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PUBLIC LAW 86-375-SEPT. 23, 1959
ment by encouraging the establishing of industrial parks to facilitate industrial development, the reservation of stream bank and lake shore areas for recreation and public access to water, the preservation of marshes and other suitable areas as wild life preserves, the afforestation and sustained yield forest management of submarginal lands, the protection of scenic values and amenities and other appropriate measures. "(5) Preparing in cooperation with appropriate governmental agencies a master plan for the identification and programming of public works. "(6) Cooperating with all appropriate governmental agencies in the encouragement of tourist traffic and facilities in the Valley. " B. Kecommend integrated plans and programs for the conservation, development, and proper utilization of the water, land and related natural resources of the Wabash Valley, including but not limited to: "(1) Encouraging the classification of Valley lands in terms of appropriate uses. " (2) Cooperating in the development of appropriate plans for flood protection, including but not limited to the construction of protective works and reservoirs. "(3) Developing public awareness of the need for flood plain zoning and in cooperation with the appropriate agencies of the party states and their political subdivisions evolving standards for the implementation and application of such zoning in the Valley. "(4) Reviewing the need for and appropriate sources of suitable water supplies for domestic, municipal, agricultural, power, industrial, recreation and transportation purposes. " (5) Encouraging a pattern of land use and resource management which will increase the natural wealth of the Valley and promote the welfare of its inhabitants. "(6) I n cooperation with appropriate agencies, analyzing the recreational needs and potential of the Valley and developing a program for the use and maximization of recreational resources. "C. Secure the necessary research and developmental activities by: "(1) Correlating such research and developmental activities as are placed within its purview by this compact. The Commission may engage in original investigation and research on its own account or secure the undertaking thereof by a qualified public or private agency. "(2) Making contracts for studies, investigations and research in any of the fields of its interest. "(3) Publishing and disseminating reports. "D. Make recommendations for appropriate action to: "(1) The legislatures and executive heads of the party states and the federal government "(2) The agencies of the party states and the federal government " E. Undertake such additional functions as may hereafter be delegated to or imposed upon it from time to time by the action of the legislature of a party state concurred in by the legislature of the other.
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