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111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5487 
To amend the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 to reauthorize grants 
for and require applied water supply research regarding the water re-
sources research and technology institutes established under that Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 9, 2010 
Mrs. NAPOLITANO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 to 
reauthorize grants for and require applied water supply 
research regarding the water resources research and 
technology institutes established under that Act. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Water Resources Re-
search Amendments Act of 2010’’. 
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SEC. 2. WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH ACT AMENDMENTS. 
(a) CONGRESSIONAL
FINDINGS
AND
DECLARA-
TIONS.—Section 102 of the Water Resources Research 
Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10301) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (7) through 
(9) as paragraphs (8) through (10), respectively; 
(2) in paragraph (8) (as so redesignated), by 
striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(7) additional research is required into in-
creasing the effectiveness and efficiency of new and 
existing treatment works through alternative ap-
proaches, including— 
‘‘(A) nonstructural alternatives; 
‘‘(B) decentralized approaches; 
‘‘(C) water use efficiency; and 
‘‘(D) actions to reduce energy consumption 
or extract energy from wastewater;’’. 
(b) EVALUATION OF WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH 
PROGRAM.—Section 104 of the Water Resources Research 
Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10303) is amended by striking 
subsection (e) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(e) EVALUATION OF WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH 
PROGRAM.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall con-
duct a careful and detailed evaluation of each insti-
tute at least once every 5 years to determine— 
‘‘(A) the quality and relevance of the water 
resources research of the institute; 
‘‘(B) the effectiveness of the institute at 
producing measured results and applied water 
supply research; and 
‘‘(C) whether the effectiveness of the insti-
tute as an institution for planning, conducting, 
and arranging for research warrants continued 
support under this section. 
‘‘(2) PROHIBITION ON FURTHER SUPPORT.—If, 
as a result of an evaluation under paragraph (1), the 
Secretary determines that an institute does not qual-
ify for further support under this section, no further 
grants to the institute may be provided until the 
qualifications of the institute are reestablished to the 
satisfaction of the Secretary.’’. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION 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 ‘‘for each 
of fiscal years 2007 through 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘for 
each of fiscal years 2012 through 2016’’. 
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(d) ADDITIONAL
APPROPRIATIONS
WHERE
RE-
SEARCH FOCUSED ON WATER PROBLEMS OF INTERSTATE 
NATURE.—Section 104(g)(1) of the Water Resources Re-
search Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10303(g)(1)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2011’’ 
and inserting ‘‘for each of fiscal years 2012 through 
2016’’. 
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