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Show cooperation with one another and with all other agencies of government - both Federal and non- Federal- concerned with the use and control of water resources in order that all data shall be acquired and all research and other activities pertinent to the water resources basic- data program established by this Act shall be conducted with the maximum effectiveness and a minimum of duplicated effort; ( b) each Federal department or agency charged with the planning, design, construction, or operation of works or projects to develop, use, or control water resources, shall have a separate responsibility to develop and support effective procedures of collaboration and cooperation with the Secretaries of Commerce and the Interior to the end that the program established by this Act shall, so far as is practicable, provide the hydrologic data required by such departments and agencies. ( c) hydrologic and related research carried on by Federal departments and agencies as a necessary part of programs in soil and water resource control and management, in timber and crop production, and in other activities involving the use and control of water resources which has general application and usefulness, shall be utilized as far as may be practical, to meet the requirements of the program established by this Act. The needs and responsibilities of such departments and agencies for specialized and supplemental hydrologic and related research and for the appraisal and interpretation of all relevant basic data in water resources are recognized and such research and appraisal activities and programs may be carried on without restriction or curtailment under the terms of this Act to the extent they are necessary to insure the soundness and promote the usefulness of all such projects and programs in soil and water resources control and management, in timber and crop production, and in other activities involving the use and control of water resources for which such departments and agencies are responsible, and nothing in this Act shall be construed as limiting the exercise of powers conferred on any such department or agency by other provisions of law; ( d) that part of the program dealing with chemical and physical properties of water with respect to its quality and usability as provided for by this Act, shall, insofar as it may be related to the research and basic data collection activities of the Public Health Service, be carried on without unnecessary duplication. Where not otherwise provided for by law the division of responsibility shall follow the normal functioning of the respective agencies involved or shall be made by mutual agreement among the agencies concerned. SEC. 7. The Secretaries of Commerce and the Interior each shall prepare yearly reports to the Congress, setting forth the progress made in accomplishing the objectives of this Act, the degree to which the program has been carried out, and the extent to which the activities of the agencies concerned have been coordinated. SEC. 8. The provisions of this Act shall apply to Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. SEC. 9. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. 33 |