[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3363 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3363

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 13, 2010

   Mr. Cardin (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Ms. Mikulski, and Mr. Risch) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
               Committee on Environment and Public Works

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                                 A BILL


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

    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 Amendments 
Act of 2010''.

SEC. 2. WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH ACT AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Congressional Findings and Declarations.--Section 102 of the 
Water Resources Research Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10301) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (7) through (9) as 
        paragraphs (8) through (10), respectively;
            (2) in paragraph (8) (as so redesignated), by striking 
        ``and'' at the end; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:
            ``(7) additional research is required into increasing the 
        effectiveness and efficiency of new and existing treatment 
        works through alternative approaches, including--
                    ``(A) nonstructural alternatives;
                    ``(B) decentralized approaches;
                    ``(C) water use efficiency; and
                    ``(D) actions to reduce energy consumption or 
                extract energy from wastewater;''.
    (b) Evaluation of Water Resources Research Program.--Section 104 of 
the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10303) is amended 
by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:
    ``(e) Evaluation of Water Resources Research Program.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct a careful 
        and detailed evaluation of each institute at least once every 5 
        years to determine--
                    ``(A) the quality and relevance of the water 
                resources research of the institute;
                    ``(B) the effectiveness of the institute at 
                producing measured results and applied water supply 
                research; and
                    ``(C) whether the effectiveness of the institute as 
                an institution for planning, conducting, and arranging 
                for research warrants continued support under this 
                section.
            ``(2) Prohibition on further support.--If, as a result of 
        an evaluation under paragraph (1), the Secretary determines 
        that an institute does not qualify for further support under 
        this section, no further grants to the institute may be 
        provided until the qualifications of the institute are 
        reestablished to the satisfaction of the Secretary.''.
    (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 
by striking ``for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2011'' and 
inserting ``for each of fiscal years 2012 through 2016''.
    (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 ``for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2011'' and inserting 
``for each of fiscal years 2012 through 2016''.
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