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a comprehensive water resources plan for the immediate and long-
range development, conservation, utilization and management of
the water resources of the basin, and may adopt such plan or any
revision thereof in such part or parts as it may deem appropriate.
The plan may include, but need not be limited to, determinations of
immediate and long-range needs and objectives, water quality stand-
ards, and any public or private projects and facilities which are
required, in the judgment of the Commission, for the optimum
development, conservation, utilization and management of the water
resources of the basin.

In developing, reviewing and revising the comprehensive water
resources plan, or parts thereof, the Commission shall give considera-
tion to relevant portions of federal, state, regional and local plans,
whether prepared by signatories or their agencies, by local or regional
planning commissions, by local governmental units or organizations
thereof, by soil and water conservation districts, by regional re-
source use associations, or by other governmental agencies or organ-
izations. Such consideration shall be required only with respect to
such plans as are presented to the Commission in the manner the
Commission may provide.

3.03.    Water Resources Program.—Within two (2) years after the
election of its first chairman, and annually thereafter the Commission
shall formulate and adopt a water resources program based upon the
comprehensive water resources plan or such part or parts thereof
as may have been adopted, which shall include a systematic pre-
sentation of the quality and quantity of water resources needs of
the basin during such reasonably foreseeable period as the Com-
mission may determine, and of all existing and proposed public and
private projects and facilities required to satisfy such needs, together
with a separate statement of the projects proposed to be undertaken
by the Commission and by persons and governmental agencies dur-
ing such period. If the Commission determines that it should con-
tribute to the payment of the cost of any project proposed to be
undertaken by any person or governmental agency, it shall identify
such project and the total amount of the Commission's proposed
contribution.

3.04.    Budgets.—The Commission shall annually adopt a capital
budget and a current expense budget, as provided in Article 14.

3.05.    General Powers.—The Commission may:

(a)  Adopt and use a corporate seal, enter into contracts, and in
its own name sue, and except as otherwise provided in this compact,
be sued;

(b)  Collect, compile, analyze, interpret, coordinate, tabulate, sum-
marize, and distribute technical and other data relative to, and con-
duct studies, sponsor research and prepare reports on, water resources
and existing or potential water resources problems of the basin;

(c)  Prepare, publish and disseminate information and reports in
relation to the water resources of the basin, and on the views, policies
and recommendations of the Commission in relation thereto;

(d)  Establish standards to guide the construction, operation and
management of projects and facilities to the extent that such projects
and facilities affect the water resources of the basin;