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.... 401( . industrial water. The act updated and modernized Reclamation law and clearly recognized the concept of multipurpose development. The multipurpose development concept was again broadened by the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1946 which permitted alloca- tions of nonreimbursable project costs to the "preservation and propagation of fish and wildlife. '.' The Water Supply Act of 1958 authorized the inclusion of storage capacity in a project to meet present and future municipal and industrial water needs. The Fish and Wildlife Act of 1958 provided authority for the acqui- sition of land, water, and interests for wildlife conservation snd development with such costs treated as nonreimbursable. The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended required consideration of the inclusion of capacity in water storage works for streamflow regulation for water quality control with nonreimbursable costs, provided the beneficiaries could be identified and the benefits were widespread or national in scope. The Fryingpan-Arkansas Project authorizing act added a new.dimension to Reclamation endeavor. In this regard, Section 4(a) of Public Law 87-590, the Project authorizing act of August 1962, states: "The Secretary is authorized and directed (1) to investigate, plan, construct, operate, and maintain public recreational facilities on lands withdrawn or acquired for the development of said project, (2) to conserve the scenery, the natural, historic, and archeologic objects, and the wildlife on said lands, (3) to provide for public use and enjoyment of the same and of water areas created by this project by such means as are consistent with purposes of said project: and (4) to investigate, plan, construct, operate, and maintain facilities for the con- servation and development of fish and wildlife resources. The Secretary is authorized to acquire lands and to withdraw public lands from entry or other disposition under the public land laws necessary for the construction, operation, and maintenance of the facilities herein provided, and to dispose of them to Federal, State, and local governmental agencies by lease, trans- fer, exchange, or conveyancy upon such terms and conditions as will best promote their development and operation in the public interest " . Legislation, the Federal Water Project Recreation Act of 1965, subsequent to Project authorization established the authority for ~he acquisition of lands and construction of specific facilities for recreation and fish and wildlife enhancement in connection with water resource development Projects. This legislation, together with the provisions of the authorizing act, extends the multipurpose concept. II-2 .