administrative powers of regional commissions

administrative powers of regional commissions Sec. 506. To carry out its duties under this Act, each regional commission is authorized to— (1) adopt, amend, and repeal bylaws, rules, and regulations governing the conduct of its business and the performance of its functions: (2) appoint and fix the compensation of an executive director and such other personnel as may be necessary to enable the commission to carry out its functions, except that such compensation shall not exceed the salary of the alternate to the Federal cochairman on the commission and no member, alternate, officer, or employee of such commission, other than the Federal cochairman on the commission and his staff and his alternate, and Federal employees detailed to the commission under clause (3), shall be deemed a Federal employee for any purpose; (3) request the head of any Federal department or agency (who is hereby so authorized) to detail to temporary duty with the commission such personnel within his administrative jurisdiction as the commission may need for carrying out its functions, each such detail to be without loss of seniority, pay, or other employee status; (4) arrange for the services of personnel from any State or local government or any subdivision or agency thereof, or any intergovernmental agency; (5) make arrangements, including contracts, with any participating State government for inclusion in a suitable retirement and employee benefit system of such of its personnel as may not be eligible for, or continue in, another governmental retirement or employee benefit system, or otherwise provide for such coverage or its personnel, and the Civil Service Commission of the United States is authorized to contract with such commission for continued coverage of commission employees, who at date of 79 Stat. 568commission employment are Federal employees, in the retirement program and other employee benefit programs of the Federal Government; (6) accept, rise, and dispose of gifts or donations of services or property, real, personal, or mixed, tangible or intangible; (7) enter into and perform such contracts, leases, cooperative agreements, or other transactions as may be necessary in carrying out its functions and on such terms as it may deem appropriate, with any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States or with any State, or any political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality thereof, or with any person, firm, association, or corporation; (8) maintain an office in the District of Columbia and establish field offices at such other places as it may deem appropriate; and (9) take such other actions and incur such other expenses as may be necessary or appropriate.