The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-11-30
MISSOURI VALLEY
BOARD REPORTS
TO GOV. D0NNELLY
Recommends Basin Wide
Control of Water Resources,
Does Not Approve Either
Murray or Pick-Sloan
Plans.
By CURTIS A. BELTS
In the st. Louis Post-Dispatch

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Nov U.s.
The Missouri Valley Commission made
its report to Gov Phil M. Donnelly to-
day The commission was appointed
under legislative act to study the Ten
nessee Valley Authority and the Mis-
souri, valley with view to recommen-
dations as to the advisability of an
authority similar to IVA for the Mis-
souri, basin.
| 1t reported that it had found a nee
essity for basin-wide control, develop
ment and utilization of the Missouri
creation of a regional authority to
execute the plan was proper.
The report combined the widely di-
vergent views of members of the COM
mission. 1t is the result of many
compromises and in rather cautious
language it contains only those rec
concentrations on which all the mem
bers could agree.
Although finding that the iva is of
vast benefit" to the area it serves,
the commission did not recommend
the creation of a Missouri Valley
Authority. 1t held that there were
Objectionable features in the bills
pending in congress for the creation
of an MVA. 1t also recommended that
development of the Pick-Sloan plan in
Missouri be deferred further study.
Recommendation
The recommendations set out In the
report were:
1--WE agree that the Tennessee
Valley Authority is of vast benefit
to the people and the area served
by it, and enjoys high standing
among the people of the Tennessee
valley.
I'VE agree that the bills pending
in the congress of the United States
for the creation of Missouri Valley
Authority are Objectionable.
I'VE recommend that construction
of reservoir projects in Missouri
proposed and included in the author
lied Pick-Sloan plan be deferred I'M
til those features of the plan have
been again reviewed.
1--WE agree that there is a neces-
sity for a basin-wide control devel-
opment and utilization Of the water
resources of the Missouri valley.
I'VE agree that national action in
development of water resources is
justified only when there are inter-
state characteristics operating to
prevent successful development by
private industry under state laws or
by the states or subdivisions there
Of
1--WE recognize that basin-wide CO.
ordinated control and maximum
practicable utilization of water re-
sources, including conversion of po-
tential water power into pooled cleo
trio energy available for public use
at the cost of production, is sound
public policy. We recognize that
this cannot be successfully under
taken by individuals, local or state !,
government, or by private industry.
We believe that this utilization of
any river basin is regional and not
national in scope. However, we do
believe that it could be properly as
signed to be executed by regional
authority created for and restricted
to the accomplishment of that spe- t
cific purpose.
"Thus restricted, we agree that it I
would not constitute an invasion
into the fields of endeavor hereto g
fore reserved under our form of gov a
eminent for development of re- ]
sources by individual private indus 2
try or by state or local govern
ment." i
Unanimous Report
The report, announced to be the !
unanimous decision of the commits
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