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106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 5555

To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities

Act to authorize certain projects in California for the use or reuse

of reclaimed water and for the design and construction of demonstration

and permanent facilities for that purpose, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

OCTOBER 25, 2000

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

referred to the Committee on Resources

A BILL

To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater

Study and Facilities Act to authorize certain projects

in California for the use or reuse of reclaimed water

and for the design and construction of demonstration

and permanent facilities for that purpose, 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 ‘‘California Reclaimed

5 Water Act for the 21st Century’’.
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1 SEC. 2. COORDINATION OF PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS.

2 Section 1602 of the Reclamation Wastewater and

3 Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (43 U.S.C. 390h)

4 is amended by adding at the end the following:

5 ‘‘(e) COORDINATION WITH CALFED BAY-DELTA

6 PROGRAM.—

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall coordi8 nate projects under this title with projects and pro9 grams under the CALFED Bay-Delta Program re10 ferred to in the California Bay-Delta Environmental

11 Enhancement and Water Security Act (division E of

12 Public Law 104–208; 110 Stat. 3009–748).

13 ‘‘(2) FEDERAL EXPENDITURES.—The Secretary

14 shall take into account Federal expenditures under

15 this title in making determinations under the

16 CALFED Bay-Delta Program relating to the equi17 table implementation of ecosystem restoration and

18 water management.

19 ‘‘(f) COMPLIANCE WITH NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL

20 POLICY ACT OF 1969.—Each project under this title shall

21 be carried out in compliance with the National Environ22 mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).’’.

23 SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATIONS.

24 The Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater

25 Study and Facilities Act (43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) is

26 amended—
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1 (1) by inserting after section 1601 the fol2 lowing:

3 ‘‘Subtitle A—Specific Projects’’;

4 (2) by redesignating sections 1631, 1632, 1633,

5 and 1634 (43 U.S.C. 390h–13, 390h–14, 390h–15,

6 390h–16) as sections 1640, 1671, 1672, and 1631,

7 respectively;

8 (3) by moving section 1631 (as redesignated by

9 paragraph (2)) to follow section 1630;

10 (4) by inserting before section 1671 (as redesig11 nated by paragraph (2)) the following:

12 ‘‘Subtitle B—Studies and

13 Research’’;

14 (5) by inserting after section 1631 (as redesig15 nated by paragraph (2)) the following:

16 ‘‘SEC. 1632. CASTAIC LAKE WATER AGENCY RECLAIMED

17 WATER PROJECT.

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

19 with the Castaic Lake Water Agency, California, may par20 ticipate in the design, planning, and construction of the

21 Castaic Lake Water Agency reclaimed water project, Cali22 fornia, to reclaim and reuse wastewater within and outside

23 the service area of the Castaic Lake Water Agency for

24 ecosystem restoration, irrigation, recreational, industrial,

25 and other public purposes.
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1 ‘‘(b) COST SHARING.—The Federal share of the cost

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

3 25 percent of the total cost of the project.

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

5 shall not be used for operation or maintenance of the

6 project described in subsection (a).

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

8 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section

9 $20,000,000.

10 ‘‘SEC. 1633. CLEAR LAKE BASIN WATER REUSE PROJECT.

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

12 with Lake County, California, may participate in the de13 sign, planning, and construction of the Clear Lake Basin

14 water reuse project to obtain, store, and use reclaimed

15 wastewater in Lake County for ecosystem restoration, irri16 gation, recreational, industrial, and other public purposes.

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

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

19 25 percent of the total cost of the project.

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

21 shall not be used for operation or maintenance of the

22 project described in subsection (a).

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

24 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section

25 $9,000,000.
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1 ‘‘SEC. 1634. SAN RAMON VALLEY RECYCLED WATER

2 PROJECT.

3 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may provide de4 sign and construction assistance for the East Bay Munic5 ipal Utility District/Dublin San Ramon Services District

6 advanced wastewater reuse treatment project, California,

7 for use for ecosystem restoration, irrigation, recreational,

8 industrial, and other public purposes.

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

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

11 25 percent of the total cost of the project.

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

13 shall not be used for operation or maintenance of the

14 project described in subsection (a).

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

16 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section

17 $20,000,000.

18 ‘‘SEC. 1635. INLAND EMPIRE REGIONAL WATER RECYCLING

19 PROJECT.

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

21 with the Inland Empire Utilities Agency, may participate

22 in the design, planning, and construction of the Inland

23 Empire regional project described in the report submitted

24 under section 1606 to recycle water for ecosystem restora25 tion, irrigation, recreational, industrial, and other public

26 purposes.
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1 ‘‘(b) COST SHARING.—The Federal share of the cost

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

3 25 percent of the total cost of the project.

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

5 shall not be used for operation or maintenance of the

6 project described in subsection (a).

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

8 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section

9 $20,000,000.

10 ‘‘SEC. 1636. SAN PABLO BAYLANDS WATER REUSE

11 PROJECTS.

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

13 with Sonoma, Napa, Marin, and Solano Counties, Cali14 fornia, may participate in the design, planning, and con15 struction of water reuse projects, to be known collectively

16 as the ‘San Pablo Baylands water reuse projects’, to ob17 tain, store, and use reclaimed wastewater for ecosystem

18 restoration, irrigation, recreational, industrial, and other

19 public purposes.

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

21 of a project described in subsection (a) shall not exceed

22 25 percent of the total cost of the project.

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

24 shall not be used for operation or maintenance of any

25 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. 1637. CALIFORNIA WATER RECYCLING PROGRAM.

5 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may provide as6 sistance to the State of California in carrying out projects

7 that receive funding under chapter 7, article 4, of the Safe

8 Drinking Water, Clean Water, Watershed Protection, and

9 Flood Protection Act of the State of California to recycle

10 water for ecosystem restoration, irrigation, recreational,

11 industrial, and other public purposes.

12 ‘‘(b) AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary may enter into

13 such agreements as are necessary to carry out this section.

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

15 of a project described in subsection (a) shall not exceed

16 25 percent of the total cost of the project.

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

18 shall not be used for operation or maintenance of any

19 project described in subsection (a).

20 ‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Upon

21 approval of the Act referred to in subsection (a), there

22 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section

23 $50,000,000.

24 ‘‘SEC. 1638. REGIONAL BRINE LINES.

25 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—
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1 ‘‘(1) SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.—The Secretary,

2 in cooperation with units of local government, may

3 carry out a program under the Federal reclamation

4 laws to assist agencies in projects to construct re5 gional brine lines to export the salinity imported

6 from the Colorado River to the Pacific Ocean as

7 identified in—

8 ‘‘(A) the Salinity Management Study pre9 pared by the Bureau of Reclamation; and

10 ‘‘(B) the Southern California Comprehen11 sive Water Reclamation and Reuse Study pre12 pared by the Bureau of Reclamation.

13 ‘‘(2) SAN FRANCISCO BAY AND SANTA CLARA

14 VALLEY.—The Secretary may carry out a study of,

15 and a program under the Federal reclamation laws

16 to assist water agencies in, projects to construct re17 gional brine lines in the San Francisco Bay area and

18 the Santa Clara Valley area, California.

19 ‘‘(b) AGREEMENTS AND REGULATIONS.—The Sec20 retary may enter into such agreements and promulgate

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

22 ‘‘(c) COST SHARING.—

23 ‘‘(1) PROJECTS.—The Federal share of the cost

24 of a project to construct regional brine lines de25 scribed in subsection (a) shall not exceed—
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1 ‘‘(A) 25 percent of the total cost of the

2 project; or

3 ‘‘(B) $50,000,000.

4 ‘‘(2) STUDY.—The Federal share of the cost of

5 the study described in subsection (a)(2) shall be 50

6 percent.

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

8 shall not be used for operation or maintenance of any

9 project described in subsection (a).

10 ‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There

11 are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec12 essary to carry out this section.

13 ‘‘SEC. 1639. LOWER CHINO DAIRY AREA DESALINATION

14 DEMONSTRATION AND RECLAMATION

15 PROJECT.

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

17 with the Chino Basin Watermaster, the Inland Empire

18 Utilities Agency, the Western Municipal Water District,

19 and the Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority and act20 ing under the Federal reclamation laws, shall participate

21 in the design, planning, and construction of the Lower

22 Chino Dairy Area desalination demonstration and rec23 lamation project.
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1 ‘‘(b) COST SHARING.—The Federal share of the cost

2 of the project described in subsection (a) shall not

3 exceed—

4 ‘‘(1) 25 percent of the total cost of the project;

5 or

6 ‘‘(2) $50,000,000.

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

8 shall not be used for operation or maintenance of the

9 project described in subsection (a).

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

11 are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec12 essary to carry out this section.’’; and

13 (6) by inserting after section 1672 (as redesig14 nated by paragraph (2)) the following:

15 ‘‘SEC. 1673. RESEARCH CONCERNING WATER REUSE.

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

17 with the WateReuse Foundation, shall develop and carry

18 out a program to conduct research concerning water reuse

19 in relation to—

20 ‘‘(1) public health;

21 ‘‘(2) water quality;

22 ‘‘(3) new technology and techniques;

23 ‘‘(4) salt management;

24 ‘‘(5) economics;

25 ‘‘(6) ecosystem restoration; and
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1 ‘‘(7) other important matters.

2 ‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There

3 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section

4 $2,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2005,

5 to remain available until expended.’’.

6 SEC. 4. WEST BASIN COMPREHENSIVE DESALINATION DEM7 ONSTRATION PROGRAM.

8 Section 1605 of the Reclamation Wastewater and

9 Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (43 U.S.C. 390h–

10 3) is amended—

11 (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub12 section (e); and

13 (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol14 lowing:

15 ‘‘(d) WEST BASIN COMPREHENSIVE DESALINATION

16 DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.—

17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in coopera18 tion with the West Basin Municipal Water District,

19 shall participate in the planning, design, and con20 struction of the components of the West Basin Com21 prehensive Desalination Demonstration Program in

22 Los Angeles County, California.

23 ‘‘(2) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of

24 the cost of the project described in paragraph (1)

25 shall not exceed 50 percent of the total.
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1 ‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not

2 provide funds for the operation or maintenance of

3 the components described in paragraph (1).’’.

4 SEC. 5. PROJECT MODIFICATIONS.

5 (a) LOS ANGELES AREA.—Section 1613 of the Rec6 lamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facili7 ties Act (43 U.S.C. 390h–11) is amended by striking sub8 section (b) and inserting the following:

9 ‘‘(b) WATER RECYCLING PROJECT.—

10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may partici11 pate in the design, planning, and construction of a

12 water recycling project, to be known as the ‘City of

13 Los Angeles Water Recycling Program’, to reclaim

14 and reuse wastewater within the city of Los Angeles

15 and surrounding area for ecosystem restoration, irri16 gation, recreational, industrial, and other public pur17 poses.

18 ‘‘(2) COMPONENTS.—The water recycling

19 project shall consist of—

20 ‘‘(A) the central city project, a multiphase

21 project that may provide up to 4,000 acre-feet

22 per year of recycled water for ecosystem res23 toration and for industrial, commercial, and ir24 rigation customers near downtown Los Angeles;

25 and
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1 ‘‘(B) the harbor water recycling project, a

2 multiphase project that may provide up to

3 25,000 acre-feet per year of recycled water to

4 the Los Angeles Harbor area.

5 ‘‘(c) COST SHARING.—

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of the

7 cost of the projects described in subsections (a) and

8 (b) shall not exceed 25 percent of the total cost of

9 the projects.

10 ‘‘(2) MAXIMUM FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal

11 share with respect to the water recycling project de12 scribed in subsection (b) shall not exceed

13 $12,000,000.

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

15 shall not be used for operation or maintenance of any

16 project described in subsection (a) or (b).’’.

17 (b) SAN GABRIEL BASIN.—Section 1640(d) of the

18 Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Fa19 cilities Act (43 U.S.C. 390h–13(d)) (as redesignated by

20 section 3(a)(2)) is amended—

21 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘paragraph

22 (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (2) and (3)’’;

23 (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘(other than

24 section 1614)’’ after ‘‘this title’’; and

25 (3) by adding at the end the following:
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1 ‘‘(3) SAN GABRIEL BASIN.—In the case of the

2 project authorized by section 1614, the Federal

3 share of the cost of the project shall not exceed

4 $50,500,000.’’.

5 SEC. 6. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

6 (a) The Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater

7 Study and Facilities Act is amended—

8 (1) in section 1640 (43 U.S.C. 390h–13) (as

9 redesignated by section 3(a)(2))—

10 (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘1630’’

11 and inserting ‘‘1632’’; and

12 (B) in subsection (d)(1), by inserting

13 ‘‘(other than sections 1634, 1636, 1637, 1638,

14 and 1639)’’ after ‘‘authorized by this title’’;

15 (2) in section 1671(c) (43 U.S.C. 390h–14(c))

16 (as redesignated by section 3(a)(2)), by striking

17 ‘‘section 1633’’ and inserting ‘‘section 1672’’; and

18 (3) in section 1672 (43 U.S.C. 390h–15) (as

19 redesignated by section 3(a)(2))—

20 (A) in the section heading, by inserting

21 ‘‘FOR GROUNDWATER STUDY’’ before the pe22 riod; and

23 (B) by striking ‘‘section 1632’’ and insert24 ing ‘‘section 1671’’.
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1 (b) The table of contents in section 2 of the Reclama2 tion Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992

3 (43 U.S.C. prec. 371; Public Law 102–575) is amended—

4 (1) by inserting after the item relating to sec5 tion 1601 the following:

‘‘Subtitle A—Specific Projects’’;

6 and

7 (2) by striking the items relating to sections

8 1631 through 1634 and inserting the following:

‘‘Sec. 1631. Willow Lake Natural Treatment System Project.

‘‘Sec. 1632. Castaic Lake Water Agency reclaimed water project.

‘‘Sec. 1633. Clear Lake Basin water reuse project.

‘‘Sec. 1634. San Ramon Valley recycled water project.

‘‘Sec. 1635. Inland Empire regional water recycling project.

‘‘Sec. 1636. San Pablo Baylands water reuse projects.

‘‘Sec. 1637. California water recycling program.

‘‘Sec. 1638. Regional brine lines.

‘‘Sec. 1639. Lower Chino Dairy Area desalination demonstration and reclamation project.

‘‘Sec. 1640. Authorization of appropriations.

‘‘Subtitle B—Studies and Research

‘‘Sec. 1671. Groundwater study.

‘‘Sec. 1672. Authorization of appropriations for groundwater study.

‘‘Sec. 1673. Research concerning water reuse.’’.

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