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Show 423 tions" of waters, and thus are not "comprehensive," as we have used the term. Encouragement of interagency coordination of water-pollu- tion control is sought by establishment of a Water Pollution Control Advisory Board in the Public Health Service.164 Com- posing this Board are the Surgeon General or his representa- tive, as chairman; representatives of the Departments of Agri- culture, the Army, and the Interior; and six nonfederal repre- sentatives to be appointed annually by the President.165 The possibility of achieving basin-wide pollution control or abatement is sharply restricted, however, by the veto power over enforcement action vested in the state in which the offend- ing pollution originates.168 National Security Resources Board.-The duties of the National Security Resources Board are sufficiently broad to permit, among other things, formulation of a program of com- prehensive development of water resources for war purposes.187 Its function is to advise the President concerning the coordina- tion of military, industrial, and civilian mobilization, including among other things:168 (2) Programs for the effective use in time of war of the Nation's natural and industrial resources for military and civilian needs, * * * (3) Policies for unifying, in time of war, the activities of the federal agencies and departments engaged in or concerned with production, procurement, distribution, or transportation of military or civilian supplies, materials, and products * * *. Advance Planning.-As we have seen, Congress has ac- corded increasing recognition to the need for comprehensive development. As yet, many of the pieces are unmatched, and 164 § 6(b), 62 Stat. 1158, as amended, 33 U. S. C. 466e(b) (Supp. III). 165 Id. One of the six appointed by the President must have shown "an active interest in the field of wildlife conservation." Others are to represent state and municipal governments and industry. la" See aupra, p. 341. M1 Act of July 26,1947, § 103, 61 Stat. 495, 499, as amended, 50 U. S. C. 404 (Supp. III). 188 § 103(c), 61 Stat. 499, as amended, 50 U. S. C. 404(c) (Supp. III). |