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Show DELAWARE RIVER BASIN COMPACT 101 Jersey v. New York, 347 U.S. 995 (1954) which would increase or decrease the diversions authorized or increase or decrease the releases required thereunder, except that a proceeding to modify such decree to increase diversions or compensating releases in connection with such increased diversions may be prosecuted by a proper party to effectuate rights, powers, duties and obligations under Section 3.3 of this compact, and except as may be required to effectuate the pro- visions of paragraphs IIIB3 and VB of said decree. 3.5 Supreme Court Decree; Specific Limitations on Commission. Except as specifically provided in sections 3.3 and 3.4 of this article, nothing in this compact shall be construed in any way to impair, diminish or otherwise adversely affect the rights, powers, privileges, conditions and obligations contained in the decree of the United States Supreme Court in New Jersey v. New York, 347 U.S. 995 (1954). To this end, and without limitation thereto, the commission shall not: (a) Acquire, construct or operate any project or facility or make any order or take any action which would impede or interfere with the rights, powers, privileges, conditions or obligations contained in said decree; (b) Impose or collect any fee, charge or assessment with respect to diversions of waters of the basin permitted by said decree; (c) Exercise any jurisdiction, except upon consent of all the parties to said decree, over the planning, design, construction, operation or control of any projects, structures or facilities constructed or used in connection with withdrawals, diversions and releases of waters of the basin authorized by said decree or of the withdrawals, diversions or releases to be made thereunder; or (d) Serve as river master under said decree, except upon consent of all the parties thereto. 3.6 General Powers. The commission may: (a) Plan, design, acquire, construct, reconstruct, complete, own, improve, extend, develop, operate and maintain any and all projects, facilities, properties, activities and services, determined by the com- mission to be necessary, convenient or useful for the purposes of this compact; (b) Establish standards of planning, design and operation of all projects and facilities in the basin which affect its water resources, including without limitation thereto water and waste treatment plants, stream and lake recreational facilities, trunk mains for water distribu- tion, local flood protection works, small watershed management pro- grams, and ground water recharging operations; (c) Conduct and sponsor research on water resources, their plan- ning, use, conservation, management, development, control and protec- tion, and the capacity, adaptability and best utility of each facility thereof, and collect, compile, correlate, analyze, report and interpret data on water resources and uses in the basin, including without limitation thereto the relation of water to other resources, industrial water technology, ground water movement, relation between water price and water demand, and general hydrological conditions; (d) Compile and coordinate systematic stream stage and ground water level forecasting data, and publicize such information when and as needed for water uses, flood warning, quality maintenance or other purposes |