PUBLIC LAWS--CH. 665 -DEC. 22 , 1944 Preparationforpost- war construction. Initiation of proj- eets. Installation of pen- stocks. Modifications of er- tain dams. reservoir of useful and worthy public works for the post-war con- struction program, to be prosecuted under the direction of the Sec- retary of War and supervision of the Chief of Engineers in accord- ance with the plans in the respective reports hereinafter designated and subject to the conditions set forth therein: Provided, That the necessary plans, specifications, and preliminary work may be prose- cuted on any project authorized in this Act to be constructed by the War Department during the war, with funds from appropriations heretofore or hereafter made for flood control, so as to be ready for rapid inauguration of a post-war program of construction: Provided further, That when the existing critical situation with respect to materials, equipment, and manpower no longer exists, and in any event not later than immediately following the cessation of hostilities in the present war, the projects herein shall be initiated as expeditiously and prosecuted as vigorously as may be consistent with budgetary requirements: And provided further, That penstocks and other similar facilities adapted to possible future use in the development of hydro- electric power shall be installed in any dam authorized in this Act for construction by the War Department when approved by the Secretary of War on the recommendation of the Chief of Engineers and the Federal Power Commission. LAKE CHAMPLAIN BASIN Modifications of the existing Waterbury, Wrightsville, and East Barre Dams in the Winooskl River Basin, Vermont, are hereby authorized substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Document Numbered 629, Seventy- eighth Congress, second session, at an estimated cost of $2,120,000. BLACKSTONE RIVER BASIN west ilR e ser- The project for the West Hill Reservoir on the West River, Massachusetts, for flood control and other purposes in the Black- stone River Basin is hereby authorized substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Doc- ument Numbered 624, Seventy-eighth Congress, second session, at an estimated cost of $1,070,000. Worcester, Ma. The project on Blackstone River for local flood protection at Worcester, Massachusetts, is hereby authorized substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Document Numbered 624, Seventy-eighth Congress, second session, at an estimated cost of $2,232,000. Woonocket, R. I. The project on Blackstone River for local flood protection at Woonsocket, Rhode Island, is hereby authorized substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Document Numbered 624, Seventy-eighth Congress, second session, at an estimated cost of $803,000. Pawtacet, .I. The project on Seekonk River, for local flood protection at Pawtucket, Rhode Island, is hereby authorized substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Document Numbered 624, Seventy-eighth Congress, second session, at an estimated cost of $82,000. L oe a I protection works. Additional appro- priations anthorifed 82 Stat. 1216; 6 tat. 039 . Wat River, Vt. CONNECTICTr RIVEB BASIN In addition to previous authorizations, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated the sum of $30,000,000 for the prosecution of the comprehensive plan approved in the Act of June 28, 1938, as modified by the Act approved August 18,1941, for the Connecticut River Basin: Provided, Nothing in this Act or in any previous authorization shall [58 STAT.
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