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Show 387 such as posed in the recent case of State ex rel. Dyer v. Sims.5 Or if one envisages the possibilities of a federal-state entity, other questions arise. For at least four aspects of existing fed- eral responsibilities would be involved in any attempt to em- power such an entity to discharge those responsibilities. These are the expenditure or distribution of federal funds, adminis- tration and enforcement of federal statutes, management of federal property, and appointment of federal officials. There is precedent for discharge of each of these types of responsi- bility by nonfederal entities.6 In reviewing the growth of the comprehensive-development idea, we shall first discuss events occurring prior to World War I, a period when interest in conservation became intense and nation-wide. The next period, from World War I to the "depression/' evidenced growing attention to basin-wide devel- opment for previously recognized major purposes, seeking harmony at the same time with other related uses. The third period, from 1933 to date, saw a number of new factors come into prominence in the development of river 8 See supra, pp. 68-70. • Expenditure or distribution of federal funds: State officials determine which institutions are to obtain funds under Servicemen's Readjustment Act, Act of June 22, 1944, § 400, 58 Stat. 284, 287, 38 U. S. C. 739, Part VIII of note following. Administration and enforcement of federal statutes: Federal Employer's Liability Act enforceable through state courts, Act of April 22, 1908, § 6, 35 Stat. 65, 66, as amended, 45 U. S. C. 56. Labor Management Relations Act, 1947, authorizing NLRB to cede certain jurisdiction to state agencies, Act of June 23, 1947, § 10(a), 61 Stat. 136, 146, 29 U. S. G. 160(a) (Supp. III). State may determine necessity for continued federal rent control, Act of March 30,1949, § 203 (h), 63 Stat. 18, 25. Management of federal property: Federal military equipment managed by state National Guard units, Act of May 29,1916, § § 82,83, 87, 39 Stat. 165, 203, 204, as amended, 32 U. S. O. 33, 47. Government housing and property may be transferred to state and local agencies, Act of December 31, 1945, § 502, 59 Stat. 674, as amended, 42 U. S. C. 1572. Sustained-yield forest units placed under cooperative federal-state management agreements, Act of March 29,1044, § 3, 58 Stat. 132, 133, 16 U. S. C. 583c. Appointment of federal officials: Federal property and disbursing officer for National Guard appointed by state officials, Act of May 29, 1916, § 67, 39 Stat. 165, 199, as amended, 32 U. S. C. 49. Of. Rent Control Advisory Boards appointed from nominations submitted by state officials, Act of March 30,1949, § 203 (d) (4), 63 Stat. 18, 22. |