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or through directly administering certain resources. Although 

 not strictly water resource agencies, examples are: the Breaks 

 Interstate Park Commission and the Palisades Interstate Park 

 Commission, both of which administer Interstate recreational 

 facilities; and the Port of New York Authority and the Delaware 

 River Port Authority, both of which administer transportation 

 facilities In Interstate metropolitan areas. Although none of 

 the agencies included in this survey has accomplishments In this 

 area, the Delaware River Basin Commission is authorized directly 

 to administer and operate a broad variety of estuarlne-related 

 sites and facilities. 



PERFORMANCE OF SERVICE FUNCTIONS 



A major objective of the States In utilizing the compact instru- 

 ment has been the creation of a joint agency to support the pri- 

 vate development and use of such resources and/or their manage- 

 ment by the signatories or others. Although these services may 

 not seem as prestigious or significant as the development and 

 implementation of basic policies governing the use of water 

 resources, such compacts too can make an Imoortant contribution 

 to improved use and management of resources. 



The nature of these supporting services varies. They include: 

 (1) serving as a clearinghouse and regional forum through which 

 the signatories gain improved understanding of one another's 



