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OF THE COMMISSION AS MAY BE AUTHORIZED BY THEIR
RESPECTIVE LAWS IN ACCORDANCE WITH A COST-SHARING PLAN
PREPARED PURSUANT TO SECTION 14.02 OF THIS COMPACT;
BUT NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE DEEMED TO IMPOSE
ANY MANDATORY OBLIGATION ON ANY SIGNATORY OTHER THAN
SUCH OBLIGATIONS AS MAY BE ASSUMED BY A SIGNATORY IN
CONNECTION WITH A SPECIFIC PROJECT OR FACILITY.

(E) WHENEVER THE COMMISSION FINES THAT A PERSON
OR GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY HAS UNDERTAKEN OR WILL
UNDERTAKE A PROJECT WHICH WILL BENEFIT ANY OTHER
PERSON OR GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY, THE COMMISSION MAY
DEVELOP A COST-SHARING FORMULA AND CONTRACT TO RECEIVE
AGREED SHARES OF THE COST OF SUCH PROJECT FROM THOSE
TO BE BENEFITTED AND TO PAY THE SAME IN THE MANNER
AGREED UPON. EVERY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY IS HEREBY
AUTHORIZED TO CONTRACT WITH, AND MAKE PAYMENTS TO, THE
COMMISSION PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION. WITHOUT
REGARD TO BENEFIT RECEIVED, THE COMMISSION MAY
CONTRIBUTE TO THE PAYMENT OF THE COST OF ANY SUCH
PROJECT, BUT THE COMMISSION MAY CONTRACT TO PAY SUCH
CONTRIBUTION ONLY IN SUCH AMOUNT AS MAY HAVE BEEN
INCLUDED IN AN ANNUAL CAPITAL BUDGET ADOPTED BY THE
COMMISSION.

14.04.     PROJECT COST ASSESSMENTS. —-IN
ACCORDANCE WITH PROVISIONS OF APPLICABLE STATE LAWS,
THE COMMISSION MAY DEFRAY ALL OR PART OF THE COSTS OF
ITS WATER MANAGEMENT AND FLOW REGULATION PROJECTS, OR
SUCH PROJECTS OF OTHERS TO THE EXTENT OF THE
COMMISSION'S FINANCIAL OBLIGATION THEREFOR, BY MAKING
ON AN EQUITABLE BASIS SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS UPON
PROPERTIES SPECIALLY BENEFITTED THEREBY, OR UPON
PERSONS AND GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES SPECIALLY BENEFITTED
THEREBY. ANY SUCH ASSESSMENT SHALL BE IMPOSED AND
COLLECTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURE PRESCRIBED
BY LAW FOR LOCAL IMPROVEMENT ASSESSMENTS AND SHALL BE
SUBJECT TO JUDICIAL REVIEW IN ANY COURT OF COMPETENT
JURISDICTION IN THE SIGNATORY STATE WHERE SUCH
ASSESSMENT WAS MADE.

14.05.    GOVERNMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS, LOANS AND
GRANTS. —EVERY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY MAY MAKE TO THE
COMMISSION, AND THE COMMISSION MAY RECEIVE AND ACCEPT,
LOANS, GRANTS, APPROPRIATIONS, ADVANCES AND PAYMENTS
OF REIMBURSABLE OR NONREIMBURSABLE FUNDS OR PROPERTY
IN ANY FORM FOR THE CAPITAL OR OPERATING PURPOSES OF
THE COMMISSION, AND PAYMENTS FOR BENEFITS RECEIVED OR
TO BE RECEIVED FROM THE OPERATION OF ANY PROJECT OR
FACILITY; BUT, EXCEPT TO SUCH EXTENT AS MAY BE
PROVIDED IN SECTION 14.04, NOTHING IN THIS COMPACT