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Show 323 tantly for water supply, among other uses.83 Moreover, large tentative allocations to municipal water supply have been made in connection with the Central Valley and the Missouri River Basin Projects.84 Army Projects.-In 1937, Congress made special provision for domestic water supply at flood-control projects. It author- ized the Secretary of the Army to receive contributions from states and political subdivisions and expend them in connec- tion with Federal funds appropriated for authorized flood-con- trol work, whenever on recommendation of the Chief of Engi- neers he deems such work "advantageous in the public inter- est." * And plans for any reservoir project may be modified to provide additional storage capacity for "domestic water supply or other conservation storage," if the cost of such in- creased capacity is contributed by local agencies and they agree to utilize such capacity in a manner consistent with "Federal uses and purposes." " A 1944 authorization vests broad authority in the Secretary of the Army to contract for surplus water at any reservoir un- der Army control.87 Under it, he may contract with states, municipalities, private concerns, or individuals, "at such prices and on such terms as he may deem reasonable, for domestic and industrial uses for surplus water that may be available." But no such contract may adversely affect "then existing law- ful uses of such water." Proceeds are deposited in the Treasury "Act of August 30, 1935, § 2, 49 Stat. 1028, 1039. Conf. Rep. No. 1816, 74th Cong., 1st Sess. (1935) which sets forth that Parker Dam Is a diversion dam intended to lift water up into the Metropolitan Aqueduct. Also stating that the dam is a "loan and grant project which is to be financed from the sale of bonds of the City of Los Angeles," p. 21. See also supra, n. 27, pp. 320-321. ¦* See Average Rate and Repayment Studies fob Power Systems on Btjbeau of Reclamation Projects, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, second table following p. 13 (January 1950), showing tenta- tive allocations of $11,721,000 in the case of the Central Valley Project, and $43,550,000 in the case of the Missouri River Basin Project. 38 Act of July 19, 1937, § 1, 50 Stat. 515, 518, 33 U. S. C. 701h. " Id. When the contributions are in excess Of the actual cost of the work contemplated and properly chargeable to such contributions, such excess may be returned to the contributing interests. 11 Act of December 22,1944, § 6, 58 Stat. 887, 890, 33 U. S. O. 708. |