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[72 Stat. 1062]
PUBLIC LAW 85-000—MMMM. DD, 1958
[72 Stat. 1062]

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PUBLIC LAW 85-843-AUG. 28, 1958

[72 S T A T.

(4) include in its plan or plans estimated costs and benefits; recommendations relating to the establishment of pay-out schedules (areawide or otherwise) taking into account the Federal Government's present and prospective investment in the area; costs reimbursable and nonreimbursable; sources for reimbursement; returns heretofore made from existing projects and estimates of returns from recommended projects; repayment schedules for water, irrigation, industrial, and other uses; power rates and recommendations for the marketing thereof in such manner as to encourage its most widespread use at the lowest possible rates consistent with the return of capital investment and interest thereon; and (5) offer in its plan or plans proposals for the construction and operation of the projects contained therein, and designate the functions and activities of the various Federal departments and agencies in connection therewith consistent with existing law, except that no such plan or plans shall include final project designs and estimates. de^t ^°'* *° ^""^s^" SEC. 208. In the formulation of its plan or plans and in the preparation of its report to the President, the Commission shall comply with the following directives: (1) The report shall contain the basic comprehensive plan for the development of the water and land resources of the Neches, Trinity, Braios, Colorado, Guadalupe-San Antonio, Nueces, and San Jacinto River Basins (and intervening areas) formulated by the Commission in accordance with the provisions of, and to accomplish the purposes of, this title; (2) The Commission and the participating Federal departments and agencies shall comply substantially with the intent, purposes, and procedure set forth in the first section of the Act entitled "An Act authorizing the construction of certain public works on rivers and harbors for flood control and other purposes", approved December 22, 1944 (58 Stat. 887). Final report. SEC. 209. (a) The Commissioii is authorized and directed to prepare a final report, within the time provided for in this section, for submission to the President. Before the Commission takes final action on the approval of such report for submission to the President, it shall transmit a copy of such report to each department, agency, and to the Governor of the State of Texas referred to in subsection (b) of section 203 of this title. Within ninety days from the date of receipt by each such department and agency, and by the Governor of the State of Texas of such proposed report, the written views, comments, and recommendations of such department, agency, and Governor shall be submitted to the Commission. The Commission may adopt in its report to the President any views, comments, and recommendations so submitted and change its report accordingly. The Commission shall transmit to the President, with its final report, the submitted views, comments, and recommendations of each such department and agency, and of the Governor of the State of Texas whether or not adopted by such Commission. Pres^ide'kVto^co^.(c) The President shall, within ninety days after the receipt by eress. him of the final report of the Commission, transmit it to Congress with his views, comments, and recommendations. (d) The final report of the Commission and its attachments shall be printed as a House or Senate document. Appropriation. SEC. 210. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as may be required to carry out the purposes of this title. Approved August 28, 1958.