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0019&B e. Sponsorinl!: Al!:ency. This term (as used in SenateDoc1llllent No.'o 97) identifies the agency which investigates, formulates, and reco~ends authorization of a water resource development. Normal1;v, it will also con-' struct such Ii development or project and either operate and maintain it or arrange for its operation and maintenance by others. As previously indi- cated, project shore lands and water areas that need not be reserved sole1;v to the basic water-control functions may be managed by various appropriate administerins ~encies according to a management plan. Insofar as practi- cable, the administering agencies should be designated in the project pre- authorization report. f. ; Pre authorization Report.. A report prepared by the sponsoring, agency covering an overall plan of benefits and functional purposes of a project on the basis of which legislative or other authorization for con- struction maY' be granted. Such a report will contain evaluations of project associated rdsources at reservoir sites as a preliminary to a PAR Plan. The chapter or chapters covering such resources may be based largely on reports and information from other agencies to the extent that such reports are . available as well as on joint studies by the sponsoring agency and cooperat.. ing agencies. 5. Responsibility for Preparation, The several functions of multipl~- purpose reservoirs are necessari1;v interrelated and may interact upon each other in complex ways. If a change is made in any one of them, others are usual1;v affeoted. To assure development of a balanced overall project in which all elements are reasonab1;v compatible, it is important that the planning for'all of the various functions be integrated. This involves con... sultation with agencies having specialized knowledge of values, interests, and opportunities other than water control and utilization. Inasmuch as the construction and maintenance criteria and procedures for the basic water control functions may have significant bearing on the functional planning fbr all of the project elements, the sponsoring agency usual1;v is in the best . position to accomplish integrated planning most effectively. According1;v, it is considered that the PAR Development and Management Plans should be pre- . pared by the sponsoring agency. In cases involving lands within the s.tatu- tory respons:l;bility of other administering agencies, joint PAR Plans should be prepared by such agencies with the sponsoring agency as may be. agreed upOn by those involved. The reports of other agencies and interests which are . consulted will ordinarily be used as supporting documents. 6. F1rtancinP:, The costs of preparing the PAR Plans will usually be financed froni project funds. It is preferable that the funding be' provided as a part of .the basic programming and budgeting for the overall project because! a. The cost will then be reflected in the total cost of the entire project and the solution of problems of allocation and apportionment of,co$$s according to prescribed policies simplified. . -4- .' 1,;