§1962b–3 Duties of commissions

Summary

Each river basin commission must do the studies and other work needed to follow the policy in section 1962 and the goals in section 1962b(b). It must send a report about its work at least once each year to the Council and to the Governor of each participating State. That report is sent to Congress through the President. After that, copies go to the heads of federal, state, interstate, and international agencies as the President or the Governors direct. Each commission must also send the Council a coordinated plan (or major parts or revisions) for water and related land resources in its basin so the Council can forward it to the President, Congress, and the Governors and legislatures of the States. Before sending the plan to the Council, the commission must give the proposed plan to the head of each federal department or agency, each Governor, every interstate agency that appointed a commission member, and the U.S. section of any international commission if boundary waters are involved. Those recipients have ninety days to send their views and recommendations. The commission may change the plan after reviewing those comments and must include the comments with the plan. When it sends the plan, the commission must also send recommendations on continuing its work and on how to carry out and keep the plan up to date.