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106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 910

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

MARCH 29, 2000

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and

Public Works

AN ACT

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.
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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 Restora14 tion Fund shall be administered by the Secretary of

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

16 this Act referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’). The Sec17 retary shall administer the Fund in cooperation with

18 the San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority, or

19 its successor agency.

20 (3) PURPOSES OF FUND.—

21 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara22 graph (B), the amounts in the Restoration

23 Fund, including interest accrued, shall be uti24 lized by the Secretary—
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1 (i) to design and construct water

2 quality projects to be administered by the

3 San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Author4 ity and the Central Basin Water Quality

5 Project to be administered by the Central

6 Basin Municipal Water District; and

7 (ii) to operate and maintain any

8 project constructed under this section for

9 such period as the Secretary determines,

10 but not to exceed 10 years, following the

11 initial date of operation of the project.

12 (B) COST-SHARING LIMITATION.—The Sec13 retary may not obligate any funds appropriated

14 to the Restoration Fund in a fiscal year until

15 the Secretary has deposited in the Fund an

16 amount provided by non-Federal interests suffi17 cient to ensure that at least 35 percent of any

18 funds obligated by the Secretary are from funds

19 provided to the Secretary by the non-Federal

20 interests. The San Gabriel Basin Water Quality

21 Authority shall be responsible for providing the

22 non-Federal amount required by the preceding

23 sentence. The State of California, local govern24 ment agencies, and private entities may provide

25 all or any portion of such amount.
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1 (b) COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW.—In car2 rying out the activities described in this section, the Sec3 retary shall comply with any applicable Federal and State

4 laws.

5 (c) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER ACTIVITIES.—Nothing

6 in this section shall be construed to affect other Federal

7 or State authorities that are being used or may be used

8 to facilitate the cleanup and protection of the San Gabriel

9 and Central groundwater basins. In carrying out the ac10 tivities described in this section, the Secretary shall inte11 grate such activities with ongoing Federal and State

12 projects and activities. None of the funds made available

13 for such activities pursuant to this section shall be counted

14 against any Federal authorization ceiling established for

15 any previously authorized Federal projects or activities.

16 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be

18 appropriated to the Restoration Fund established

19 under subsection (a) $85,000,000. Such funds shall

20 remain available until expended.

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

22 under paragraph (1), no more than $10,000,000

23 shall be available to carry out the Central Basin

24 Water Quality Project.
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1 SEC. 3. PERCHLORATE.

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

3 with Federal, State, and local government agencies, is au4 thorized to participate in studies and other investigative

5 activities and in the planning and design of projects deter6 mined by the Secretary to offer a long-term solution to

7 the problem of groundwater contamination caused by per8 chlorates.

9 (b) INVESTIGATIONS AND PROJECTS.—

10 (1) BOSQUE AND LEON RIVERS.—The Sec11 retary, in coordination with other Federal agencies

12 and the Brazos River Authority, shall participate

13 under subsection (a) in investigations and projects

14 in the Bosque and Leon River watersheds in Texas

15 to assess the impact of the perchlorate associated

16 with the former Naval ‘‘Weapons Industrial Reserve

17 Plant’’ at McGregor, Texas.

18 (2) CADDO LAKE.—The Secretary, in coordina19 tion with other Federal agencies and the Northeast

20 Texas Municipal Water District, shall participate

21 under subsection (a) in investigations and projects

22 relating to perchlorate contamination in Caddo

23 Lake, Texas.

24 (3) EASTERN SANTA CLARA BASIN.—The Sec25 retary, in coordination with other Federal, State,

26 and local government agencies, shall participate
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1 under subsection (a) in investigations and projects

2 related to sites that are sources of perchlorates and

3 that are located in the city of Santa Clarita, Cali4 fornia.

5 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the

6 purposes of carrying out the activities authorized in this

7 section, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec8 retary $25,000,000, of which not to exceed $8,000,000

9 shall be available to carry out subsection (b)(1), not to

10 exceed $3,000,000 shall be available to carry out sub11 section (b)(2), and not to exceed $7,000,000 shall be avail12 able to carry out subsection (b)(3).

Passed the House of Representatives March 28,

2000.

Attest: JEFF TRANDAHL,

Clerk.