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in such manner as State law may provide, or by the Council, and (3) is concurred in by the Council and by not less than one-half of the States within which portions of the basin or basins concerned are located and, in the event the Upper Colorado Kiver Basin is involved, by at least three of the four States of Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming or, in the event the Columbia River Basin is involved, by at least three of the four States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. Such concurrences shall be in writing. (b) Each such commission for an area, river basin, or group of river basins shall, to the extent consistent with section 3 of this Act— (1) serve as the principal agency for the coordination of Federal, State, interstate, local and nongovernmental plans for the development of water and related land resources in its area, river basin, or group of river basins; (2) prepare and keep up to date, to the extent practicable, a comprehensive, coordinated, joint plan for Federal, State, interstate, local and nongovernmental development of water and related resources: Provided, That the plan shall include an evaluation of all reasonable alternative means of achieving optimum development of water and related land resources of the basin or basinsj^ and it may be prepared in stages, including recommendations with respect to individual projects; (3) recommend long-range schedules of priorities for the collection and analysis of basic data and for investigation, planning, and construction of projects; and (4) foster and undertake such studies of water and related land resources problems in its area, river basin, or group of river basins as are necessary in the preparation of the plan described in clause (2) of this subsection.

Duties,

MEMBERSHIP OF COMMISSIONS

SEC. 202. Each river basin commission shall be composed of members appointed as follows: (a) A chairman appointed by the President who shall also serve as Federal chaiiv. chairman and coordinating officer of the Federal members of the commission and who shall represent the Federal Government in FederalState relations on the commission and who shall not, during the period of his service on the commission, hold any other position as an officer or employee of the United States, except as a retired officer or retired civilian employee of the Federal Government; Federal ageri(b) One member from each Federal department or independent cies. agency determined by the President to have a substantial interest in the work to be undertaken by the commission, such member to be appointed by the head of such department or independent agency and to serve as the representative of such department or independent agency; (c) One member from each State which lies wholly or partially States. within the area, river basin, or group of river basins for which the commission is established, and the appointment of each such member shall be made in accordance with the laws of the State which he represents. I n the absence of governing provisions of State law, such State members shall be appointed and serve at the pleasure of the Governor; (d) One member appointed by any interstate agency created hj an Interstate agen. interstate compact to which the consent of Congress has been ^iven, and whose jurisdiction extends to the waters of the area, river basin, or group of river basins for which the river basin commission is created; International (e) When deemed appropriate by the President, one member, who Commissions. shall be appointed by the President, from the United States section of any international commission created by a treaty to which the consent of the Senate has been given, and whose jurisdiction extends to the

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