§ 21-0701. Delaware river basin compact.\n The Delaware river basin compact as first entered into pursuant to\nchapter 148 of the laws of 1961, as renumbered by chapter 801 of the\nlaws of 1962, and as amended by chapter 262 of the laws of 1970, is\nhereby continued as follows:\n The Delaware river basin compact is hereby entered into and enacted\ninto law, subject to the execution by the Governor as provided in said\ncompact and in accordance with its terms. The compact is as follows:\n WHEREAS the signatory parties recognize the water and related\nresources of the Delaware basin as regional assets vested with local,\nstate and national interests, for which they have a joint\nresponsibility; and\n WHEREAS the conservation, utilization, development, management and\ncontrol of the water and related resources of the Delaware River Basin\nunder a comprehensive multi-purpose plan will bring the greatest\nbenefits and produce the most efficient service in the public welfare;\nand\n WHEREAS such a comprehensive plan administered by a basin-wide agency\nwill provide effective flood damage reduction; conservation and\ndevelopment of ground and surface water supply for municipal, industrial\nand agricultural uses; development of recreational facilities in\nrelation to reservoirs, lakes and streams; propagation of fish and game;\npromotion of related forestry, soil conservation and watershed projects;\nprotection and aid to fisheries dependent upon water resources;\ndevelopment of hydro-electric power potentialities; improved navigation;\ncontrol of the movement of salt water; abatement and control of stream\npollution; and regulation of stream flows toward the attainment of these\ngoals; and\n WHEREAS decisions of the United States Supreme Court relating to the\nwaters of the basin have confirmed the interstate regional character of\nthe water resources of the Delaware River Basin, and the United States\nCorps of Engineers has in a prior report on the Delaware River Basin\n(House Document 179, 73d Cong., 2nd Sess.) officially recognized the\nneed for an interstate agency and the economies that can result from\nunified development and control of the water resources of the basin; and\n WHEREAS the water resources of the basin are presently subject to the\nduplicating, overlapping and uncoordinated administration of some 43\nstate agencies, 14 interstate agencies and 19 federal agencies which\nexercise a multiplicity of powers and duties resulting in a splintering\nof authority and responsibilities; and\n WHEREAS the joint advisory body known as the Interstate Commission on\nthe Delaware River Basin (INCODEL), created by the respective\ncommissions or committee on Interstate Cooperation of the States of\nDelaware, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania, has on the basis of its\nextensive investigations, surveys and studies concluded that regional\ndevelopment of the Delaware River Basin is feasible, advisable and\nurgently needed; and has recommended that an interstate compact with\nfederal participation be consummated to this end; and\n WHEREAS the Congress of the United States and the executive branch of\nthe government have recognized the national interest in the Delaware\nRiver Basin by authorizing and directing the Corps of Engineers, U.S.\nDepartment of the Army, to make a comprehensive survey and report on the\nwater and related resources of the Delaware River Basin, enlisting the\ntechnical aid and planning participation of many federal, state and\nmunicipal agencies dealing with the waters of the basin, and in\nparticular the federal departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Health,\nEducation and Welfare, Interior, and Federal Power Commission; and\n WHEREAS some 22,000,000 people of the United States at present live\nand work in the region of the Delaware River Basin and its environs, and\nthe government, employment, industry and economic development of the\nentire region and the health, safety and general welfare of its\n
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