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Show 76 INTERSTATE COMPACTS without limiting the same, funds for the acquisition of lands, ease- ments, and rights-of-way, for the payment of damages and for the maintenance and operation of said reservoirs, and the expenses inci- dental thereto and to the functions of the commission; "(4) To sue and be sued; "(5) To have a seal and alter the same at pleasure; "(6) To appoint and employ such agents and employees as may be required in the proper performance of the duties hereby committed to it, and to fix and determine their qualifications, duties, and compensation; "(7) To enter into such contracts and agreements, and to do and perform any and all other acts, matters, and things as may be necessary and essential to the full and complete performance of the powers and duties hereby committed to and imposed upon it in connection with the construction, operation, and maintenance of the system of reser- voirs hereby or hereafter authorized and as may be incidental thereto;, and " (8) To have such additional powers and duties as may hereafter be delegated to or imposed upon it from time to time by the action of the legislature of any of said States, concurred in by the legislatures of the other States. "The Commission shall be charged with the duty, and it is hereby authorized and empowered, to give such assurances, satisfactory to the Secretary of War, as are required by section 3 of the Act of Congress hereinbefore referred to. "The Commission shall make, or cause to be made, such studies as it may deem necessary, in cooperation with the War Department, for the development of a comprehensive plan of flood control, as herein defined, and for the efficient management and regulation of said flood- control system, and from time to time shall make reports and recom- mendations in respect thereto to the signatory States. "The Commission shall not pledge the credit of the signatory States,, or any of them, nor shall it convey, encumber, or in any way undertake to alienate the lands, easements, and rights-of-way so leased to it, as hereinafter provided, or any part thereof, or any interest therein,, except by and with the consent of the signatory States. u ARTICLE IV "There shall be established in the Connecticut Eiver Basin as an initial plan of flood control eight of the following eleven proposed reservoirs, to wit: " (a) Three of the four following reservoirs in the State of Vermont: " (1) At Victory on the Moose River, controlling a drainage area of approximately sixty-six (66) square miles, and providing flood control storage for approximately seven (7) inches of run-off over said drain- age area, the dam at said reservoir to be constructed in such manner as to provide for flood control, and, in addition thereto, to be so de- signed and constructed as to provide for further development by increasing the storage capacity, the added storage to be used for water conservation or power development at the option of the State* «f Vermont. |