Pub. L. 91-650, tit. VII, sec. 704

Sec. 704. (a) The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, the Chief of Engineers of the Corps of Engineers of the United States Army and the Commissioner of the District of Columbia, shall conduct a special study of and make recommendations with respect to— (1) the water pollution problems of the part of the Potomac. River that is located within the Washington metropolitan area, (2) the water resources of the Potomac River for such area. (3) the problems relating to the provision of adequate, facilities for water, sewer, sanitation, and related services for such area, and (4) the establishment of an appropriate independent area or regional entity to control and resolve such water pollution problems, to regulate and control such water resources, and to provide such services at reasonable costs. The study shall contain specific recommendations as to the extent and amount of funding that would be necessary to establish and maintain such an area or regional entity, recommendations as to any functions now performed by Federal and District of Columbia entities which should be transferred to such an area or regional entity, and recommendations as to provisions for protection of employees of entities that would be a fleeted by such transfers. (b) The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall report to the Congress the results of the study under subsection (a), together with his recommendations, on or before March 31, 1971.