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560 works on a project" until after submission of prescribed findings and report.352 On the other hand, general authority is provided for certain discretionary modifications in the case of Army projects. For example, the Chief of Engineers is authorized to modify the plan for any authorized dam or other works to make it smaller than originally planned with a view to completing a useful improvement within an authorization, provided it will be feas- ible in the future to enlarge the work to permit full utilization of the site for all purposes of conservation such as "flood con- trol, navigation, reclamation, the development of hydroelec- tric power, and the abatement of pollution." 353 Like authority exists for the modification of flood-control project plans so as to evacuate areas rather than protect them by levees or flood walls.354 Further authority for modification of flood-control project plans is permitted by a 1937 statute authorizing the provision of additional storage capacity for domestic water supply or other conservation storage if the cost of such in- creased capacity is contributed by local agencies and they agree to utilize the same in a manner consistent with federal uses and purposes.855 Operation and Maintenance of Projects A number of different and varied statutes deal with the operation and maintenance of water-resource projects. Here, the law leaves some important matters uncovered where re- sponsibility is divided. Other statutes provide for project op- eration by beneficiaries or other nonfederal entities. Varia- tions exist in the matter of fiscal flexibility to meet operational requirements and emergencies. Some statutes provide for 852 Act of August 4,1939, § 9(a), 53 Stat. 1187,1193, 43 U. S. C. 485h(a). 888 Act of August 18, 1941, §2, 55 Stat. 638, 33 U. S. O. 701m. 854 Act of June 28, 1938, § 3, 52 Stat. 1215, 1216, 33 U. S. 0. 701i. "¦ Act of June 22, 1936, § 5, 49 Stat. 1570, 1572, as added by Act of July 19,1937, § 1, 50 Stat. 515, 518,33 U. S. C. 701h. See also Act of December 22, 1944, § 10, 58 Stat. 889, 901, authorizing the Folsom Reservoir "with such modifications thereof as in the discretion" of the Secretary of the Army and the Chief of Engineers may be "advisable."

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