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Show 442 velopment of the Central Valley, which has been transmitted to Congress by the Secretary of the Interior, with the approval of the President, under Reclamation Law.242 The Commission authorized the issuance of licenses, but a rehearing has been ordered and the cases are still pending. Federal-State Coordination.-Any program for compre- hensive development of our water and land resources requires coordination of state and federal interests and responsibilities. Each government has responsibilities in this field and each is engaged in a number of facets of basin development. We shall set forth here some of the more significant provisions of federal law relating to federal-state coordination. These include provisions for state participation in federal development, provisions for federal-state cooperative agree- ments for resource management or development, and provisions for federal aid to state development. In addition, other pro- visions expressly recognize the interests of the states, or reserve specified aspects of basin development to state jurisdiction. State participation in federal development is provided for in a number of ways. One method is to require that federal plans and reports be submitted to the states for their com- ments.243 Another method is to provide for state participation 242 Re Fresno Irrigation District, Project No. 1925 and Re Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Project Nos. 175 and 1988, Federal Power Commission. 248 For example: California Debris Commission may consult with commission of state engineers. Act of March 1, 1893, § 24, 27 Stat. 507, 511, 33 U. S. C. 684. Consultation with state fish and wildlife agencies required of any federal agency impounding, diverting, or otherwise controlling water, or of any public or private agency acting under federal permit. Act of August 14, 1946, § 2, 60 Stat. 1080,16 U. S. C. 662. Reports for navigation, flood control, or irrigation works must be sub- mitted to affected states for their comments; comments must be included with report; if a state objects, then irrigation project not deemed authorized except by Act of Congress. Act of December 22, 1944, § 1, 58 Stat. 887. For administrative requirements for cooperation antedating this statute, see pars. 503 (t>), 504, Orders and Regulations of the Chief of Engineers, dated April 30, 1933. Cf. Notice of any application for a Federal Power Commission license must be given by the FPC to any interested state or municipality. Act of June 10, 1920, § 4, 41 Stat. 1063, 1065, as amended, 16 U. S. C. 797. |