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erlng 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 U.S.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. 



(1) 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 advantageOTJSly 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 the other 

 agency heads concerned and the coooeratlne local In- 

 terests the feasibility of preparing a Jointly developed 

 plan for coordinated action under available statutory 

 authority. 



Sec. 5. Fish and icitdlife 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 Agrlcultttre shall submit plans for 



Installation of works of Improvement under the Act [this 

 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 beneflts 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 beneflts 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 shall assist and cooperate 

 with the Department of Agriculture with respect to tho 

 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- 

 logic data, and In the collection of such data. 



(c) Collaboration In the analysis and Interpretation of 

 hydrologlc data collected specifically for projects Initiated 

 under the Act [this chapter), and of relevant data which 

 may contribute to an analysis of the effects of such 

 projects. 



DwicHT D. Eisenhower 



5. Ex. Order 11237— Prescribing Regulations for Coordinating Planning and 

 the Acquisition of Land Under the Outdoor Recreation Program, etc. 



30 Fed. Reg. 9433 



Ex. Ord. No. 11237. July 27. 1965. 30 F.R. 9433, provided: 

 WHEREAS the Housing and Home Finance Administra- 

 tor, hereinafter referred to as "the Administrator." Is 

 authorized under Title VII of the Housing Act of 1961 

 (42 U.S.C. 1500 — 1500e), hereinafter referred to as Title 

 VII. to conduct a program for making grants to States 

 and local public bodies for acquiring lands for recrea- 

 tional and other purposes; and 



WHEREAS Title VII provides for consultation by the 

 Administrator with the Secretary of the Interior, here- 

 inafter referred to as "the Secretary." with regard to gen- 

 eral policies to be followed In reviewing applications for 

 grants for land acquisitions under the program provided 

 for in Title VII. hereinafter referred to as the open space 

 program, and provides for the furnishing of Information 

 by the Secretary on the status of recreational planning for 

 areas to be served by the open space land acquired with 

 grants made by the Administrator; an(l 



WHEREAS the Secretary Is authorized under the Land 



and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 

 46o;-4 — 460i-ll). hereinafter referred to as "the Con- 

 servation Act," to provide financial assistance to States 

 for planning for outdoor recreation purposes and ac- 

 quiring and developing lands therefor under a program 

 hereinafter referrred to as the outdoor recreation program; 

 and 



WHEREAS the Secretary has been given certain re- 

 sponsibilities under the Act of May 28. 1963 (16 U.S.C. 

 460! — 4601-3) and Executive Order No 11017. for pro- 

 moting the coordination of Federal plans and activities 

 generally relating to outdoor recreation; and 



WHEREAS the programs authorized by Title VII and 

 the Conservation Act can be of special help In creating 

 areas of recreation and beauty for the citizens of our 

 urban areas; and 



WHEREAS priority is being given to the needs of our 

 growing urban population by the Secretary In the ad- 

 ministration of programs under the Conservation Act; and 



