(a) Members of the commission who are citizen representatives or local officials shall:
(1) establish local and basin-wide goals and priorities; and
(2) make management and policy decisions.
(b) The members of a commission who are presiding officers of councils of government shall:
(1) coordinate the efforts, programs, goals, and projects of the council with those of the cultural basin commission; and
(2) make management and policy decisions.

(c) The members of a commission who are state and federal agency representatives shall design programs and allocate funds to implement the goals set by the commission.
(d) The administrative heads of state agencies shall coordinate activities of the commission with all state agencies.
(e) A commission, in setting its local goals, shall:
(1) consult existing groups, including local human resource councils; and
(2) utilize information, studies, and proposed solutions to problems from citizen commissions, including the Rural Development Commission.
(f) The governor shall present plans and proposals of the commission for review to the appropriate state agencies and, along with the recommendations of the agencies, recommend to the legislature actions to be taken regarding the cultural basins.
(g) The governor shall provide an effective and continuing liaison between the federal government, state agencies, and all commissions.