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481 previous treaties regulated the use of waters for navigation only and that it was desirable to fix the rights of the two Coun- tries in order to obtain "the most complete and satisfactory utilization" of the waters of the Rio Grande and the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers.413 The treaty also provides for allocation of waters to each country,414 construction of main channel works,415 investigations and preparation of plans for flood-con- trol work418 and hydroelectric power-generation works,417 reser- voir regulation,418 and operation of the projects.419 Tennessee Valley.-In 1933, the Federal Government un- dertook the basin-wide development of the Tennessee River Valley for multiple uses, under unified legislation designed:420 to improve the navigability and provide for the flood control of the Tennessee River; to provide for reforesta- tion and the proper use of marginal lands in the Ten- nessee Valley; to provide for the agricultural and indus- trial development of said Valley; to provide for the national defense. Federal navigation development of the Tennessee River was initiated as early as 1827.421 The idea of a dual-purpose proj- ect appeared in 1899 when Congress authorized nonfederal construction of a canal and power station.422 In 1906, a private power company proposed a joint investment with the Govern- ment in a navigation and power project, but this and other similar plans were rejected by Congress.423 Federal improve- 418 Preamble, 59 Stat. 1220. 414 Art. 4, 59 Stat. 1225; Art. 10, 59 Stat. 1237. 415 Art. 5, 59 Stat. 1228; Art. 12, 59 Stat. 1239. 418 Art. 6, 59 Stat. 1230; Art. 13, 59 Stat. 1241; Art. 16, 59 Stat. 1249. 417 Art. 7, 59 Stat. 1231. 418 Art. 8, 59 Stat. 1231. 419 Art. 5, 59 Stat. 1228; Art. 6, 59 Stat. 1230; Art. 7, 59 Stat. 1231. 420 Act of May 18,1933, 48 Stat. 58, as amended, 16 U. S. C. 831-831dd. 421 Act of March 2, 1827, 4 Stat. 228. See also 17 American State Papees : Military Affairs, Vol. II, pp. 698-701 (Lowrie and Franklin ed. 1834). The history of federal development of this area and the origin and back- ground of TVA legislation are set out in Sen. Doc. No. 56, 76th Cong., 1st sess., pp. 11-16 (1939). 422 Act of March 3, 1899, 30 Stat. 1351. However, this project was not undertaken. See Sen. Doc. No. 56, p. 11. 423 See Sen. Doc. No. 56, p. 12.

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