Calendar No. 366

104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 1743

[Report No. 104–252]

AN ACT

To amend the Water Resources Research Act of

purposes.tions through fiscal year 2000, and for other1984 to extend the authorizations of appropriaAPRIL 16, 1996

Reported with an amendment
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Calendar No. 366

104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 1743

[Report No. 104–252]

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

OCTOBER 18, 1995

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

Public Works

APRIL 16, 1996

Reported by Mr. CHAFEE, with an amendment

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]

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,

3 SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

4 Section 102 of the Water Resources Research Act of

5 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10301) is amended—
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1 (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, productiv2 ity of natural resources and agricultural systems,’’

3 after ‘‘environmental quality’’;

4 (2) by striking out ‘‘and’’ at the end of para5 graph (6);

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

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

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

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

10 are essential to assuring the availability of an abun11 dant supply of high quality water for domestic and

12 other uses; and

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

14 problem-solving capacity necessary to effectively

15 manage their water resources.’’.

16 SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

17 Section 103 of the Water Resources Research Act of

18 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10302) is amended—

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

20 (5);

21 (2) by striking the period at the end of para22 graph (6) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

23 (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.’’.

7 SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

8 Section 102 of the Water Resources Research Act of

9 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10301) is amended—

10 (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, productiv11 ity of natural resources and agricultural systems,’’

12 after ‘‘environmental quality’’;

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

14 end;

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

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

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

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

19 are essential to ensure the availability of an abun20 dant supply of high quality water for domestic and

21 other uses; and

22 ‘‘(9) the States must have the research and prob23 lem-solving capacity necessary to effectively manage

24 their water resources.’’.
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1 SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

2 Section 103 of the Water Resources Research Act of

3 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10302) is amended—

4 (1) in paragraph (5)—

5 (A) by striking ‘‘to’’; and

6 (B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end;

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

8 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

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

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

11 to meet future water management, quality, and sup12 ply challenges.’’.

13 SEC. 3. GRANTS; MATCHING FUNDS.

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

15 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10303(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘one

16 non-Federal dollar’’ and all that follows through ‘‘there17 after’’ and inserting ‘‘2 non-Federal dollars for every 1 Fed18 eral dollar’’.

19 SEC. 4. GENERAL AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.

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

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

22 $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years ending September

23 30, 1989, through September 30, 1995,’’ and inserting ‘‘of

24 $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1996, $7,000,000 for each of fiscal

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

26 years 1999 and 2000’’.
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1 SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR RE2 SEARCH FOCUSED ON WATER PROBLEMS OF

3 INTERSTATE NATURE.

4 The first sentence of section 104(g)(1) of the Water Re5 sources Research Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10303(g)(1)) is

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

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

8 $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1996 through 2000’’.

9 SEC. 6. COORDINATION.

10 Section 104 of the Water Resources Research Act of

11 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10303) is amended by adding at the end

12 the following:

13 ‘‘(h) COORDINATION.—

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

15 Secretary—

16 ‘‘(A) shall encourage other Federal depart17 ments, agencies (including agencies within the

18 Department of the Interior), and instrumental19 ities to use and take advantage of the expertise

20 and capabilities that are available through the

21 institutes established by this section, on a cooper22 ative or other basis;

23 ‘‘(B) shall encourage cooperation and co24 ordination with other Federal programs con25 cerned with water resources problems and issues;
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1 ‘‘(C) may enter into contracts, cooperative

2 agreements, and other transactions without re3 gard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41

4 U.S.C. 5);

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

6 departments, agencies (including agencies within

7 the Department of the Interior), and instrumen8 talities to pay for and add to grants made, and

9 contracts entered into, by the Secretary;

10 ‘‘(E) may promulgate such regulations as

11 the Secretary considers appropriate; and

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

13 for qualified individuals at the undergraduate

14 and graduate levels to carry out the educational

15 and training objectives of this Act.

16 ‘‘(2) REPORT.—The Secretary shall report to

17 Congress annually on coordination efforts with other

18 Federal departments, agencies, and instrumentalities

19 under paragraph (1).

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

21 in this Act shall preempt the rights and authorities

22 of any State with respect to its water resources or

23 management of those resources.’’.