§ 1962a. Establishment; composition; other Federal agency participation; designation of Chairman

Statutory text

There is hereby established a Water Resources Council (hereinafter referred to as the “Council”) which shall be composed of the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of Transportation, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Secretary of Energy. The Chairman of the Council shall request the heads of other Federal agencies to participate with the Council when matters affecting their responsibilities are considered by the Council. The Chairman of the Council shall be designated by the President.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1965
Water Resources Planning Act
Pub. L. 89–80 title I § 101 · 79 Stat. 243
Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 1962a
Pub. L. 89–80, title I, § 101, July 22, 1965, 79 Stat. 245
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 89–80, title I, § 101, July 22, 1965, 79 Stat. 245
Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 101. There is hereby established a Water Resources Council (hereinafter referred to as the “Council”) which shall be composed of the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, and the Chairman of the Federal Power Commission. The Chairman of the Council shall request the heads of other Federal agencies to participate with the Council when matters affecting their responsibilities are considered by the Council. The Chairman of the Council shall be designated by the President. Duties.
1975
Pub. L. 94–112 § 1(a) · 89 Stat. 575
Changed · 42 U.S.C. § 1962a
Pub. L. 94–112 included in the membership of the Water Resources Council, the Secretaries of Commerce, Housing and Urban Development, and Transportation and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and terminated the membership for the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 94–112 included in the membership of the Water Resources Council, the Secretaries of Commerce, Housing and Urban Development, and Transportation and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and terminated the membership for the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare.

1 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1975—Pub. L. 94–112 included in the membership of the Water Resources Council, the Secretaries of Commerce, Housing and Urban Development, and Transportation and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and terminated the membership for the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Transfer of Functions

“Secretary of Energy” substituted for “Chairman of the Federal Power Commission” in text pursuant to sections 301(b), 703, and 707 of Pub. L. 95–91, which are classified to sections 7151(b), 7293, and 7297 of this title, and which terminated the Federal Power Commission and transferred its functions and functions of Chairman thereof (with certain exceptions) to the Secretary of Energy.

National Water Commission

Pub. L. 90–515, Sept. 26, 1968, 82 Stat. 868, provided for establishment of National Water Commission, its membership, chairman, compensation, powers, duties, and functions, required Commission to review national water resource problems and submit interim and final reports, and provided that Commission terminate no later than five years from Sept. 26, 1968.

Credits

1965–1977 · 3 acts

1965Pub. L. 89–80, title I, § 101, July 22, 1965, 79 Stat. 245
1975Pub. L. 94–112, § 1(a), Oct. 16, 1975, 89 Stat. 575
1977Pub. L. 95–91, title III, § 301(b), title VII, §§ 703, 707, Aug. 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 578, 606, 607.

Show as published

(Pub. L. 89–80, title I, § 101, July 22, 1965, 79 Stat. 245; Pub. L. 94–112, § 1(a), Oct. 16, 1975, 89 Stat. 575; Pub. L. 95–91, title III, § 301(b), title VII, §§ 703, 707, Aug. 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 578, 606, 607.)