II Calendar No. 139 109th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1017 [Report No. 109–90] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 12, 2005 Mr. Chafee (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Jeffords, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Baucus, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Enzi, and Mr. Corzine) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works June 27, 2005 Reported by Mr. Inhofe, with amendments Insert the part printed in italic A BILL To reauthorize grants for the water resources research and technology institutes established under the Water Resources Research Act of 1984.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Water Resources Research Act Amendments of 2005.

2.

Water resources research

(a)

Authorization of appropriations

Section 104(f) of the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10303(f)) is amended— (1)in the subsection header, by striking in general; (2)by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following: (1)

In general

There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, to remain available until expended— (A)$12,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2008; and (B)$13,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 and 2010. ; and (3)in paragraph (2), by striking (2) Any and inserting the following: (2)

Failure to obligate funds

Any . (b)

Additional appropriations where research focused on water problems of interstate nature

Section 104(g) of the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10303(g)) is amended— (1)by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (4); and (2)in paragraph (1)— (A)in the first sentence— (i)by striking (1) There and inserting the following: (1)

In general

There ; and (ii)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 $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2008 and $7,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 and 2010; (B)in the second sentence, by striking Such and inserting the following: (2)

Non-Federal matching funds

The ; and (C)in the third sentence, by striking Funds and inserting the following: (3)

Availability of funds

Funds .

June 27, 2005 Reported with amendments