The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-09
ALABAMA WATER. POWER POLICY TO DEPEND ON SURVEY
Present Development Of Re- sources Only In "Piecemeal
 FaShion"-ReSoIution
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU
 THE AGE-HERALD Montgomery. Ala Sent R

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 Congress was called upon by the legislature of Alabama in resolu- tion which has gone to Governor Brandon to make a comprehensive survey of the water power possibili- ties of the state in order that the state may establish water power policy which will protect the inter- ests of all the people. The resolu- tion was offered by Senator J NJ. Foster of Tuscaloosa and was con cured in by the two houses before the weekend recess Friday
 This is the second resolution call ing for water power surveys, the first providing for a committee of the two houses which would make investigations and report to the leg islature. Because of the short time remaining before the final adjourn ment of the session of the legisla- ture no survey of the situation can be made by the legislative commit tee. Therefore. the resolution was adopted appealing to the federal gov ernment to complete survey which 1t has already started, the implied statement of the resolution being that the state will develop it's policy after the federal government has rtade it's survey.
 Fosters Resolution.
 Senator Fosters resolution fol- lows:
 "Be 1t resolved by the senate of Alabama, the house of representa- tives concurring, that:
 "Whereas, it is the sense of the legislature of Alabama that the wat ger power resources of. Alabama con- stitute one of the states greatest, most valuable and most enduring as- sets and it Is of vital interest to our people that these resources be developed according to a wise, we'll considered and comprehensive plan that will assure the people that such resources will be developed in such manner and the peoples in- terest therein will be so safe guard ed that the value of this great as- set shall be properly conserved for the lasting benefit of the state; and
 "Whereas, the national government under the provision of the federal constipation giving it control over navigAble streams in the matter of navigation has assumed certain jur- isdiction over the development of water power upon such navigable streams and upon such non -naviga- ble streams as directly and material ly contribute to or effect the flow of navigable streams, and
 SWheraas the federal government has esa9keady unl eEtsk e5 60 make a survey of large part of such streams in Alabama with special ref erencesto the water power 7possibiH- ties rthereof; and,
 Would Protect Public.
 "Whereas, in our judgment it is necessary to enable both our state in its proper sphere and the federal government in it's proper sphere to 1 guide, direct and properly control such development so that the. public lx1 T l.eN sl complete survey be made of all such. streams over which the federal government by it's agencies has as sumed such jurisdiction in Alabama with respect to the location and availability of all such power sites thereon of material consequence, to- gether with the estimated horse pow CT that can probably be developed thereat and ..all such other informa- tion which in the judgment of Con- gress and of the engineers in charge of such survey is material and neces- sary to enable the state of Alabama to outline and. establish a wise, prac- ticable, comprehensive plan for the development of all such resources in this state; and
 Whereas, such resources in Ala bama under existing conditions are now being developed but in a piece meal fashion and it is of the utmost importance that the survey herein requested be made as soon as pos- sible; now, therefore, be it
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 Put Up To Congress.
 Resolved, That we, the sem ate and house of representatives of Alabama in regular session assem- bled, do hereby memorialize and re- spectfully urge the Congress of the United States to make provision, at it's next session, for an extension of such survey work to be made at the earliest date practicable, SO as to incll de all such streams in Alabama. and
 .'We further memorialize and urge the senators and representatives from Alabama in the Congress of the United States to take, as soon as pos esible, such steps as are necessary and proper to bring this matter be- fore Congress and to obtain such ac- tion by Congress as is necessary to effect the survey herein mentioned. That a copy of this resolution be promptly furnished, after its passage and approval, to each of the sena- tors and representatives in Congress from Alabama"