§ 21-1301. Susquehanna river basin compact.\n The Susquehanna river basin compact as first entered into pursuant to\nchapter 785 of the laws of 1967, is hereby continued as follows:\n SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN COMPACT\n Preamble\nWhereas the signatory parties hereto recognize the water resources of\nthe Susquehanna River Basin as regional assets vested with local, state,\nand national interest for which they have a joint responsibility; and\ndeclare as follows:\n 1. The conservation, utilization, development, management, and control\nof the water resources of the Susquehanna River Basin under\ncomprehensive multiple purpose planning will bring the greatest benefits\nand produce the most efficient service in the public interest; and\n 2. This comprehensive planning administered by a basin-wide agency\nwill provide flood damage reduction, conservation and development of\nsurface and ground water supply for municipal, industrial, and\nagricultural uses, development of recreational facilities in relation to\nreservoirs, lakes and streams, propagation of fish and game, promotion\nof forest land management, soil conservation, and watershed projects,\nprotection and aid to fisheries, development of hydroelectric power\npotentialities, improved navigation, control of the movement of salt\nwater, abatement and control of water pollution, and regulation of\nstream flows toward the attainment of these goals; and\n 3. The water resources of the basin are presently subject to the\nduplicating, overlapping, and uncoordinated administration of a large\nnumber of governmental agencies which exercise a multiplicity of powers\nresulting in a splintering of authority and responsibility; and\n 4. The Interstate Advisory Committee on the Susquehanna River Basin,\ncreated by action of the states of New York, Pennsylvania, and Maryland,\non the basis of its studies and deliberation has concluded that regional\ndevelopment of the Susquehanna River Basin is feasible, advisable, and\nurgently needed, and has recommended that an intergovernmental compact\nwith Federal participation be consummated to this end; and\n 5. The Congress of the United States and the executive branch of the\nFederal government have recognized a national interest in the\nSusquehanna River Basin by authorizing and directing the Corps of\nEngineers of the Department of the Army, the Department of Agriculture,\nthe Department of Health, Education and Welfare, the Department of\nInterior, and other Federal agencies to cooperate in making\ncomprehensive surveys and reports concerning the water resources of the\nSusquehanna River Basin in which individually or severally the technical\naid and assistance of many Federal and state agencies have been\nenlisted, and which are being or have been coordinated through a\nSusquehanna River Basin Study Coordinating Committee on which the Corps\nof Engineers of the Department of the Army, the Department of\nAgriculture, the Department of Commerce, the Department of Health,\nEducation and Welfare, the Department of Interior, the Department of\nHousing and Urban Development and its predecessor Housing and Home\nFinance Agency, the Federal Power Commission, and the States of New\nYork, Pennsylvania, and Maryland are or were represented; and\n 6. Some three million people live and work in the Susquehanna River\nBasin and its environs, and the government, employment, industry, and\neconomic development of the entire region and the health, safety, and\ngeneral well being of its population are and will continue to be\naffected vitally by the conservation, utilization, development,\nmanagement, and control of the water resources of the basin; and\n 7. Demands upon the water resources of the basin are expected to mount\nbecause of anticipated increases in population and by reason of\nindustrial and economic growth of the basin and its service area; and\n 8. Water resources planning and development
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