THE BOARD OF ENGINEERS FOR RIVERS AND HARBOR The Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors is a continuing body created by section 3 of the River and Harbor Act approved June 13, 1902. The Board comprises seven senior engineer officers: The Chair- man is the Deputy Chief of Engineers for Construction; five mem- bers are division engineers (rotative basis) from continental U.S. divisions; the seventh officer is assigned full time as Resident Mem- ber and directs the staff. Appointments are made by the Chief of Engineers for unspecified periods. The Board meets on call of the Chairman. The statutory duties of the Board as set forth in the act of June 13, 1902, and subsequent acts and amendments are: (a) To con- duct an independent review of survey reports covering projects for river and harbor, flood control, and multiple-purpose improve- ments prepared by the Corps of Engineers in response to an act of Congress or a resolution of the Public Works Committees of the Senate or the House of Representatives; and to report its con- clusions and recommendations thereon to the Chief of Engineers, who forwards the reports with his conclusions and recommenda- tions to the Secretary of the Army for transmission to Congress. (b) To conduct an independent review of all special reports ordered by Congress and report thereon in the same manner as for survey reports when directed by the Chief of Engineers. (c) To consider and approve general plans for major modifica- tion and reconstruction of any lock, canal, canalized river or other work for use and benefit of navigation. Additional statutory duties have been assigned to the Board under the terms of the Merchant Marine Act and various River and Harbor Acts, particularly that of September 22, 1922. Under these acts the Board: (a) In cooperation with the U.S. Maritime Ad- ministration; collects, compiles, and publishes information on the characteristics of U.S. ports: Physical characteristics of the ports are the responsibility of the Corps of Engineers, and administra- tive characteristics are the responsibility of the Maritime Adminis- tration. (b) Provides staff supervision over the collection and compilation of statistics revealing the volume and nature of commerce on inland waterways, which include entrance channels for ocean ports of the United States and its territories. The statistics are published annually in two categories: Waterborne commerce of the United States in five parts (six volumes), showing the nature and amount of commodity, passenger, and vessel movements; and transporta- tion series in three volumes, listing the characteristics of registered and unregistered vessels comprising the respective U.S. flag ship- ping fleets. In addition to its statutory duties, the following duties are the more significant among those assigned by the Chief of Engineers: Review of Corps of Engineers' policies and procedures as directed; review of reports of other Federal agencies pertaining to water re- 2033 2034 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1962 sources development; conduct of investigations and studies of the economics of ports and waterways; guidance to the Division and District offices of the Corps of Engineers in the field of waterway economics; and the preparation of port briefs and special studies on foreign ports. Also, the Resident Member acted as alternate for the Chief of Engineers as ex officio member of the National Capital Planning Commission, and as alternate for the Secretary of the Army on the Foreign-Trade Zones Board. The Resident Member was ex officio secretary of the American Section, Permanent Inter- national Association of Navigation Congresses, a quasi-official organization, and the Board staff provided active support in plan- ning for the quardennial International Congress. (See separate section on PIANC.) On June 30, 1962, the Board was composed of the following mem- bers: Major General William F. Cassidy, Deputy Chief of Engi- neers for Construction, Chairman; Major General William W. Lapsley, Division Engineer, U.S. Army Engineer Division, North Pacific; Brigadier General Howard A. Morris, Division Engineer, U. S. Army Engineer Division, South Atlantic; Brigadier General Seymour A. Potter, Jr., Division Engineer, U.S. Army Engineer Division, New England; Brigadier General Jackson Graham, Di- vision Engineer, U.S. Army Engineer Division, Ohio River; Briga- dier General Arthur H. Frye, Jr.; Division Engineer, U.S. Army Engineer Division, South Pacific; and Colonel Carl H. Bronn, Resident Member. In addition to the foregoing, the following officers were also as- signed for various periods during the year to membership on the Board: Major General Keith R. Barney, former Chairman; Major General Alfred D. Starbird, Division Engineer, U.S. Army Engi- neer Division, North Pacific; Major General Robert J. Fleming, Jr., Division Engineer, U.S. Army Engineer Division, Southwest- ern; Brigadier General William R. Shuler, Division Engineer, U.S. Army Engineer Division, Missouri River; Brigadier General Thomas H. Lipscomb, Division Engineer, U.S. Army Engineer Di- vision, North Atlantic; Brig. Gen. Thomas DeF. Rogers, Division Engineer, U.S. Army Engineer Division, North Central; and Brig. Gen. Robert G. MacDonnell, Division Engineer, U.S. Army Engi- neer Division, South Pacific. A summary of the investigations authorized by Congress from establishment of the Board in 1902 to the close of fiscal year 1962, authorizations completed, the number of authorizations remaining to be reported on, and the number of reports submitted under continuing, multiple and special authorizations is given in the table on page 2035. During the year the Board held six meetings of 1 to 3 days' duration and held three public hearings. The Board considered 197 reports, acted favorably on 148, unfavorably on 43, deferred action on 1, and returned 5. The Board recommended construc- tion of projects totaling $3,489,895,900, of which $2,550,651,600 was the estimated cost to the United States, and $939,244,300 the cost to local interests for work and cash contributions. THE BOARD OF ENGINEERS FOR RIVERS AND HARBORS 2035 RPeports suumitted Authority Authorities Authorities Authorities Authorities Authorities during for received received completed completed remaining to fiscal year investigation prior to during prior to during be 1962 (under July 1, fiscal year July 1, fiscal year reported on continuing, 1961 1962 1961 1962 multiple and special authority) Flood Control and River and Harbors Acts, exclusive of 1909 River and Harbor Act......... 5,080 1 4,719 41 321 ........... River and Harbor Act of 1909- continuing authority for ma- jor modification ............. 1.... ..................... 1 1 Congressional Resolutions exclu- sive of Great Lakes Harbors. 3,638 150 2,494 155 1,139 ............ Congressional Resolutions Mul- tiple Great Lakes Harbors studies.. ..................... 2 ....... .2 13 Public Law 71-84-1 Authority for multiple hurricane studies.. 1 ........ ............ 1 14 Appropriation Act of 1957-Re- study of Tennessee-Tombigbee Rivers ..... 1 ................... ........... 1 .......... .. 1 Total ............... ...... 8,723 151 7,213 197 1,464 29 Of the 43 unfavorable reports acted on by the Board, 21 involved construction costs estimated at $118,242,000, consisting of $99,- 124,500, Federal, and $19,117,500, non-Federal. The remaining 22 reports contained no cost estimates as they dealt with improve- men;_ that were obviously unfavorable or no longer necessary. In addition to its review of surveys, the Board submitted reports or comments on reports as follows: Six reports by another Federal agency on water resource development. Thirty special reports on civil works and assistance to district engineers. Twenty-three engineer intelligence studies covering 26 ports. Sixty-two special planning studies on ports. Studies prescribed by various River and Harbor Acts and by section 8 of the Merchant Marine Act of 1920 were continued and the results published in three series of reports titled Port Series, Transportation Series, and Waterborne Commerce of the United States. The following reports were published during the year: No. 12-The Port of Wilmington, N.C. No. 13-The Port of Charleston, S.C. No. 18-The Port of Mobile, Ala. No. 41-The Port of Buffalo, N.Y. No. 42-The Ports of Erie, Pa., and Conneaut, Ashtabula, Fair- port, Lorain, Huron, and Sandusky, Ohio No. 43-The Port of Cleveland, Ohio No. 44-The Port of Toledo, Ohio No. 45-The Port of Detroit and Ports on the Saginaw River, Mich. 2036 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY, 1962 Transportation Series No. 3-Transportatidn Lines on the Great Lakes System, 1962 No. 4-Transportation Lines on the Mississippi River System and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, 1961 No. 5-Transportation Lines on the Atlantic, Gulf, and Pacific Coasts, 1961 Waterborne Commerce Waterborne Commerce of the United States, Part 5, National Summaries, 1960 At the close of the year the following reports were completed and in the process of being printed: Port Series No. 46--The Port of Chicago, Ill. No. 47-The Port of Milwaukee, Wis. Waterborne Commerce Supplement to Part 5, 1960, Domestic Inland Traffic, Areas of Origin and Destination of Principal Commodities. At the close of the year the following reports were in progress: Port Series No. 30-The Ports of San Francisco and Redwood City, Calif. No. 48-The Ports of Indiana Harbor, Ind., Muskegon and Esca- naba, Mich., and Manitowoc and Green Bay, Wis. No. 49-The Ports of Duluth-Superior, Minn. and Wis., Two Har- bors, Minn. and Ashland, Wis. TransportationSeries No. 4-Transportation Lines on the Mississippi River System and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, 1962 No. 5--Transportation Lines on the Atlantic, Gulf, and the Pacific Coasts, 1962 MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION The Mississippi River Commission consisting of three officers of the Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army, one from the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, and three members from civil life, two of whom are civil engineers, was created by an act of Congress approved June 28, 1879.