Union Calendar No. 131

104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1743

[Report No. 104–242]

A BILL

To amend the Water Resources Research Act of

purposes.tions through fiscal year 2000, and for other1984 to extend the authorizations of appropriaSEPTEMBER 8, 1995

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Commitordered to be printed tee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and
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Union Calendar No. 131

104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1743

[Report No. 104–242]

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

SEPTEMBER 8, 1995

Additional sponsors: Mr. RADANOVICH, Mr. POMBO, Mr. COOLEY, Mrs.

CHENOWETH, Mr. MILLER of California, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. HUTCHINSON, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. SKEEN, Mr. CASTLE, Mr. FRAZER, and Mrs.

LINCOLN

SEPTEMBER 8, 1995

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

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

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 6, 1995]

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.
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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’’;

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

11 (3) by striking out the period at the end of para12 graph (7) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

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

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

15 are essential to assuring the availability of an abun16 dant supply of high quality water for domestic and

17 other uses; and

18 ‘‘(9) the States must have the research and prob19 lem-solving capacity necessary to effectively manage

20 their water resources.’’.

21 SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

22 Section 103 of the Water Resources Research Act of

23 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10302) is amended—

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

25 (5);
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1 (2) by striking the period at the end of para2 graph (6) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and

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

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

5 to meet future water management, quality, and sup6 ply challenges.’’.

7 SEC. 3. GRANTS; MATCHING FUNDS.

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

9 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10303(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘one

10 non-Federal dollar’’ and all that follows through ‘‘there11 after’’ and inserting ‘‘two non-Federal dollars for every

12 Federal dollar’’.

13 SEC. 4. GENERAL AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.

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

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

16 $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years ending September

17 30, 1989, through September 30, 1995,’’ and inserting ‘‘of

18 $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1996, $7,000,000 for fiscal years

19 1997 and 1998, and $9,000,000 for fiscal years 1999 and

20 2000’’.

21 SEC. 5. COORDINATION.

22 Section 104 of the Water Resources Research Act of

23 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10303) is amended by adding at the end

24 the following:
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1 ‘‘(h)(1) To carry out provisions of this Act, the Sec2 retary—

3 ‘‘(A) shall encourage other Federal departments,

4 agencies (including agencies within the Department

5 of the Interior), and instrumentalities to use and take

6 advantage of the expertise and capabilities which are

7 available through the institutes established by this sec8 tion, on a cooperative or other basis;

9 ‘‘(B) shall encourage cooperation and coordina10 tion with other Federal programs concerned with

11 water resources problems and issues;

12 ‘‘(C) may enter into contracts, cooperative agree13 ments, and other transactions without regard to sec14 tion 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5);

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

17 Department of the Interior), and instrumentalities to

18 pay for and add to grants made, and contracts en19 tered into, by the Secretary;

20 ‘‘(E) may promulgate such rules and regulations

21 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).

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.’’.