SPIRO T. AGNEW, Governor                       691

COMPREHENSIVE RIVER BASIN PROGRAMS

(g) Of the actual cash proceeds from the sale of Certificates of
Indebtedness to be issued under this Act, the sum of four million
dollars ($4,000,000) LESS A PROPORTIONATE SHARE OF THE
COSTS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 4 OF THIS ACT, shall be used
exclusively to match and administer grants received from the Federal
Government to develop effective, comprehensive water quality control
and abatement plans for river basins pursuant to Section 3(c) of the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act. For this purpose a river basin
may be the drainage area of an intrastate river, the drainage area of
an interstate river, or a metropolitan or multi-community area in a
basin for which a water pollution control program can be most effec-
tively planned and implemented through a Section 3(c) grant. The
purpose of each basin program will be to provide a water quality
management plan which involves joint efforts of State, local, and
metropolitan bodies, as well as private interests for meeting and
further improving the water quality standards of the State DEVEL-
OPED BY JOINT EFFORTS OF STATE, LOCAL, AND METRO-
POLITAN BODIES, AFTER SUCH CONSULTATION WITH PRI-
VATE INTERESTS AS THE PUBLIC BODIES DEEM ADVIS-
ABLE FOR MEETING AND FURTHER IMPROVING THE
WATER QUALITY OF THE STATE.

(h) Annually, prior to June 1, The Department of Water Re-
sources shall recommend to the Governor a proposed scope of basin
pollution control planning activity to be undertaken pursuant to
Section 3 (c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. The recom-
mendation to the Governor will include the following information
for each basin recommended for program development:

1.    Boundaries of the river basin, watershed, or multi-community
area with reasons for establishing the boundaries with reference to
water pollution control problems requiring joint action of the in-
terests, public and private, located therein;

2.    The public and private interests which need to be involved
in joint actions to implement the basin program;

3.    The status of existing efforts to achieve a basin-wide water
pollution control program;

4.    Justification for assignment of priority; and

5.    Identification of the agencies who will participate and their
respective responsibilities in the development of the basin program.

(i) Upon approval of the scope of activity by the Governor, the
Water Resources Commission shall adopt rules and regulations to
guide the development of basin-wide programs, so that State and
Federal objectives are met (in all basins). The rules and regulations
shall include but not be limited to the following requirements:

1.    Developed in cooperation with and participation by all con-
cerned state, interstate, federal and local agencies and interests.

2.    Adequate to implement and provide for further improvements
in the water quality standards of the State.

3.    Coordinated with comprehensive county water supply and
sewerage plans developed in compliance with Section 387(c) of Arti-