PUBLIC LAW 95-467—OCT. 17, 1978
92 STAT. 1313
TITLE IV—GENERAL PROVISIONS SEC, 400. (a) A s used in this Act, the term "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior. (b) I n carrying out his functions under this Act, the Secretary may: (1) make grants to educational institutions and scientific organizations, and enter into contracts with institutions and organizations and with industrial or engineering firms; (2) acquire the services of chemists, physicists, engineers, and other personnel by contract or otherwise; (3) utilize the facilities of Federal scientific laboratories; (4) establish and operate necessary facilities and test sites to carry on the continuous research, testing, development, and program i n g necessary to effectuate the purposes of this title; (5) acquire processes, technical data, inventions, patent applications, patents, licenses, land and interests in land (including water r i g h t s), plants and facilities, and other property or rights by purchase, license, lease, or donation pursuant to the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act (40 LT.S.C. 471) as amended, where applicable; (6) assemble and maintain pertinent and current scientific literature, publications, patents, licenses, land and interests in land (including water rights thereto); (7) cause onsite inspections to be made of promising projects, domestic and foreign, and in the case of projects located in the United States, cooperate and participate in their development when the purposes of this title will be served thereby; (8) foster and participate in regional, national, and international conferences relating to water resources; (9) accept financial and other assistance from any local. State, Federal, or other agency or entity in connection with studies or surveys relating to water problems and facilities and enter into contracts with regard to such assistance; (10) coordinate, correlate, and publish information with a view to advancing the development of practicable water conversion projects; and (11) cooperate with other Federal departments and agencies, with State and local departments, agencies, and instrumentalities, and with interested persons, firms, institutions, and organizations. SY.C. 401. (a)(1) There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of carrying out the program described in subsection 101(a) of this Act an amount sufficient to provide $150,000 to each particip a t i n g institute, on a cost-sharing basis, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979, and an amount sufficient to provide $175,000 to each participating institute on a cost-sharing basis, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980. (2) There is authorized to be appropriated, on a cost-sharing basis, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of subsection 101(c) of this Act the sum of $750,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979, and the sum of $1,350,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980, all to remain available until expended. (2) Cost sharing under sections 101(a) and 101(c) shall be on the basis of two Federal shares to not less than one non-Federal share. Federal funds made available under this section shall not be used foi-
"Secretary." 42 USC 7871.
Appropriation authorization. 42 USC 7872.
Cost sharing,
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