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ARTICLE 6
FLOOD PROTECTION

6.01. FLOOD CONTROL AUTHORITY.— (A) IN ADDITION
TO AUTHORITY GRANTED ELSEWHERE IN THIS COMPACT, THE
COMMISSION MAY PLAN, DESIGN, CONSTRUCT, OPERATE AND
MAINTAIN PROJECTS AND FACILITIES IT DEEMS NECESSARY OR
DESIRABLE FOR FLOOD DAMAGE REDUCTION, OR MAY RECOMMEND
TO ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY THAT IT UNDERTAKE FLOOD
DAMAGE REDUCTION ACTIVITIES.

(B)     EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY THE
COMMISSION, ALL PLANS, PROGRAMS AND OPERATING
PROCEDURES, AND ALL CHANGES THEREIN, OF EVERY PERSON
OR GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY, RELATING TO EXISTING OR FUTURE
PROJECTS, FACILITIES OR STRUCTURES WITHIN A FLOOD
PLAIN AND WHICH IN THE JUDGMENT OF THE COMMISSION MAY
HAVE ANY EFFECT UPON, OR BE AFFECTED BY, FLOODS OR
FLOODING SHALL, PRIOR TO ANY IMPLEMENTATION OR
EFFECTUATION THEREOF, BE SUBMITTED TO THE COMMISSION
FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT, AND NO ACTION MAY BE TAKEN
WITH RESPECT TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OR EFFECTUATION OF
ANY SUCH PLANS, PROGRAMS, OPERATING PROCEDURES OR
CHANGES THEREIN UNTIL THE COMMISSION HAS HAD AN
OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT THEREON. THE PROVISIONS OF
THIS SUBSECTION ARE NOT IN LIEU OF, BUT ARE IN
ADDITION TO, ANY PROVISIONS OR REQUIREMENTS CONTAINED
ELSEWHERE IN THIS COMPACT.

(C)   AS PART OF THE COMPREHENSIVE WATER RESOURCES
PLAN THE COMMISSION SHALL DELINEATE FLOOD PLAINS AND
CLASSIFY THEM IN TERMS OF THE FREQUENCY OF FLOODING IN
SUCH MANNER AS THE COMMISSION SHALL DETERMINE.

ARTICLE 7
WATERSHED MANAGEMENT

7.01. MANAGEMENT PRACTICES.—IN DISCHARGING ITS
FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES UNDER SECTION 3.01 THE COMMISSION
SHALL PROMOTE SOUND PRACTICES OF WATERSHED MANAGEMENT
THROUGHOUT THE BASIN, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
SOIL CONSERVATION, THE CONTROL OF SURFACE RUNOFF AND
PREVENTION OF EROSION, THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE QUALITY
AND YIELD OF WATER, LAND RECLAMATION AND SOUND LAND
AND FOREST MANAGEMENT, AND THE MAINTENANCE AND
IMPROVEMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITAT. TO THIS END
THE COMMISSION MAY ACQUIRE, PROVIDE, SPONSOR, MAINTAIN
AND OPERATE PROJECTS AND FACILITIES NECESSARY OR
SUITABLE THEREFOR, AND SO FAR AS PRACTICABLE SPONSOR,