WHEREAS:

1.  The United States Department of Energy (DOE) has established an Environmental Restoration and Waste Management Plan to bring its facilities into compliance with the letter and spirit of the state and federal environmental laws, regulations and requirements.
2.  Communication and coordination with State agencies is critical to DOE's success in this endeavor.
3.  DOE and the State of California signed a grant agreement that authorizes funding for State oversight at DOE's Laboratory for Energy-Related Health Research (LEHR) facility.
4.  Since 1 January 1995 the Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB) in compliance with the terms and conditions of the grant has provided water quality oversight of DOE environmental restoration and compliance activities.
5.  DOE will provide financial resources of $202,000 to the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) and RWQCB to fund oversight work from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2002.
6.  A grant amendment between the SWRCB and DOE has been drafted which provides funds to the SWRCB and RWQCB and represents a commitment by the RWQCB to conduct oversight of DOE environmental restoration and compliance activities at LEHR's Site 300 on a timely, constructive and fiscally sound basis.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT:

The State Water Resources Control Board authorizes the Executive Director or his designee to execute a grant amendment in the amount of $202,000 with the Department of Energy regarding State oversight of the LEHR facility.

The undersigned, Administrative Assistant to the Board, does hereby certify the foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of a resolution duly and regularly adopted at a meeting of the State Water Resources Control Board held on August 19, 1999.

/s/
Maureen Marché
Administrative Assistant to the Board