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Union Calendar No. 295

106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 910

[Report No. 106–545]

To authorize the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers and in coordination with other Federal agency heads, to participate

in the funding and implementation of a balanced, long-term solution

to the problems of groundwater contamination, water supply, and reliability affecting the San Gabriel groundwater basin in California, and

for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 2, 1999

Mr. DREIER (for himself, Mr. HORN, Mr. MARTINEZ, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr.

GARY MILLER of California, and Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD) introduced the

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation

and Infrastructure

MARCH 23, 2000

Additional sponsors: Mr. ROGAN and Mr. MCKEON

MARCH 23, 2000

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 2, 1999

A BILL

To authorize the Secretary of the Army, acting through

the Chief of Engineers and in coordination with other

Federal agency heads, to participate in the funding and
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implementation of a balanced, long-term solution to the

problems of groundwater contamination, water supply,

and reliability affecting the San Gabriel groundwater

basin in California, and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘San Gabriel Basin

5 Water Quality Initiative’’.

6 SEC. 2. SAN GABRIEL BASIN RESTORATION.

7 (a) SAN GABRIEL BASIN RESTORATION.—

8 (1) ESTABLISHMENT OF FUND.—There shall be

9 established within the Treasury of the United States

10 an interest bearing account to be known as the San

11 Gabriel Basin Restoration Fund (in this section re12 ferred to as the ‘‘Restoration Fund’’).

13 (2) ADMINISTRATION OF FUND.—The Restoration

14 Fund shall be administered by the Secretary of the

15 Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers (in this

16 Act referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’). The Secretary

17 shall administer the Fund in cooperation with the

18 San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority, or its

19 successor agency.

20 (3) PURPOSES OF FUND.—

21 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph

22 (B), the amounts in the Restoration Fund, in-
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1 cluding interest accrued, shall be utilized by the

2 Secretary—

3 (i) to design and construct water qual4 ity projects to be administered by the San

5 Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority and

6 the Central Basin Water Quality Project to

7 be administered by the Central Basin Mu8 nicipal Water District; and

9 (ii) to operate and maintain any

10 project constructed under this section for

11 such period as the Secretary determines, but

12 not to exceed 10 years, following the initial

13 date of operation of the project.

14 (B) COST-SHARING LIMITATION.—The Sec15 retary may not obligate any funds appropriated

16 to the Restoration Fund in a fiscal year until

17 the Secretary has deposited in the Fund an

18 amount provided by non-Federal interests suffi19 cient to ensure that at least 35 percent of any

20 funds obligated by the Secretary are from funds

21 provided to the Secretary by the non-Federal in22 terests. The San Gabriel Basin Water Quality

23 Authority shall be responsible for providing the

24 non-Federal amount required by the preceding

25 sentence. The State of California, local govern-
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1 ment agencies, and private entities may provide

2 all or any portion of such amount.

3 (b) COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW.—In car4 rying out the activities described in this section, the Sec5 retary shall comply with any applicable Federal and State

6 laws.

7 (c) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER ACTIVITIES.—Nothing

8 in this section shall be construed to affect other Federal or

9 State authorities that are being used or may be used to fa10 cilitate the cleanup and protection of the San Gabriel and

11 Central groundwater basins. In carrying out the activities

12 described in this section, the Secretary shall integrate such

13 activities with ongoing Federal and State projects and ac14 tivities. None of the funds made available for such activities

15 pursuant to this section shall be counted against any Fed16 eral authorization ceiling established for any previously au17 thorized Federal projects or activities.

18 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be ap20 propriated to the Restoration Fund established under

21 subsection (a) $85,000,000. Such funds shall remain

22 available until expended.

23 (2) SET-ASIDE.—Of the amounts appropriated

24 under paragraph (1), no more than $10,000,000 shall
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1 be available to carry out the Central Basin Water

2 Quality Project.

3 SEC. 3. PERCHLORATE.

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in cooperation with

5 Federal, State, and local government agencies, is authorized

6 to participate in studies and other investigative activities

7 and in the planning and design of projects determined by

8 the Secretary to offer a long-term solution to the problem

9 of groundwater contamination caused by perchlorates.

10 (b) INVESTIGATIONS AND PROJECTS.—

11 (1) BOSQUE AND LEON RIVERS.—The Secretary,

12 in coordination with other Federal agencies and the

13 Brazos River Authority, shall participate under sub14 section (a) in investigations and projects in the

15 Bosque and Leon River watersheds in Texas to assess

16 the impact of the perchlorate associated with the

17 former Naval ‘‘Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant’’ at

18 McGregor, Texas.

19 (2) CADDO LAKE.—The Secretary, in coordina20 tion with other Federal agencies and the Northeast

21 Texas Municipal Water District, shall participate

22 under subsection (a) in investigations and projects re23 lating to perchlorate contamination in Caddo Lake,

24 Texas.
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1 (3) EASTERN SANTA CLARA BASIN.—The Sec2 retary, in coordination with other Federal, State, and

3 local government agencies, shall participate under

4 subsection (a) in investigations and projects related to

5 sites that are sources of perchlorates and that are lo6 cated in the city of Santa Clarita, California.

7 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the

8 purposes of carrying out the activities authorized in this

9 section, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec10 retary $25,000,000, of which not to exceed $8,000,000 shall

11 be available to carry out subsection (b)(1), not to exceed

12 $3,000,000 shall be available to carry out subsection (b)(2),

13 and not to exceed $7,000,000 shall be available to carry out

14 subsection (b)(3).

Union Calendar No. 295

106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 910

[Report No. 106–545]

A BILL

To authorize the Secretary of the Army, acting

through the Chief of Engineers and in coordination with other Federal agency heads, to participate in the funding and implementation of a balanced, long-term solution to the problems ofgroundwater contamination, water supply, andreliability affecting the San Gabriel groundwaterbasin in California, and for other purposes.

MARCH 23, 2000

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union,

and ordered to be printed