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Message to the Congress Transmitting Annual Reports of Five River Basin Commissions.

June 12, 1972

To the Congress of the United States:

I am pleased to transmit herewith the annual reports of the five river basin commissions established under the Water Resources Planning Act of 1965. These reports are from commissions that have been set up in the Pacific Northwest River Basins, the Souris-Red-Rainy River Basins, the Great Lakes Basin, the New England River Basins, and the Ohio River Basin and reflect the accomplishments of each commission during Fiscal Year 1971.

The primary responsibility of each commission is to develop plans for the best use of its water and related land resources, and to recommend priorities for implementing its plans. These commissions, though comprised of State and Federal members, are established at the initiation of the Governors of the States involved within the commission areas. They are unique in that they are neither wholly Federal nor State, but rather jointly financed partnerships working to develop the resources of their respective regions.

The commissions provide an opportunity for all interested persons, especially the residents of the river basins, to contribute to water resource planning. This has become particularly important in recent years because the wise use of our natural heritage is a critical public concern.

The substantial number of programs which these commissions have already begun will help to meet both existing and emerging problems of water and land use within their regions. They are also making studies that will promote effective solutions, with full recognition of the need both to preserve and to enhance the environment.

RICHARD NIXON

THE WHITE HOUSE,

June 12, 1972.

Note: The five reports are entitled:
Pacific Northwest River Basins Commission: Annual Report for Fiscal Year Ending
June 30, 1971 (44 pp.)
Souris-Red-Rainy River Basins Commission: Annual Report--Fiscal Year 1971 (45 pp.).
Great Lakes Basin Commission: Annual Report--Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1971 (21 pp.).
New England River Basins Commission: Annual Report--Fiscal Year 1971 (51 pp.).
Ohio River Basin Commission: Annual Report--Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1971 (8 pp.).

Richard Nixon, Message to the Congress Transmitting Annual Reports of Five River Basin Commissions. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/254943

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