▁late ▁ 1 9 3 0 s . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁the ▁US ▁Congress ▁passed ▁the ▁B onne ville ▁Power ▁Act , ▁creating ▁the ▁B onne ville ▁Power ▁Administration . ▁This ▁was ▁a ▁new ▁federal ▁institution ▁meant ▁to ▁build ▁transmission ▁lines ▁and ▁sell ▁the ▁power ▁generated ▁by ▁B onne ville , ▁Grand ▁Cou lee ▁and ▁future ▁Columbia ▁D ams . ▁While ▁these ▁projects ▁substantial ly ▁increased ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁control ▁flo ods ▁and ▁generate ▁power , ▁the ▁system ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁provide ▁full ▁protection ▁or ▁maxim ize ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁power ▁generated . ▁American ▁pl ann ers ▁realized ▁that ▁the ▁full ▁potential ▁of ▁the ▁river ▁could ▁only ▁be ▁har ness ed ▁through ▁trans bound ary ▁co operation ▁to ▁create ▁additional ▁storage ▁capacity ▁above ▁the ▁existing ▁lower ▁Columbia ▁complex . ▁With ▁the ▁storage ▁provided ▁in ▁Canada , ▁water ▁releases ▁could ▁be ▁tim ed ▁to ▁meet ▁power ▁demand , ▁rather ▁than ▁re lying ▁on ▁the ▁snow m elt - det erm ined ▁natural ▁flow ▁rates ▁of ▁the ▁river . ▁ ▁Canada ▁In ▁Canada , ▁British ▁Columbia ▁Premier ▁W . A . C . ▁Ben nett ▁and ▁his ▁Social ▁Cred it ▁Government ▁were ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁infrastr ucture ▁throughout ▁the ▁province ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁Ben nett ▁was ▁the ▁Canadian ▁force ▁behind ▁the ▁Columbia ▁River ▁Tre aty ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁bel ie ver ▁in ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁public ▁power , ▁he ▁created ▁and ▁promoted ▁a ▁" Two ▁R