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 PUBLIC LAW 98-242—MAR. 22, 1984 (d) Prior to and as a condition of the receipt each fiscal year of funds appropriated under subsection (f) of this section, each institute shall submit to the Secretary for his approval a water research program that includes assurances, satisfactory to the Secretary, that such program was developed in close consultation and collaboration with the director of that State's department of water resources or similar agency, other leading water resources officials within the State, and interested members of the public. The program described in the preceding sentence shall include plans to promote research, training, information dissemination, and other activities meeting the needs of the State and Nation, and shall encourage regional cooperation among institutes in research into areas of water management, development, and conservation that have a regional or national character. (e)(1) The Secretary shall establish procedures for a careful and detailed evaluation of each institute to determine that the quality and relevance of its water resources research and its effectiveness as an institution for planning, conducting and arranging for research warrants its continued support under this section in the national interest. The evaluation of each institute shall be made by a team of knowledgeable individuals including employees of the Department of the Interior, university faculty or administrators, water research institute directors from other institutes, State or local water resource agency personnel, and private citizens selected for this purpose. The Secretary may also secure the cooperation of the National Research Council/National Academy of Science. The evaluation team shall visit the institute and shall assess the scientific quality of its research program, the potential effectiveness of its research in meeting water resource needs, and the demonstrated performance in making research results available to users in the State and elsewhere. Criteria for making the determination that an institute is an effective instrument for water resources research shall include the following: accreditation in sufficient disciplines to successfully mount a multidisciplinary research program; sufficient resources, including laboratory, library, computei*, and support facilities; a sufficiently close administrative relation and physical proximity to the university and to all the parts of it needed to provide an effective working relationship with researchers in a wide range of disciplines; and institutional commitment to the support and continuation of an effective water research program. (2) The Secretary shall arrange for each of the institutes supported under this section to be evaluated under this subsection within two years after its establishment and to be reevaluated at intervals not to exceed four years. If, as a result of any such evaluation, the Secretary determines that an institute does not qualify for further support under this section, then no further grants to the institute may be made until the institute's qualification is reestablished to the satisfaction of the Secretary. (f)(1) For the purpose of carrying out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary the sum of $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years ending September 30, 1985, through September 30, 1989, such sums to remain available until expended. (2) Any sums appropriated under this subsection but which fail to be obligated by the close of the fiscal year for which they were appropriated shall be transferred by the Secretary and available for obligation during the succeeding fiscal year under the terms of section 106 of this Act.

98 STAT. 99

Appropriation authorization.

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