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<br />- - - - -- <br /> <br />-- -- <br /> <br />---- <br /> <br />-- <br /> <br />ill! 1'1,; I <br /> <br />14 <br /> <br />'lhese C0l:lIll.19S1ons ....oulrl ae:-ve 86 the princ1pal agency for the coordina- <br /> <br />t10n of FeJ.eral, State, and local plans tor the developllcnt of vater and <br /> <br /> <br />related land reSources of their basin. 'lbey would prepare &nd keep current. <br /> <br />a caaprebeneive, integrated, Joint. pl.an. l1bey voul.d alao recCIIGend a lons- <br /> <br />range schedule of pr10rities tor co~ectlon and analysi. ot basic data tor <br /> <br />invest.igations and project planning, and tor construction of projects. By <br /> <br />, <br />means or azmual reports they voul4 keep the Preald.eDt, the COngreu, the <br /> <br />State., and the pu.bl1c intormed ot progress and problema within their b&a1na. <br /> <br />'tt1e cQllZlli8l1on. would difter traD the RreacDt 1at eragency ba.1D cm- <br /> <br />Ddtteee 1n that they would have a 'pezw.nent cha1.rmac., a .tatt, and greeter <br /> <br /> <br />reaponaibUltlee for tormulat1D8 and keeping current long-range ccaprehena1ve <br /> <br />basin plans. lhey would ditter frea the p:reaent study cCllllll1aB1ona in that <br /> <br />ther vould not go out ot existence &tter their studies vere ccapleted. <br /> <br />While ve recognize that such cc:am1sB1ons vould not sol'Ve all our problems, <br /> <br />ve believe that they voul.d be ,a uaet'ul. 1nstrument in developing a dynam1c <br /> <br />program tor all major JOAse8 of vater resources developaent rega.rdlelll8 ot the <br /> <br />level ot Government or agency ..m1ch m1gh't carry ou't the 8e~ent8 ot it. 'I'hey <br /> <br />would provide a vehicle for bringing out and reconcil1ng the interests of all <br /> <br />groups in a cou:mon developnen't program that embodies the public interest. The <br /> <br />c(lll!l118sion plan. would not detract tran the author1 ty ot the Congress to <br /> <br />authorize and tund p:'QJec'ts. .Nor vould they 1nterfere ."ith the actly1tles of <br /> <br />State and local governments or or the responsible executIve agencies of the <br /> <br />Federal Government. Instead, the plana would give all concerned a clear <br /> <br />picture of hO'.' var10us programs and. projectll would fit tnto c~prehens1ve <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Das1n de~elo~ent. <br /> <br />I <br />\ <br />