LAWS OF MARYLAND                            [Ch. 4

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 PRESENTATION OF THE QUALITY AMD
QUANTITY OF WATER RESOURCES NEEDS OF THE BASIN DURING
SUCH REASONABLY FORESEEABLE PERIOD AS THE COMMISSION
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
DURING SUCH PERIOD. IF THE COMMISSION DETERMINES THAT
IT SHOULD CONTRIBUTE 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;

(E) COLLECT, COMPILE, ANALYZE, INTERPRET,
COORDINATE, TABULATE, SUMMARIZE, AND DISTRIBUTE
TECHNICAL AND OTHER DATA RELATIVE TO, AND CONDUCT
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;

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