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Show 332 to make provision for "beneficial public uses, including recre- ational purposes," in approving project plans.82 In the case of the Tennessee Valley Authority, any real prop- erty may be conveyed by deed, lease, or otherwise, to any per- son or persons for the purpose of recreation, or use as a summer residence, or for the operation on such premises of pleasure resorts for boating, fishing, bathing, or any similar purpose.83 Of general importance are the authorizations for and activi- ties of the National Park Service. With a specified exception, the fundamental purpose of national parks, monuments, and reservations is declared to be:8* to conserve the scenery and the natural historic objects and the wildlife therein and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in such manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future gen- erations. Reserving for later discussion the possibility of conflict be- tween that purpose and the development and use of water resources,85 it is important to note here that Congress in 1946 included in its statement of purposes for which appropriations for the National Park Service are authorized the: M administration, protection, improvement, and mainte- nance of areas, under the jurisdiction of other agencies of the Government, devoted to recreational use pur- suant to cooperative agreements. 82Act of June 10, 1920, § 10(a), 41 Stat. 1063, 1068, as amended, 16 U. S. O. 803(a). See also Concord Electric Company, Project No. 1903, 4 F. P. 0. 636, 637; Wisconsin Public Service Corporation, Project No. 1940, 5 F. P. C. 550; First Iowa Hydro-Electric Cooperative, Project No. 1853, 6 F. P. C. 234; Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Project No. 1962, 6 F. P. C. 731; Georgia Power Company, Project No. 1951, 6 F. P. O. 809; Southern California Edison Company, Project No. 1930, F. P. O. Order of May 18, 1950. 88 Act of May 18, 1933, § 4(k), 48 Stat. 58, 60, as amended, 16 U. S. O. 831c(k) (a). M Act of August 25,1916, § 1, 39 Stat. 535, as amended, 16 U. S. 0.1. M See infra, Comparative Summary, Chapter 10, pp. 493-643. * Act of August 7,1946, 60 Stat. 885,16 U. S. C. 17J-2 (b). |