"It is the policy of the Congress and the intent of this Act that (a) in investigating and planning any Federal navigation, flood control, reclamation, hydroelectric, or multiple-purpose water resource project, full consideration shall be given to the opportunities, if any, which the project affords for outdoor recreation and for fish and wildlife enhancement and that, wherever any such project can reasonably serve either or both of these purposes consistently with the provisions of this Act, it shall be constructed, operated, and maintained accordingly; (b) planning with respect to the development of the recreation potential of any such project shall be based on the coordination of the recreational use of the project area with the use of existing and planned Federal, State, or local public recreation developments; and (c) project construction agencies shall encourage non-Federal public bodies to administer project land and water areas for recreation and fish and wildlife enhancement purposes and operate, maintain, and replace facilities provided for those purposes unless such areas or facilities are included or proposed for inclusion within a national recreation area, or are appropriate for administration by a Federal agency as a part of the national forest system, as a part of the public lands classified for retention in Federal ownership, or in connection with an authorized Federal program for the conservation and development of fish and wildlife. Pub.L. 89-72, § 1, July 9, 1965, 79 Stat. 213." (16 U.S.C.A., Section 4601-12)

"(a) If, before authorization of a project, non-Federal public bodies indicate their intent in writing to agree to administer project land and water areas for recreation or fish and wildlife enhancement or for both of these purposes pursuant to the plan for the development of the project approved by the head of the agency having administrative jurisdiction over it and to bear not less than one-half the separable costs of the project allocated to either or both of said purposes, as the case may be, and all the costs of operation, maintenance, and replacement incurred therefor--

Projects authorized during the calendar year 1965 may include recreation and fish and wildlife enhancement on the foregoing basis without the required indication of intent. Execution of an agreement as aforesaid shall be a prerequisite to commencement of construction of any project to which this subsection is applicable.

"(b) The non-Federal share of the separable costs of the project allocated to recreation and fish and wildlife enhancement shall be borne by non-Federal interest, under either or both of the following methods as may be determined appropriate by the head of the Federal Agency having jurisdiction over the project: (1) payment, or provision of lands, interests therein, or facilities for the project; or (2) repayment, with interest at a rate comparable to that for other interestbearing functions of Federal water resource projects, within fifty years of first use of project recreation or fish and wildlife enhancement facilities: Provided, That the sources of repayment may be limited to entrance and user fees or charges collected at the project by non-Federal interests if the fee schedule and the portion of fees dedicated to repayment are established on a basis calculated to achieve repayment as aforesaid and are made subject to review and renegotiation at intervals of not more than five years. Pub.L. 89-72, § 2, July 9, 1965, 79 Stat. 214." (16 U.S.C.A., Section 4602-13)

"The general assembly of Missouri may transfer money from the general revenue fund to the 'Missouri Federal Water Projects Recreation Fund', which is hereby created, and may appropriate money from the fund for purposes of paying nonfederal costs associated with the enhancement of recreation and fish and wildlife benefits on federal reservoir lands and waters as required by the 'Federal Water Projects Recreation Act' (P.L. 89-72, 79 Stat. 213-218). Any unexpended balance in the Missouri federal water projects recreation fund at the end of any appropriation period shall not be transferred to the general revenue fund of the state treasury and, accordingly, shall be exempt from the provisions of section 33.080, RSMo, relating to transfer of funds to the general revenue funds of the state by the state treasurer."

"The inter-agency council for outdoor recreation, with the approval of the pertinent state agency having primary responsibility and authority to acquire and manage land or water for recreation or fish and wildlife enhancement, may indicate in writing to appropriate federal officals the intent of the state of Missouri to enter into agreements to administer federal project land and water areas for recreation or fish and wildlife enhancement, and under instructions received through appropriate joint concurrent resolutions duly passed by the general assembly may enter into agreements or contracts to administer such lands in accordance with the provisions of the federal water projects recreation act, and to bear not less than one-half of the separable costs of the project allocated to those purposes and to bear all costs of operation, maintenance, and replacement incurred therefor from appropriations made from the fund; and such action shall be applicable to federal projects prior to authorization by congress, to authorized projects, and to completed works."

. . . any land, site or object primarily of recreational value or of cultural value because of its scenic, historic, prehistoric, archeologic, scientific, or other distinctive characteristics or natural features;" (Section 253.010(3), RSMo)

. . . is hereby authorized to accept or acquire by purchase, lease, donation, agreement or eminent domain, any lands, or rights in lands, sites, objects or facilities which in its opinion should be held, preserved, improved and maintained for park or parkway purposes. The board is authorized to improve, maintain, operate and regulate any such lands, sites, object or facilities when such action would promote the park program and the general welfare. . . ." (Section 253.040.1, RSMo)

"There is authority to the effect that the legislature may, without attempting to pass a law pursuant to such a provision, pass a joint resolution, which, although not effective as a law, is an effective consent by the sovereign to subject itself to suit; but it has also been held that suit cannot be maintained against the state where legislation, attempted pursuant to such a provision, is invalid as a law because not passed in accordance with the rules and solemnities prescribed by the fundamental law. . . ."