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1O)ftz~S (1) liThe Corps of Engineers ?hould have the responsibility for determining main stem reservoir capacities and capacities of tributary reservoirs for flood control and navigation. !, (2) liThe Bureau of Reclamation should have the responsibility for determin- ing the reservoir capacities on the main stem and tributaries of the Missouri River for irrigation, the probable extent of future irrigation and the amount of stream depletion due to irrigation development. {3} "Both agencies recognize the importance of the fullest development of the potential hydroelectric power in the basin consistent with the other beneficial uses of water. 11 By passage of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (R-ublie-Law...fLl4. 78th Cong., 2d sess.), Congress approved the comprehensive report, authorized the construction of the initial stages of the Missouri River basin plan, and directed that this work be pros- ecuted by the War Department and the Department of the Interior. The act combines the two plans prepared by the Army Engineers and the Bureau of Reclamation into one comprehensive plan for the development of the Missouri River basin. The Flood Control Act of 1944 authorized the sum of $200,000,000 to be appropriated for the partial accomplishment of the work to be undertaken by the Secre- tary of the Interior and authorized a like amount to be appropriated in addition to pre- vious authorizations for the partial accomplishment of the work to be undertaken by the Corps of Engineers. The act also established a priority for the uses of water that would place all other purposes ahead of navigation in those states located wholly, or in part, west of the 98th meridian. On July 24, 1946, Congress authorized (by Public Law 526, 79th Cong, , 2d sess.) the sum of $150, 000,000 to be appropriated for the prosecution of the compre- hensive plan adopted by section 9(a) of the Flood Control Act of 1944, for continuing the work in the Missouri River basin undertaken under said plan by the Secretary of the Interior. A like amount was authorized in addition to previous authorizations to be ap- propriated for the prosecution of the comprehensive plan by the Corps of Engineers. On July 31. 1947, Congress authorized $800, 000 supplemental funds to begin construction on Bonny Dam. the major feature of the St. Francis unit (Public Law 299, 80th Cong, , 1st sess,), The following year, on June 29, 1948, Congress authorized an additional $54,786,650 to continue development of the Missouri River basin (Public Law 841, 80th Cong., 2d sess.); of this amount $1, 700, 000 was made available for the St. Francis unit. '" 9