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Union Calendar No. 329 

108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 142 

[Report No. 108–564] 

To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities 

Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the 

Inland Empire regional water recycling project, to authorize the Secretary 

to carry out a program to assist agencies in projects to construct regional 

brine lines in California, and to authorize the Secretary to participate 

in the Lower Chino Dairy Area desalination demonstration and reclamation project. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 7, 2003 

Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California introduced the following bill; which was 

referred to the Committee on Resources 

JUNE 23, 2004 

Additional sponsors: Mr. DREIER and Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California 

JUNE 23, 2004 

Reported with amendments, 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 January 7, 2003] 

A BILL 

To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater 

Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of 

the Interior to participate in the Inland Empire regional 
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water recycling project, to authorize the Secretary to 

carry out a program to assist agencies in projects to 

construct regional brine lines in California, and to authorize the Secretary to participate in the Lower Chino 

Dairy Area desalination demonstration and reclamation 

project. 

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

3 SECTION 1. PRADO BASIN NATURAL TREATMENT SYSTEM 

4 PROJECT. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Reclamation Wastewater and 

6 Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (Public Law 102– 

7 575, title XVI; 43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) is amended by add8 ing at the end the following: 

9 ‘‘SEC. 1636. PRADO BASIN NATURAL TREATMENT SYSTEM 

10 PROJECT. 

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

12 with the Orange County Water District, shall participate 

13 in the planning, design, and construction of natural treat14 ment systems and wetlands for the flows of the Santa Ana 

15 River, California, and its tributaries into the Prado Basin. 

16 ‘‘(b) COST SHARING.—The Federal share of the cost of 

17 the project described in subsection (a) shall not exceed 25 

18 percent of the total cost of the project. 
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1 ‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—Funds provided by the Secretary 

2 shall not be used for the operation and maintenance of the 

3 project described in subsection (a). 

4 ‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

5 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

6 $20,000,000.’’. 

7 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

8 in section 2 of Public Law 102–575 is further amended by 

9 inserting after the item relating to section 1634 the fol10 lowing: 

‘‘Sec. 1636. Prado Basin Natural Treatment System Project.’’. 

11 SEC. 2. REGIONAL BRINE LINES. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Reclamation Wastewater and 

13 Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (Public Law 102– 

14 575, title XVI; 43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) is further amended 

15 by adding at the end the following: 

16 ‘‘SEC. 1637. REGIONAL BRINE LINES. 

17 ‘‘(a) SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.—The Secretary, in co18 operation with units of local government, may carry out 

19 a program under the Federal reclamation laws to assist 

20 agencies in projects to construct regional brine lines to ex21 port the salinity imported from the Colorado River to the 

22 Pacific Ocean as identified in— 

23 ‘‘(1) the Salinity Management Study prepared 

24 by the Bureau of Reclamation and the Metropolitan 

25 Water District of Southern California; and 
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1 ‘‘(2) the Southern California Comprehensive 

2 Water Reclamation and Reuse Study prepared by the 

3 Bureau of Reclamation. 

4 ‘‘(b) AGREEMENTS AND REGULATIONS.—The Sec5 retary may enter into such agreements and promulgate such 

6 regulations as are necessary to carry out this section. 

7 ‘‘(c) COST SHARING.—The Federal share of the cost of 

8 a project to construct regional brine lines described in sub9 section (a) shall not exceed— 

10 ‘‘(1) 25 percent of the total cost of the project; or 

11 ‘‘(2) $50,000,000. 

12 ‘‘(d) LIMITATION.—Funds provided by the Secretary 

13 shall not be used for operation or maintenance of any 

14 project described in subsection (a).’’. 

15 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

16 in section 2 of Public Law 102–575 is further amended by 

17 inserting after the item relating to section 1635 the fol18 lowing: 

‘‘Sec. 1637. Regional brine lines.’’. 

19 SEC. 3. LOWER CHINO DAIRY AREA DESALINATION DEM20 ONSTRATION AND RECLAMATION PROJECT. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Reclamation Wastewater and 

22 Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (Public Law 102– 

23 575, title XVI; 43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) is further amended 

24 by adding at the end the following: 
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1 ‘‘SEC. 1638. LOWER CHINO DAIRY AREA DESALINATION 

2 DEMONSTRATION AND RECLAMATION 

3 PROJECT. 

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

5 with the Chino Basin Watermaster, the Inland Empire 

6 Utilities Agency, and the Santa Ana Watershed Project Au7 thority and acting under the Federal reclamation laws, 

8 shall participate in the design, planning, and construction 

9 of the Lower Chino Dairy Area desalination demonstration 

10 and reclamation project. 

11 ‘‘(b) COST SHARING.—The Federal share of the cost of 

12 the project described in subsection (a) shall not exceed— 

13 ‘‘(1) 25 percent of the total cost of the project; or 

14 ‘‘(2) $50,000,000. 

15 ‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—Funds provided by the Secretary 

16 shall not be used for operation or maintenance of the project 

17 described in subsection (a). 

18 ‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

19 are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec20 essary to carry out this section.’’. 

21 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

22 in section 2 of Public Law 102–575 is further amended by 

23 inserting after the item relating to section 1636 the fol24 lowing: 

‘‘Sec. 1638. Lower Chino dairy area desalination demonstration and reclamation 

project.’’. 
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Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to amend the 

Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and 

Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 

to participate in the Prado Basin Natural Treatment 

System Project, to authorize the Secretary to carry out 

a program to assist agencies in projects to construct regional brine lines in California, and to authorize the Secretary to participate in the Lower Chino Dairy Area desalination demonstration and reclamation project.’’. 

Union Calendar No. 329 

108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 142 

[Report No. 108–564] 

A BILL 

To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and 

tion and reclamation project. Lower Chino Dairy Area desalination demonstraauthorize the Secretary to participate in the struct regional brine lines in California, and to program to assist agencies in projects to conproject, to authorize the Secretary to carry out a the Inland Empire regional water recycling ize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorJUNE 23, 2004 

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee 

dered to be printed of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and or-