BOARD OF ENGINEERS FOR RIVERS AND HARBORS* The Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors is a (rotative basis) from continental U.S. divisions. The continuing body created by section 3, 1902 River and seventh officer is assigned full time as Resident Harbor Act. The Board comprises 7 senior engineer Member and directs the staff. Appointments are made officers. Normally the Chairman is the Deputy Chief of by the Chief of Engineers for unspecified periods. The Engineers. Five members are Division Engineers Board meets on call of the Chairman. Statutory duties of the Board as set forth in the act of the Chief of Engineers: review Corps policies and June 13, 1902, and subsequent acts and amendments procedures as directed; review reports of other Federal are: (a) to conduct an independent review of survey agencies pertaining to water resources development; reports covering projects for river and harbor, flood conduct investigations and studies of economics of ports control, and multiple-purpose improvements prepared and waterways; and conduct a year-long program of by the Corps in response to an act of the Congress or a in-service training for planners at GS-12 and GS-13 resolution of the House or Senate Public Works levels in all aspects of Federal water resources Committees, and to report its conclusions and rec- development to assist in meeting the needs of the Corps ommendations thereon to the Chief of Engineers, who for increased numbers of qualified personnel in this forwards the reports with his conclusions and rec- field. Also, the Resident Member is alternate for the ommendations to the Secretary of the Army for Secretary of the Army on the Foreign-Trade Zones transmission to the Congress; (b) to conduct an Board, first alternate for the Chief of Engineers on the independent review of special reports ordered by the National Capital Planning Commission, and ex-officio Congress and report thereon in the same manner as for secretary of the American Section, Permanent In- survey reports when directed by the Chief of Engineers; ternational Association of Navigation Congresses, a (c) to consider and approve general plans for major quasi-official organization. (See separate section on modification and reconstruction of any lock, canal, PIANC). canalized river or other work for the use of benefit of On June 30, 1970, the Board was composed of the navigation. The functions of the former Beach Erosion following members: Maj. Gen. C. H. Dunn, Deputy Board pertaining to review of reports concerning Chief of Engineers, Chairman; Maj. Gen. Richard H. erosion of the shores of coastal and lake waters, and the Free, Division Engineer, U. S. Army Engineer Di- protection of such shores, were transferred to the Board vision, South Atlantic; Maj. Gen. Charles M. Duke, under section 3, Public Law 88-172. Division Engineer, U. S. Army Engineer Division, An additional statutory duty was assigned the Board North Atlantic; Maj. Gen. A. P. Rollins, Jr., Division under the terms of the Merchant Marine Act of June 5, Engineer, U. S. Army Engineer Division, Lower 1920. Under this act, the Board, in cooperation with Mississippi Valley; Maj. Gen Willard Roper, Division the Maritime Administration, collects, compiles, and Engineer, U. S. Army Engineer Division, Ohio River; publishes information on characteristics of U. S. ports. Brig. Gen. Roy S. Kelley, Division Engineer, U. S. Physical characteristics of the ports are the re- Army Engineer Division, North Pacific; and Col. Alvin sponsibility of the Corps, and administrative char- D. Wilder, Resident Member. In addition to the acteristics are the responsibility of the Maritime foregoing, the following officers were also assigned for Administration. various periods during the year to membership on the In addition to its statutory duties, the following Board: Maj. Gen. Robert G. MacDonnell, President, duties are the more significant among those assigned by Mississippi River Commission, Vicksburg, Mississippi; * All cost and financial statements for projects are listed at the end of this chapter. All other tables are referenced in text and also appear at the end of this chapter. 1215 REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY 1970 Maj. Gen. Frederick J. Clarke, Deputy Chief of Snoqualmie River, North Bend, Washington, and the Engineers, Washington, D. C.; Maj. Gen. Thomas J. other on Sabine River, Longview, Texas. The Board Hayes, III' Division Engineer, U. S. Army Engineer considered 81 reports, acted favorably on 31, un- Division, South Atlantic; Brig. Gen. C. Craig Cannon, favorably on 25, deferred action on 15, and returned 7, U. S. Army Engineer Division, Missouri River; Brig. reporting offices withdrew 3. The Board recommended Gen. William M. Glasgow, Jr., Division Engineer, U. construction of projects totaling $507,621,300 of which S. Army Engineer Division, South Pacific; Brig. Gen. $449,177,800 was the estimated U. S. cost and $58,443, Robert M. Tarbox, Division Engineer, U. S. Army 500 the cost to local interests for work and cash Engineer Division, North Central; Lieut. Gen. Wil- contributions. Of the 25 unfavorable reports acted on liam F. Cassidy was named Chairman of the Board by the Board, 1 involved construction costs estimated at from November 1, 1969 to his retirement on May 31, $9,384,000 consisting of $9,364,000 Federal, and $20, 1970. 000 non-Federal. The remaining 24 reports contained A summary of investigations authorized by the no cost estimates as they dealt with improvements that Congress from establishment of the Board in 1902 to were obviously unfavorable or no longer necessary. The the end of fiscal year 1970, the number of au- Board's staff submitted reports or comments on reports thorizations completed, the number of authorizations as follows: 4 Department of Interior report reviews; 31 remaining to be reported on, and the number of reports Report reviews on small projects (prepared under submitted under continuing authorizations are set continuing authorities); 3 Special reports on civil works forth in table 41-A under Board of Engineers for Rivers planning; 20 Report reviews (preliminary reviews with and Harbors. special purposes in mind); and 2 Miscellaneous reports From 1902 through June 30, 1970, the Board took (Mekong Delta report and Corps presentation to final action on 8,018 reports, recommending favorably American Petroleum Institute). on 3,557. By Public Law 85-500, Congress eliminated Studies prescribed by various River and Harbor Acts preliminary examinations. During fiscal year 1970, the and Section 8, Merchant Marine Act of 1920, Board held six meetings of 1 to 3 days' duration in continued, and the results were published in the series Washington. Two public hearings were held, one on of reports titled "Port Series" (See Table 41-B). 1216 BOARD OF ENGINEERS FOR RIVERS AND HARBORS TABLE 41-A BOARD OF ENGINEERS FOR RIVERS AND HARBORS Reports Submitted During Fiscal Year Authorities Authorities Authorities Authorities Authorities 1970 (Under Con- Received Received Completed Completed Remaining tinuing, Multiple Authority for Prior to During Prior to During to be and Special Investigation July 1, 1969 Fiscal Year July 1, 1969 Fiscal Year Reported on Authority) Flood Control and River and Harbor Acts, Exclusive of 1909 River and Harbor Act 5,180 0 4,851 20 309 River and Harbor Act of 1909- Continuing Authority for Major Modification 1 - - - 1 Congressional Resolutions Exclusive of Great Lakes Harbors 4,394 80 3,084 47 1,343 Congressional Resolutions Multiple Great Lakes Harbors Studies 2 0 2 0 - 0 PL 71-84-1 Authority for Multiple Hurricane Studies 1 - - - 1 1 River and Harbor Act, July 3, 1930 (PL 520-71), Cooperative Beach Erosion Studies 1 - - - 1 2 Total 9,579 80 7,937 67 1,655 3 TABLE 41-B PORTS SERIES PUBLICATIONS Published during the year: No. 15, The Port of Jacksonville, Florida No. 19, The Ports of Panama City and Pensacola, Florida; and Pascagoula, Mississippi No. 21, The Ports of Baton Rouge and Lake Charles, Louisiana No. 23, The Ports of Galveston and Texas City, Texas No. 25, The Port of Corpus Christi, Texas In progress at end of year: No. 11, The Port of Hampton Roads, Virginia No. 18, The Port of Mobile, Alabama No. 20, The Port of New Orleans, Louisiana No. 22, The Ports of Port Arthur, Beaumont, and Orange, Texas No. 24, The Port of Houston, Texas No. 26, The Ports of Freeport, Port Isabel, and Brownsville, Texas No. 50, The Ports of Honolulu, Nawiliwili, Port Allen, Kahului, Hilo, and Kawaihae, Hawaii 1217 MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION* The Mississippi River Commission, created by an and of its tributaries and outlets in its alluvial valley, so act of Congress on June 28, 1879, consists of three far as they are affected by Mississippi River backwater, officers of the Corps of Engineers, one from the Coast between Head of Passes, La. (mile 0), and Cape and Geodetic Survey, and three civilians, two of whom Girardeau, Mo. (1,006 miles AHP-lower Mississippi must be civil engineers. All members are appointed by mileage terminates at mile 954 AHP), and with the President with the advice and consent of the prosecution of improvements in the interest of nav- Senate. During the fiscal year the Commissioners were: igation between Cairo, Ill. (954 miles AHP), and Baton Maj. Gen. Robert G. MacDonnell, U. S. Army, Rouge, La. (234 AHP); and for stabilization of the president, until his retirement July 31, 1969; Maj. Gen. lower seven miles of the right bank of the Ohio River, Andrew P. Rollins, Jr., U. S. Army, president, effective to former mouth of Cache River. It also is charged with August 11, 1969; Mr. Harold T. Council; Dr. Frederic prosecution of certain flood control works on the H. Kellogg, civil engineer; Brig.