840 



(Pub. L. 90-448. title XIII, § 1375, Aug. 1. 1968, 82 

 Stat. 589.) 



§4127. Authorization of appropriations; availability. 



(a) There are hereby authorized to be appro- 

 priated such sums as may from time to time be nec- 

 essary to carry out this chapter, including sums — 



(1) to cover administrative expenses author- 

 ized under section 4126 of this title; 



(2) to reimburse the National Flood Insurance 

 Fund established under section 4017 of this title 

 for— 



(A) premium equalization payments under 

 .section 4054 of this title which have been made 

 from such fund; and 



(B) reinsurance claims paid under the excess 

 loss reinsurance coveragp provided under sec- 

 tion 4055 of this title; and 



(3) to make such other payments as may be 

 necessary to carry out the purposes of this chap- 

 ter. 



(b) All such funds shall be available without fiscal 

 year limitation. 



(c) There are authorized to be appropriated for 



studies under this title not to exceed $100,000,000 

 for the fiscal year 1977. (Pub. L. 90-448, title XTH, 

 § 1376, Aug. 1, 1968, 82 Stat. 589; amended Pub. L. 

 94-375, § 14(c), Aug. 3, 1976, 90 Stat. 1075.) 



Amendments 

 1976 — Subsec. (c) . Pub. L. 94-376 added subsec. (c) . 



§ 4128. Rules and regulations. 



(a) The Secretary Is authorized to issue sUch 

 regulations as may be necessary to carry out the 

 purpose of this Act. 



(b) The head of each Federal agency that admin- 

 isters a program of financial assistance relating to 

 the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, repair, 

 or improvement of publicly or privately owned land 

 or facilities, and each Federal instrumentality re- 

 sponsible for the supervision, approval, regulation, or 

 insuring of banks, savings and loan associations, or 

 similar institutions, shall, in cooperation wifh the 

 Secretary, issue appropriate rules and regulations to 

 govern the carrying out of the agency's responsibili- 

 ties under this Act. (Pub. L. 93-234, title n. § 205, 

 Dec. 31, 1973, 87 Stat. 983.) 



21. National Water Commission Act 

 Pub. L. 90-515 (82 Stat. 868) 



Pub L. 90-S15, Sept. 26, 1968. 82 Stat 868. provided: 

 "(Sec. 1. Short Title. | This Act may be cited aa the 

 'National Water Commission Act.' 



"Sec. 2. | Membership. Compensation: Executive Direc- 

 tor.) (a) There Is established the National Water Commis- 

 sion (hereinafter referred to as the 'Commission'). 



"(b) The Conunlsslon shall be composed of seven mem- 

 bers who shall be appointed by the President and serve 

 at his pleasure. No member of the Commission shall, 

 during his period of service on the Commission, hold any 

 other position as an officer or employee of the United 

 SUtes. except as a retired officer or retired civilian em- 

 ployee of the United States. 



"(c) The President shall designate a Chairman of the 

 Commission (hereinafter referred to as the 'Chairman') 

 from among its members. 



"(d) Members of the Commission may each be com- 

 pensated at the rate of $100 for each day such member is 

 engaged in the actual performance of duties vested in the 

 Commission. Each member shall be reimbursed for travel 

 expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as 

 authorized by 5 U.S.C. sec. 5703. for persons in the 

 Government service employed intermittently. 



"(e) The Commission shall have an Executive Director, 

 who shall be appointed by the Chairman with the ap- 

 proval of the Commission and shall be compensated at the 

 rate determined by the U.S. Civil Service Commissioners. 

 The Executive Director shall have such duties and respon- 

 sibilities as the Chairman may assign. 



"Sec. 3. (Duties; Reports; Termination.) (a) The Com- 

 mission shall (1) review present anticipated national 

 water resource problems, making such proJecUons of water 

 requirements as may be necessary and identifying alter- 

 native ways of meeting these requirements— giving con- 

 sideration, among other things, to conservation and more 

 efficient use of existing supplies, increased usability by 

 reducUon of pollution, Innovations to encourage the high- 

 est economic use of water. Interbasin transfers, and tech- 

 nological advances including, but not limited to, desalt- 

 ing, weather modification, and waste water purification 

 and reuse; (2) consider economic and social consequences 

 of water resource development, including, for example, 

 the impact of water resource development on regional eco- 

 nomic growth, on Institutional arrangements, and on 

 esthetic values affecting the quality of life of the Amer- 



ican people; and (3) advise on such specific water resource 

 matters as may be referred to it by the President and the 

 Water Resources Council. 



"(b) The Commission shall consult with the Water 

 Resources Council regarding Its studies and shall furnish 

 Its proposed reports and recommendations to the Council 

 for review and comment. The Commission shall submit 

 simultaneously to the President and to the United States 

 Congress such interim and final reports as It deems appro- 

 priate, and the Council shall submit simultaneously to 

 the President and to the United States Congress its views 

 on the Commission's reports. The President shall transmit 

 the Commission's final report to the Congress together 

 with such comments and recommendations for legislation 

 as he deems appropriate. 



"(c) The Commission shall terminate not later than 

 five years from the effective date of this Act (Septem- 

 ber 26, 1968). 



"Sec. 4. (Powers or the Commission] (a) The Com- 

 mission may (1) hold such hearings, sit and act at such 

 times and places, take such testimony, and receive such 

 evidence as it may deem advisable: (2) acquire, furnish, 

 and equip such office space as Is necessary: (3) use the 

 United States malls In the same manner and upon the 

 same conditions as other departments and agencies of the 

 United States; (4) without regard to the civil service laws 

 and regulaUons and without regard to 5 U.S.C, ch. 61, 

 employ and fix the compensation of such personnel as 

 may be necessary to carry out the functions of the Com- 

 mission; (6) procure services as authorized by 5 U.S.C, 

 lec. 3109, at rates not to exceed $100 per diem for indl- 

 \lduals: (6) purchase, hire, operate, and maintain pas- 

 senger motor vehicles; (7) enter into contracts or agree- 

 ments for studies and surveys with public and private 

 organizations and transfer funds to Federal agencies and 

 river basin commissions created pursuant to title II of 

 th€ Water Resources Planning Act (section 1962b of this 

 tltl!) to carry out such aspects of the Conunlsslon's 

 functions as the Commission determines can best be car- 

 ried out in that manner: and (8) Incur such necessary 

 expenses and exercise such other powers as are consistent 

 with tnd reasonably required to perform Its functions 

 under this title. 



