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Union Calendar No. 246 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3418 

[Report No. 109–442] 

To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities 

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

Central Texas Water Recycling and Reuse Project, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 25, 2005 

Mr. EDWARDS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Resources 

APRIL 27, 2006 

Additional sponsor: Mr. CARTER

APRIL 27, 2006 

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 July 25, 2005] 

A BILL 

To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater 

Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of 

the Interior to participate in the Central Texas Water 

Recycling and Reuse Project, 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 ‘‘Central Texas Water 

5 Recycling Act of 2006’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PROJECT AUTHORIZATION. 

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

8 Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (Public Law 102– 

9 575; 43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) is amended by inserting after 

10 section 16ll the following new section: 

11 ‘‘SEC. 16ll. CENTRAL TEXAS WATER RECYCLING AND 

12 REUSE PROJECT. 

13 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in cooperation 

14 with the City of Waco and other participating communities 

15 in the Central Texas Water Recycling and Reuse Project 

16 is authorized to participate in the design, planning, and 

17 construction of permanent facilities to reclaim and reuse 

18 water in McLennan County, Texas. 

19 ‘‘(b) COST SHARE.—The Federal share of the costs of 

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

21 percent of the total cost. 

22 ‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not provide 

23 funds for the operation and maintenance of the project de24 scribed in subsection (a). 


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1 ‘‘(d) SUNSET OF AUTHORITY.—The authority of the 

2 Secretary to carry out any provisions of this section shall 

3 terminate 10 years after the date of enactment of this sec4 tion.’’. 

5 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections in 

6 section 2 of Public Law 102–575 is amended by inserting 

7 after the item relating to section 16ll the following: 

‘‘Sec. 16ll. Central Texas Water Recycling and Reuse Project.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 246 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3418 

[Report No. 109

–442] 

A BILL 

To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and 

Project, and for other purposes. the Central Texas Water Recycling and Reuse ize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorAPRIL 27, 2006 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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