Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 92 Part 1.djvu/1362

 92 STAT. 1308

PUBLIC LAW 95-467—OCT. 17, 1978

pursuant to this title shall be available for paying the necessary expenses of planning, coordinating, and conducting such cooperative research. Responsibilities. SEC. 103. (a) The Secretary is hereby charged with the responsi42 USC 7813. bility for the proper administration of this title and, after full consultation with other interested Federal agencies, may prescribe such procedures, rules, and policies as may be necessary to carry out its provisions. He shall require a showing that institutes designated to receive funds have, or may reasonably be expected to have, the capability of doing effective work. He shall furnish such advice and assistance as will best promote the purposes of this title, participate in coordinating research initiated by the institutes under this title, indicate to them such lines of inquiry as to him seem most important, and assist the establishment and maintenance of cooperation among the institutes, other research organizations, the United States Department of the Interior, and other Federal establishments. (b) The Secretary shall develop a five-year water resources research program in cooperation with the institutes and appropriate water entities, indicating goals, objectives, priorities, and funding requirements. (c) The Secretary shall annually ascertain that the requirements of subsection 101(b) have been met as to each institute, whether it is entitled to receive its share of the annual appropriations for water resources research and development under section 401(a) of this Act and the amount which it is entitled to receive. SEC. 104. Nothing in this title shall be construed to impair or modify 42 USC 7814. the legal relation existing between any of the colleges or universities under whose direction an institute is established and the government of the State in which it is located, and nothing in this title shall in any way be construed to authorize Federal control or direction of educa'. ion at any college or university. SEC. 105. (a) The Secretary is authorized to make grants to instiGrants. tutes to match, on a dollar-for-dollar basis, funds available to institutes 42 USC 7815. from non-Federal sources to meet the necessary expenses of specific water and related land resources research projects which the institute could not otherwise undertake, including the expenses of planning and coordinating regional projects by two or more institutes. Each application for a grant pursuant to this subsection shall, among other things, state the nature of the project to be undertaken, the period during which it will be pursued, the qualifications of the personnel who will direct and conduct it, the importance of the project to the Nation, region, and State concerned, its relation to other known research projects theretofore pursued or currently being pursued, and the extent to which it will provide opportunity for training of water resources scientists. No grant shall be made under this subsection except for a project approved by the Secretary, and all grants shall be made upon the basis of the merit of the project, the need for the knowledge which it is expected to produce when completed, and the opportunity it provides for the training of water resources scientists. Contract (b) The Secretary is authorized to make grants to, and finance conauthority. tracts and matching or other agreements with qualified educational institutions; private foundations or other institutions; and with private firms and individuals whose training, experience, and qualifications are adequate in his judgment for the conduct of water research and development projects; and with local. State, and Federal Govern-

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