In the Senate of the United States,

May 3, 1996.

Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 1743) entitled ‘‘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.’’, do pass with the following

AMENDMENT:

Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

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) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the

8 end;

9 (3) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at

10 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
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1 (4) by adding at the end the following:

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

3 are essential to ensure the availability of an abun4 dant supply of high quality water for domestic and

5 other uses; and

6 ‘‘(9) the States must have the research and prob7 lem-solving capacity necessary to effectively manage

8 their water resources.’’.

9 SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

10 Section 103 of the Water Resources Research Act of

11 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10302) is amended—

12 (1) in paragraph (5)—

13 (A) by striking ‘‘to’’; and

14 (B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end;

15 (2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at

16 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

17 (3) by adding at the end the following:

18 ‘‘(7) encourage long-term planning and research

19 to meet future water management, quality, and sup20 ply challenges.’’.

21 SEC. 3. GRANTS; MATCHING FUNDS.

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

23 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10303(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘one

24 non-Federal dollar’’ and all that follows through ‘‘there-
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1 after’’ and inserting ‘‘2 non-Federal dollars for every 1 Fed2 eral dollar’’.

3 SEC. 4. GENERAL AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.

4 Section 104(f)(1) of the Water Resources Research Act

5 of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10303(f)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘of

6 $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years ending September

7 30, 1989, through September 30, 1995,’’ and inserting ‘‘of

8 $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1996, $7,000,000 for each of fiscal

9 years 1997 and 1998, and $9,000,000 for each of fiscal

10 years 1999 and 2000’’.

11 SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR RE12 SEARCH FOCUSED ON WATER PROBLEMS OF

13 INTERSTATE NATURE.

14 The first sentence of section 104(g)(1) of the Water Re15 sources Research Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10303(g)(1)) is

16 amended by striking ‘‘of $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal

17 years 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, and 1995’’ and inserting ‘‘of

18 $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1996 through 2000’’.

19 SEC. 6. COORDINATION.

20 Section 104 of the Water Resources Research Act of

21 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10303) is amended by adding at the end

22 the following:

23 ‘‘(h) COORDINATION.—

24 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To carry out this Act, the

25 Secretary—
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1 ‘‘(A) shall encourage other Federal depart2 ments, agencies (including agencies within the

3 Department of the Interior), and instrumental4 ities to use and take advantage of the expertise

5 and capabilities that are available through the

6 institutes established by this section, on a cooper7 ative or other basis;

8 ‘‘(B) shall encourage cooperation and co9 ordination with other Federal programs con10 cerned with water resources problems and issues;

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

12 agreements, and other transactions without re13 gard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41

14 U.S.C. 5);

15 ‘‘(D) may accept funds from other Federal

16 departments, agencies (including agencies within

17 the Department of the Interior), and instrumen18 talities to pay for and add to grants made, and

19 contracts entered into, by the Secretary;

20 ‘‘(E) may promulgate such regulations as

21 the Secretary considers appropriate; and

22 ‘‘(F) may support a program of internships

23 for qualified individuals at the undergraduate

24 and graduate levels to carry out the educational

25 and training objectives of this Act.
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1 ‘‘(2) REPORT.—The Secretary shall report to

2 Congress annually on coordination efforts with other

3 Federal departments, agencies, and instrumentalities

4 under paragraph (1).

5 ‘‘(3) RELATIONSHIP TO STATE RIGHTS.—Nothing

6 in this Act shall preempt the rights and authorities

7 of any State with respect to its water resources or

8 management of those resources.’’.

Attest:

Secretary.
104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 1743

AMENDMENT