[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1743 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

  1st Session
                                H. R. 1743


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 18, 1995

 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and 
                              Public Works

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                                 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 quality'';
            (2) by striking out ``and'' at the end of paragraph (6);
            (3) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (7) 
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(8) long-term planning and policy development are 
        essential to assuring 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) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (5);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (6) 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.''.

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 ``two non-Federal 
dollars for every 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 September 30, 
1995,'' and inserting ``of $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1996, $7,000,000 
for fiscal years 1997 and 1998, and $9,000,000 for fiscal years 1999 
and 2000''.

SEC. 5. 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)(1) To carry out provisions of this Act, the Secretary--
            ``(A) shall encourage other Federal departments, agencies 
        (including agencies within the Department of the Interior), and 
        instrumentalities to use and take advantage of the expertise 
        and capabilities which 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 rules and regulations as he deems 
        appropriate; and
            ``(F) may support a program of internships for qualified 
        individuals at the undergraduate and graduate level to carry 
        out the educational and training objectives of this Act.
    ``(2) The Secretary shall report to Congress annually on 
coordination efforts with other Federal departments, agencies, and 
instrumentalities under paragraph (1).
    ``(3) Nothing in this Act shall preempt the rights and authorities 
of any State with respect to its water resources or management of those 
resources.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives October 17, 1995.

            Attest:

                                                ROBIN H. CARLE,

                                                                 Clerk.