IIB 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST 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 

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. 


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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 Diego Water Stor5 age and Efficiency Act of 2007’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FEASIBILITY STUDY, PROJECT DEVELOPMENT, 

7 COST SHARE. 

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

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

10 and cooperation with the City of San Diego and the Sweet11 water Authority, is authorized to undertake a study to de12 termine the feasibility of constructing a four reservoir 

13 intertie system to improve water storage opportunities, 

14 water supply reliability, and water yield of the existing 

15 non-Federal water storage system. The feasibility study 

16 shall document the Secretary’s engineering, environ17 mental, and economic investigation of the proposed res18 ervoir and intertie project taking into consideration the 

19 range of potential solutions and the circumstances and 

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

21 and intertie project, the potential benefits to the people 

22 of that service area, and improved operations of the pro23 posed reservoir and intertie system. The Secretary shall 

24 indicate in the feasibility report required under subsection 


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

2 recommended for construction. 

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

4 the costs of the feasibility study shall not exceed 50 per5 cent of the total study costs. The Secretary may accept 

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

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

8 Sweetwater Authority that the Secretary determines will 

9 contribute toward the conduct and completion of the 

10 study. 

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

12 cooperate with appropriate State, regional, and local au13 thorities in implementing this section. 

14 (d) FEASIBILITY REPORT.—The Secretary shall sub15 mit to Congress a feasibility report for the project the Sec16 retary recommends, and to seek, as the Secretary deems 

17 appropriate, specific authority to develop and construct 

18 any recommended project. This report shall include— 

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

20 San Diego and the Sweetwater Authority and its 

21 non-Federal partners to indicate that they have com22 mitted to share the allocated costs as determined by 

23 the Secretary; and 

24 (2) a schedule identifying the annual operation, 

25 maintenance, and replacement costs that should be 


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1 allocated to the City of San Diego and the Sweet2 water Authority, as well as the current and expected 

3 financial capability to pay operation, maintenance, 

4 and replacement costs. 

5 SEC. 3. FEDERAL RECLAMATION PROJECTS. 

6 Nothing in this Act shall supersede or amend the pro7 visions of Federal Reclamation laws or laws associated 

8 with any project or any portion of any project constructed 

9 under any authority of Federal Reclamation laws. 

10 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

11 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec12 retary $3,000,000 for the Federal cost share of the study 

13 authorized in section 2. 

14 SEC. 5. SUNSET. 

15 The authority of the Secretary to carry out any provi16 sions of this Act shall terminate 10 years after the date 

17 of the enactment of this Act. 

Passed the House of Representatives October 22, 

2007. 

Attest: LORRAINE C. MILLER, 

Clerk. 


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