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“(3) Contracts.—The Executive Director may 
enter into any contract which the Executive Director 
determines is necessary to carry out the duties and re- 
sponsibilities of the Office. 
“(d) CONSULTATION AND ADVISEMENT BY EXECU- 
TIVE DirEcTOR.—In carrying out this title, the Executive 
Director shall— 
“(1) consult with Federal, State, and local gov- 
ernmental officials responsible for maintaining, enhanc- 
ing, preserving, protecting, or monitoring the environ- 
mental quality of the Great Lakes, including the Secre- 
tary of the Interior, the Warunistrater of the Environ- 
mental Protection Agency, the Director of the Office of 
Science and Technology Policy in the Executive Office 
of the President, the President of the National Acad- 
emy of Sciences, the Director of the National Institutes 
of Health, the Chairman of the United States Section 
of the International Joint Commission-United States 
and Canada, the Chairman of the United States Sec- 
tion of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, the Ex- 
ecutive Director of the Great Lakes Commission, and 
the Chief of Engineers of the United States Army 
Corp of Engineers; and 
“(2) advise such Federal, State, and local govern- 
mental officials on the effect of any Federal, State, or 
