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<br />Assistant Secretary \;illiam \;arne pointed to these problems when he
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<br />'The Con~rcss has, hm-Iever, required of the Secretary
<br />of the Interior that in connection with the construction of
<br />irl~i~_tir"'l~i.C:1. ;'1.:..::riicin:-:l h'Qtcr (lnr.~ pov;rr fnciliti.cs, he DlAovid,;
<br />(01' ~ l.'0t~'a :':0 '~!l~ 'l'rl.:J.sury of an uppl'opriiJte s~lUre ~f their
<br />construction costs. That fair share of the costs of con-
<br />struction, '.'Mclt does not include the portions properly
<br />as;dG:!lilL.lc to n:::nl'cir:~b~r.st:Llc functio:1~ s~lch ltS floou control
<br />and navigation, is detcrmined on a basin-,,'ide basis >!hich
<br />seeks to equalize the payments throughout the basin, taking
<br />into consideration the benefits received. I;ith respect to
<br />any given unit, the amount to be retumed to the Treusury by
<br />irl..ig':i"'c1.oi'l i.ll~.j pO',-:.::!" is uetermineu in relation to the direct
<br />benefits thut arc to be obtained from all units ther8tofore or
<br />thereafter cor.stl'llcted. Revenues from and returns for po>!er
<br />produced c,t Hissouri Hiver dams constructed by the Corps of
<br />Engineers are included in these basin-wide determinations.
<br />In other "lOrds, the plan is one that is integrated in every
<br />respect.
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<br />1I\':i1:nrmt "1:11(> pn0l.in~ of t110. co.~t 0f ;.nc1~.v5.(.hwJ Q<3.f"!1S ~
<br />pO\-lerplunts, aIlel car.al::.; anu for divisions on a b::\sin-I'lide
<br />basis amon;?; the bencfits--flood control, nilvi[\ation, irri-
<br />gation, pOI;,er, municipal ,.mter sllppl)', and so forth--for
<br />accounting "nd rep"ymcnt pl1ll'oses ",here the la" required
<br />repaY:',lent, or:ly n pllrt of trl8 1-iissouri Basin program could
<br />have been unuertaken."
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<br />In the spring of 1955 the [Jureau of Reclamation made iln economic
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<br />anillysis of the PS~IUP basin accounts anu transmitted the SU;J1e to the
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<br />jjearjnl~s on Interior DCDartm0nt .~)1nro'riiltion BilL. 1950, Before
<br />tIe :;1;,l)corr;:nitt'I:!e 01- t 10 !louse COll"!!11:l.ttce on J\'~pronri.:Jtions, {ast
<br />CO;1:::,~, .L .'.: _'_' '.. ~)". ''':: i.,~ lJ. (.~. OJ.jj; -.;j.:"'-":l; j.i1 "';,)":"ii~ Ilt~,.:Cill.~;_:
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<br />~.i1U ~.nsul\J.l' l\C\.';;i.l'S (\\11.1 the C.o~r:11littce on l'ul)lie ~',:orks, 85th Cong.,
<br />1st Sess. pt. 1 at p. ~87 (1957).
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<br />W Economic l\nulysis, l,n;[JP, as revised i\pril 1955. See p. 345 of
<br />IIcm'ings on Hissouri I:asin "ator ProbJems, last cited in Footnote 13.
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