H. R. 1743
One Hundred Fourth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the third day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-six
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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Section 102 of the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 (42
U.S.C. 10301) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, productivity of natural
resources and agricultural systems,’’ after ‘‘environmental qual-
ity’’;
(2) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end;
(3) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(8) long-term planning and policy development are essen-
tial to ensure the availability of an abundant supply of high
quality water for domestic and other uses; and
‘‘(9) the States must have the research and problem-solving
capacity necessary to effectively manage their water resources.’’.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE.
Section 103 of the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 (42
U.S.C. 10302) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (5)—
(A) by striking ‘‘to’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end;
(2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(7) encourage long-term planning and research to meet
future water management, quality, and supply challenges.’’.
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SEC. 3. GRANTS; MATCHING FUNDS.
Section 104(c) of the Water Resources Research Act of 1984
(42 U.S.C. 10303(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘one non-Federal dollar’’
and all that follows through ‘‘thereafter’’ and inserting ‘‘2 non-
Federal dollars for every 1 Federal dollar’’.
SEC. 4. GENERAL AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 104(f)(1) of the Water Resources Research Act of 1984
(42 U.S.C. 10303(f)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘of $10,000,000 for
each of the fiscal years ending September 30, 1989, through Septem-
ber 30, 1995,’’ and inserting ‘‘of $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1996,
$7,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1997 and 1998, and $9,000,000
for each of fiscal years 1999 and 2000’’.
SEC. 
5. 
AUTHORIZATION 
OF 
APPROPRIATIONS 
FOR 
RESEARCH
FOCUSED 
ON 
WATER 
PROBLEMS 
OF 
INTERSTATE
NATURE.
The first sentence of section 104(g)(1) of the Water Resources
Research Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10303(g)(1)) is amended by striking
‘‘of $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994,
and 1995’’ and inserting ‘‘of $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years
1996 through 2000’’.
SEC. 6. COORDINATION.
Section 104 of the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 (42
U.S.C. 10303) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(h) COORDINATION.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To carry out this Act, the Secretary—
‘‘(A) shall encourage other Federal departments, agen-
cies (including agencies within the Department of the
Interior), and instrumentalities to use and take advantage
of the expertise and capabilities that are available through
the institutes established by this section, on a cooperative
or other basis;
‘‘(B) shall encourage cooperation and coordination with
other Federal programs concerned with water resources
problems and issues;
‘‘(C) may enter into contracts, cooperative agreements,
and other transactions without regard to section 3709 of
the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5);
‘‘(D) may accept funds from other Federal departments,
agencies (including agencies within the Department of the
Interior), and instrumentalities to pay for and add to grants
made, and contracts entered into, by the Secretary;
‘‘(E) may promulgate such regulations as the Secretary
considers appropriate; and
‘‘(F) may support a program of internships for qualified
individuals at the undergraduate and graduate levels to
carry out the educational and training objectives of this
Act.