    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1993, Book II)]
    [October 28, 1993]
    [Page 1856]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Statement on Signing the Energy and Water Development Appropriations
    Act, 1994
    October 28, 1993

        Today I have signed into law H.R. 2445, the ``Energy and Water
    Development Appropriations Act, 1994.''
        This Act provides funding for the Department of Energy. In addition
    it provides funds for the water resources development activities of the
    Army Corps of Engineers and the Department of the Interior's Bureau of
    Reclamation. Various related independent agencies are also funded by
    this Act.
        This Act supports a number of my high-priority investment proposals
    in the Department of Energy. These include cooperative research and
    development agreements, solar and renewable energy programs, and the
    Stanford Linear Accelerator Center B-Factory. The bill also supports my
    investment proposals for improved maintenance at Army Corps of Engineers
    facilities.
        I am disappointed that the Congress has not provided funding in this
    Act for continuing construction of the Superconducting Super Collider
    (SSC). This project was an important element of our Nation's science
    program, and its termination is a serious loss for the field of high
    energy physics. I am glad, however, that the bill does redirect the SSC
    funds to be spent for orderly termination so that we can assist the
    affected workers and communities in Texas and elsewhere. I look forward
    to receiving a report from Secretary of Energy, Hazel O'Leary, on future
    options for the Nation's high energy physics program, now that the
    planned centerpiece for the field has been terminated.
        I am also disappointed that, with the limited resources available,
    the Congress has added funds for unrequested water projects and studies.
    In total, this Act provides over $300 million more than I requested for
    such projects and studies within the Army Corps of Engineers and the
    Bureau of Reclamation.
        I am pleased that this Act provides funding for the Dual-Axis
    Radiographic Hydrotest facility (DARHT). In the absence of underground
    nuclear weapons tests, the DARHT facility will be vital to maintaining
    confidence in the stockpile.

                                                          William J. Clinton

    The White House,
    October 28, 1993.

    Note: H.R. 2445, approved October 28, was assigned Public Law No. 103-
    126. This statement was released by the Office of the Press Secretary on
    October 29.