There are authorized to be appropriated to the Water Resources Council:
(a) Limitation for single river basin commission
The sum of $2,886,000 for fiscal year 1979 for the Federal share of the expenses of administration and operation of river basin commissions, including salaries and expenses of the chairmen, but not including funds authorized by subsection (c) below: Provided, That not more than $750,000 annually shall be available under this subsection for any single river basin commission;
(b) Limitation on the expenses of the Water Resources Council
the 1 sum of $2,668,000 for fiscal year 1979 for the expenses of the Water Resources Council in administering this chapter, not including funds authorized by subsection (c) below;
(c) Limitation on availability of funds for preparation of certain studies and for assessments and plans
The sum of $3,179,900 for fiscal year 1979 for preparation of assessments, and for directing and coordinating the preparation of such river basin plans as the Council determines are necessary and desirable in carrying out the policy of this chapter: Provided, That $828,900 shall be available under this subsection for preparation of the Columbia River Estuary Special Study: Provided further, That $308,000 shall be available under this subsection for preparation of the New England Port and Harbor Study and $135,000 shall be available for completion of the Hudson River Basin Level B Study: Provided further, That $150,000 shall be available under this subsection for completion of Case Studies of the Application of Cost Sharing Policy Options for Flood Plain Management in the Connecticut River Basin: Provided further, That not more than $2,500,000 shall be available under this subsection for the preparation of assessments: Provided further, That the Council may transfer funds authorized by this subsection to river basin commissions and to Federal and State agencies upon such terms and conditions as it determines are necessary and desirable to carry out the above functions in an economical, efficient, and timely manner, and that such commissions and agencies are hereby authorized to receive and expend such funds pursuant to this subsection.
Amendments
1978—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95–404, §1(a), substituted "The sum of $2,886,000 for fiscal year 1979" for "not to exceed $6,000,000 for fiscal year 1978".
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 95–404, §1(b), substituted "the sum of $2,668,000 for fiscal year 1979" for "not to exceed $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1978".
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 95–404, §1(c), substituted "The sum of $3,179,900 for fiscal year 1979" for "not to exceed the sum of $3,905,000 for fiscal year 1978" and inserted provisions making available the sums of $828,900 for the Columbia River Estuary Special Study, $308,000 for the New England Port and Harbor Study, $135,000 for the Hudson River Basin Level B Study, and $150,000 for the Case Studies of the Application of Cost Sharing Policy Options for Flood Plan Management in the Connecticut River Basin.
1977—Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 95–41, §1(b), (c), substituted "for fiscal year 1978" for "annually".
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 95–41, §1(a), substituted "not to exceed the sum of $3,905,000 for fiscal year 1978" for "not to exceed a total of $10,000,000 for fiscal years 1976 and 1977".
1976—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 94–285 substituted "$2,000,000" for "$1,500,000".
1975—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 94–112 substituted "not to exceed a total of $10,000,000 for fiscal years 1976 and 1977" for "not to exceed $3,500,000 annually for fiscal years 1974 and 1975".
1973—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 93–55 substituted "annually for fiscal years 1974 and 1975" for "in fiscal year 1973 and such annual amounts as may be authorized by subsequent Acts".
1972—Pub. L. 92–396 authorized appropriations to the Water Resources Council, and in subsec. (a), substituted "chairmen" for "chairman", in subsec. (b) inserted "not including funds authorized by subsection (c) below", and added subsec. (c).
1971—Pub. L. 92–27 substituted appropriation authorization of $6,000,000 annually for Federal share of expenses of administration and operation of river basin commissions, including salaries and expenses of chairman, for former provisions for annual appropriation authorization of $500,000; $6,000,000; and $400,000 for subchapters I, II, and III of this chapter and authorize appropriation of $1.5 million annually for administration expenses of Water Resources Council.
1968—Pub. L. 90–547 increased authorization for appropriations to carry out provisions of subchapter I of this chapter from not to exceed $300,000 annually to not to exceed $500,000 annually.
Increases in Salary, Pay, Retirement, or Other Benefits for Federal Employees
Pub. L. 95–404, §1(e), Sept. 30, 1978, 92 Stat. 864, provided that: "Appropriations authorized by this Act [amending sections 1962c and 1962d of this title] for salary, pay, retirement, or other benefits for Federal employees may be increased by such additional or supplemental amounts as may be necessary for increases authorized by law."
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