Water Resources Research Act
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| Enacted by | the 88th United States Congress |
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| Effective | July 17, 1964 |
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| Public law | 88-379 |
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The Water Resources Research Act of 1964 (WRRA) established a legal framework for water resource research in the United States and Puerto Rico.[1]
It undertook "... a coordinated scientific research program in water...", which constitutes "... the greatest resource problem facing the West and the Nation ..."[citation needed] The WRRA's principal result was establishment of the National Institutes for Water Resources.
Distinctions
[edit]One of the earliest research grants of the WRRA went to eventual Nobel Memorial Prize-laureate Elinor Ostrom at the beginning of her career.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "Congress Passes the Water Resources Research Act". EBSCO Information Services, Inc. 1964-07-17. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
External links
[edit]- Water Resources Research Act, as amended in 2006
- Statement of President Lyndon B. Johnston on the occasion of the approval of the Water Resources Research Act of 1964, July 17, 1964
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