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to. or by means of assistance furnished pursuant to the 

 Small Reclamation Projects Act of 1956. as amended (43 

 use. 422a — 422k). and authorize planning assistance 

 under the Act only after carefully considering whether 

 works of Improvement under the Act would be a more 

 appropriate method of achieving that objective. 



(2) When It appears that a major objective of an ap- 

 plication Is the reduction of flood damages In urban 

 areas (as defined In the most recent census), request 

 the views of the Secretary of the Army concerning the 

 feasibility of achieving equivalent urban flood protec- 

 tion benefits my means of works of Improvement con- 

 structed pursuant to the Flood Control Act of March 

 1, 1917 (39 Stat. 948), the Flood Control Act of May 15, 

 1928 (45 Stat. 534), the Flood Control Act of June 22. 

 1936 (49 Stat. 1570), or acts amendatory or supple- 

 mentary thereto, and authorize planning assistance un- 

 der the Act only after carefully considering whether 

 works of Improvement under the Act would bft a more 

 appropriate method of achieving that objective. 



(3) When an application applies to a watershed located 

 In the Tennessee River drainage basin, request the views 

 of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Author- 

 ity concerning the feasibility of achieving the objectives 

 of the application by means of works of Improvement for 

 flood control or watershed protection constructed under 

 the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933. as amended 

 (16 use. 831 et seq). and authorize planning assistance 

 under the Act only after carefully considering whether 

 works of Improvement under the Act would be a more ap- 

 propriate method of achieving such objectives; and when 

 such planning assistance Is authorized, consult with the 



Tennessee Valley Authority throughout all phases of 

 project development concerning the relationship of works 

 of Improvement under the Act to the unified develop- 

 ment and regulation of the Tennessee River system. 



(b) The Secretary of the Interior shall, prior to under- 

 taking any survey or field Investigation under the Recla- 

 mation Act of June 17. 1902 (43 U.S.C. 391) (section 391 

 of Title 43, Public Lands], and acts amendatory or supple- 

 mentary thereto, or prior to Initiating Investigations after 

 receipt of a Notice of Intent to apply for a loan under 

 the Small Reclamation Projects Act of 1956. as amended 

 (43 use. 422a— 422k), relating to works of Improve- 

 ments wholly within a watershed or subwatershed area 

 of not more than 250.000 acres, request the views of the 

 Secretary of Agriculture concerning the feasibility of 

 achieving the major objectives of the project proposal by 

 means of Federal assistance furnished pursuant to the 

 Act, and submit a report on such a survey or field inves- 

 tigation or approve such application for assistance only 

 after carefully considering whether works of Improve- 

 ment under his authorities would be a more appropriate 

 method of achieving such objectives. 



(c) The Secretary of the Army shall, prior to under- 

 taking any survey or field Investigation pursuant to the 

 Flood Control Act of March 1, 1917 (39 Stat. 948). the 

 Flood Control Act of May 15. 1928 (45 Stat. 534), tne 

 Plood Control Act of June 22, 1936 (49 Stat. 1570), and 

 acts amendatory or supplementary thereto, relating to 

 works of Improvement wholly within a watershed or sub- 

 watershed area of not more than 250,000 acres, request 

 the views of the Secretary of Agriculture concerning 

 the feasibility of achieving the major objectives of the 

 project proposal by means of Federal assistance fur- 

 nished pursuant to the Act, and submit a report on such 

 survey or field Investigation only after carefully consid- 

 ering whether works of Improvement under his author- 

 ities would be a more appropriate method of achieving 

 such objectives. 



(d) The Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley 

 Authority shall, prior to undertaking any survey or field 

 investigation under the Tennessee Valley Authority Act 

 of 1933, as amended (16 US C. 831 et seq), relating to 

 works of Improvement for flood control or watershed 

 protection to be Installed wholly within a watershed or 

 subwatershed area of not more than 250,000 acres, request 

 the views of the Secretary of Agriculture concerning the 

 feasibility of achieving the major objectives of the works 

 of Improvement for flood control or watershed protection 

 by means of works of improvement constructed under the 



Act, and proceed with such survey or Investigation only 

 after carefully considering whether works of improvement 

 under the Tennessee Valley Authority Act would be a 

 more appropriate method of achieving such objectives. 



(e) Whenever the foregoing provisions of this section 

 require an agency head to request the views of another 

 agency head, such request shall be effected prior to the 

 making of any commitment to local Interests, and local 

 Interests shall be Informed at the outset of negotiations 

 that any plan resulting therefrom Is subject to coordina- 

 tion as required by this section. 



(f ) When any agency having responsibilities for water 

 resources development Is considering the Initiation of 

 surveys or field Investigations In a watershed or subwater- 

 shed area of not more than 250.000 acres and It appears 

 that the purposes to be served by the project under In- 

 vestigation could more advantageooisly be met by means 

 of the notice required by section 12 of the Act (section 

 statutory authority available to that and other agencies, 

 the appropriate agency head shall consider wltn tne other 

 agency heads concerned and the cooneratlne local In- 

 terests the feasibility of preparing a Jointly developed 

 plan for coordinated action under available statutory 

 authority. 



Sec. 5. Fish and wildlife development . Upon receipt 

 of a combination of works of Improvement under the 

 1008 of this title) and section 3(a) (1) of this order, the 

 Secretary of the Interior, as he desires, may make sur- 

 veys and Investigations and prepare a report with recom- 

 mendations concerning the conservation and develop- 

 ment of flsh and wildlife resources and participate, under 

 arrangements satisfactory to the Secretary of Agriculture, 

 In the preparation of a plan for works of Improvement 

 which will be acceptable to the local organization and 

 the Secretary of Agriculture. 



Sec. 6. Relationship to comprehensive development. 

 (a) The Secretary of Agriculture shall submit plans for 

 Installation of works of Improvement under the Act [thla 

 chapter] to the Congress through the President only If 

 the Secretary Is satisfied that such works constitute 

 needed and harmonious elements In the comprehensive 

 development of the river subbasln or river basin involved. 



(b) Federal agencies having responsibilities for water 

 resource developments shall. In the design and Justifica- 

 tion of works of improvement, take cognizance of all 

 upstream and downstream works In place and In opera- 

 tion, or soon to be brought Into operation. The guiding 

 principle shall be to adjust the nature, capacity, and op- 

 erating characteristics of works of Improvement In a man- 

 ner that (1) reflects the respective contributions of up- 

 stream and downstream works to flood protection and to 

 the conservation, development, use, and disposal of water, 

 and (2) provides the best use and control of water re- 

 sources at minimum cost. Whenever approximately 

 equivalent benefits can be obtained from alternative 

 works of Improvement, or combinations of Improvements, 

 with approximately the same cost, the alternative or com- 

 bination lease costly to the Federal Government shall 

 be given preferential consideration. In case benefits are 

 produced Jointly by more than one work of Improvement, 

 or In case complementary relationships exist between 

 the projects and plans of the several agencies, the benefits 

 claimed In Justification of a system of Improvements shall 

 not Include any duplication or compounding of benefits. 



Sec. 7. Basic data. In the utilization of existing basic 

 physical and economic data, and In the acquisition of 

 additional basic data required for planning, design, con- 

 struction, operation and evaluation of works of Improve- 

 ment authorized under the Act (this chapter], the 

 Department of Agriculture shall be assisted by the prin- 

 cipal basic-data collection agencies. Including the Geo- 

 logical Survey In the Department of the Interior and the 

 Weather Bureau In the Department of Commerce. The 

 basic-data collection agencies .fhall assist and cooperate 

 wltn the Department of Agriculture with respect to th» 

 following: 



(a) Provision of pertinent Information In the pre- 

 liminary planning of works of improvement. 



(b) Collaboration In planning programs of hydrologlc- 

 data collection in project areas. In the selection of station 

 sites and Installation of equipment for collecting hydro- 



