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Show 510 in accordance with Reclamation Law.88 On the other hand, the Army Engineers would proceed with immediate construc- tion in order to obtain earliest flood-control benefits, leaving the construction and reimbursement of associated irrigation facilities to later settlement.89 In commenting upon the rea- sons for differences between the reports of the two agencies for this and related projects, a memorandum from the Chief of Engineers stated: w The fundamental differences between the reports of the Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of Reclamation stem from the laws and administrative procedures under which the agencies function. These differences, while not set forth completely in the reports, have had a basic influence during their preparation. Conflicts in program development may represent the desira- ble expression of different views as to possible alternatives-in the absence of a statutory structure requiring programming to achieve basin-wide development for optimum beneficial uses of a river system and its watershed. But under existing law, ef- forts to promote differing programs clearly may lead to pre- mature selection of projects-projects which might be substan- tially altered or even omitted if programming were required to proceed under a single standard applying uniformly to the basin.91 Measures to Coordinate.-In providing for program develop- ment on a basis broader than that available within single agencies, the Water Conservation and Utilization Act is of interest.92 It provides that the Secretary of the Interior may, by cooperative agreement with the Secretary of Agriculture, or with such other federal or state agencies as deemed desirable by 88 See H. Doe. No. 367, 81st Cong., 1st sess., p. 66 (1949). "Id. pp. 5-6. "Id. p. XL w In this connection, see Report op The Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government, App. L, pp. 129-130 (January 1949). "Act of August 11, 1939, 53 Stat. 1418, as amended, 16 U. S. C. 590y- 590z-ll. |