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[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''National Forest Foundation
Conservation Act''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO NATIONAL FOREST FOUNDATION ACT.

(a) Provision of Administrative Support.--Subsection (c) of section
405 of the National Forest Foundation Act (16 U.S.C. 583j-3) is amended
to read as follows:
''(c) Administrative Assistance.--(1) Subject to such limitations,
terms, and conditions as the Secretary may establish, the Secretary
may--
''(A) detail personnel of the Department of Agriculture to
assist the Foundation; and
''(B) provide the Foundation with Department of Agriculture
facilities, equipment, supplies, and other administrative
services (including Government-contracted transportation and
travel services).
''(2) Assistance under paragraph (1) may be provided for partial or
no reimbursement, as the Secretary considers appropriate.''.
(b) Matching Funds.--
(1) Extension and expansion of authority; source of
funds.--Section 410 of the National Forest Foundation Act (16
U.S.C. 583j-8) is amended to read as follows:

''SEC. 410. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS TO MATCH FOUNDATION CONTRIBUTIONS.

''For the purposes of section 405 of this title, during the five-
year period beginning on October 1, 1997, the Secretary may make
available to the Foundation from benefiting Forest Service
appropriations up to $5,000,000 each fiscal year to match, on a one-
for-one basis, private contributions made to the Foundation.''.
(2) Conforming amendments.--Section 405 of the National
Forest Foundation Act (16 U.S.C. 583j-3) is amended--
(A) by striking subsection (a);
(B) in subsection (b)--
(i) by striking ''In addition to the
startup funds provided under subsection (a) of
this section, for'' and inserting ''For'';
(ii) by striking ''October 1, 1992,'' and
inserting ''October 1, 1997,''; and
(iii) by striking ''section 410(b)'' and
inserting ''section 410''; and
(C) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as
subsections (a) and (b), respectively.
(3) Effect of amendments.--The amendments made by this
subsection shall not affect the availability or use of funds
made available for fiscal year 1997 under sections 405(b) and
410(b) of the National Forest Foundation Act, as in effect on
the day before the date of the enactment of this Act.
(c) Use of Interest and Other Investment Income.--Section 404 of
the National Forest Foundation Act (16 U.S.C. 583j-2) is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
''(f) Use of Interest and Other Investment Income.--Interest and
other investment income earned (before, on, or after the date of the
enactment of this subsection) by the Foundation and its subgrantees on
Federal funds received from the Secretary under section 405, but not
immediately disbursed, may be used by the Foundation to carry out the
purposes of the Foundation under section 402(b).''.
(d) Exception From Audit Reporting and Compliance Requirements.--
Section 407(a) of the National Forest Foundation Act (16 U.S.C. 583j-
5(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: ''A
subgrantee of the Foundation shall be exempt from the audit reporting
and compliance requirements of Office of Management and Budget Circular
A-133 (or any successor administrative regulation or policy) in the
case of grants of $250,000 or less.''.
(e) Licensing Use of Symbols; Violations.--Section 404 of the
National Forest Foundation Act (16 U.S.C. 583j-2) is amended--
(1) in subsection (d)(3), by inserting ''license,'' after
''lease,''; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (f), as added by
subsection (c) of this section, the following new subsections:
''(g) Licensing Use of Symbols.--(1) To further the purposes of the
Foundation under section 402(b), the Foundation shall have exclusive
authority to license or authorize persons to use trademarks,
tradenames, signs, symbols, emblems, insignia, logos, likenesses, or
slogans to represent, promote, or advertise that an individual,
company, or particular good or service is an official sponsor or
supporter of the Forest Service, the National Forest System, or any
unit thereof. Any license or authorization provided by the Foundation
under this paragraph shall be subject to the prior written approval of
the Secretary, who may not delegate this authority.
''(2) All net income derived from licenses and authorizations
provided under paragraph (1) shall be expended by the Foundation in
accordance with policies and priorities of the Forest Service on
programs, projects, or activities that benefit the National Forest
System or the Forest Service, as identified by the Secretary in
consultation with the Foundation.
''(3) Nothing in this subsection shall affect the authority of the
Secretary under Public Law 93-318 (16 U.S.C. 580p et seq.) relating to
the name and character of 'Smokey Bear', and the name and character of
'Woodsy Owl'.
''(4) The authority provided to the Foundation by paragraph (1)
shall expire on September 30, 2003.
''(h) Violation of Licensing Requirements.--Except as provided in
subsection (g), no person may use for commercial purposes any
trademark, tradename, sign, symbol, emblem, insignia, slogan, or
related artistic design belonging to the Forest Service. Whoever,
without the authorization of the Foundation under subsection (g), uses
for purposes of trade, to induce the sale of any good or service, to
promote any commercial activity, or for other commercial purpose, the
name of the Foundation or any trademark, tradename, sign, symbol,
emblem, insignia, logo, likeness, or slogan referred to in subsection
(g), or any facsimile or simulation thereof tending to cause confusion,
to cause mistake, to deceive, or to suggest falsely that an individual,
company, or particular good or service is an official sponsor or
official supporter of the National Forest System or the Forest Service,
shall be subject to suit in a civil action by the Foundation for the
remedies provided in title VI of the Act of July 5, 1946 (commonly
referred to as the Trademark Act of 1946; 15 U.S.C. 1114 et seq.).''.
(f) Reporting Requirements.--Section 407 of the National Forest
Foundation Act (16 U.S.C. 583j-5) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
''(c) Report on Licensing Activities.--Not later than 5 years after
the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall
submit to the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a
report assessing the cost, effectiveness, and effects of the licensing
and authorization program established pursuant to section 404(g). The
report shall include a recommendation regarding the desirability of
extending the authority provided in such section beyond the expiration
date specified in paragraph (4) of such section and assessments of the
effect of such program on--
''(1) visitation levels in the National Forest System;
''(2) the image of the National Forest System;
''(3) achievement of the needs and priorities of the Forest
Service;
''(4) appropriations for the National Forest System; and
''(5) the costs of the Foundation and the Secretary to
administer the program.''.
[EX A]: National Forest Foundation Conservation Act - Amends the National Forest Foundation Act to extend matching fund authority for the National Forest Foundation.
Authorizes the Foundation to license the use of symbols, trademarks, or logos.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Energy and Water Research
Integration Act''.

SEC. 2. ENERGY AND WATER RESEARCH AND ASSESSMENT.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy shall assess each of the
energy research, development, and demonstration programs and projects
of the Department of Energy and identify those programs and projects
into which it is appropriate to integrate water considerations. In
carrying out this section the Secretary shall, as appropriate--
(1) seek to advance energy and energy efficiency
technologies and practices that would--
(A) minimize freshwater withdrawal and consumption;
(B) increase water use efficiency; and
(C) utilize nontraditional water sources with
efforts to improve the quality of that water;
(2) consider the effects climate variability and change may
have on water supplies and quality for energy generation and
fuel production; and
(3) improve understanding of the energy required to provide
water supplies and the water required to provide reliable
energy supplies throughout the United States.
(b) Strategic Plan.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 6 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall develop a
Strategic Plan (in this section referred to as the ''Strategic
Plan'') outlining the research, development, and demonstration
needs for the programs and projects identified under subsection
(a), in accordance with subsections (a) through (c) of this
section, as appropriate.
(2) Milestones and specific considerations.--In carrying
out the development and updating of the Strategic Plan in
accordance with this subsection, the Secretary shall evaluate
and, as appropriate, establish technical milestones for--
(A) new advanced cooling technologies for energy
generation and fuel production technologies;
(B) performance improvement of existing cooling
technologies and cost reductions associated with using
those technologies;
(C) innovative water reuse, recovery, and treatment
in energy generation and fuel production;
(D) technology development for carbon capture and
storage systems that utilize efficient water use design
strategies;
(E) technologies that are life-cycle cost
effective;
(F) systems analysis and modeling of issues
relating to the energy required to provide water
supplies and the water required to provide reliable
energy supplies throughout the United States;
(G) technologies to treat and utilize produced
waters discharged from oil, natural gas, coalbed
methane, and mining activities;
(H) advanced materials for the use of
nontraditional water sources for energy generation and
fuel production;
(I) biomass production and utilization and the
impact on hydrologic systems;
(J) technologies that reduce impacts on water from
energy resource development;
(K) increases in energy efficiency of water
distribution and collection systems;
(L) technologies for energy generation from water
distribution and collection systems; and
(M) any other area of the energy-water nexus that
the Secretary considers appropriate.
(3) Interagency collaboration and nonduplication.--In
carrying out the development and updating of the Strategic Plan
in accordance with this subsection, the Secretary shall, where
appropriate, work collaboratively with other Federal agencies
operating related programs and avoid duplication.
(4) Intra-agency coordination and nonduplication.--In
carrying out the development and updating of the Strategic Plan
in accordance with this subsection, the Secretary shall
coordinate and avoid duplication of activities across programs
and projects of the Department of Energy, including with those
of the National laboratories.
(5) Relevant information and recommendations.--In carrying
out the development and updating of the Strategic Plan in
accordance with this subsection, the Secretary shall consider
and incorporate, as appropriate, relevant information and
recommendations, including those of the National Water
Availability and Use Assessment Program under section 9508(d)
of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (42 U.S.C.
10368(d)).
(6) Nongovernmental participation.--In carrying out the
development and updating of the Strategic Plan in accordance
with this subsection, the Secretary shall consult and
coordinate with a diverse group of representatives from
research and academic institutions and industry who have
expertise in technologies and practices relating to the energy
required to provide water supplies and the water required to
provide reliable energy supplies throughout the United States.
(7) Submission to congress.--Not later than 9 months after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit
to Congress the Strategic Plan.
(8) Updating the strategic plan.--Not later than 3 years
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
utilize relevant information produced by Federal Government
agencies, academia, and industry to update the Strategic Plan,
and submit a report to Congress describing the changes from the
initial Strategic Plan.
(c) Implementation.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Energy shall implement
the Strategic Plan, as appropriate, in carrying out energy
research, development, and demonstration programs of the
Department of Energy.
(2) Application to projects.--Not later than 3 months after
the submission of the report to Congress in subsection (b)(7)),
the Secretary shall as appropriate apply the Strategic Plan to
projects--
(A) identified as the most energy and water
intensive; and
(B) with the most potential to achieve the purposes
of this section.
(3) Delay or disruption.--In carrying out this subsection,
the Secretary shall ensure that no program or project of the
Department is unnecessarily delayed or disrupted.
(d) Reports.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of
this Act, and at least once every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary
shall transmit to Congress a report on its findings and activities
under this section.
(e) Additional Activities.--The Secretary may provide for such
additional research, development, and demonstration activities as may
be appropriate to integrate water considerations into the research,
development, and demonstration activities of the Department as
described in subsection (a).
(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary of Energy for carrying out this section
$60,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2011 through 2015.

SEC. 3. ENERGY-WATER ARCHITECTURE COUNCIL.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy, in coordination with
other relevant Federal agencies, shall establish an Energy-Water
Architecture Council to promote and enable improved energy and water
resource data collection, reporting, and technological innovation. The
Council shall consist of--
(1) representation from each Federal agency that conducts
research related to energy and water resource data; and
(2) non-Federal members, including representatives of
research and academic institutions and industry, who have
expertise in technologies and practices relating to the energy
required to provide water supplies and the water required to
provide reliable energy supplies throughout the United States.
(b) Functions.--The Council shall--
(1) make recommendations on the development of data
collection and data communication standards and protocols to
agencies and entities currently engaged in collecting the data
for the energy required to provide water supplies and the water
required to provide reliable energy supplies throughout the
United States;
(2) recommend ways to make improvements to Federal water
use data to increase understanding of trends in energy
generation and fuel production;
(3) recommend best practices for utilizing information from
existing monitoring networks to provide nationally uniform
water and energy use and infrastructure data; and
(4) conduct annual technical workshops, including at least
one regional workshop annually, to facilitate information
exchange among Federal, State, and private sector experts on
technologies that encourage the conservation and efficient use
of water and energy.
(c) Reports.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
this Act, and at least once every 2 years thereafter, the Council,
through the Secretary of Energy, shall transmit to the Congress a
report on its findings and activities under this section.
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary of Energy for carrying out this section
$5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2011 through 2015.

SEC. 4. LIMITATION ON FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

Nothing in this Act shall be construed to allow the establishment
of regulations by the Federal Government that would infringe or impair
the use of water by State, tribal, or local governments.

SEC. 5. MANDATES.

Nothing in this Act shall be construed to require State, tribal, or
local governments to take any action that may result in an increased
financial burden to such governments by restricting the use of water by
such governments.

SEC. 6. COORDINATION AND NONDUPLICATION.

To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary of Energy shall
coordinate activities under this Act with other programs of the
Department of Energy and other Federal research programs.

Passed the House of Representatives December 1, 2009.

Attest:

LORRAINE C. MILLER,

Clerk.
[EX A]: Energy and Water Research Integration Act - (Sec. 2) Directs the Secretary of Energy to identify each of the Department of Energy's (DOE's) energy research, development, and demonstration programs and projects into which it is appropriate to integrate water considerations. Requires the Secretary to: (1) seek to advance energy and energy efficiency technologies and practices that would minimize freshwater withdrawal and consumption, increase water use efficiency, and utilize nontraditional water sources with efforts to improve water quality; and (2) consider the effects climate variability and change may have on water supplies and quality for energy generation and fuel production; and (3) improve understanding of the energy required to provide water supplies and the water required to provide reliable energy supplies throughout the United States.

Requires the Secretary to develop, submit to Congress within nine months, and update every three years a Strategic Plan outlining the research, development, and demonstration needs of such programs and projects. Requires the Secretary to evaluate and establish technical milestones for: (1) new advanced cooling technologies for energy generation and fuel production technologies; (2) performance improvement and cost reductions of cooling technologies; (3) innovative water reuse, recovery, and treatment in energy generation and fuel production; (4) technology development for carbon capture and storage systems that utilize efficient water use design strategies; (5) technologies that are life-cycle cost effective; (6) systems analysis and modeling of issues relating to the energy required to provide water supplies and the water required to provide reliable energy supplies; (7) technologies to treat and utilize produced waters discharged from oil, natural gas, coal-bed methane, and mining activities; (8) advanced materials for the use of nontraditional water sources for energy generation and fuel production; (9) biomass production and utilization and the impact on hydrologic systems; (10) technologies that reduce impacts on water from energy resource development; (11) increases in energy efficiency of water distribution and collection systems; and (12) technologies for energy generation from such systems.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) implement the Strategic Plan in carrying out DOE energy research, development, and demonstration programs; and (2) report to Congress every two years on findings and activities under this Act. Authorizes appropriations.

(Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary to establish an Energy-Water Architecture Council to promote and enable improved energy and water resource data collection, reporting, and technological innovation. Requires the Council to: (1) make recommendations on the development of data collection and communication standards and protocols to entities engaged in collecting data for the energy required to provide water supplies and the water required to provide reliable energy supplies throughout the United States; (2) recommend ways to make improvements to federal water use data to increase understanding of trends in energy generation and fuel production; (3) recommend best practices for utilizing information from monitoring networks to provide nationally uniform water and energy use and infrastructure data; and (4) conduct annual technical workshops to facilitate information exchange among federal, state, and private sector experts on technologies that encourage the conservation and efficient use of water and energy.

(Sec. 4) Provides that nothing in this Act shall be construed to: (1) allow the establishment of regulations by the federal government that would infringe or impair the use of water by state, tribal, or local governments; and (2) require state, tribal, or local governments to take any action that may result in an increased financial burden by restricting their water use.

(Sec. 6) Directs the Secretary to coordinate activities under this Act with other DOE programs and other federal research programs.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation
Mitigation Act of 2000''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Pacific ocean drainage area.--The term ''Pacific Ocean
drainage area'' means the area comprised of portions of the States
of Oregon, Washington, Montana, and Idaho from which water drains
into the Pacific Ocean.
(2) Program.--The term ''Program'' means the Fisheries
Restoration and Irrigation Mitigation Program established by
section 3(a).
(3) Secretary.--The term ''Secretary'' means the Secretary of
the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Fish
and Wildlife Service.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PROGRAM.

(a) Establishment.--There is established the Fisheries Restoration
and Irrigation Mitigation Program within the Department of the
Interior.
(b) Goals.--The goals of the Program are--
(1) to decrease fish mortality associated with the withdrawal
of water for irrigation and other purposes without impairing the
continued withdrawal of water for those purposes; and
(2) to decrease the incidence of juvenile and adult fish
entering water supply systems.
(c) Impacts on Fisheries.--
(1) In general.--Under the Program, the Secretary, in
consultation with the heads of other appropriate agencies, shall
develop and implement projects to mitigate impacts to fisheries
resulting from the construction and operation of water diversions
by local governmental entities (including soil and water
conservation districts) in the Pacific Ocean drainage area.
(2) Types of projects.--Projects eligible under the Program may
include--
(A) the development, improvement, or installation of--
(i) fish screens;
(ii) fish passage devices; and
(iii) other related features agreed to by non-Federal
interests, relevant Federal and tribal agencies, and
affected States; and
(B) inventories by the States on the need and priority for
projects described in clauses (i) through (iii).
(3) Priority.--The Secretary shall give priority to any project
that has a total cost of less than $5,000,000.

SEC. 4. PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM.

(a) Non-Federal.--
(1) In general.--Non-Federal participation in the Program shall
be voluntary.
(2) Federal action.--The Secretary shall take no action that
would result in any non-Federal entity being held financially
responsible for any action under the Program, unless the entity
applies to participate in the Program.
(b) Federal.--Development and implementation of projects under the
Program on land or facilities owned by the United States shall be
nonreimbursable Federal expenditures.

SEC. 5. EVALUATION AND PRIORITIZATION OF PROJECTS.

Evaluation and prioritization of projects for development under the
Program shall be conducted on the basis of--
(1) benefits to fish species native to the project area,
particularly to species that are listed as being, or considered by
Federal or State authorities to be, endangered, threatened, or
sensitive;
(2) the size and type of water diversion;
(3) the availability of other funding sources;
(4) cost effectiveness; and
(5) additional opportunities for biological or water delivery
system benefits.

SEC. 6. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.

(a) In General.--A project carried out under the Program shall not
be eligible for funding unless--
(1) the project meets the requirements of the Secretary, as
applicable, and any applicable State requirements; and
(2) the project is agreed to by all Federal and non-Federal
entities with authority and responsibility for the project.
(b) Determination of Eligibility.--In determining the eligibility
of a project under this Act, the Secretary shall--
(1) consult with other Federal, State, tribal, and local
agencies; and
(2) make maximum use of all available data.

SEC. 7. COST SHARING.

(a) Non-Federal Share.--The non-Federal share of the cost of
development and implementation of any project under the Program on land
or at a facility that is not owned by the United States shall be 35
percent.
(b) Non-Federal Contributions.--The non-Federal participants in any
project under the Program on land or at a facility that is not owned by
the United States shall provide all land, easements, rights-of-way,
dredged material disposal areas, and relocations necessary for the
project.
(c) Credit for Contributions.--The value of land, easements,
rights-of-way, dredged material disposal areas, and relocations
provided under subsection (b) for a project shall be credited toward
the non-Federal share of the costs of the project.
(d) Additional Costs.--
(1) Non-federal responsibilities.--The non-Federal participants
in any project carried out under the Program on land or at a
facility that is not owned by the United States shall be
responsible for all costs associated with operating, maintaining,
repairing, rehabilitating, and replacing the project.
(2) Federal responsibility.--The Federal Government shall be
responsible for costs referred to in paragraph (1) for projects
carried out on Federal land or at a Federal facility.

SEC. 8. LIMITATION ON ELIGIBILITY FOR FUNDING.

A project that receives funds under this Act shall be ineligible to
receive Federal funds from any other source for the same purpose.

SEC. 9. REPORT.

On the expiration of the third fiscal year for which amounts are
made available to carry out this Act, the Secretary shall submit to
Congress a report describing--
(1) the projects that have been completed under this Act;
(2) the projects that will be completed with amounts made
available under this Act during the remaining fiscal years for
which amounts are authorized to be appropriated under section 10;
and
(3) recommended changes to the Program as a result of projects
that have been carried out under this Act.

SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

(a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this Act $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2005.
(b) Limitations.--
(1) Single state.--
(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B),
not more than 25 percent of the total amount of funds made
available under this section may be used for one or more
projects in any single State.
(B) Waiver.--On notification to Congress, the Secretary may
waive the limitation under subparagraph (A) if a State is
unable to use the entire amount of funding made available to
the State under this Act.
(2) Administrative expenses.--Not more than 6 percent of the
funds authorized under this section for any fiscal year may be used
for Federal administrative expenses of carrying out this Act.

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
[EX A]:
Makes projects that receive funds under this Act ineligible to receive Federal funds from any other source for the same purpose.
Authorizes appropriations.