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. Section 105 provides the general administrative authorities of the Council, including authority to employ such personnel as it deems advisable, including a staff director with compensation at the rate of $19,500 per annum and one person in addition to the staff director above the level of grade GS-15, to procure consulting services at rates not to exceed $100 per day, and to hold hearings and receive testimony with or without oath, Subsection (d) authorizes the head of any Federal department or agency, upon the request of the Council, to furnish the Council available necessary information and to detail to temporary duty with the council on a reimbursable basis such personnel as may be useful to the Council's work. It should be noted that section 403 in Title IV authorizes the Council to delegate to any member or employee its administrative functions described in this section. .. TITLE II -- RIVER BASIN COMMISSIONS CREATION OF COMMISSIONS , Section 201 and the subsequent sections of Title II provide for the establishment by the President of river basin water resources commissions, describe their memberShip and manner' of organization, .andset forth their duties, procedures, powers and administrative authority. As provided in subsection (a) the President may establish a commission upon the reqllest of the governor of one or more of the affected States or of the Council. The area for; study by a commission may consist of a region, a major river basin, or a group of related river basins in the United States. . Sljbsection (b) places in each commission the responsibilities for (1) co-ordinating Federal, State and local plans for the development of water and related land resources; (2) preparing and keeping upto date a comprehensive, integrated, joint plan for Federal, State and local development of these resources; (3) recommending long-range schedules of priorities for the collection and analysis of basic data and for investigation, planning and construction of projects; and (4) fosteri ng and u ndertaki ng studies of water and related land resou rces problems. - 17 - MEMBERSHIPS OF COMMISSIONS . Section 202 provides that each river basin commission shall be composed of members appointed by the President to include (a) a chairman 'who shall not hold any other position as an officer or employee of the United States; (b) a representative of each Federal depart- ment or agency having a substantial interest in the work of the commission; (c) one or more members from each State lying wholly or partially within the area to be studied, such State representative to be nominated by the governor and to hold office no longer than the governor's tenure; (d) one representative of affected interstate compact commissions; and (e) one member of any affected international commission.