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Show 464 In addition, the Act provided that the Bonneville Power Ad- ministrator shall act in consultation with an advisory board of representatives from the other principal federal agencies con- cerned with water-resource development.329 Repeated efforts to obtain passage of a permanent over-all administration for the Columbia Basin have been unsuccess- ful.330 Meanwhile, both the Army Engineers and the Bureau of Reclamation have prepared reports on long-range programs for development of the Columbia Basin.331 The President in- structed both agencies to review their programs to obtain co- ordination with each other and "with other affected agencies of the Department of the Interior, the Department of Agricul- ture, and the Federal Power Commission, to the end that the best over-all plans would be available" for presentation to Congress.332 Such a coordinated plan was submitted to the President on April 11,1949. In the letter of transmittal, the two Secretaries said:833 this time should be of a nature not incompatible with any national power policy which may ultimately be established. "For that reason the Committee suggests that a special provisional form of administration be set up for the Bonneville project pending the establish- ment of a permanent administration for Bonneville, Grand Coulee, and other projects in the Columbia River Basin." Sen. Doc. No. 21, p. 2. A similar interim policy was adopted in the case of the Fort Peck Project, with the Bureau of Reclamation designated as power-marketing agent. Act of May 18, 1938, § 2(a), 52 Stat. 403, 404, 16 U. S. C. 833a. 829 Departments of Agriculture, the Army, and the Interior, and the Fed- eral Power Commission. § 2a, 50 Stat. 732,16 U. S. C. 832a. 830 See S. 4390, 76th Cong. (1940) ; H. R. 977, H. R. 1434, H. R. 5129, H. R. 5583, H. R. 6076, H. R. 6889, S. 1852, S. 2430, all 77th Cong. (1941-1942) ; H. R. 5083, S. 460, S. 1716, all 79th Cong. (1945-1946) ; S. 1647, 80th Cong. (1947) ; H. R. 427, H. R. 3636, H. R. 4286, H. R. 4287, S. 1631, S. 1632, S. 1645, all 81st Cong. (1949). Extensive hearings were held by the Public Works Committees of both the House and Senate of the 81st Congress, 1st sess., on H. R. 4286 and S. 1645 which were endorsed by the President, but no other action has been taken. 831H. Doc. No. 473, 81st Cong., 2d sess. (1950) (Interior) ; H. Doc. No. 531, 81st Cong., 2d sess. (1950) (Army). An earlier Army Engineer "308 Report" had been submitted in 1933. H. Doe. No. 103, 73d Cong., 1st sess., vols. I, II (1933). 882 Letters from the President to Secretary of the Army and Secretary of the Interior, dated September 16,1948. 888 H. Doc. No. 473, 81st Cong., 2d sess., p. 23 Italic (1950). |