PUBLIC LAW 95-467—OCT. 17, 1978 recommendations for Federal participation in the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of demonstration and prototype plants utilizing advanced saline water technologies for the production of water for beneficial use. (b) I n cari-ying out the provisions of this section, the Secretary shall utilize the expertise of the water and power marketing agencies of the Department of the Interior or of other Federal agencies to insure that the recommended project and the supporting agreements are fully integrated and compatible with the water and power systems of the region. (c) The Secretary is authorized to accept financial and other assistance from any State or public agency in conneotion with studies or surveys relating to impaired water and facilities and to enter into contract with respect to such assif9tance. SEC. 208. The Secretary may issue rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this title. SEC. 204. As used in this title— (a) the term "saline and other impaired water" includes but is not limited to seawater, brackish water, mineralized ground or surface water, irrigation return flows, and other similarly contaminated w a t e r s; (b) the term "United States" extends to and includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of P u e r to Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the T r u s t T e r r i to r y of the Pacific Islands; (c) the term "pilot p l a n t " means an experimental unit of sufficient size used to evaluate and develop new or improved processes or systems and to obtain technical and engineering d a t a; (d) the term "demonstration" means a plant of sufficient capacity and reliability to demonstrate on a day-to-day operating basis that the process or sysitem is feasible and that such process or system has potential for application to water system improvement; (e) the term " p r o to t y p e " means a full-size, first-of-a-kind production plant used for the development and study of full-sized technology, energy, and process economics. SEC. 205. (a) Subsection 2(a) of the Act of August 2, 1977 (Public Law 95-84) is hereby amended by striking "four" and inserting "five" and by striking " P u e r to Rico, Virgin Islands, and Guam:" and inserting "the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of P u e r to Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the T r u s t T e r r i to r y of the Pacific Islands:". (b) Subsection 2(b) of the Act of August 2, 1977 (Public Law 95-84) is hereby amended by striking the period at the end of the t h i r d full sentence and adding the following: ": Provided, That, the Secretary may waive the obligation of the non-Federal public entity to furnish brine disposal facilities if he finds that such entity is unable financially to bear the cost of such facilities.". (c) I n addition to the snms previously authorized to be appropriated to carry out the purpose of section 2 of the Act of August 2, 1977 ( P u b lic Law 95-84) there is hereby authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980 and thereafter, the sum of $10,000,000 to remain available until expended.
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Financial assistance from any State or public agency. Rules and regulations. 42 USC 7834. Definitions. 42 USC 7835.
42 USC 7836. 42 USC 1959i.
Waiver.
Appropriation authorization. 42 USC 7836 note.
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