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1 (1) Board. — The term "Board" means the 



2 Board of Directors established under subsection (f). 



3 (2) Center. — The term "Center" means the 



4 National Arid Climate Ground Water Research Cen- 



5 ter established under subsection (e). 



6 (c) Findings. — Congress finds that — 



7 (1) growing demands for ground water in arid 



8 regions require further research to protect and mon- 



9 itor aquifers in existence as of the date of enactment 



10 of this Act and to locate future aquifers; 



11 (2) the protection of ground water from con- 



12 tamination requires further research in monitoring 



13 and regulating the movement of potential contami- 



14 nants; 



15 (3) a variety of Federal, State, and private enti- 



16 ties are conducting research concerning ground 



17 water at various research centers throughout the 



18 United States; 



19 (4) Nevada is the most arid State in the United 



20 States and, along with other western States, has ex- 



21 perienced 5 years of drought; 



22 (5) Nevada is the fastest growing State in the 



23 United States, according to the census conducted by 



24 the Bureau of the Census in 1990; 



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