby modified in accordance with the report of the California Debris Commission, provided that the total amounts contributed by the Federal Government, including previous amounts contributed, shall not exceed $17.6 million.
Read more about this topic: Flood Control Act Of 1928
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