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Calendar No. 1017 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1803 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

OCTOBER 23, 2007 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 

Resources 

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008 

Reported by Mr. BINGAMAN, without amendment 

AN ACT 

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a feasibility 

study to design and construct a four reservoir intertie 

system for the purposes of improving the water storage 

opportunities, water supply reliability, and water yield 

of San Vicente, El Capitan, Murray, and Loveland Reservoirs in San Diego County, California in consultation 

and cooperation with the City of San Diego and the 

Sweetwater Authority, 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 Diego Water Stor5 age and Efficiency Act of 2007’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. FEASIBILITY STUDY, PROJECT DEVELOPMENT, 

2 COST SHARE. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior 

4 (hereinafter referred to as ‘‘Secretary’’), in consultation 

5 and cooperation with the City of San Diego and the Sweet6 water Authority, is authorized to undertake a study to de7 termine the feasibility of constructing a four reservoir 

8 intertie system to improve water storage opportunities, 

9 water supply reliability, and water yield of the existing 

10 non-Federal water storage system. The feasibility study 

11 shall document the Secretary’s engineering, environ12 mental, and economic investigation of the proposed res13 ervoir and intertie project taking into consideration the 

14 range of potential solutions and the circumstances and 

15 needs of the area to be served by the proposed reservoir 

16 and intertie project, the potential benefits to the people 

17 of that service area, and improved operations of the pro18 posed reservoir and intertie system. The Secretary shall 

19 indicate in the feasibility report required under subsection 

20 (d) whether the proposed reservoir and intertie project is 

21 recommended for construction. 

22 (b) FEDERAL COST SHARE.—The Federal share of 

23 the costs of the feasibility study shall not exceed 50 per24 cent of the total study costs. The Secretary may accept 

25 as part of the non-Federal cost share, any contribution 

26 of such in-kind services by the City of San Diego and the 


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1 Sweetwater Authority that the Secretary determines will 

2 contribute toward the conduct and completion of the 

3 study. 

4 (c) COOPERATION.—The Secretary shall consult and 

5 cooperate with appropriate State, regional, and local au6 thorities in implementing this section. 

7 (d) FEASIBILITY REPORT.—The Secretary shall sub8 mit to Congress a feasibility report for the project the Sec9 retary recommends, and to seek, as the Secretary deems 

10 appropriate, specific authority to develop and construct 

11 any recommended project. This report shall include— 

12 (1) good faith letters of intent by the City of 

13 San Diego and the Sweetwater Authority and its 

14 non-Federal partners to indicate that they have com15 mitted to share the allocated costs as determined by 

16 the Secretary; and 

17 (2) a schedule identifying the annual operation, 

18 maintenance, and replacement costs that should be 

19 allocated to the City of San Diego and the Sweet20 water Authority, as well as the current and expected 

21 financial capability to pay operation, maintenance, 

22 and replacement costs. 

23 SEC. 3. FEDERAL RECLAMATION PROJECTS. 

24 Nothing in this Act shall supersede or amend the pro25 visions of Federal Reclamation laws or laws associated 


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1 with any project or any portion of any project constructed 

2 under any authority of Federal Reclamation laws. 

3 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

4 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec5 retary $3,000,000 for the Federal cost share of the study 

6 authorized in section 2. 

7 SEC. 5. SUNSET. 

8 The authority of the Secretary to carry out any provi9 sions of this Act shall terminate 10 years after the date 

10 of the enactment of this Act. 


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Calendar No. 1017 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1803 

AN ACT 

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct 

Sweetwater Authority, and for other purposes. cooperation with the City of San Diego and the San Diego County, California in consultation and El Capitan, Murray, and Loveland Reservoirs in supply reliability, and water yield of San Vicente, proving the water storage opportunities, water reservoir intertie system for the purposes of ima feasibility study to design and construct a four 

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008 

Reported without amendment 


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