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<br />3 <br /> <br />The second significant relationship of water to the public <br /> <br /> <br />lands is that most of the federal programs for the disposition <br /> <br /> <br />or retention of the public lands produce direct or indirect <br /> <br /> <br />~equirements for water in conjunction with such programs. <br /> <br /> <br />Thus the disposition of public lands for various purposes, such <br /> <br /> <br />as agricultural development under the Desert Land Act and hard- <br /> <br /> <br />rock mineral development under the mining laws, automatically <br /> <br /> <br />creates demands for public land water use, as does the retention <br /> <br /> <br />and management of public lands for purposes such as grazing, <br /> <br /> <br />energy fuel development under the mineral leasing laws, and <br /> <br /> <br />maintenance of fish and wi~dlife habitat. <br /> <br /> <br />The foregoing approach substantially restricts any in-depth <br />review of the overall water resource development programs of <br /> <br /> <br />either the Bureau of Reclamation or the Corps of Engineers. <br /> <br /> <br />The multiple purpose projects currently constructed under those <br /> <br /> <br />programs are generally not directly related to federal public <br /> <br /> <br />lands programs, but primarily benefit identifiable private <br /> <br /> <br />lands. in need of supplemental water, municipal water users, <br /> <br /> <br />and power users, along with producing other more general <br /> <br /> <br />benefits such as flood control. Nor dces it appear essential <br /> <br /> <br />..to explore the many facets of the Federal Power Commission's <br /> <br />3~G <br />