With desalting emerging as a new water supply 

 source and large-scale plants being considered for 

 coastal locations, the physical and financial prob- 

 lems of disposing of the brine effluent from the 

 conversion process become increasingly more 

 formidable. Included therefore as part of the 

 research undertaken by OSW are studies directed 

 towards assuring that the discharge of effluent 

 from sea coast plants will not be harmful to the 

 adjoining marine environment. 



In this connection, OSW operates two major 

 facilities in the coastal zone area: the Wrightsville 

 Beach Test Facility in North Carolina and the San 

 Diego Test Facility in California. 



Current funding by OSW is: 



Brine disposal studies 

 Recovery of minerals from 

 seawater 



Total 



FY 68 FY 69 



$155,000 $200,000 



219,000 105,000 



$374,000 $305,000 



IX. BUREAU OF OUTDOOR RECREATION 

 (BOR) 



The Bureau of Outdoor Recreation was estab- 

 lished in April 1962 to serve as a focal point in the 

 Federal Government for the many related activi- 

 ties. The BOR is charged to: 



—Formulate and maintain a comprehensive nation- 

 wide outdoor recreation plan 



-Coordinate the program of land acquisition by 

 the National Park Service, Forest Service, and 

 Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife. 



The Bureau, under the Land and Water Conser- 

 vation Fund Act of 1965,' ' administers a program 

 of assistance to the States to plan, acquire, and 

 develop outdoor recreation areas and facilities. 

 The program is financed through revenues derived 

 from the sale of entry and use permits at Federal 

 recreation areas, sales of Federal surplus property, 

 and the Federal motorboat fuel tax. Under the 

 Act, each State is required to prepare and submit 

 to the Bureau a Comprehensive Statewide Outdoor 

 Recreation Plan to estabUsh eligibility for program 



participation. All 50 States, plus the District of 

 Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the three Territories, 

 have now submitted plans which include provi- 

 sions for meeting marine-related recreation needs 

 and the preservation of significant coastal areas. 



The estimated expenditures by the States and 

 Federal agencies from fund sources for coastal 

 projects are: 



The Bureau is conducting a survey of the 

 recreation potential of islands off the coastline and 

 on inland waterways and is developing a program 

 to conserve these resources. This study is sched- 

 uled for completion by early 1969. 



X. OFFICE OF WATER RESOURCES RE- 

 SEARCH (OWRR) 



The Office of Water Resources Research of the 

 Department of the Interior administers the pro- 

 gram of water resources research and training 

 authorized by the Act of July 17, 1964.*'' The 

 program promotes and supports research in water 

 and water related resources and activities through 

 water resources research institutes in each of the 

 50 States and Puerto Rico. The institutes are 

 connected either with land grant colleges or an 

 equivalent institutuion, and in general have a 

 mission in water resources similar to that of the 

 agricultural experiment stations in agriculture. 

 Title II of the Act, which was modified and 

 expanded by the Act of April 19, 1966,** 

 provides for grants and contracts for water re- 

 sources research at other institutions. 



The OWRR supports research entirely by out- 

 of-house allotments, grants, and contracts. Most of 



'^P.L. 88-578, Sept. 3, 1967, 78 Stat. 897, 16 U.S.C. 

 7601 etseq. 



This figure also includes the acquisition funds for 

 programs of the National Park Service, Forest Service, and 

 Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife. 



^'78 Stat. 329, 42 U.S.C. 1961. 



'^80 Stat. 129. 



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