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000885 (3) The last section of S. 2246 has been moved forward to constitute ,) new Section 3 in S. 1111. In addition, the wordll1g has been clarified to specify that nothing in the Act is to be construed as either expanding or diminishing either Federal or State jurisdiction, responsibility or rights with respect to water resources, nor as superseding, modifying or repealing existing laws applicable to the various Federal participating agencies, nor to affect the jurisdiction of international commissions. When the Senate Committee reported the bill on November 26, 1963, it amended this section to include language stating that nothing in the Act shall be construed to displace, super- sede or lImit any interstate compact or the jurisdiction or responsibility of any legally established jOint or common agency of two or more States. The above changes seem designed to allay the fears of those who feel that States' water rights might be affected by the Bill, and the objection that where an interstate commission is already established, another river basin commission will not supersede it. At the time the Bill was reported by the Senate Committee there was still doubt in the minds of those of us closely associated with the Upper Colorado River Commission that the language adopted by the Senate Committee was adequate in this latter respect. We preferred to have language in the Act that would provide that for any river system which has had its water or the use of its water apportioned between sub-basins under the provisions of an Act of Congress or by an interstate Compact to which the consent of Congress has been given each sub-basin shall be treated as a separate river basin. (4) Section 101 of S. 1111 has been modified by the addition of the Chairman of the Federal Power Commission to the W cter Resources Council. (5) In Section 102 of S. 11ll, the Council is charged with maintaining a continuing study and preparing a biennial assessment of the adequacy of supplies of water rather than the adequacy of supplies of good quality water as in S. 2246. (6) Th", language of Section 103 has been made clear that the Council shall establish, with the approval of the President, principles, standards, and procedures for Federal partici- pants in the preparation of river basin plans. In S. 2246, it was not clear whether this language was intended to go beyond Federal participants and include all participants. Also, the procedures may include provisions for Council revision of plans for Federal projects being prepared by a river basin commission. -' 4 -