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 PUBLIC LAW 95-467—OCT. 17, 1978

92 STAT. 1307

(2) The research, investigations, experiments, and t r a i n i n g may include, without being limited to, aspects of the hydrologic cycle; supply and demand for w a t e r; saline water conversion; conservation and best use of available supplies of water and methods of increasing such supplies; water reuse; and economic, legal, social, engineering, recreational, biological, geographic, ecological, and other aspects of water problems; scientific information dissemination activities, including identifying, assembling, and interpreting the results of scientific and engineering research on water resources problems; and providing means for improved communication of research results, having due regard for the varying conditions and needs for the respective States and regions, for water research and development projects now being conducted by agencies of the Federal and State governments, the agricultural and engineering experiment stations, and other university research centers and for the need to avoid undue displacement of scientists and engineers elsewhere engaged in water resources research and development. (3) The annual program submitted by the State institutes to the Secretary for approval shall include assurances satisfactory to the Secretary, that such programs were developed in close consultation and collaboration with leading water resources officials within the State and region to promote research, training, information dissemination and other work meeting the needs of the State. Additionally, it shall be the duty of each State institute to provide the Secretary with periodic information, at the Secretary's discretion, (m water resources research and development activities, needs, and priorities within the State which shall be coordinated with State, local, regional and river basin entities, and to cooperate with the Secretary in prep a r i n g periodic reports of ongoing research within the State and its funding by both Federal and non-Federal organizations. Institutes are required to see that notices of research projects are submitted to the center referred to under title III, section 302. (4) The designated State institutes shall cooperate with the Secretary in the development of five-year water resources research and development goals and objectives. (5) The designated institutes will receive comment on and transmit all research and development proposals from the academic community to the Secretary for consideration and funding. (c) There is further hereby authorized a program of technology transfer and / o r information dissemination to be carried out by the State institutes. Such funds, as are appropriated for this purpose, shall be made available on a competitive basis to the State institutes, based on the merit of project or program proposals submitted to the Secretary, for the purpose of transferring research and development results to other organizations for further development, demonstration, and practical application. SEC. 102. Funds appropriated pursuant to this title, in addition to being available for expenses for research and development experiments, and training conducted under authority of this title, shall also be available for p r i n t i n g and publishing the results thereof in the furtherance of technology transfer and for planning and direction. The ins'^itutes are hereby authorized and encouraged to plan and conduct programs financed under this title in cooperation with each other and with such other agencies and individuals as may contribute to the solution of 'he water problems involved, and funds appropriated

Annual programs and reports, submittal to Secretary of the Interior.

Information dissemination program.

Publication of program results. 42 USC 7812.

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