That part of the area of the Delaware River Basin lying within this state is hereby established and declared to be a component part of an interstate region for the intergovernmental cooperation by said states in the conservation, protection and development of the water resources thereof by means of integrated plans, and the Delaware River Basin Commission is hereby recognized as the duly established regional commission, or agency, of this state for intergovernmental cooperation. The commission, at its option, may authorize the Department of Property and Supplies to prescribe standards and specifications and make contracts and purchases of various materials and services for the commission, pursuant to the provisions of sections 2309, 2403 and 2403.1 of the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L. 177), known as "The Administrative Code of 1929."
32 P.S. § 815.31