The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-05-15
Recommendations ON
Organization

get.-The Missouri Basin Commission
should prepare the budget for lane
and water resource development, il
consultation with the operating agen
cies, and present the budget to Con
gress. The budget should consist OF
four parts: % basic data budget
(2) planning budget, (3) construc-
ton budget, and (4) an operation
budget.
In the Missouri Basin Survey Com
missions view, it is impossible to give
adequate consideration to a basin
wide program upon piecemeal basis.
Therefore, it would be desirable for
the program to be examined as a
whole in Congress, with due account
OF its nterrelationships, for authori-
cations and for appropriations.
IT. Management of costs and &C
counts. - The Commission further
recommends that the Basin agency
should have general authority and
responsibility for:
Establishing and applying an equi-
table and consistent cost-sharing poll
cy for each of the various purposes
included in the Basins resource pro-
gram in accordance with provisions
incorporated in national cost-sharlhg
policy.
Developing appropriate procedures
for and making cost ALLEGATIONS among
purposes.
Negotiating cost sharing agree
ments and contracts with States, dis
tricts, agencies, groups, and enter
prises and supervise their execution.
Establishing and supervising sys-
tenn of accounts for reimbursable pur-
poses and directing the payments and
charges to be made from such ac-
counts.
Establishing bases for and appor-
tioning amounts of reimbursable rev.
enues to States and counties as pay
ments in lieu of taxes.
IS. Management of operations
With regard to operation, the Basin
should have response
bility for:
Carrying out Congressional policy
water and land use.
Establishing goals and administra-
tive policy within the legal frame
work.
Centrally controlling river opera
lions.
Directing operating plans for other
resource facilities.
Preparing co-ordinated plans in
with the national flood |
control agency for emergency OPP
erations of water structures.
Planning programs, recommending
and co-ordinating related re-
source developments with water con-
rol projects.
Establishing program of research
md technical service to assist local
districts with maintenance work and
long-range plan for main
enance of projects retained under
federal control.
10. Management of the Federal
'ower system.-A reorganized admin
strative plan is as much needed to
nhance the public benefit obtain
BILE from the power developments
S it is for other phases of the Basin
rogram. 1t is recommended that the
'asin agency be given authority to
AIRY out the policies of Congress
overning power marketing and pow
T. system operation and require the
xecution of these policies; make
ost ALLEGATIONS and approve or modi-
Y power rate schedules applicable S
, the Missouri Basin; approve con- |
racts for the sale of electric power I
here it wishes to exercise that au-
1ority; and, in conjunction with con- +
'ol of river operations, direct power
operations. 5s ,
Project rate schedules should be .
inject to approval or modification
Y the Basin agency, but they should :
OF be subject to approval or modi-
cation by the Federal Power Com :.
ission or any other administrative
gency. :
20. Management of planning.-To
,complish these purposes, the Com :
ission recommends that the Basin
gency assigned to direct resource