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<br />-3- <br /> <br />Sect ion 2 <br /> <br />Water Resouces Council <br /> <br />The Water Resources Council was established by the Water <br /> <br /> <br />Resources Planning Act of 1965 (PL 89-80). Its membership <br /> <br /> <br />includes the Secretaries of Interior, Agriculture, Army, <br /> <br /> <br />Health, Education, and Welfare, and Transportation, and the <br /> <br /> <br />Chairman of the Federal Power Commission. The Secretaries of <br /> <br /> <br />Commerce and Housing and Urban Development are Associate <br /> <br /> <br />Members. (Legislation is pending to make these two Secretaries <br /> <br /> <br />members.) The Secretary of the Interior is Chairman. <br /> <br /> <br />The functions of the Council as set out in the Water <br /> <br /> <br />Resources planning Act are to: <br /> <br /> <br />l. Prepare national assessment <br /> <br /> <br />2. Recommend water policy <br /> <br /> <br />3. Establish planning standards 071-1 <br /> <br /> <br />4. Coordinate comprehensive planning <br /> <br /> <br />5. Recommend river basin commissions <br /> <br /> <br />6. Review river basin plans <br /> <br /> <br />7. Assist State planning <br /> <br /> <br />8. Take other actions to carry out -- <br /> <br /> <br />a. Water Resources Planning Act <br /> <br /> <br />b. Executive Office assignments <br />