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PUBLIC LAW 91-575-DEC. 24, 1970

[84 STAT.

of the United States with regard to water and related land resources in the Susquehanna River Basin shall not substantially conflict with any such portion of such comprehensive plan and the provisions of Antct pp. 1516, section 3.10 and article 12 of the compact shall be applicable to the 1524. extent necessary to avoid such substantial conflict: Provided further, That whenever the President shall find and determine that the national interest so requires, he may suspend, modify, or delete any provision of the comprehensive plan to the extent necessary to permit action by the affected agency or officer in accord with the national interest. Such action shall be taken by executive order in which such finding and determination shall be set forth. Federal project (iii) To insure consideration by Congress or any committee thereof proposals, comof the commission's views, proposals for Federal projects which come mission review. within one or more of the classes requiring commission review under section 3.10 of the compact shall be submitted to the commission for review and recommendation for a period of ninety days or such longer time as may be requested by the commission with the concurring Report to Convote of the member appointed by the President; and the recommendagress. tions and views of the commission thereon, if any, shall be included in any report submitted by the sponsoring Federal agency to the Congress or to any committee thereof in connection with any request for authorization or appropriations therefor. Comprehensive 3. For the purposes of paragraph 2(ii) hereof, concurrence by the plan, adoption. member appointed by the President shall be presumed unless within sixty days after notice to him of adoption of the comprehensive plan, or any part or revision thereof, he shall file with the commission Withdrawal, notice of (i) no objection, or (ii) nonconcurrence. Each concurrence notice. of the member appointed by the President in the adoption of the comprehensive plan or any part or revision thereof may be withdrawn by notice filed with the commission at any time between the first and sixtieth day of the sixth year after the initial adoption of the comprehensive plan and of every sixth year thereafter. (s) I n the event that any phrase, clause, sentence or provision of Ante, p. 1512. section 1.4 of article 1 of the compact, is declared to be unconstitutional under the constitution of any of the signatory parties, or the applicability thereof to any signatory party, agency or person is held invalid by a court of last resort of competent jurisdiction, the United States shall cease to be a party to the compact: Provided, That the President may continue United States participation in the activities of the commission to the extent that he deems necessary and proper to protect the national interest. (t)(1) All Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby amended for the purpose of this Act to the extent necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. (2) No action of the commission shall have the effect of repealing, modifying, or amending any Federal law. (u) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 2.2 and 2.3 of the compact, the Federal member of the commission and his alternate shall be appointed by the President of the United States and shall serve at the pleasure of the President. Technical serv(v) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 12.5 or any other ices. provision of the compact, the furnishing of technical services to the commission by agencies of the executive branch of the Government of the United States is pledged only to the extent that the respective agencies shall from time to time agree thereto or to the extent that the President may from time to time direct such agencies to perform such services for the commission. Nothing in the compact shall be deemed

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