1088                                        LAWS OF MARYLAND                            [Ch. 4

3.4. POWERS OF COMMISSION. —THE COMMISSION
MAY:

1. PLAN, DESIGN, ACQUIRE, CONSTRUCT,
RECONSTRUCT, COMPLETE, OWN, IMPROVE, EXTEND, DEVELOP,
OPERATE, AND MAINTAIN ANY AND ALL PROJECTS,
FACILITIES, PROPERTIES, ACTIVITIES, AND SERVICES WHICH
ARE DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSION TO BE NECESSARY,
CONVENIENT, OR USEFUL FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS
COMPACT.

2.    ESTABLISH STANDARDS OF PLANNING, DESIGN, AND
OPERATION OF ALL PROJECTS AND FACILITIES IN THE BASIN
TO THE EXTENT THEY AFFECT MATER RESOURCES, INCLUDING
WITHOUT LIMITATION THERETO WATER, SEWAGE AND OTHER
WASTE TREATMENT PLANTS AND FACILITIES, PIPELINES,
TRANSMISSION LINES, STREAM AND LAKE RECREATIONAL
FACILITIES, TRUNK MAINS FOR WATER DISTRIBUTION, LOCAL
FLOOD PROTECTION WORKS, WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS,
AND GROUND WATER RECHARGING OPERATIONS.

3.    CONDUCT AND SPONSOR RESEARCH ON WATER
RESOURCES AND THEIR PLANNING, USE, CONSERVATION,
MANAGEMENT, DEVELOPMENT, CONTROL, AND PROTECTION, AND
THE CAPACITY, ADAPTABILITY, AND BEST UTILITY OF EACH
FACILITY THEREOF, AND COLLECT, COMPILE, CORRELATE,
ANALYZE, REPORT, AND INTERPRET DATA ON WATER RESOURCES
AND USES IN THE BASIN, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION
THERETO THE RELATION OF WATER TO OTHER RESOURCES,
INDUSTRIAL WATER TECHNOLOGY, GROUND WATER MOVEMENT,
RELATION BETWEEN WATER PRICE AND WATER DEMAND AND
OTHER ECONOMIC FACTORS, AND GENERAL HYDROLOGICAL
CONDITIONS.

4. COLLECT, COMPILE, COORDINATE, AND INTERPRET
SYSTEMATIC SURFACE AND GROUND WATER DATA, AND
PUBLICIZE SUCH INFORMATION WHEN AND AS NEEDED FOR
WATER USES, FLOOD WARNING, QUALITY MAINTENANCE, OR
OTHER PURPOSES.

5.     CONDUCT GROUND AND SURFACE WATER
INVESTIGATIONS, TESTS, AND OPERATIONS, AND COMPILE
DATA RELATING THERETO AS MAY BE REQUIRED TO FORMULATE
AND ADMINISTER THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

6.      PREPARE, PUBLISH, AND DISSEMINATE
INFORMATION AND REPORTS CONCERNING THE WATER PROBLEMS
OF THE BASIN AND FOR THE PRESENTATION OF THE NEEDS AND
RESOURCES OF THE BASIN AND POLICIES OF THE COMMISSION
TO EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE BRANCHES OF THE SIGNATORY
PARTIES.