An Act to authorize appropriations for the saline water conversion program, to expand the program, and for other purposes
PL 90-30 (H.R.6133), enacted 06/24/1967

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PUBLIC LAW 90-30-JUNE 24, 1967 
[81 STAT. 
Public Law 90-30 
June 24, 1967 
[H. R. 6133] 
Saline water 
conversion pro-
gram. 
Appropriations. 
75 Stat. 628; 
79 Stat. 509. 
42 u s e 1958. 
42 u s e 1952. 
Report to con-
gressional com-
mittees. 
72 Stat. 1706. 
42 u s e 1958c, 
1958f. 
42 u s e 1958d. 
Short title. 
Remaining ap-
propriation 
balance, distri-
bution. 
AN ACT 
To authorize appropriations for the saline water conversion program, to expand 
the program, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the Act of 
July 3, 1952 (66 Stat. 328), as amended (42 U.S.C. 1951 et seq.), is 
hereby further amended as follows: 
(a) In section 8 strike out "$90,000,000, plus such additional sums 
as the Congress may hereafter authorize and appropriate but not to 
exceed $185,000,000," and insert "$105,782,000, plus such additional 
sums as the Congress may hereafter authorize and appropriate but 
not to exceed $169,218,000,". 
(b) In subsection 2(b) after "laboratory," insert "test bed,". 
(c) At the end of subsection 2(b) change the semicolon to a colon 
and add the following: ''''Provided^ That a detailed report concerning 
any test bed plant, module, or component costing in excess of 
$1,000,000 shall be submitted to the respective Committees on Interior 
and Insular Affairs of the Senate and the House of Representatives: 
Provided further^ That the five demonstration plants authorized by 
the Act of September 2, 1958 (70 Stat. 1706), as amended (42 U.S.C. 
1958 (d)), shall hereafter be regarded as test beds subject to the provi-
sions of this Act, but the provisions of sections 3 and 6 of such Act 
and those provisions of section 4 relating to the method of disposal 
and disposition of the proceeds of sale shall continue to be applicable 
to them;". 
(d) In subsection 2(c) strike out "demonstration" and insert 
"prototype". 
(e) By adding a new section 9 to read as follows: "This Act may 
te cited as the 'Saline Water Conversion Act'." 
SEC. 2. Of the amount of $105,782,000 authorized to be appropriated 
by section 8 of the Saline Water Conversion Act, the unappropriated 
balance of $23,282,000 may be appropriated and combined with 
$3,500,000 heretofore appropriated but remaining unobligated at the 
end of fiscal year 1967, to carry out the program during the fiscal year 
J968, as follows: 
(i) Research and development operating expenses, not more 
than $18,532,000; 
(ii) Design, construction, acquisition, modification, operation, 
and maintenance of saline water conversion test beds and test 
facilities, not more than $4,298,000; 
(iii) Design, construction, acquisition, modification, operation, 
and maintenance of saline water conversion modules, not more 
than $2,190,000; 
(iv) Administration and coordination, not more than $1,762,-
000: 
Proc'/ded. ho ice rer^ Tliat exj)enditures and obligations under any of 
these items except the last may be increased by not more than 10 per 
centum if such increase is accompanied by an equal decrease in ex-
penditures and obligations under one or more of the other items, in-
cluding the last. 
Approved June 24, 1967.