MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                                 1081

THAT REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER
BASIN IS FEASIBLE, ADVISABLE, AND URGENTLY NEEDED, AND
HAS RECOMMENDED THAT AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL COMPACT WITH
FEDERAL PARTICIPATION BE CONSUMMATED TO THIS END; AND

5.    THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE
EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAVE
RECOGNIZED A NATIONAL INTEREST IN THE SUSQUEHANNA
RIVER BASIN BY AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CORPS OF
ENGINEERS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, THE
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH,
EDUCATION AND WELFARE, THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR, AND
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES TO COOPERATE IN MAKING
COMPREHENSIVE SURVEYS AND REPORTS CONCERNING THE WATER
RESOURCES OF THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN IN WHICH
INDIVIDUALLY OR SEVERALLY THE TECHNICAL AID AND
ASSISTANCE OF MANY FEDERAL AND STATE AGENCIES HAVE
BEEN ENLISTED, AND WHICH ARE BEING OR HAVE BEEN
COORDINATED THROUGH A SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN STUDY
COORDINATING COMMITTEE ON WHICH THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, THE DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE, THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, THE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION AND WELFARE, THE
DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR, THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND ITS PREDECESSOR HOUSING AND HOME
FINANCE AGENCY, THE FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION, AND THE
STATES OF NEW YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, AND MARYLAND ARE OR
WERE REPRESENTED; AND

6.    SOME THREE MILLION PEOPLE LIVE AND WORK IN
THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN AND ITS ENVIRONS, AND THE
GOVERNMENT, EMPLOYMENT, INDUSTRY, AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT OF THE ENTIRE REGION AND THE HEALTH,
SAFETY, AND GENERAL WELL-BEING OF ITS POPULATION ARE
AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE AFFECTED VITALLY BY THE
CONSERVATION, UTILIZATION, DEVELOPMENT, MANAGEMENT,
AND CONTROL OF THE WATER RESOURCES OF THE BASIN; AND

7.   DEMANDS UPON THE WATER RESOURCES OF THE
BASIN ARE EXPECTED TO MOUNT BECAUSE OF ANTICIPATED
INCREASES IN POPULATION AND BY REASON OF INDUSTRIAL
AND ECONOMIC GROWTH OF THE BASIN AND ITS SERVICE AREA;
AND

8.   WATER RESOURCES PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ARE
TECHNICAL, COMPLEX, AND EXPENSIVE, OFTEN REQUIRING
FIFTEEN TO TWENTY YEARS FROM THE CONCEPTION TO THE
COMPLETION OF LARGE OR EXTENSIVE PROJECTS; AND

9.   THE PUBLIC INTEREST REQUIRES THAT FACILITIES
MUST BE READY AND OPERATIVE WHEN AND WHERE NEEDED, TO