In the Senate of the United States,
May 3, 1996.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 1743) entitled ‘‘An Act to amend the Water Re-
sources Research Act of 1984 to extend the authorizations of
appropriations through fiscal year 2000, and for other pur-
poses.’’, do pass with the following
AMENDMENT:
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
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 ‘‘, productiv-
ity of natural resources and agricultural systems,’’
after ‘‘environmental quality’’;
(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
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(4) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(8) long-term planning and policy development
are essential to ensure the availability of an abun-
dant supply of high quality water for domestic and
other uses; and
‘‘(9) the States must have the research and prob-
lem-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 sup-
ply challenges.’’.
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 ‘‘there-
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after’’ and inserting ‘‘2 non-Federal dollars for every 1 Fed-
eral 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 September 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 RE-
SEARCH FOCUSED ON WATER PROBLEMS OF
INTERSTATE NATURE.
The first sentence of section 104(g)(1) of the Water Re-
sources 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—
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‘‘(A) shall encourage other Federal depart-
ments, agencies (including agencies within the
Department of the Interior), and instrumental-
ities to use and take advantage of the expertise
and capabilities that are available through the
institutes established by this section, on a cooper-
ative or other basis;
‘‘(B) shall encourage cooperation and co-
ordination with other Federal programs con-
cerned with water resources problems and issues;
‘‘(C) may enter into contracts, cooperative
agreements, and other transactions without re-
gard 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 instrumen-
talities 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.
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‘‘(2) REPORT.—The Secretary shall report to
Congress annually on coordination efforts with other
Federal departments, agencies, and instrumentalities
under paragraph (1).
‘‘(3) RELATIONSHIP TO STATE RIGHTS.—Nothing
in this Act shall preempt the rights and authorities
of any State with respect to its water resources or
management of those resources.’’.
Attest:
Secretary.