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CED-81-69 1 (1981-05-28)

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BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL



Report To The Congress

OF THE UNITED STATES


River Basin Commissions

Have Been Helpful, But

Changes Are Needed


River basin commissions, established by the
Water Resources Planning Act of 1965, have
made meaningful contributions toward en-
hancing regional water resource planning and
development, but they have not been accepted
by many States and have fallen short of meet-
ing some of their legislative objectives.

However, the Department of the Interior,
concluding that commissions do not perform
any function or provide a service that States
are not able to accomplish themselves, has re-
quested no funds for river basin commission
operations for fiscal year 1982.

If the Congress desires to retain an organization
to coordinate interstate water issues and pro-
vide guidance on other broad matters, river
basin commissions seem worthwhile. If river
basin commissions are expected to carry out
their existing legislative mandate, congres-
sional action is needed to ensure continued
State participation and regional water resource
planning input into Federal agencies' budget
submissions.


  CED-81-69
MAY 28, 1981


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