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after notice and public hearing, but shall not become effective in any
signatory prior to filing therein as prescribed in Section 15.01 (c);

(o)  Exercise such other powers as are granted by this compact,
and take such actions as are necessary or appropriate to carry out
powers granted by this compact.

3.06.   Interbasin Agreements.—Notwithstanding the jurisdictional
limitations of Section 2.08, whenever the Commission deems it to
be advisable it may enter into interbasin agreements with other
river basin or other governmental agencies not inconsistent with
any of the purposes of this compact.

3.07.    Coordination and Cooperation.—The Commission shall pro-
mote and aid the coordination of the activities and programs of
persons and governmental agencies concerned with water resources
administration in the basin. To this end, but without limitation
thereto, the Commission may:

(a)  Advise, consult, contract, financially assist, or otherwise co-
operate with any and all such agencies and persons;

(b)  Employ any other governmental agency in the design, con-
struction, operation and maintenance of facilities, and the installa-
tion and management of river control systems, or for any other
purpose;

(c)  Develop and adopt plans or specifications for particular water
resources projects and facilities which, so far as is consistent with
the comprehensive water resources plan, incorporate any separate
plans of other persons and governmental agencies operating in the
basin;

(d)  Serve as a sponsoring or reviewing agency under any legis-
lation heretofore or hereafter enacted by the signatories to provide
financial or other assistance for the planning, conservation, utiliza-
tion, development or management of water resources.

3.08.    Review and Approval of Projects of Others.—(a) Except
as hereinafter excluded or exempted, none of the following projects
affecting the water resources of the basin shall be undertaken by
any person or governmental agency prior to submission of the project
proposal to, and its approval by, the Commission as hereinafter
provided:

(1)  Projects on or crossing the boundary between any two or more
signatory states;

(2)  Projects involving the diversion of water;

(3)  Projects which have been included by the Commission as a
part of the comprehensive water resources plan or which, alone or
in conjunction with other projects, the Commission deems would
have a substantial effect upon such plan;

(4) Projects completely within the boundaries of any signatory
state which are of a class determined by Commission regulations
as having a substantial effect on water resources within another
signatory state;

(5) Projects for the modification or alteration of facilities whose
initial construction required, or would have required, Commission
approval pursuant to this section.