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RELATING TO WATER RESOURCES THE COMMISSION SHALL
UTILIZE SUCK OFFICES AND AGENCIES TO THE GREATEST
EXTENT CONSISTENT WITH THE PURPOSES OF THIS COMPACT;
PROVIDED, THAT WHENEVER THE COMMISSION FINDS THAT ANY
SUCH OFFICE OR AGENCY FAILS, REFUSES OR IS UNABLE TO
TAKE ACTION, THE COMMISSION AFTER HEARING UPON DUE
NOTICE GIVEN, SHALL ITSELF PERFORM SUCH FUNCTIONS OR
TAKE SUCH ACTIONS BY EXERCISE OF THE POWERS CONFERRED
BY THIS COMPACT UNTIL THE COMMISSION SUBSEQUENTLY
FINDS THAT AN OFFICE OR AGENCY OF THE SIGNATORY WILL
TAKE OR CONTINUE THE NECESSARY ACTION.

(D) PLANNING AND REGULATORY POWERS OF THE
COMMISSION, AND THE EXERCISE THEREOF, ARE LIMITED, AND
SHALL AFFECT PLANNING AND ZONING BY STATE, REGIONAL,
OR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND AGENCIES ONLY TO THE EXTENT
THAT STATE, REGIONAL OR LOCAL PLANNING AND ZONING
SUBSTANTIALLY CONFLICT WITH THE COMMISSION'S PLANNING
AND REGULATION OF WATER RESOURCES AND OTHER PUBLIC
VALUES, AS PROVIDED IN THIS COMPACT. THE PROVISIONS
WITH REFERENCE TO PLANNING, ZONING AND OTHER PUBLIC
VALUES, HOWEVER, SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE LIMITATIONS
SET FORTH IN SECTION 9.06 PARAGRAPHS (C) AND (D).

3.02. COMPREHENSIVE WATER RESOURCES PLAN.—THE
COMMISSION SHALL DEVELOP AND ADOPT, AND FROM TIME TO
TIME REVIEW AND REVISE, 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 STANDARDS, 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 CONSIDERATION 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 RESOURCE
USE ASSOCIATIONS, OR BY OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES OR
ORGANIZATIONS. SUCH CONSIDERATION SHALL BE REQUIRED
ONLY WITH RESPECT TO SUCH PLANS AS ARE PRESENTED TO