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Show 550 is frequently vested in an agency other than the agency con- structing the project. This may or may not be accompanied by a responsibility concerning design of electrical facilities. For example, the Secretary of the Interior markets surplus power from Army dam and reservoir projects.293 But here he has no statutory responsibility for design. In some cases, surplus power from dams constructed by the Bureau of Reclamation is marketed by other agencies.294 As in the preceding situation, no statutory provision is made for the participation by the marketing agency in the design function. Another division of responsibility exists in the case of the Bonneville Project and Fort Peck Project Acts. But unlike the preceding situation, both statutes here make express iden- tical provision for the overlapping of interest where responsi- bility is divided.295 Thus, the Secretary of the Army is di- rected to:298 provide, construct, operate, maintain, and improve at Bonneville project such machinery, equipment, and facilities for the generation of electric energy as the administrator may deem necessary to develop such electric energy as rapidly as markets may be found therefor. Conditions Precedent to Design and Construction.- Variations occur among different statutes which require that certain preliminary steps be taken in some cases before projects may be designed, and in others prior to construction. Local Contribution.-In the case of navigation projects, each survey report must include a statement of special or local benefit which will accrue to affected localities and of general or national benefits, together with recommendations as to what local co- aM See supra, pp. 294-295. 294 See supra, n. 243, p. 300, and n. 267, p. 304. S8S Act of August 20, 1937, § 1, 50 Stat. 731, 16 U. S. C. 832; Act of May 18, 1938, § 1, 52 Stat. 403, 16 U. S. C. 833. In the latter act, the words "Fort Peck" and "Bureau" appear in place of "Bonneville" and "administrator." 296 § 1, 50 Stat. 731,16 U. S. C. 832. |