Pub. L. 95-467, tit. IV, sec. 400

Sec. 400. (a) As used in this Act, the term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior. (b) In carrying out his functions under this Act, the Secretary may: (1) make grants to educational institutions and scientific organizations, and enter into contracts with institutions and organizations and with industrial or engineering firms; (2) acquire the services of chemists, physicists, engineers, and other personnel by contract or otherwise; (3) utilize the facilities of Federal scientific laboratories; (4) establish and operate necessary facilities and test sites to carry on the continuous research, testing, development, and programing necessary to effectuate the purposes of this title; (5) acquire processes, technical data, inventions, patent applications, patents, licenses, land and interests in land (including water rights), plants and facilities, and other property or rights by purchase, license, lease, or donation pursuant to the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act (40 U.S.C. 471) as amended, where applicable; (6) assemble and maintain pertinent and current scientific literature, publications, patents, licenses, land and interests in land (including water rights thereto); (7) cause onsite inspections to be made of promising projects, domestic and foreign, and in the case of projects located in the United States, cooperate and participate in their development when the purposes of this title will be served thereby; (8) foster and participate in regional, national, and international conferences relating to water resources; (9) accept financial and other assistance from any local, State, Federal, or other agency or entity in connection with studies or surveys relating to water problems and facilities and enter into contracts with regard to such assistance; (10) coordinate, correlate, and publish information with a view to advancing the development of practicable water conversion projects; and (11) cooperate with other Federal departments and agencies, with State and local departments, agencies, and instrumentalities, and with interested persons, firms, institutions, and organizations.