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3868 MISSOURI RiVER BASIN 3 ; . voirs 011 the Yellowstone River and tributaries should be built pri-' marily for irricratioll after coordination with plans now being prepnred' by the Burea;',., and that the door should be left open for possible changes in the llunlber and size of the proposed main-s~em l'esen'oirs and in plans for diversions into the Dakotas. If the Improvements proposed by the division engineer and the Board fire carried out in. accordance with the views of the Burean of Reclamation, thut agency' sees no reason why these improvement.s would Dot fit in a compre- bensive pIau for tbe !dissouri Ri\'el' Basin. . 7. It is evident. thltt all the Fedcml agencies conccrned agree thltt, the maximum fen sible multiple-purpose use of wntcr and the brondcst. economic program of reservoirs for that t.ype of use. arc the primary principles on which the planncd developmcnt of the water l'OSOlU'ces of the Missouri River Yallcy should be based. It is equally evident' that to accomplish this type of development, the det.ails of plUlUlillg must be worked" out in fL progressive manner tlnough tbe correlation and coordinated efforts of all ngeneics, Federnl, St.nte, I1nd locn.l, COll- cerned w.ith these resources. Due nllowRllce must be mude for any changed conditions t.hut mny nrise in the fut.ure. However, I do not eOllsider it pmct.ieuble to make filll11ltlloel1tion of proportionltte costs in od vance of construction. 8. The Itppropriate distribut.ion of proper benefits over the entire valley is a definite Inut. of t,)1e plnu pruposed ill the report of tbe divi-, sion enginect. (Lud the Bonrd, llot ouly to those projects recommended in the report itself, hut Illso to any others t.hut Illay legally be proposed, by other agencies. Thltt report also contemplates thltt Ute uses of presently a,uthorizecl n.nd existing multiple-purpose reservoirs will be progressively broa.dened and reapportioned ns addit.jounl water is stored by the dallls proposed in the expltnded plan. The adjustment of water llse to meet the ehttnging needs of the ~nssouri Basin fiB a whole Ciln and will be madc as the comprehe-Ilsive development pro- ceeds step-by-step toward ult.injate a.ccomplishment. When eom- pleted the bosin plltll will be opemt.ed for maximnm 1ll1Lltiple-purpose use. Thus preference cn.n be given to the functions which contribute most signifieont.\y to the welfare alld livelihood of the people of various parts of the hasin, and n.t the Sl1me time adeqlll1te steps cun be taken to meet new economic situations that may a,rise in the future. 9. The Corps of Engineers recognizes the broad and important interests and responsibilities of the Burenu of Rcclumn.tion in the Missouri River Basin Bnd will continlle to plan its work in t,hnt basin 90 as to coordinate fully the l1ctivities of both ngcIlcies, There is no question that reservoirs 011 the Yellowst.one River and its tributaries will furnish an import.ant cont.ributioll t,o wQ.tcr conservation in the I'bl' portio'u of the Missouri Valley. The. two reser\-oirs proposed . ~,report of t,he division engineer a~.~;~. f the Bon.rd, augmented bY', . "dditiol1!11 projects ItS the Bnrem . ay find lldvisable, sholLld be p . . d, with modifications if necess 'lY, to provide .the maximum fe .,e' st.orage for conservation purposes. 1rlany of the reservoirs- of the proposed system will produce major benefits to conservation and irrigation, notnbl'il thp upper basin. Trihutary reSeI'V9.j1.'S.ShO~d, when advisr,ble. :n:" the stltndpoillt. of bltsin-wide ,leyel!Wlllent be constructed, operl ~al nnd mnint,ained by the agency witli7th~ u~mi- DRnt interest lmdcl'!,c.:xi~t.ing law. It is essent.il1l, however,'t,hat the' ~a~-steJ1l projects be,built, operated, and ma,illtlLined by the COrDS 4'_1..' 1,\"-,J.'- . 4