HEARINGS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON OF THE COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON S. 2, H.R. 2683, H.R. 2689, H.R. 4048, H.R. 7234, BILLS TO ESTABLISH WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH CEN- COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS WAYNE N. ASPINALL, Colorado, Chairman LEO W. O'BRIEN, New York THOMAS G. MORRIS, New Mexico ROBERT B. DUNCAN, Oregon (Resident Commissioner), Puerto Rico JOHN P. SAYLOR, Pennsylvania J. ERNEST WHARTON, New York J. EDGAR CHENOWETH, Colorado HJALMAR C. NYGAARD, North Dakota JOE SKUBITZ, Kansas CHARLOTTE T. REID, Illinois LAURENCE J. BURTON, Utah ROGERS C. B. MORTON, Maryland PATRICK MINOR MARTIN, California SUBCOMMITTEE ON IRRIGATION AND RECLAMATION WALTER ROGERS, Texas, Chairman JAMES A. HALEY, Florida JOHN P. SAYLOR, Pennsylvania J. EDGAR CHENOWETH, Colorado LAURENCE J. BURTON, Utah ROGERS C. B. MORTON, Maryland PATRICK MINOR MARTIN, California SIDNEY L. MCFARLAND, Professional Staff Director and Engineering Consultant T. RICHARD WITMER, Counsel Reifel, Hon. Ben, a Representative in Congress from the State of Robertson, Dr. Randal M., Associate Director (Research), National Teague, Hon. Olin E., a Representative in Congress from the State of Army, Department of, information as to total cost of the Corps of Engineers civil works research program in fiscal year 1962. Committee on Natural Resources of the Federal Council for Science WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH CENTERS MONDAY, JUNE 24, 1963 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE ON IRRIGATION AND RECLAMATION, OF THE COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS, Washington, D.C. The subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 9:45 a.m., in the committee room, Longworth Building, Hon. Walter Rogers presiding. Mr. ROGERS. The Subcommittee on Irrigation and Reclamation will come to order for the consideration of scheduled business, which is consideration of H.R. 2683, by Mr. Morris, H.R. 2689, by Mr. Teague of Texas, H.R. 4048, by Mr. Matthews, H.R. 7234, by Mr. Edmondson, H.R. 7239, by Mr. Johnson of California, H.R. 7258, by Mr. Gray, and Senate bill No. 2. These bills are to establish water resources research centers at landgrant colleges and State universities, to stimulate water research at other colleges, universities, and centers of competence, and to promote a more adequate national program of water research. The first three House bills are identical. However, S. 2 is considerably different due to amendments adopted by the Senate. The last three House bills are identical to S. 2 as passed by the Senate. The legislation is divided under three titles. Title I would authorize funds for distribution by the Secretary of the Interior to land-grant or other State-designated institutions for the purposes of establishing water resources research institutions. Additional funds would also be authorized which the Secretary could use to match funds made available to the institutes by the States or by other sources. Title II of the bill would authorize additional appropriations to the Secretary of the Interior from which he could make grants, contracts, or other arrangements with Government or private agencies and institutions. Title III contains certain miscellaneous provisions relating to the administration's programs under the act. The committee has received reports on the legislation from the Department of the Interior, the Office of Science and Technology, the Bureau of the Budget, the General Accounting Office, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of the Army, and the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. |