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 92 STAT. 1310

PUBLIC LAW 95-467—OCT. 17, 1978 United States will either operate and maintain the activity or may participate in the operation and maintenance during which, in either case, access to the activity and its operating data will not be denied to the Secretary or his representatives. (4) The Secretary is authorized to include in the proposed contract or agreement a provision for conveying all rights, title, and interests of the Federal Government to the Federal or non-Federal, public or private entity subject to a future right to reenter the activity for the purpose of financing at Federal expense modifications for advanced technology and for its operation and maintenance for a successive term under the same conditions as pertain to the original term. TITLE II—WATER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR SALINE AND OTHER I M P A I R E D WATERS

42 USC 7831.

Functions.

42 USC 7832.

Cooperative agreements with non-Federal utilities and governmental entities.

42 USC 7833.

SEC. 200. Consistent with the Federal responsibility for Avater resources development and conservation by means of comprehensive planning, water resources development projects, protection of water quality standards, and other measures for the beneficial use of water from various sources, the Congress finds it necessary to provide for the development of technology for the conversion of saline and other impaired waters for beneficial uses. It is the policy therefore to assist and encourage the development of practical means to utilize saline water technology to convert impaired waters of any type from any source to a quality suitable for municipal, industrial, agricultural, and other beneficial uses to transfer research and development results. SEC. 201. The Secretary is authorized and directed to— (a) conduct, encourage, and promote basic scientific research and fundamental studies to develop effective and economical processes and equipment for the purpose of converting impaired water into water suitable for beneficial uses; (b) pursue the findings of research and studies authorized by this title having potential practical applications, including application to matters other than water conversion, and to other supply sources such as brackish waters, staged development, and use with energy sources; (c) conduct engineering and technical work including the design, construction, and testing of various processes, systems, and pilot plants to develop saline water conversion processes to the point of demonstration; (d) study methods for recovery, beneficial uses and disposal of residuals, and marketing of byproducts resulting from the improvement or conversion of impaired water in an environmentally acceptable manner; (e) undertake economic studies and surveys to determine present and prospective costs of producing water for beneficial purposes in various parts of the United States by saline water conversion processes and, by means of models, or other methodologies, prepare and maintain information concerning the relation of such conversion processes and systems to other aspects of State, regional, and national comprehensive water resources planning. SEC. 202. (a) The Secretary is authorized to conduct preliminary investigations and explore potential cooperative agreements with non-Federal utilities and governmental entities in order to develop

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