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cultural, water supply, residential, recreational, 

 and other legitimate uses of the water resources 

 of the Basin. 



"5 To establish and maintain an intergovern- 

 mental ap.ency to the end that the purposes of this 

 compact may be accomplished more effectively. 



"Article VI 



"The Commission shall have power to: 

 "A. Collect, correlate, interpret, and report on 

 data relating to the water resources and the use 

 thereof in the Basin or any portion thereof. 



"B. Reconunend methods for the orderly, effi- 

 cient and balanced development, use and conserva- 

 tion of the water resources of the Basin or any 

 portion thereof to the party states and to any other 

 governments or agencies having interests in or 

 jurisdiction over the Basin or any portion tho>reof. 

 "C. Consider the need for and desirability of 

 public works and improvements relating to the 

 water resources in the Basm or any portion thereof. 

 "D. Consider means of improving navigation and 

 port facilities in the Basin or any portion thereof. 

 "E. Consider means- of improving and maintain- 

 ing the fishei-ies of the Basin or any portion thereof. 

 "P. Recommend policies relating to water re- 

 sources including the institution and alteration of 

 flood plain and other zoning laws, ordinances and 

 regulations. 



"G. Recommend uniform or other laws, 

 ordinances, or regulations relating to the develop- 

 ment, use and conservation of the Basin's water 

 resources to the party states or any of them and 

 to other governments, political subdivisions, 

 agencies or inter-governmental bodies having inter- 

 ests in or jurisdiction sufficient to affect conditions 

 in the Basin of any portion thereof. 



"H. Consider and reconunend amendments or 

 agreements supplementary to this compact to the 

 party states or any of them, and assist in the 

 formulation and drafting of such amendments or 

 supplementary agreements. 



"I. Prepare and publish reports, bulletins, and 

 publications apjiropriate to this work and fix 

 reasonable sales jsrices therefor. 



"J. With respect to the water resources of the 

 Basin or any portion thereof, recommend agree- 

 ments between ihe governments of the United 

 States and Canada. 



"K. Kecomniend mutual arrangements expressed 

 by concurrent or rcnprncal legislation on the part 

 of Congress and the Parliaineni of Canada includ- 

 ing but not limited to such agreements and mutual 

 arrangements as are provided for by Article XIII of 

 the Treaty of 1909 Relating to Boundary Waters 

 and Question.^ Arising Between the United States 

 and Canada. (Treaty Series, No. 548) . 



"L. Cooperate with the governments of the Unit- 

 ed States and of Ciuiada. the party states and any 

 public or pri\atc tif.cncics or bodies having inter- 

 ests in or jurisdiction suflicient to alTect the Basin 

 or any portion thereof. 



"M. At the rcque.'^i of tlie United Slates, or in the 

 event that a rrovinco .sb.all he :: parly stale, at the 

 rcQuest of the Government ol Canada, assist in the 

 ncLTOtiation ar.d foniuilation of any treaty or other 

 mutual arrangement or agreement between the 

 United States and Ciuiada with reference to the 

 Biii.in or any portion thereof. 



"N. Make any recoiumendation and do all thiiif.s 

 necessary and proi)er to carry out tlie powers con- 

 ferred upon the Coiniui.ssion by this rompact, pro- 

 vided that no action of the Commission shall have 

 the force of law in, or be binding upon, any party 

 state. 



"Article VII 



"Each party state agrees to consi(ler the action 

 the Commission recommends in respect to: 



"A. Stabilization of lake levels. 



"B, Measures for combating pollution, beach ero- 

 sion, floods and shore inundation. 



"C. Uniformity in navigation regulations within 

 the constitutional powers of the states. 



"D. Proposal navigation aids and improvements. 



"E. Uniformity or effective coordinating action 

 in fishing laws and regulations and cooi>erative ac- 

 tion to eradicate destructive and parasitical forces 

 endangering the fisheries, wildhfe and other water 

 resources. 



"F. Suitable hydroelectric power developments. 



"G. Cooperative programs for control of soil and 

 bank erosion for -the general improvement of the 

 Basin. 



"H. Diversion of waters from and into the Basin. 



"I. Other measures the Commission may recom- 

 mend to the states pursuant to Article VI of this 

 compact. 



3. Gulf States Marine Fisheries Compact 

 P.L. 81-66 



P.L. 81-66, Act of May 19, 1949. Ch. 128, 

 63 Stat. 70 



JOINT RESOLUTION 



Granting the consent and approval of Congress to an 

 Interstate compact relating to the better utilization o! 

 the fisheries (marine, shell, and anadromous) o' the 

 Gulf Coast and creating the Gulf States Marine Fish- 

 eries Commission. 



Resolved by the Senate and House of Representa- 

 tives of the United States of America in Coiioress 



assembled. That the consent of Congress is hereby 

 given to any two or more of the States of Alabama, 

 Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas to enter 

 into, the following compact and agreement relat- 

 ing to the better utilization of Uie fisheries (marine, 

 shell, and anadromous i of the Gulf Coast and cre- 

 ating the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission. 

 The compact reads as follows: 



GULP STATES MARINE FISHERIES COMPACT 



The contracting states solemnly agree: 



