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Show PECOS RIVER COMPACT 241 clerical, and other personnel as in its judgment may be necessary for the performance of its functions under this Compact. In the hiring of employees the Commission shall not be bound by the civil service laws of either state. (d) The Commission, so far as consistent with this Compact, shall have power to: 1. Adopt rules and regulations; 2. Locate, establish, construct, operate, maintain, and aban- don watergaging stations, independently or in cooperation with appropriate governmental agencies; 3. Engage in studies of water supplies of the Peoos River and its tributaries, independently or in cooperation with appropriate governmental agencies; 4. Collect, analyze, correlate, preserve and report on data as to the stream flows, storage, diversions, salvage, and use of the waters of the Pecos River and its tributaries, independently or in cooperation with appropriate governmental agencies; 5. Make findings as to any change in depletion by man's activi- ties in New Mexico, and on the Delaware River in Texas; 6. Make findings as to the deliveries of water at the New Mex- ico-Texas state line; 7. Make findings as to the quantities of water salvaged and the amount thereof delivered at the New Mexico-Texas state line; 8. Make findings as to quantities of water nonbeneficially con- sumed in New Mexico; 9. Make findings as to quantities of unappropriated flood waters; 10. Make findings as to the quantities of reservoir losses from reservoirs constructed in New Mexico which may be used for the benefit of both states, and as to the share thereof charged under Article VI hereof to each of the states; 11. Acquire and hold such personal and real property as may be necessary for the performance of its duties hereunder and to dispose of the same when ho longer required; 12. Perform all functions required of it by this Compact and do all things necessary, proper or convenient in the performance of its duties hereunder, independently or in cooperation with appropriate governmental agencies; 13. Make and transmit annually to the Governors of the signa- tory states and to the President of the United States on or before the last day of February of each year, a report covering the ac- tivities of tlae Commission for the preceding year. (e) The Commission shall make available to the Governor of each of the signatory states any information within its possession at any time, and shall always provide free access to its records by the Gov- ernors of each of the states, or their representatives, or authorized representatives of the United States. (f) Findings of fact made by the Commission shall not be con- clusive in any court, or before any agency or tribunal, but shall con- stitute prima facie evidence of the facts found. (g) The organization meeting of the Commission shall be held with- in four months from the effective date of this Compact. |