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<br />f10D887 <br /> <br />Council or not less than one-half of a majority of the <br />States composing the Commission, (Note: the terminology <br />"not less than one-half of a majorit'{" seems peculiar and <br />may not be what was intended. I have not checked this <br />point with the sponsor of the amendment.) <br /> <br />(12) Under S. 2246. each Commission would elect a vice- <br />chairman from among its members. both Federal and <br />State. Under S. 1111. the State members elect a vice- <br />chairman who would serve as chairman and coordinating <br />officer of State members of the Commission, and who <br />would represent the State governments in Federal-State <br />relations on the Commission. <br /> <br />(13) <br /> <br />(14) <br /> <br />(15) <br /> <br />S. 2246 made no provision for voting by the Commission. <br />S. 1111 specifies that every effort shall be made to arrive <br />at a consensus of all members of the Commission on all <br />issues. that if this is impossible individual views may <br />be reported, and that if a commission fails to act by <br />reason of lack of consensus the positions of the Chairman <br />and vice-chairman sha 11 be set forth in the record. <br /> <br />e <br />f <br />" <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />S. 2246 specified the compensation that members of Com- <br />missions representing States and interstate commissions <br />would receive. Under S. 1111. compensation of these <br />two classes of members would be determined by the entity <br />that each represents. <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />A new Section 207 has been added to S. 1111. This <br />section provides for fiscal procedures to be followed by <br />River Basin Commissions. Included is the requirement <br />that each Commission shall determine the share of its <br />expense to be borne by the Federal Government and each <br />State. and prepare an annual budget to transmit to the <br />Council and each State. Estimates of appropriations <br />necessary would be included in budget estimates sub- <br />mitted by the Water Resources Council. <br /> <br />~ <br />! <br /> <br />{I 6) Throughout TITLE II of S. 1111. by amendment offered <br />by Senator Allott. tho Senata chan\;llild th9 wot<i "tll'OiQn" <br />to "area" in the phrases "region. river basin. or group <br />of river basins" for which river basin commissions are <br />to be established. Why this change was made is not <br />clear. espeCially when one considers that in other parts <br />of the Bill the word "region" is retained. <br /> <br />- 6 - <br />