SPIRO T. AGNEW, Governor                          805

with and if satisfactory progress has not been made, may institute
an action or actions in its own name in the proper court or courts
of competent jurisdiction to compel compliance with any and all of
the provisions of this compact or any of the rules, regulations, and
water quality standards of the commission adopted pursuant thereto.

5.4—Further Jurisdiction. Nothing in this compact shall be
construed to repeal, modify, or qualify the authority of any signatory
party to enact any legislation or enforce any additional conditions
and restrictions to lessen or prevent the pollution of waters within
its jurisdiction.

65.

Article 6
Flood Protection

6.1—Flood Control Authority. The commission may plan, design,
construct, and operate and maintain projects and facilities it deems
necessary or desirable for flood plain development and flood damage
reduction. It shall have power to operate such facilities and to store
and release waters of the Susquehanna River and its tributaries and
elsewhere within the basin, in such manner, at such times, and under
such regulations as the commission may deem appropriate to meet
flood conditions as they may arise.

6.2—Regulation.

(a)    The commission may study and determine the nature and
extent of the flood plains of the Susquehanna River and its
tributaries. Upon the basis of the studies, it may delineate areas
subject to flooding, including but not limited to a classification of
lands with reference to relative risk of flooding and the establishment
of standards for flood plain use which will promote economic develop-
ment and safeguard the public health, welfare, safety, and property.
Prior to the adoption of any standards delineating the area or
defining the use, the commission shall hold public hearings with
respect to the substance of the standards in the manner provided by
Article 15. The proposed standards shall be available from the com-
mission at the time notice is given, and interested persons shall be
given an opportunity to be heard thereon at the harings HEARINGS.

(b)    The commission shall have power to promulgate, adopt,
amend, and repeal from time to time as necessary, standards relating
to the nature and extent of the uses of land in areas subject to
flooding.

(c)    In taking action pursuant to subsection (b) of this section
and as a prerequisite thereto, the commission shall consider the
effect of particular uses of the flood plain in question on the health
and safety of persons and property in the basin, the economic and
technical feasibility of measures available for the development and
protection of the flood plain, and the responsibilities, if any, of local,
state, and federal governments connected with the use or proposed
use of the flood plain in question. The commission shall regulate the
use of particular flood plains in the manner and degree it finds
necessary for the factors enumerated in this subsection, but only with
the consent of the affected signatory state, and shall suspend such
regulation when and so long as the signatory party or parties or
political subdivision possessing jurisdiction have in force applicable