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Show 407 develop, conserve, and utilize in the public interest the water resources of the region." Moreover, the 1920 Act required that whenever, in the judg- ment of the Commission, the "development of any project should be undertaken by the United States itself," the Com- mission shall not approve "any application for such project," but shall cause necessary examinations to be made, and sub- mit its findings and recommendations to Congress concerning "such project."78 In 1935, this provision was reworded to require that, whenever in the judgment of the Commission, "the development of any water resources for public purposes should be undertaken by the United States itself," the Com- mission shall not approve any application "affecting such development," but shall report to Congress the findings and recommendations concerning "such development." T9 Important also is the broad authority of the Commission to make investigations and collect data concerning the:80 utilization of the water resources in any region to be developed, the water-power industry and its relation to other industries and to interstate or foreign commerce, and concerning the location, capacity, development cost, and relation to markets of power sites, and whether the power from Government dams can be advantageously used by the United States for its public purposes. Still broader is the Commission's investigative authority to secure information as a basis for recommending legislation.81 In connection with our examination of trends toward com- prehensive development, it should be noted that the Federal Power Commission's "primary objective" in river-basin surveys:82 " § 7,41 Stat. 1067, as amended, 16 U. S. 0.800 (a). 78 Id. 79 § 7(b), 49 Stat. 842, 16 U. S. O. 800(b). Sen. Rep. No. 621, p. 44; H. Rep. No. 1318, p. 24, both 74th Cong., 1st sess. (1935). 80 § 4(a), 41 Stat. 1065, as amended, 16 U. S. C. 797(a). 81 See supra, pp. 274-275. 82 Twenty-eighth Annual Report of the Federal Power Commission, p. 48 (1948) ; H. Doe. No. 19, 81st Cong., 1st sess., p. 48 (1949). |