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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2442 

To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities 

Act to expand the Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 14, 2009 

Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. HONDA, Ms. 

ZOE LOFGREN of California, Mr. MCNERNEY, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. STARK, 

Mrs. TAUSCHER, and Ms. WOOLSEY) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater 

Study and Facilities Act to expand the Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program, 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 ‘‘Bay Area Regional 

5 Water Recycling Program Expansion Act of 2009’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS. 

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

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


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1 et seq.) (as amended by section 512(a) of the Consolidated 

2 Natural Resources Act of 2008) is amended by adding at 

3 the end the following: 

4 ‘‘SEC. 1649. CCCSD-CONCORD RECYCLED WATER PROJECT. 

5 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera6 tion with the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District, Cali7 fornia, is authorized to participate in the design, planning, 

8 and construction of recycled water distribution systems. 

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

10 of the project authorized by this section shall not exceed 

11 25 percent of the total cost of the project. 

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

13 funds for the operation and maintenance of the project 

14 authorized by this section. 

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

16 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

17 $1,800,000. 

18 ‘‘SEC. 1650. CENTRAL DUBLIN RECYCLED WATER DISTRIBU19 TION AND RETROFIT PROJECT. 

20 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera21 tion with the Dublin San Ramon Services District, Cali22 fornia, is authorized to participate in the design, planning, 

23 and construction of recycled water system facilities. 


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

2 of the project authorized by this section shall not exceed 

3 25 percent of the total cost of the project. 

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

5 funds for the operation and maintenance of the project 

6 authorized by this section. 

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

8 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

9 $1,150,000. 

10 ‘‘SEC. 1651. PETALUMA RECYCLED WATER PROJECT, 

11 PHASES 2A, 2B, AND 3. 

12 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera13 tion with the City of Petaluma, California, is authorized 

14 to participate in the design, planning, and construction of 

15 recycled water system facilities. 

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

17 of the project authorized by this section shall not exceed 

18 25 percent of the total cost of the project. 

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

20 funds for the operation and maintenance of the project 

21 authorized by this section. 

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

23 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

24 $6,000,000. 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 1652. CENTRAL REDWOOD CITY RECYCLED WATER 

2 PROJECT. 

3 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera4 tion with the City of Redwood City, California, is author5 ized to participate in the design, planning, and construc6 tion of recycled water system facilities. 

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

8 of the project authorized by this section shall not exceed 

9 25 percent of the total cost of the project. 

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

11 funds for the operation and maintenance of the project 

12 authorized by this section. 

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

14 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

15 $8,000,000. 

16 ‘‘SEC. 1653. PALO ALTO RECYCLED WATER PIPELINE 

17 PROJECT. 

18 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera19 tion with the City of Palo Alto, California, is authorized 

20 to participate in the design, planning, and construction of 

21 recycled water system facilities. 

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

23 of the project authorized by this section shall not exceed 

24 25 percent of the total cost of the project. 


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

2 funds for the operation and maintenance of the project 

3 authorized by this section. 

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

5 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

6 $8,250,000. 

7 ‘‘SEC. 1654. IRONHOUSE SANITARY DISTRICT (ISD) ANTIOCH 

8 RECYCLED WATER PROJECT. 

9 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera10 tion with the Ironhouse Sanitary District (ISD), Cali11 fornia, is authorized to participate in the design, planning, 

12 and construction of recycled water distribution systems. 

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 ‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

20 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

21 $7,000,000.’’. 

22 (b) PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION.—In carrying out 

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1 section (a), the Secretary shall enter into individual agree2 ments with the San Francisco Bay Area Regional Water 

3 Recycling implementing agencies to fund the projects 

4 through the Bay Area Clean Water Agencies (BACWA) 

5 or its successor, and shall include in such agreements a 

6 provision for the reimbursement of construction costs, in7 cluding those construction costs incurred prior to the en8 actment of this Act. 

9 (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of contents 

10 of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjust11 ment Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. prec. 371) (as amended by 

12 section 512(a) of the Consolidated Natural Resources Act 

13 of 2008) is amended by inserting after the item relating 

14 to section 1648 the following new items: 

‘‘Sec. 1649. CCCSD-Concord recycled water project. 

‘‘Sec. 1650. Central Dublin recycled water distribution and retrofit project. 

‘‘Sec. 1651. Petaluma recycled water project, phases 2a, 2b, and 3. 

‘‘Sec. 1652. Central Redwood City recycled water project. 

‘‘Sec. 1653. Palo Alto recycled water pipeline project. 

‘‘Sec. 1654. Ironhouse Sanitary District (ISD) Antioch recycled water 

project.’’. 

15 SEC. 3. MODIFICATION TO AUTHORIZED PROJECTS. 

16 (a) ANTIOCH RECYCLED WATER PROJECT.—Section 

17 1644(d) of the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater 

18 Study and Facilities Act (43 U.S.C. 390h–27) (as amend19 ed by section 512(a) of the Consolidated Natural Re20 sources Act of 2008) is amended by striking ‘‘$2,250,000’’ 

21 and inserting ‘‘$3,125,000’’. 


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1 (b) SOUTH BAY ADVANCED RECYCLED WATER

2 TREATMENT FACILITY.—Section 1648(d) of the Reclama3 tion Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities 

4 Act (43 U.S.C. 390h–31) (as amended by section 512(a) 

5 of the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008) is 

6 amended by striking ‘‘$8,250,000’’ and inserting 

7 ‘‘$13,250,000’’. 

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