[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4588 Engrossed in House (EH)]


  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4588

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                                 AN ACT


 
  To reauthorize grants for and require applied water supply research 
   regarding the water resources research and technology institutes 
      established under the Water Resources Research Act of 1984.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Water Resources Research Act 
Amendments of 2006''.

SEC. 2. WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH ACT AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Scope of Research; Other Activities; Cooperation and 
Coordination.--Section 104(b)(1) of the Water Resources Research Act of 
1984 (42 U.S.C. 10303(b)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(1) plan, conduct, or otherwise arrange for competent 
        applied and peer reviewed research that fosters--
                    ``(A) improvements in water supply reliability;
                    ``(B) resolutions of other water problems;
                    ``(C) the entry of new research scientists, 
                engineers, and technicians into water resources fields; 
                and
                    ``(D) the dissemination of research results to 
                water managers and the public.''.
    (b) Evaluation of Water Resources Research Program.--Section 104(e) 
of the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10303 (e)) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``5'' and inserting ``3''; and
            (2) by inserting ``at producing measured results and 
        applied water supply research'' after ``effectiveness''.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 104(f)(1) of the 
Water Resources Research Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10303(f)(1)) is amended 
to read as follows:
    ``(1) There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
section, to remain available until expended, $12,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2007 through 2011.''.
    (d) Additional Appropriations Where Research Focused on Water 
Problems of Interstate Nature.--Section 104(g)(1) of the Water 
Resources Research Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10303 (g)(1)) is amended by 
striking ``$3,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, $4,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2002 and 2003, and $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2004 and 2005'' and inserting the following: ``$6,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2007 through 2011''.
    (e) Coordination.--Section 104(h)(2) of the Water Resources 
Research Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10303(h)(2)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(2) Report'' and inserting ``(2) 
        Reports''; and
            (2) by inserting after the first sentence the following: 
        ``As part of the annual budget submission to Congress, the 
        Secretary shall also provide a crosscut budget detailing the 
        expenditures on activities listed under subsection (a)(1) and a 
        report which details the level of applied research and the 
        results of the activities authorized by this Act, including 
        potential and actual--
                    ``(A) increases in annual water supplies;
                    ``(B) increases in annual water yields; and
                    ``(C) advances in water infrastructure 
                improvements.''.
    (f) Administrative Costs.--Section 107 of the Water Resources 
Research Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10306) is amended by striking ``15'' 
and inserting ``5''.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 25, 2006.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.
109th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 4588

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

  To reauthorize grants for and require applied water supply research 
   regarding the water resources research and technology institutes 
      established under the Water Resources Research Act of 1984.