[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1663 Introduced in House (IH)]
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115th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1663
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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 21, 2017
Mr. Wittman (for himself, Mrs. Napolitano, and Mr. Griffith) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural
Resources
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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''.
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) energy use efficiency;
``(D) water use efficiency; and
``(E) actions to extract energy from wastewater;''.
(b) Clarification of Research Activities.--Section 104(b)(1) of the
Water Resources Research Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10303(b)(1)) is
amended--
(1) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ``water-related
phenomena'' and inserting ``water resources''; and
(2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; and''.
(c) Compliance Report.--Section 104(c) of the Water Resources
Research Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10303(c)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``(c) From the'' and inserting the
following:
``(c) Grants.--
``(1) In general.--From the''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Report.--Not later than December 31 of each fiscal
year, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on
Environment and Public Works of the Senate, the Committee on
the Budget of the Senate, the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, and the
Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives a
report regarding the compliance of each funding recipient with
this subsection for the immediately preceding fiscal year.''.
(d) 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 3
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.''.
(e) 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 ``$12,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2011''
and inserting ``$7,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through
2023''.
(f) 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 in
the first sentence by striking ``$6,000,000 for each of fiscal years
2007 through 2011'' and inserting ``$1,500,000 for each of fiscal years
2018 through 2023''.
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