The final bill raises the current 4 percent limit to 6 percent. Nuclear power research and development actually increased significantly over FY2000. Emphasizing conservation and using treated drinking water from the San Juan-Chama diversion project are other aspects of the plan. Linked to this funding are conditions that the Bureau must adhere to state water laws when attempting to acquire water rights with these resources. The following is an overall breakdown of New Mexico-related items in the bill.
Figures are national in scope, unless otherwise noted.
Los Alamos and Sandia national laboratories, and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California, do this work, as well as production plants in Texas, Missouri, Tennessee and South Carolina. In addition, the reductions in industrial partnerships that the Clinton administration has required in recent years are stopped.