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U.S. Code > Title 42 > Chapter 109 > § 10302 - Congressional declaration of purpose

(a) Establishment; designation of site by State legislature or
  Governor
  Subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Interior
(hereafter in this chapter referred to as the "Secretary") under
this section, one water resources research and technology
institute, center, or equivalent agency (hereafter in this chapter
referred to as the "institute") may be established in each State
(as used in this chapter, the term "State" includes the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, the Virgin
Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Mariana
Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia) at a college or
university which was established in accordance with the Act
approved July 2, 1862 (12 Stat. 503) [7 U.S.C. 301 et seq.], or at
some other institution designated by act of the legislature of the
State concerned. If there is more than one such college or
university in a State established in accordance with such Act of
July 2, 1862, the institute in such State shall, in the absence of
a designation to the contrary by act of the legislature of the
State, be established at the one such college or university
designated by the Governor of the State. Two or more States may
cooperate in the establishment of a single institute or regional
institute, in which event the sums otherwise allocated to
institutes in each of the cooperating States shall be paid to such
single or regional institute.
(b) Scope of research; other activities; cooperation and
  coordination
  Each institute shall - 
    (1) plan, conduct, or otherwise arrange for competent applied
  and peer reviewed research that fosters - 
      (A) improvements in water supply reliability;
      (B) the exploration of new ideas that - 
        (i) address water problems; or
        (ii) expand understanding of water and water-related
      phenomena;

      (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.(!1)


    (2) cooperate closely with other colleges and universities in
  the State that have demonstrated capabilities for research,
  information dissemination, and graduate training in order to
  develop a statewide program designed to resolve State and
  regional water and related land problems.

Each institute shall also cooperate closely with other institutes
and other organizations in the region to increase the effectiveness
of the institutes and for the purpose of promoting regional
coordination.
(c) Grants; matching funds
  From the sums appropriated pursuant to subsection (f) of this
section, the Secretary shall make grants to each institute to be
matched on a basis of no less than 2 non-Federal dollars for every
1 Federal dollar, such sums to be used only for the reimbursement
of the direct cost expenditures incurred for the conduct of the
water resources research program.
(d) Submission and approval of water research program; requisite
  assurances
  Prior to and as a condition of the receipt each fiscal year of
funds appropriated under subsection (f) of this section, each
institute shall submit to the Secretary for his approval a water
research program that includes assurances, satisfactory to the
Secretary, that such program was developed in close consultation
and collaboration with the director of that State's department of
water resources or similar agency, other leading water resources
officials within the State, and interested members of the public.
The program described in the preceding sentence shall include plans
to promote research, training, information dissemination, and other
activities meeting the needs of the State and Nation, and shall
encourage regional cooperation among institutes in research into
areas of water management, development, and conservation that have
a regional or national character.
(e) Evaluation of water resources research program
  The Secretary shall conduct a careful and detailed evaluation of
each institute at least once every 3 years to determine that the
quality and relevance of its water resources research and its
effectiveness at producing measured results and applied water
supply research as an institution for planning, conducting, and
arranging for research warrants its continued support under this
section. If, as a result of any such evaluation, the Secretary
determines that an institute does not qualify for further support
under this section, then no further grants to the institute may be
made until the institute's qualifications are reestablished to the
satisfaction of the Secretary.
(f) Authorization of appropriations in general
  (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.
  (2) Any sums appropriated under this subsection but which fail to
be obligated by the close of the fiscal year for which they were
appropriated shall be transferred by the Secretary and available
for obligation during the succeeding fiscal year under the terms of
subsection (g) of this section.
(g) Additional appropriations where research focused on water
  problems of interstate nature
  (1) There is further authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary of the Interior the sum of $6,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2007 through 2011 only for reimbursement of the direct cost
expenses of additional research or synthesis of the results of
research by institutes which focuses on water problems and issues
of a regional or interstate nature beyond those of concern only to
a single State and which relate to specific program priorities
identified jointly by the Secretary and the institutes. Such funds
when appropriated shall be matched on a not less than dollar-for-
dollar basis by funds made available to institutes or groups of
institutes, by States or other non-Federal sources. Funds made
available under this subsection shall remain available until
expended.
  (2) Research funds made available under this subsection shall be
made on a competitive basis subject to the merit of the proposal,
the need for the information to be produced, and the opportunity
such funds will provide for training of water resources scientists
or professionals.
(h) Coordination
  (1) In general
    To carry out this chapter, the Secretary - 
      (A) shall encourage other Federal departments, agencies
    (including agencies within the Department of the Interior), and
    instrumentalities to use and take advantage of the expertise
    and capabilities that are available through the institutes
    established by this section, on a cooperative or other basis;
      (B) shall encourage cooperation and coordination with other
    Federal programs concerned with water resources problems and
    issues;
      (C) may enter into contracts, cooperative agreements, and
    other transactions without regard to section 5 of title 41;
      (D) may accept funds from other Federal departments, agencies
    (including agencies within the Department of the Interior), and
    instrumentalities to pay for and add to grants made, and
    contracts entered into, by the Secretary;
      (E) may promulgate such regulations as the Secretary
    considers appropriate; and
      (F) may support a program of internships for qualified
    individuals at the undergraduate and graduate levels to carry
    out the educational and training objectives of this chapter.
  (2) Reports
    The Secretary shall report to Congress annually on coordination
  efforts with other Federal departments, agencies, and
  instrumentalities under paragraph (1). 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 chapter, including potential and actual - 
      (A) increases in annual water supplies;
      (B) increases in annual water yields;
      (C) advances in water infrastructure and water quality
    improvements; and
      (D) methods for identifying, and determining the
    effectiveness of, treatment technologies and efficiencies.
  (3) Relationship to State rights
    Nothing in this chapter shall preempt the rights and
  authorities of any State with respect to its water resources or
  management of those resources.

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