Article 8
Recreation
Section 8.1.--Development. The commission may provide for the development of water related public sports and recreational facilities. The commission on its own account or in cooperation with a signatory party, political subdivision or any agency thereof, may provide for the construction, maintenance, and administration of such facilities, subject to the provisions of section 8.2 hereof.
8.2.--Cooperative Planning and Operation.
(a) The commission shall cooperate with the appropriate agencies of the signatory parties and with other public and private agencies in the planning and effectuation of a coordinated program of facilities and projects authorized by this article.
(b) The commission shall not operate any such project or facility unless it has first found and determined that no other suitable unit or agency of government is available to operate the same upon reasonable conditions.
8.3.--Operation and Maintenance. The commission, within limits prescribed by this article, shall:
1. Encourage activities of other public agencies having water related recreational interests and assist in the coordination thereof;
2. Recommend standards for the development and administration of water related recreational facilities;
3. Provide for the administration, operation, and maintenance of recreation facilities owned or controlled by the commission and for the letting and supervision of private concessions in accordance with this article.
8.4.--Concessions. The commission, after public hearing upon due notice given shall provide by regulation a procedure for the award of contracts for private concessions in connection with its recreational facilities, including any renewal or extension thereof, under terms and conditions determined by the commission.