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~, .., THE NEW PROPOSED COLUMBIA AUTHORITY BILL (S.1647 by Senator Taylor (For himself and Senators Sparkman, Langer, Murray and Hill). Introduoed in the United Statos Senate July 16, 1947 and referred to the Committee on Public Works) By Clifford H. stone AN ANAL YS IS Heretofore extensive analyses were prepared on S. 460 and S. 1716 provid- ing for the creation of a Columbia Valley lluthority. The two bills "diedll with the adjournment of the 79th Congress. The present bill (S. 1647) was introduced by Senator Taylor in the first session of the 80th Congress. As yet no hearings have been held on S. 1647 and no inforlJ'ation is available as to when, if at all. such . hearings will be held. Since the former bills were fully analyzod, no effdttt is made here to do moro than set forth tho additions, deletions and changes in language made in S. 1647 and to includo appropriate comments. In Gonoral The fundarnontal provisions of tho Taylor Bill do not differ from those contained in tho original bills. nor do thoy diffor matorially from the provisions of tho bills horetoforo introducod for tho croation of a Missouri Valley Authority. Tho futility of an attempt to overcome objootions whioh horotofore havo boon made to proposod Authority logislation, was voiced by the Sonato Committoo on Irrigation and Reclamation in its advorse report of Ootobor 18. 1945, on S. 555, (The Missouri Valley Authority Bill). The Committoo statod:. lIThat the overwhelming opposition to tho creation of a Missouri Valley Authority is based on fundamentals and will not be overo orne by merc amendments............. II m this recent bill, Seootor Taylor makes the same attempt found in S.1716 by Senator Mitchell, to meet the objeotions that such legislation makos impossible the recognition and enforcomont of State v~t0r laws. Tho Sonato Committee commenting on this subjeot in its report on S. 555 statod: 11m short, and as a sumnntion on this question, it must to rocognizod that tho jurisdiction ossential to a Regional Authority, in ordor that it my accomplish the purposo for vhich it is created, cannot bo maintainod and at tho same ZG.\9 time prosorve tho integrity of Stato \rotor lavs.1l Additions, Doletions and Changes in Languago Tho additions, deletions and changes in tho languago of S. 1647 (Taylor Bill) aro as follmvs: 1. Soction 2. This sootion expressos the declaration of policy by tho Congrqss in croating the Authority. Tho languuge is substuntially tho sarno excopt