108TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 3334

AN ACT

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to parCalifornia. Western Municipal Water District of Riverside, Riverside-Corona Feeder in cooperation with the ticipate in the design and construction of the

108TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 3334

AN ACT

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate

in the design and construction of the Riverside-Corona

Feeder in cooperation with the Western Municipal Water

District of Riverside, California.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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1 SECTION 1. PLANNING, DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCTION OF

2 THE RIVERSIDE-CORONA FEEDER.

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

4 cooperation with the Western Municipal Water District,

5 may participate in a project to plan, design, and construct

6 a water supply project, the Riverside-Corona Feeder,

7 which includes 20 groundwater wells and 28 miles of pipe8 line in San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, California.

9 (b) AGREEMENTS AND REGULATIONS.—The Sec10 retary may enter into such agreements and promulgate

11 such regulations as are necessary to carry out this section.

12 (c) FEDERAL COST SHARE.—

13 (1) PLANNING, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION.—The

14 Federal share of the cost to plan, design, and con15 struct the project described in subsection (a) shall be

16 the lesser of 35 percent of the total cost of the

17 project or $50,000,000.

18 (2) STUDIES.—The Federal share of the cost to

19 complete the necessary planning study associated

20 with the project described in subsection (a) shall not

21 exceed 50 percent of the total study cost.

22 (d) IN-KIND SERVICES.—In-kind services performed

23 by the Western Municipal Water District shall be consid24 ered a part of the local cost share to complete the project

25 described in subsection (a).
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1 (e) LIMITATION.—Funds provided by the Secretary

2 under this section shall not be used for operation or main3 tenance of the project described in subsection (a).

4 SEC. 2. PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS.

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

8 adding at the end the following:

9 ‘‘SEC. 1637. YUCAIPA VALLEY REGIONAL WATER SUPPLY

10 RENEWAL PROJECT.

11 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera12 tion with the Yucaipa Valley Water District, may partici13 pate in the design, planning, and construction of projects

14 to treat impaired surface water, reclaim and reuse im15 paired groundwater, and provide brine disposal within the

16 Santa Ana Watershed described in the report submitted

17 under section 1606.

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

19 of the project described in subsection (a) shall not exceed

20 25 percent of the total cost of the project.

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

22 shall not be used for operation or maintenance of the

23 project described in subsection (a).
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1 ‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There

2 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section

3 $20,000,000.

4 ‘‘SEC. 1638. CITY OF CORONA WATER UTILITY, CALIFORNIA,

5 WATER RECYCLING AND REUSE PROJECT.

6 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera7 tion with the City of Corona Water Utility, California, is

8 authorized to participate in the design, planning, and con9 struction of, and land acquisition for, a project to reclaim

10 and reuse wastewater, including degraded groundwaters,

11 within and outside of the service area of the City of Co12 rona Water Utility, California.

13 ‘‘(b) COST SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost

14 of the project authorized by this section shall not exceed

15 25 percent of the total cost of the project.

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

17 funds for the operation and maintenance of the project

18 authorized by this section.’’.

19 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The table of sec20 tions in section 2 of Public Law 102–575 is amended by

21 inserting after the item relating to section 1636 the fol22 lowing:

‘‘1637. Yucaipa Valley Regional Water Supply Renewal Project.
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‘‘1638. City of Corona Water Utility, California, water recycling and reuse

project.’’.

Passed the House of Representatives September 21,

2004.

Attest:

Clerk.