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

                                                       Calendar No. 366

104th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 1743

                          [Report No. 104-252]

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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.

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                             April 16, 1996

                       Reported with an amendment
                                                       Calendar No. 366
104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 1743

                          [Report No. 104-252]


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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

                             April 16, 1996

               Reported by Mr. Chafee, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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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,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. FINDINGS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 102 of the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 
(42 U.S.C. 10301) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, 
        productivity of natural resources and agricultural systems,'' 
        after ``environmental quality'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by striking out ``and'' at the end of 
        paragraph (6);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) by striking out the period at the end of 
        paragraph (7) and inserting ``; and''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(9) the States must have the research and 
        problem-solving capacity necessary to effectively manage their 
        water resources.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. PURPOSE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 103 of the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 
(42 U.S.C. 10302) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph 
        (5);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph 
        (6) and inserting ``; and''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(7) encourage long-term planning and research to 
        meet future water management, quality, and supply 
        challenges.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 3. GRANTS; MATCHING FUNDS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 4. GENERAL AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 5. COORDINATION.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 104 of the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 
(42 U.S.C. 10303) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(h)(1) To carry out provisions of this Act, the 
Secretary--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(B) shall encourage cooperation and coordination 
        with other Federal programs concerned with water resources 
        problems and issues;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(C) may enter into contracts, cooperative 
        agreements, and other transactions without regard to section 
        3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(E) may promulgate such rules and regulations as 
        he deems appropriate; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(2) The Secretary shall report to Congress annually on 
coordination efforts with other Federal departments, agencies, and 
instrumentalities under paragraph (1).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(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.''.</DELETED>

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) in paragraph (6), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (3) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(8) long-term planning and policy development are 
        essential to ensure 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) 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 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 ``2 non-Federal 
dollars for every 1 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 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 RESEARCH FOCUSED ON WATER 
              PROBLEMS OF INTERSTATE NATURE.

    The first sentence of section 104(g)(1) of the Water Resources 
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--
                    ``(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 that 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 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.
            ``(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.''.