Parks and Wildlife Department Arkansas-White-Red Basins Inter-Agency Committee records 1949-1952 bulk 1950-1951

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Parks and Wildlife Department Arkansas-White-Red Basins Inter-Agency Committee records 1949-1952 bulk 1950-1951

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The Arkansas-White-Red Basins Inter-Agency Committee was created in 1950 at the request of the President of the United States. Legislative basis for this committee was contained in the Flood Control Act of 1950, Public Law 516, 81st Congress. The Committee was made up of representatives from federal agencies concerned with water and related resource development and governors of the states involved. Each state had a work group composed of representatives from state agencies or similar bodies involved in the process. The Committee conducted water and resource development studies. Records consist of meeting minutes, procedure guides, weekly meeting logs, correspondence, public hearing transcripts, and reports on water and other resources in the Arkansas, White, and Red River Basins, dating 1949-1952, bulk 1950-1951. The river basins cover areas in Arkansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, New Mexico, Missouri, and Texas.

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The State of Texas has given the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) the responsibility for the management and conservation of the state's wildlife and fish resources; provision of outdoor recreational opportunities to the public; acquisition, development, and operation of wildlife management areas, fish hatcheries, state parks, historic sites, and other public lands; conservation education and outreach; cultural and historical interpretation; and the regulation of fishing, h...