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104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1743

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

OCTOBER 18, 1995

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and

Public Works

AN ACT

To amend the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 to

extend the authorizations of appropriations through fiscal

year 2000, and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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1 SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

2 Section 102 of the Water Resources Research Act of

3 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10301) is amended—

4 (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, productiv5 ity of natural resources and agricultural systems,’’

6 after ‘‘environmental quality’’;

7 (2) by striking out ‘‘and’’ at the end of para8 graph (6);

9 (3) by striking out the period at the end of

10 paragraph (7) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

11 (4) by adding at the end the following:

12 ‘‘(8) long-term planning and policy development

13 are essential to assuring the availability of an abun14 dant supply of high quality water for domestic and

15 other uses; and

16 ‘‘(9) the States must have the research and

17 problem-solving capacity necessary to effectively

18 manage their water resources.’’.

19 SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

20 Section 103 of the Water Resources Research Act of

21 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10302) is amended—

22 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph

23 (5);

24 (2) by striking the period at the end of para25 graph (6) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

26 (3) by adding at the end the following:
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1 ‘‘(7) encourage long-term planning and research

2 to meet future water management, quality, and sup3 ply challenges.’’.

4 SEC. 3. GRANTS; MATCHING FUNDS.

5 Section 104(c) of the Water Resources Research Act

6 of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10303(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘one

7 non-Federal dollar’’ and all that follows through ‘‘there8 after’’ and inserting ‘‘two non-Federal dollars for every

9 Federal dollar’’.

10 SEC. 4. GENERAL AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.

11 Section 104(f)(1) of the Water Resources Research

12 Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10303(f)(1)) is amended by strik13 ing ‘‘of $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years ending

14 September 30, 1989, through September 30, 1995,’’ and

15 inserting ‘‘of $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1996, $7,000,000

16 for fiscal years 1997 and 1998, and $9,000,000 for fiscal

17 years 1999 and 2000’’.

18 SEC. 5. COORDINATION.

19 Section 104 of the Water Resources Research Act of

20 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10303) is amended by adding at the end

21 the following:

22 ‘‘(h)(1) To carry out provisions of this Act, the Sec23 retary—

24 ‘‘(A) shall encourage other Federal depart25 ments, agencies (including agencies within the De-
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1 partment of the Interior), and instrumentalities to

2 use and take advantage of the expertise and capa3 bilities which are available through the institutes es4 tablished by this section, on a cooperative or other

5 basis;

6 ‘‘(B) shall encourage cooperation and coordina7 tion with other Federal programs concerned with

8 water resources problems and issues;

9 ‘‘(C) may enter into contracts, cooperative

10 agreements, and other transactions without regard

11 to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C.

12 5);

13 ‘‘(D) may accept funds from other Federal de14 partments, agencies (including agencies within the

15 Department of the Interior), and instrumentalities

16 to pay for and add to grants made, and contracts

17 entered into, by the Secretary;

18 ‘‘(E) may promulgate such rules and regula19 tions as he deems appropriate; and

20 ‘‘(F) may support a program of internships for

21 qualified individuals at the undergraduate and grad22 uate level to carry out the educational and training

23 objectives of this Act.
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1 ‘‘(2) The Secretary shall report to Congress annually

2 on coordination efforts with other Federal departments,

3 agencies, and instrumentalities under paragraph (1).

4 ‘‘(3) Nothing in this Act shall preempt the rights and

5 authorities of any State with respect to its water resources

6 or management of those resources.’’.

Passed the House of Representatives October 17,

1995.

Attest: ROBIN H. CARLE,

Clerk.