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Show 105 complete, maintain, and operate the Bonneville Dam and ap- purtenant works in the Columbia River, which had been ini- tiated under earlier legislation.1170 A similar authorization was enacted in 1938 for the Fort Peck Dam and appurtenant works in the Missouri River."1 Restrictions on. Legislative Consideration.-In addition to limitations upon the Army Engineers, discussed above, Con- gress has prescribed certain restrictions for itself. Thus, in 1922 it prohibited committee consideration of any project with a view to its adoption, except with a view to a survey, if five years have elapsed since submission of a survey report on such project.172 A further effort to strengthen procedure appeared in 1946 when Congress declared its policy that no project or "any modification not authorized" shall be authorized by Con- gress unless a report has been previously submitted in con- formity with law.178 Funds.-Present congressional practice is to appropriate annually lump sums "for the preservation and maintenance of existing river and harbor works, and for the prosecution of such projects heretofore authorized as may be most desirable in the interests of commerce and navigation." "* In addition to such appropriations, there is statutory au- .thority under which funds are otherwise made available for navigation improvements. Thus, some projects adopted by Congress require the local interests especially benefited to contribute cash, lands, or work for the construction of the 170 Act of August 30,1935, § 1, 49 Stat. 1028, 1038; Act of August 20, 1937, 50 Stat. 731, as amended, 16 U. S. 0.832 et seq. 171 Act of May 18, 1938, 52 Stat. 403, as amended, 16 U. S. C. 833 et seq. m Act of September 22,1922, § 9, 42 Stat. 1038,1043, 33 U. S. O. 568. "* Act of July 24, 1946, § 2, 60 Stat. 641, 33 U. S. C. 701o. The phrasing "any modification not authorized" apparently reflects a purpose not "to interfere with discretionary authority to modify projects as conferred on the Secretary of War and the Chief of Engineers." Sen. Rep. No. 1624, 79th Cong., 2d sess., p. 1 (1946). lwAct of October 13, 1949, 63 Stat. 845, -. Regular use of the quoted language and the practice of making annual lump-sum appropriations be- gan in 1920. Act of June 5, 1920, 41 Stat. 1009. Prior to 1920, Congress generally appropriated funds for each specific project. See, e. g., Act of March 2,1919, 40 Stat. 1275. |