Said commissioners, or alternate commissioners in the absence of appointed commissioners, for the state of Idaho shall have authority to make full investigations of Bear River and its tributaries and the drainage area thereof, as may be necessary in order to determine the facts as to physical conditions obtaining upon said river, and of the present and future needs of the state of Idaho and its citizens, to the proper use and benefits of the waters of said stream and to perform such other duties as may be necessary to sufficiently determine such facts and to secure the necessary information in order that they may properly perform their duties as commissioners of the state of Idaho upon said joint commission.