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This letter, dated August 21, 1952, from United States (US) Representative Usher Burdick to his son, Williston Attorney Eugene Burdick, refers to a claim by made by Eugene that they can't get around the order of the US Secretary of Defense regarding land acquisition for a reservoir larger than that provided by law. Usher Burdick refers to an enclosed 1888 law with all its amendments which he says shows that the US Secretary of Defense may only take actions "FOR WHICH PROVISION HAS BEEN MADE BY LAW" (emphasis in original), and that the Amendment of 1938 merely confers the same authority in regard to dams as it does to river and harbor improvements.
Date of Work
8-21-1952
Keywords
Garrison Dam, Garrison Reservoir, Garrison Diversion, pool level, pool height, water height, water level, flood height, flood level
Organizations Referenced
US Department of Defense
People Referenced
Usher Burdick, Eugene Burdick
Recommended Citation
Burdick, Usher L., "Letter from Representative Burdick to Eugene Burdick Regarding Garrison Dam Land Acquisition, August 21, 1952" (1952). Usher Burdick Papers. 417.
https://commons.und.edu/burdick-papers/417
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