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REC/GOV/183. Connecticut River Valley Flood Control Commission.

 Record Group Term
Identifier: REC/GOV/183
The Connecticut River Flood Control Compact was signed into law by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on June 6, 1953. The compact created the Connecticut River Valley Flood Control Commission for the purpose of promoting inter-state comity between and among the signatory states; assuring adequate storage capacity for impounding waters of the Connecticut River and its tributaries for the protection of life and property from floods; and providing a joint or common agency through which the signatory states, while promoting protecting and preserving to each the local interest and sovereignty of the respective signatory states, may more effectively cooperate in accomplishing the object of flood control and water resources utilization in the basin of the Connecticut River and its tributaries.

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Connecticut River Valley Flood Control Commission records

 Collection
Identifier: RG183
Abstract The Connecticut River Flood Control Compact was signed into law by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on June 6, 1953. The compact created the Connecticut River Valley Flood Control Commission for the purpose of promoting inter-state comity between and among the signatory states; assuring adequate storage capacity for impounding waters of the Connecticut River and its tributaries for the protection of life and property from floods; and providing a joint or common agency through which the...
Dates: 1927-2011, bulk 1953-2011; 1953-2011

Records.

 Unprocessed Material — Accession 2012-024
Identifier: 2012-024
Dates: Other: 1927 - 2010

Records.

 Unprocessed Material — Accession 2015-021
Identifier: 2015-021
Dates: Other: 1953 - 2011

Records.

 Unprocessed Material — Accession 2020-012
Identifier: 2020-012
Dates: Other: c. 1950-c. 1959