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1080 LAWS OF MARYLAND [Ch. 4
Article 96a, sections 111-126. The reference to
"paywent" in subsection 13.17 is proposed for
deletion. This is a typographical error; Chapter
30 Acts of 1971 indicates this was intended to be
"payment". This addition is not new language
because "payment" appears in the session laws or
in the interstate compact as enacted.
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN COMPACT
PREAMBLE
WHEREAS THE SIGNATORY PARTIES HERETO RECOGNIZE THE
WATER RESOURCES OF THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN AS
REGIONAL ASSETS VESTED WITH LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL
INTEREST FOR WHICH THEY HAVE A JOINT RESPONSIBILITY;
AND DECLARE AS FOLLOWS:
1. THE CONSERVATION, UTILIZATION, DEVELOPMENT,
MANAGEMENT, AND CONTROL OF THE WATER RESOURCES OF THE
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN UNDER COMPREHENSIVE MULTIPLE
PURPOSE PLANNING WILL BRING THE GREATEST BENEFITS AND
PRODUCE THE HOST EFFICIENT SERVICE IN THE PUBLIC
INTEREST; AND
2. THIS COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING ADMINISTERED BY
A BASIN-WIDE AGENCY WILL PROVIDE FLOOD DAMAGE
REDUCTION, CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF SURFACE AND
GROUND WATER SUPPLY FOR MUNICIPAL, INDUSTRIAL, AND
AGRICULTURAL USES, DEVELOPMENT OF RECREATIONAL
FACILITIES IN RELATION TO RESERVOIRS, LAKES AND
STREAMS, PROPAGATION OF FISH AND GAME, PROMOTION OF
FOREST LAND MANAGEMENT, SOIL CONSERVATION, AND
WATERSHED PROJECTS, PROTECTION AND AID TO FISHERIES,
DEVELOPMENT OF HYDROELECTRIC POWER POTENTIALITIES,
IMPROVED NAVIGATION, CONTROL OF THE MOVEMENT OF SALT
WATER, ABATEMENT AND CONTROL OF WATER POLLUTION, AND
REGULATION OF STREAM FLOWS TOWARD THE ATTAINMENT OF
THESE GOALS; AND
3. THE WATER RESOURCES OF THE BASIN ARE
PRESENTLY SUBJECT TO THE DUPLICATING, OVERLAPPING, AND
UNCOORDINATED ADMINISTRATION OF A LARGE NUMBER OF
GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES WHICH EXERCISE A MULTIPLICITY OF
POWERS RESULTING IN A SPLINTERING OF AUTHORITY AND
RESPONSIBILITY; AND
4. THE INTERSTATE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON THE
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN, CREATED BY ACTION OF THE
STATES OF NEW YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, AND MARYLAND, ON THE
BASIS OF ITS STUDIES AND DELIBERATION HAS CONCLUDED
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