Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 84 Part 2.djvu/191

 84 STAT. ]

PUBLIC LAW 91-575-DEC. 24, 1970

public health and the safety of the people and their property and shall not be deemed a taking of land or lands for which compensation shall be paid to the owners thereof. "6,6—COOPERATION. Each of the signatory parties agrees to control flood plain use along and encroachment upon the Susquehanna River and its tributaries and to cooperate faithfully in these respects. "6.7—OTHER AuTHORrrY. Nothing in this article shall be construed to prevent or in any way to limit the power of any signatory party, or any agency or subdivision thereof, to issue or adopt and enforce any requirement or requirements with respect to flood plain use or construction thereon more stringent than the rules, regulations, or encroachment lines in force pursuant to this article. The commission may appear in any court of competent jurisdiction to bring actions or proceedings in law or equity to enforce the provisions of this article. "6.8—DEBRIS. The signatory states agree that dumping or littering upon or in the waters of the Susquehanna River or its tributaries or upon the frozen surfaces thereof of any rubbish, trash, litter, debris, abandoned properties, waste material, or offensive matter, is prohibited and that the law enforcement officials of each state shall enforce this prohibition. "ARTICLE 7 a WATERSHED M A N A G E M E N T

The commission shall promote sound practices of watershed management in the basin, includi n g projects and facilities to retard runoff and waterflow and prevent soil erosion. "SECTION 7.1—WATERSHEDS GENERALLY.

"7.2—SOIL CONSERVATION AND LAND AND FOREST MANAGEMENT.

The commission, subject to the limitations in Section 7.4(b) may acquire, sponsor, or operate facilities and projects to encourage soil conservation, prevent and control erosion, and promote land reclamation and sound land and forest management. "7.3—FISH AND WILDLIFE. The commission, subject to the limitations in Section 7.4(b) may acquire, sponsor, or operate projects and facilities for the maintenance and improvement of fish and wildlife habitat related to the water resources of the basin. "7.4—COOPERATIVE PLANNING AND OPERATION.

" (a) The commission shall cooperate with the appropriate agencies of the signatory parties and with other public and private agencies in the planning and effectuation of a coordinated program of facilities and projects authorized by this article. " (b) The commission shall not acquire or operate any such project or facility unless it has first found and determined that no other suitable unit or agency of government is in a position to acquire or operate the same upon reasonable conditions, or such unit or agency fails to do so. "ARTICLE 8 "RECREATION

The commission may provide for the development of water related public sports and recreational facilities. The commission on its own account or in cooperation with a signatory "SECTION 8.1—DEVELOPMENT.

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