Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73not60
§1962b–5 Compensation of Members and Chairmen
Title 42 › Chapter 19B— WATER RESOURCES PLANNING › Subchapter II— RIVER BASIN COMMISSIONS › § 1962b–5
Summary
Sets how river basin commission members and the chair are paid. Members appointed under parts (b) and (e) do not get extra pay; they keep their regular salary from their appointing agency while serving. Members under parts (c) and (d) are paid by the State or interstate agency. The President sets the chair’s pay; full-time pay cannot exceed the top GS‑18 rate, and intermittent pay is limited to $100 per day and $12,000 per year.
Full Legal Text
Title 42, §1962b–5
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(a)Any member of a river basin commission appointed pursuant to section 1962b–1(b) and (e) of this title shall receive no additional compensation by virtue of his membership on the commission, but shall continue to receive, from appropriations made for the agency from which he is appointed, the salary of his regular position when engaged in the performance of the duties vested in the commission.
(b)Members of a commission, appointed pursuant to section 1962b–1(c) and (d) of this title, shall each receive such compensation as may be provided by the States or the interstate agency respectively, which they represent.
(c)The per annum compensation of the chairman of each river basin commission shall be determined by the President, but when employed on a full-time annual basis shall not exceed the maximum scheduled rate for grade GS–18 or when engaged in the performance of the commission’s duties on an intermittent basis such compensation shall be not more than $100 per day and shall not exceed $12,000 in any year.
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
References in Other Laws to GS–16, 17, or 18 Pay RatesReferences in laws to the rates of pay for GS–16, 17, or 18, or to maximum rates of pay under the General Schedule, to be considered references to rates payable under specified sections of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, see section 529 [title I, § 101(c)(1)] of Pub. L. 101–509, set out in a note under section 5376 of Title 5.
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42 U.S.C. § 1962b–5
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
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