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HISTORY OF THE FEDERAL‐STATE COOPERATIVE WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE PROGRAM 1
Author(s) -
Burton James S.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
jawra journal of the american water resources association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.957
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1752-1688
pISSN - 1093-474X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1986.tb01918.x
Subject(s) - water resources , research program , fiscal year , allotment , legislature , state (computer science) , public administration , resource (disambiguation) , business , water development , basic research , political science , environmental planning , environmental science , library science , finance , law , computer science , economics , market economy , ecology , computer network , philosophy , epistemology , algorithm , biology
This paper presents a condensed history of the State Water Resources Research Institute Program, which evolved from the Water Resources Research Act of 1964, as amended, the Water Research and Development Act of 1978, Public Law (P.L.) 96–457, and the Water Research and Development Act of 1984. These laws authorized the following components of the Institute Program: (1) the annual allotment and matching grants program for the Institutes, and (2) the additional and saline water research programs for organizations in addition to the State Water Resources Research Institutes. The paper covers the legislative history of the Institute Program and reviews authorized and appropriated funds for the program from fiscal year 1965 to fiscal year 1986. It also discusses the Institutes’role in conducting and sponsoring water‐resources research and development, training of scientists and engineers, and coordinating, disseminating, and transferring water‐research results. The State Water Resources Research Program has been administered by the Office of Water Resources Research (OWRR) (1964–1974), the Office of Water Research and Technology (OWRT) (1974–1982), the Office of Water Policy (OWP) (1982–1983), and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) (1983‐present).