Production of Fresh Water from Sea Water...: Hearings...on H.R. 6, 7, 6578, 6704, 7185, June 19, 20, and 22. 1951, and March 11, 1952 |
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acre-feet acre-foot agencies amendment appropriate areas artificial precipitation BARNES beneficial consumptive BENNETT BENTSEN brackish water Bureau of Reclamation California Chairman chemical cities Clair Engle cloud seeding commercial Committee on Interior Congress contract cost CRAWFORD D'EWART demonstration plant Department of Defense distillation educational institution enactment evaporation experiments facilities Federal field fresh water fuel funds gallons going Government increased industrial or engineering Insular Affairs interest Interior and Insular Ionics Irrigation and Reclamation land legislation licenses MCKINNON membranes ment methods million municipal MURDOCK Nation needed operation patent Permionic possible POULSON practical means present problem provide for research purposes question rain rainfall research and development result saline waters salt SAMUEL WILLIAM YORTY SAYLOR sea water Secretary Senate silver iodide statement STRAUS Subcommittee on Irrigation suitable for agricultural thousand gallons tion United WARNE water shortages water suitable water supplies Weather Bureau weather control
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Page 7 - ... to acquire, by purchase, license, lease, or donation, secret processes, technical data, inventions, patent applications, patents, licenses, land and any interest in land (including water rights, easements, and leasehold interests), plants and facilities, and other property or rights: Provided. That the land or other property acquired hereunder shall not exceed that necessary to carry on...
Page 117 - USC 1951-8) which was intended "to provide for research into and development of practical means for the economical production, from sea or other saline waters, of water suitable for agricultural, industrial, municipal, and other beneficial consumptive uses, and for other purposes.
Page 135 - That, in view of the acute shortage of water in the arid areas of the Nation and elsewhere and the excessive use of underground waters throughout the Nation, it is the policy of the Congress to provide for the development of practicable low-cost means of producing from sea water, or from other saline waters, water of a quality suitable for agriculture, industrial, municipal, and other beneficial consumptive uses...
Page 136 - An act to provide for research into and development of practical means for the economical production, from sea or other saline waters, of water suitable for agricultural, industrial, municipal, and other beneficial consumptive uses, and for other purposes (eh.
Page 3 - Provided, That such licenses are consistent with the terms of the agreements by which such patent rights are acquired. No patent acquired by the Secretary of the Interior under this Act shall prevent any citizen of the United States, or corporation created under the laws of the United States or any State thereof, from using any invention, discovery, or process covered by such patent, or restrict such use by any such citizen or corporation, or be the basis of any claim against any such person or corporation...
Page 5 - Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States oj America in Congress assembled, That...
Page 141 - SEC. 6. The Secretary of the Interior shall make reports to the President and the Congress at the beginning of each regular session of the action taken or instituted by him under the provisions of this Act.
Page 7 - ... (e) to cooperate with any other Federal, State, or municipal department, agency, or instrumentality, and with any private person, firm, educational institution, or other organization in effectuating the purpose of this Act. SEC. 3.
Page 132 - ... (b) to study methods for the recovery and marketing of byproducts resulting from and incident to the production of water as herein provided for the purpose of ascertaining the possibilities of offsetting the costs of water production in any area by the commercial utilization of such products; " '(c) to acquire, by purchase, license, lease, or donation, secret processes, technical data, inventions, patent applications, patents, licenses, land and any interest in land (including water rights, easements,...
Page 133 - appropriate, is authorized — " '(a) by means of research grants and contracts as set forth in subsection (d) of this section 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...