RESEARCH PROGRAM ON CONVERSION OF SALINE WATER TO FRESH WATER HEARINGS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON OF THE COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FOURTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON H. R. 2104 and H. R. 2126 TO AMEND THE ACT OF JULY 3, 1952, RELATING UTILIZATION OF SALINE WATERS FEBRUARY 16 AND 17, 1955 Printed for the use of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs JAMES A. HALEY, Florida GEORGE A. SHUFORD, North Carolina ADAM CLAYTON POWELL, JR., New York ED EDMONDSON, Oklahoma LEE METCALF, Montana GEORGE H. CHRISTOPHER, Missouri STEWART L. UDALL, Arizona A. L. MILLER, Nebraska J. EDGAR CHENOWETH, Colorado MRS. JOSEPHR. FARRINGTON, Hawaii SIDNEY L. MCFARLAND, Engineering Consultant II atement of CONTENTS Page Edward Frye, Special Assistant to Secretary of the Interior Aandahl. 7, 52 David S. Jenkins, director, saline water conversion program, Depart- 40 9, 36, 52 Dr. G. L. Laserson, Nuclear Development Associates, Inc. Dr. George W. Murphy, State University of New York. 46 Hon. Robert Wilson, a Representative in Congress from the State of 33 III RESEARCH IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND UTILIZATION OF SALINE WATERS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1955 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, The subcommittee met, pursuant to recess, at 10:55 a. m., in the committee room, New House Office Building, Hon. Wayne N. Aspinall (chairman) presiding. Mr. ASPIÑALL. The Subcommittee on Irrigation and Reclamation of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs will now be in session to consider H. R. 2126, by our chairman, Congressman Engle, of California, and H. R. 2104, by our colleague, Congressman Bow, of Ohio, former member of this committee, one who is very interested in the subject matter of the legislation. These two bills, which are identical, would amend existing law to provide for uninterrupted continuation of the saline water conversion research program. This program has the objective of developing economically feasible processes for converting saline water to fresh water. The research program is accomplished under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior through (1) scientific research conducted by federally financed grants and contracts, (2) encouraging such development by correlating and coordinating efforts in this field, and (3) stimulating the interest of private and public organizations and individuals in the problem. If there is no objection, I shall make the memorandum prepared by the committe staff a part of the record at this point following the bill itself. Is there any objection? There is no objection. It is so ordered. (H. R. 2104, H. R. 2126, and the committee staff memorandum follow:) [H. R. 2126, 84th Cong., 1st sess.] A BILL To amend the Act of July 3, 1952, relating to research in the development and utilization of saline waters Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act of July 3, 1952 (66 Stat. 328; 42 U. S. C., secs. 1951 ff.), is hereby amended as follows: (1) By modifying subsection (a) of section 2 of said Act so as to read: "by means of research grants and contracts as set forth in subsection (d) of this section and by use of the facilities of existing Federal scientific laboratories within the monetary limits set forth in section 8 of this Act, to conduct research and technical development work, to make careful engineering studies to ascertain the lowest investment and operating costs, and to determine the best plant designs and conditions of operation." |