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<br />lJJJ'::;:-;: <br /> <br />IV. AUTHORITIES AND FUNCTIONS OF INTERSTATE RIVER BASIN ENTITIES <br /> <br />-. <br /> <br />The nine broad types of entities for interstate river basin management reviewed <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />in the previous section of this report have diverse authorities with which to <br />accomplish their goals. These vary from virtually no authority other than "friendly <br /> <br />persuasion" and a "spirit of cooperation" in the case of informal organizations, to <br /> <br />regulatory and project development authority in the case of some federal-interstate <br /> <br />compact commissions and federally-chartered corporations. Between these extremes, <br /> <br />the other river basin entities have widely varying authorities. <br /> <br />The following subsections list and describe the types of functions performed by <br /> <br />the entities and relate their authorities to do so. <br /> <br />A. Information/Education - Almost all interstate river basin entities perform <br /> <br />some information and education activities. The exception might be interstate <br /> <br />compact commissions created exclusively for water allocation, and even they <br /> <br />usually publish reports for public information purposes. Other types of <br /> <br />interstate river basin entities often have major informational and educational <br /> <br />roles that are sometimes spelled out in their euthorizing legislation or <br /> <br />organizational documents. For example, the "Statement of Purpose" adopted by <br /> <br />the non-profit Missouri Basin States Association in 1982 reads in part: <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />The MBSA will foster communication and information <br />exchange among the member states, various other <br />governmental units and the private sector on water and <br />rela ted resource matters; <br /> <br />and the Delaware (I%J) and Susquehanna (1970) River Basin Compacts direct <br /> <br />-31- <br />