[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 23402]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              WATER RESOURCES ACT OF 1984 REAUTHORIZATION

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Environment and Public Works Committee be discharged from further 
consideration of S. 2847 and the Senate proceed to its immediate 
consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will state the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 2847) to reauthorize the Water Resources Act of 
     1984.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be 
read the third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon 
the table, and that any statements relating to the bill be printed in 
the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 2847) was read the third time and passed, as follows:

                                S. 2847

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

     SECTION 1. WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH.

       (a) General 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 ``$9,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001, $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002 
     and 2003, and $12,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 and 
     2005'' and inserting ``$12,000,000 for the period of fiscal 
     years 2005 through 2008 and $13,000,000 for the period of 
     fiscal years 2009 and 2010''.
       (b) Appropriations for 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 fiscal years 2002 and 2003, and $6,000,000 for 
     fiscal years 2004 and 2005'' and inserting ``$6,000,000 for 
     the period of fiscal years 2005 through 2008 and $7,000,000 
     for the period of fiscal years 2009 and 2010''.

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