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<br />'J\~~ <br />._. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />o <br />") <br />jo,oO <br />c:n <br />QO <br />~ <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />1..January 1952 <br /> <br />AWRBIACPROCEDURE GUIDE <br /> <br />II . A UTHORITY OF TIIE :rnTER -AGENCY COMMITl'EE JQ.ONT 'D) <br /> <br />U 'President' e I,etter to }~e F8.~era 1 A&~1'.!"l~L()!!..the AWR_R~Jlll.rj;.~ <br /> <br />THE WHITE HOUSE <br /> <br />WASHINGTON <br /> <br />May 19, 1950 <br /> <br />My dear Mr. Secretary: <br /> <br />I have signed H. R. 5472, The River and Harbor and Flood <br />Control Acts of 1950. In addition to a large number of flood control <br />and navigation projects, many of which are themselves multiple-purpose <br />in oll&racter, this Act LJakes special provision for a comprehensive sur- <br />vey of the Arkansas-White and Red River Basins in the States of Arkansas, <br />Louioi!lua, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Kansas and Missouri. <br />The act contemplates the preparation' of a repOrt. to provide for the <br />best development and use of the water and land resources of these river <br />basins which comprise 177 million'acres - almost 1/1101' the'land area <br />of .the United States -- with a topography and climate varying from the <br />mountains on the West to the coastal plains on the East, and from arid <br />high plains to humid backwater areas of the Mississippi. <br /> <br />The procedure authorized by the Act is in lieu of a special <br />study commission includod in earlier versions of the bill, 'which would <br />have been preferable. It is significant, however, that for the first <br />time there is speCifically recognized in legislation of this type the <br />need for a broad-scale study of the multiple uses of the land and <br />wateruresources of a river basin. It is essential that the Executive <br />agencies organize their efforts to realize, as far as possible under <br />existing law, the potentialities of the broad-scale, integrated national <br />resources study for the Arkansas-l-Ihite and Red River Basins authorized <br />in H. R. 5472. <br /> <br />In this connection it is important that the efforts of the <br />various agencies be integrated from the very beginning of the investi- <br />gation. I am sure that you will agree with me that our experience in <br />river basin investigations demonstrates the importa~ce of integrating <br />the activities of the various agencies e tart ing with the planning of <br />the investication itself. For the purpose of conducting this survey, <br />I am, therefore, requesting that as a first step the various Federal <br />age~s concerned, including your Department, organize an inter-agency <br />comm~ttee, formulate procedure, and map out a joint plan of investiga- <br />tionL-indicating specifically the precise responsibilities of each <br />and the prospective allocation of agency reso~ces to the joint effort. <br /> <br />II-9 <br />