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 104 STAT. 3624 PUBLIC LAW 101-624—NOV. 28, 1990 the water programs being conducted by other Federal agencies within the State; (2) coordinate departmental activities with other Federal activities, within the State with water quality plans developed by that State in accordance with applicable Federal and State laws; (3) review progress being made on identification and mapping of hydrologic units within that State; and (4) review the needs of that State to assess the Federal assistance required for State programs to address agricultural sources of water contamination. (f) ADVISORY PANELS. —The chair of the water quality coordination program in each State may establish an ad hoc advisory panel that shall include farmers, representatives of conservation groups, and advocates of sustsdnable agricultural practices, agribusiness, chemical and fertilizer industries, agricultural commodities, lending institutions, and trade organizations. (g) STATE AND REGIONAL RESEARCH PRIORITIES.—The water quality coordination program for each State shall request appropriate representative scientists from the Agricultural Research Service, the State agricultural experiment stations and the agricultural depart- ^ ments of the land-grant universities, to work with the water quality coordination program to establish a prioritized agriculture and water research agenda for the State. This agenda shall address the research topics identified in section 1484 and the concerns or findings established by the activities described in subsection (e)(4). The State research priorities identified under this subsection shall be compiled and reviewed by the appropriate regional and area divisions of the Cooperative State Research Service and the Agricultural Research Service to develop coordinated regional research priorities. 7 USC 5504. SEC. 1484. WATER QUALITY AND NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT RESEARCH. (a) PURPOSES.— It is the purpose of this section to establish a coordinated water quality and nutrient management research program at the Department of Agriculture. In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall undertake efforts to— (1) reduce the sources of contaminants of surface and ground water resources through the development of farm systems which replace or conserve the use of such contaminants while maintaining farm profitability; (2) develop information and technologies needed to formulate integrated farm chemical and plant nutrient and animal waste management strategies which avoid contamination of surface and ground water, especially in areas identified by State and Federal monitoring or regulatory efforts as having current or potential water quality problems; and (3) monitor and better evaluate the extent of water contamination caused by farm chemicals, plant nutrients, and animal wastes. 0)) COORDINATION. —In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall ensure that all activities undertaken are coordinated with other programs within the Department of Agriculture, other Federal agencies, and with State governments. (c) RESEARCH.— Research projects on water quality funded in whole or in part by the Secretary under this section shall include research to help—

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