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Show stream and a number of multiple-purpose projects on the tributaries. The functions of the Corps of Engineers since adoption of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act in 1933 have been those of cooperation with the Authority by preparing the designs of locks at Pick- wick, Guntersville, Chickamauga, Watts Bar, and Fort Loudoun Dams. Also, in accordance with the general navigation laws placing control and super- vision over navigable waters under the Secretary of the Army, the Corps of Engineers operates and maintains locks, lifts, and various other facilities in aid of navigation; maintains navigation channels and safety harbors by performing all necessary dredging and snagging operations; examines and passes upon plans for all bridges, wharves, or other structures in navigable waters prior to construction; establishes harbor lines where essential to the pres- ervation and protection of harbors; provides for removal of unlawful structures and wrecks. It coordinates and reviews plans of individuals, municipal or private corporations in the improve- ment of navigable waters at their own expense and risk; issues rules and regulations governing the opening and operation of drawbridges, and the transportation and dumping of dredged-spoil or other material into navigable waters; promulgates rules and regulations governing the use, administra- tion, and navigation of navigable waters, including harbors triereof; and compiles statistics of water- borne commerce. The division of budgetary re- sponsibility regarding the navigation project is outlined in a memorandum of agreement dated July 11, 1 946, between the Tennessee Valley Au- thority and the Corps of Engineers. The Flood Control Act of 1944 directs the Ten- nessee Valley Authority to regulate the release of water f roira the Tennessee River into the Ohio River in accordance with such instructions as may be issued by the Department of the Army, in case of danger from floods on the lower Ohio and Missis- sippi Rivers.6 Working arrangements have been established whereby, during periods when floods threaten or are in progress, data are exchanged daily, or naore frequently if required, and the re- lease of wa_ter from the Tennessee River to the Ohio River is m^ide by the Authority in accordance with the Corps of Engineers' determination of the de- mands of Oie occasions. Althougli the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 authorizes the Tennessee Valley Authority to 'Act of I>ecember 22, 1944, § 7, 58 Stat. 887. undertake the comprehensive development of the water resources of the basin, including the provision of flood control, the Corps of Engineers has been directed by the Congress to make investigations of flood problems in certain local areas within the basin from time to time. Authorization has been granted to the Corps of Engineers to undertake construction of the local protection project for Chattanooga, and the adjoining community of Rossville, Ga. The Department of Agriculture, in the same act, has been authorized to make prelim- inary examinations and surveys for water flow re- tardation and erosion control in the basin. Department of Agriculture.-The various pro- grams of the Department of Agriculture are carried out on a Nation-wide basis and are applicable there- fore to the Tennessee watershed. Representatives of the Department consider these programs as integral parts of a single, coordinated agricultural program for the entire country. The fact that the Tennessee Valley Authority has responsibilities which duplicate those of certain of these programs has raised questions of overlapping jurisdiction and resulted in a need for adjustment in the respective programs. (See problem A-4.) However, in most of the Department's programs affecting the Authority, which include those of agricultural con- servation practices, forestry, rural electrification, and fertilizer research, coordination in activities has been achieved. A formal agreement among TVA, the Department of Agriculture, and the land-grant colleges of the seven valley States provides a frame- work for the agricultural program in the valley. Federal Power Commission.-The Tennessee Valley Authority is required by law to keep its power accounts in accordance with the uniform system of accounts prescribed by the Federal Power Commission. However, that Commission has no authority with respect to the establishment or ap- proval of rates. The Tennessee Valley Authority Act requires that no dam or other obstruction affecting navigation, flood control, or public lands shall be constructed in the Tennessee River or its tributaries until plans for such construction shall have been approved by the Authority. The act provides further that such a requirement shall not be construed as a substitute for the provisions of other laws, but shall be in addition to the require- ments for approval, license, or permit necessary under any law now in effect or hereafter enacted. The Federal Power Commission must consult with the Authority, therefore, in the exercise of its licensing functions in the Tennessee Basin. This 752 |