Sec. 15. (a) In establishing and developing projects, the commission may:
(1) construct, reconstruct, establish, build, repair, remodel, enlarge, extend, or add to facilities, betterments, and improvements; and
(2) clear and prepare any site for construction;
that the commission considers appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of this chapter.
(b) Subject only to the authority of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, the commission may:
(1) remove sediments and flood-causing debris; and
(2) make bank improvements;
within the geographic area described in section 6 of this chapter, giving priority to the removal of sediments and flood-causing debris.