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 General PILLasnvB. That was never presented to the Rivers and Harbors
Committee.
 Mr. BOLTON. It has been the subject of informal discussion there.
 General MABKHAM. The status of it, I think, is that the report on the survey
authorized by Congress is still before the Rivers and Harbors Board, and has.
not been submitted to Congress for its consideration.
 Mr. BoLoTN. It has been discussed by the Committee on Rivers and Harbors.
 I want this point distinctly understood, that, as a member of the Appro-
priation Committee of Congress, I believe we are supposed to provide funds
ior carrying out activities which have been authorized by Congress, but I
think it is entirely wrong to suggest to this committee the appropriation of
funds for activities which have never been authorized by Congress. I think
that would be entirely beyond the scope of our authority.
 Mr. PAzzx. I think it has been held that any project that actually has been
begun and on which money has been expended, stands on the same level with
projects authorized by Congress. Of course, that does not mean we have to
do It, but, so far as the authorization is concerned, it is there.

Projects authorized under provisionu of the Bmergency Relief Appropriation
 Act of 1935, for which additional fends are required for continuation of
 work-Projects not utiieaMe in present condition

 Ponds pro.
 videdunder
 National Funds pro-
 Amount Ap Industrial vided from Total from RQu
 aPin u pd 1rg pr-r Re ruired
 SCongress public r n tions pletion
 Works Act 1935
 Admileus
 traction


Pusamaquoddy tidal power
T tlantlo-Guf ship canal,
Fla---...................
Sardis Reservoir Miss..........
Conchas Dam, N. Me.........
Bluestone Reservoir, W. Va..-..


W, oo, 000 ........................ $5, oo, oo o, oo 00000 $s, 73 000
12,0000, O 000........... ...... 00,000 6, 000 o s 000,000
2,800,000..W .. ---.-- 1,000,000 1,000,000 ,472,000
3, o00- ....................... 2,00,000 2,o,00ooo 1,71,00
2, 000, 000 ...........-...........-. 1, 000, 000O 1, 000,000 11, 779, 000O


 Total..................... 29,000,000 ------......-----...... 14~, W00 14,700,00 20, 174,000

 Mr. Powas. General Pillsbury, just to clear up something in my own mind,
will you tell me this about the Florida ship canal. Was that approved by the
same type of board that the Passamaquoddy project was approved by?
 General PiL sauy. No; to the best of my recollection, that was not recom-
mended by any board. The report is now before the Board of Engineers for
Rivers and Harbors, and, upon the request of Members of Congress from
Florida, the Board has adjourned the hearing on the proposition until interested
parties should have a further opportunity to assemble data in support of it.
 Mr. PowEBs. Do I understand, then, that the Florida ship canal has never
 been approved by any board of the Army engineers, or anyone else?
 General PILSBUrBY. I do not recollect any.
 Captain CLAY. There was a special board, and they did point out that,
 although it lacked complete economic justification with a part of its cost
charged to relief, it would be suitable as a relief project.
 General Pillsbury explained and amplified this testimony when he
 appeared before the subcommittee of the Senate Committee on
 Appropriations in charge of this bill, March 4 and 5, 1936. (See
 Doc. No. 116.)