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104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1743

To amend the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 to extend the authorizations of appropriations through fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JUNE 6, 1995

Mr. DOOLITTLE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the

Committee on Resources

A BILL

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—

6 (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, productiv7 ity of natural resources and agricultural systems,’’

8 after ‘‘environmental quality’’; and

9 (2) by striking out ‘‘and’’ at the end of para10 graph (6);
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1 (3) by striking out the period at the end of

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

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

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

5 are essential to assuring the availability of an abun6 dant supply of high quality water for domestic and

7 other uses; and

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

9 problem-solving capacity necessary to effectively

10 manage their water resources.’’.

11 SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

12 Section 103 of the Water Resources Research Act of

13 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10302) is amended—

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

15 (5);

16 (2) by striking the period at the end of para17 graph (6) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

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

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

20 to meet future water management, quality, and sup21 ply challenges.’’.

22 SEC. 3. GRANTS; MATCHING FUNDS.

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

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

25 non-Federal dollar’’ and all that follows through ‘‘there-
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1 after’’ and inserting ‘‘two non-Federal dollars for every

2 Federal dollar’’.

3 SEC. 4. GENERAL AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.

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

5 Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10303(f)(1)) is amended by strik6 ing ‘‘of $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years ending

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

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

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

10 years 1999 and 2000’’.

11 SEC. 5. APPROPRIATIONS FOR RESEARCH FOCUSED ON

12 WATER PROBLEMS OF INTERSTATE NATURE.

13 Section 104(g)(1) of the Water Resources Research

14 Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10303(g)(1)) is amended by strik15 ing ‘‘the sum of $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years

16 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, and 1995’’ and inserting ‘‘such

17 sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 1996, 1997,

18 1998, 1999, and 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)(1) To carry out provisions of this Act, the Sec24 retary—
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1 ‘‘(A) shall encourage other Federal depart2 ments, agencies (including agencies within the De3 partment of the Interior), and instrumentalities to

4 use and take advantage of the expertise and capa5 bilities which are available through the institutes es6 tablished by this section, on a cooperative or other

7 basis;

8 ‘‘(B) shall encourage cooperation and coordina9 tion with other Federal programs concerned with

10 water resources problems and issues;

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

12 agreements, and other transactions without regard

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

14 5);

15 ‘‘(D) may accept funds from other Federal de16 partments, agencies (including agencies within the

17 Department of the Interior), and instrumentalities

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

19 entered into, by the Secretary;

20 ‘‘(E) may promulgate such rules and regula21 tions as he deems appropriate; and

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

23 qualified individuals at the undergraduate and grad24 uate level to carry out the educational and training

25 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).’’.

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