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 PUBLIC LAW 101-624—NOV. 28, 1990 104 STAT. 3623 information on water conditions and surface conditions that affect water quality and supply. In making this determination, the Secretary shall consider— (1) the costs, limitations, opportunities, and capability of expanding the inventory to include water matters; and (2) whether the natural resources inventory can be integrated with alternative sources of data on water from Federal and State agencies. (d) ANNUAL REPORT. —The Secretary shall submit an annual report to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate in conjunction with the report required under section 1478(c). The report shall specify the— (1) activities and accomplishments of the Soil Conservation Service during the preceding year, including measures taken to enhance the ability of the Service to address water contamination problems; (2) plans of the Secretary for the subsequent year, concerning measures expected to be taken to enhance the ability of the Service to address water contamination problems; and (3) progress made in carrying out the purpose stated in subsection (a). SEC. 1483. STATE WATER QUALITY COORDINATION PROGRAM. 7 USC 5503. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— The Secretary shall require the establishment of a water quality coordination program within each State. To the greatest extent possible, the Secretary shall use the expertise of the food and agricultural councils. (b) MEMBERSHIP. —Each State water quality coordination program shall involve those departmental agencies specified in subsection (c) that are operating within the State. For the purpose of coordination, the State water quality coordination program shall include, should they choose to participate, those State agencies with complementary water program authorities and programs. These State agency members should include the State agencies that are members of the respective State's soil and water conservation committees. The program shall also include the education program coordinator designated under section 1629(b). (c) AGENCIES.— The agencies referred to in subsection (b) are: the Agricultural Research Service; the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service; the Animal Plant Health Inspection Service; the (Dooperative State Research Service in conjunction with the system of State agricultural experiment stations; the Economic Research Service; the Extension Service, in conjunction with State and county cooperative extension services; the Forest Service; the National Agricultural Library; the National Agricultural Statistics Service; the Soil Conservation Service; and other agencies within the Department deemed appropriate by the Secretary. (d) PROGRAM LEADER.— The program leader of the State water quality coordination program shall be designated by the Secretary from among the Federal agency representatives in subsection (b). (e) PURPOSE.— The water quality coordination program within each State shall serve as the focal point for coordinating the Department's water programs with agencies of that State. In addition to other actions, each water quality coordination program shall— (1) serve as the focal point within the State for the coordination of Department-supported agricultural water programs with

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