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plan developed pursuant to section 1313(e) of this 



title. . 



(3) For the purposes of this subsection the term 

 "basin" includes, but is not limited to, rivers and 

 their tributaries, streams, coastal waters, sounds, 

 estauaries, bays, lekes, and portions thereof a well 

 as the lands drained thereby. (June 30, 1948, ch. 758, 

 title I, § 102, as added Oct. 18, 1972, Pub. L. 92-500, 

 § 2, 86 Stat. 817.) 



§ 1253. Interstate cooperation and uniform laws. 



(a) The Administrator shall encourage coopera- 

 tive activities by the States for the prevention, re- 

 duction, and elimination of pollution, encourage the 

 enactment of improved and, so far as practicable, 

 uniform State laws relating to the prevention, re- 

 duction, and elimination of pollution; and encourage 

 compacts between States for the prevention and 

 control of pollution. 



(b) The consent of the Congress is hereby given 

 to two or more States to negotiate and enter into 

 agreements or compacts, not in conflict with any 

 law or treaty of the United States, for (1) coopera- 

 tive effort and mutual assistance for the prevention 

 and control of pollution and the enforcement of 

 their respective laws relating thereto, and (2) the 

 establishment of such agencies, joint or otherwise, 

 as they may deem desirable for making effective such 

 agreements and compacts. No such agreement or 

 compact shall be binding or obligatory upon any 

 State a party thereto unless and until it has been 

 approved by the Congress. (June 30, 1948, ch. 758, 

 title I, § 103, as added Oct. 18, 1972, Pub. L. 92-500, 

 §2, 86 Stat. 818.) 



§ 1254. Research, investigations, training, and infor- 

 mation. 



(a) Establishment of national programs: cooperation; 

 investigations; water quality surveillance system; 

 reports. 



The Administrator shall establish national pro- 

 grams for the prevention, reduction, and elimination 

 of pollution and as part of such programs shall — 



(1) in cooperation with other Federal, State, and 

 local agencies, conduct and promote the coordina- 

 tion and acceleration of, research, investigations, 

 experiments, training, demonstrations, surveys, 

 and studies relating to the causes, effects, extent, 

 prevention, reduction, and elimination of jxillution; 



(2) encourage, cooperate with, and render tech- 

 nical services to pollution control agencies and 

 other appropriate public or private agencies, in- 

 stitutions, and organizations, and individuals, in- 

 cluding the general public, in the conduct of 

 activities referred to in paragraph (1) of this 

 subsection : 



(3) conduct, in cooperation with State water 

 pollution control agencies and other Interested 

 agencies, organizations and persons, public in- 

 vestigations concerning the pollution of any navi- 

 gable waters, and report on the results of such 

 investigations; 



(4) establish advisory committees composed of 

 recognized experts in various aspects of pollution 

 and representatives of the public to assist in the 

 examination and evaluation of research proeress 

 and propKJsals and to avoid duplication of research ; 



(5) in cooperation with the States, and their po- 

 litical subdivisions, and other Federal agencies 

 establish, equip, and maintain a water quality 

 surveillance system for the purpose of monitoring 

 the quality of the navigable waters and ground 

 waters and the contiguous zone and the oceans and 

 the Administrator shall, to the extent practicable, 

 conduct such surveillance by utilizing the resources 

 of the National Aeronautics and Space Adminis- 

 tration, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

 Administration, the Geological Survey, and the 

 Coast Guard, and shall report on such quality in 

 the report required under subsection (a) of sec- 

 tion 1375 of this title; and 



(6) initiate and promote the coordination and 

 acceleration of research designed to develop the 

 most effective practicable tools and techniques for 

 measuring the social and economic costs and bene- 

 fits of activities which are subject to regulation 

 under this chapter; and shall transmit a report on 

 the results of such research to the Congress not 

 later than January 1, 1974. 



(b) Authorized activities of Administrator. 



In carrying out the provisions of subsection (a) of 

 this section the Administrator is authorized to — 



( 1 ) collect and make available, through publica- 

 tions and other appropriate means, the results of 

 and other information, including appropriate rec- 

 ommendations by him in connection therewith, 

 pertaining to such research and other activities 

 referred to in paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of 

 this section; 



(2) cooperate with other Federal departments 

 and agencies. State water pollution control agen- 

 cies. Interstate agencies, other public and private 

 agencies, institutions, organizations, industries in- 

 volved, and individuals, in the preparation and 

 conduct of such research and other activities re- 

 ferred to in paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of 

 this section; 



(3) make grants to State water pollution con- 

 trol agencies, interstate agencies, other public or 

 nonprofit private agencies, institutions, organiza- 

 tions, and individuals, for purposes stated in para- 

 graph (1) of subsection (a) of this section; 



(4) contract with public or private agencies, in- 

 stitutions, organizations, and individuals, without 

 regard to section 529 of Title 31 and section 5 of 

 Title 41, referred to in paragraph (1) of subsection 

 (a) of this section ; 



(5) establish and maintain research fellowships 

 at public or nonprofit private educational institu- 

 tions or research organizations; 



(6) collect and disseminate, in cooperation with 

 other Federal departments and agencies, and with 

 other public or private agencies, institutions, and 

 organizations having related responsibilities, basic 

 data on chemical, physical, and biological effects 

 of varying water quality and other information 

 pertaining to pollution and the prevention, reduc- 

 tion, and elimination thereof ; and 



(7) develop effective and practical processes, 

 methods, and prototype devices for the prevention, 

 reduction, and elimination of pollution. 



