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Union Calendar No. 149 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2442 

[Report No. 111–268] 

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 

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 


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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. 


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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 ‘‘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 

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

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

11 the end the following: 

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

13 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera14 tion with the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District, Cali15 fornia, is authorized to participate in the design, planning, 

16 and construction of recycled water distribution systems. 

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

18 of the project authorized by this section shall not exceed 

19 25 percent of the total cost of the project. 

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

21 funds for the operation and maintenance of the project 

22 authorized by this section. 

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

24 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

25 $1,800,000. 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 1650. CENTRAL DUBLIN RECYCLED WATER DISTRIBU2 TION AND RETROFIT PROJECT. 

3 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera4 tion with the Dublin San Ramon Services District, Cali5 fornia, is authorized to participate in the design, planning, 

6 and construction 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 $1,150,000. 

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

17 PHASES 2A, 2B, AND 3. 

18 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera19 tion with the City of Petaluma, 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 $6,000,000. 

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

8 PROJECT. 

9 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera10 tion with the City of Redwood City, California, is author11 ized to participate in the design, planning, and construc12 tion of recycled water system facilities. 

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 $8,000,000. 

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

23 PROJECT. 

24 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera25 tion with the City of Palo Alto, California, is authorized 


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

2 recycled water system facilities. 

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

4 of the project authorized by this section shall not exceed 

5 25 percent of the total cost of the project. 

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

7 funds for the operation and maintenance of the project 

8 authorized by this section. 

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

10 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

11 $8,250,000. 

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

13 RECYCLED WATER PROJECT. 

14 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera15 tion with the Ironhouse Sanitary District (ISD), Cali16 fornia, is authorized to participate in the design, planning, 

17 and construction of recycled water distribution systems. 

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

19 of the project authorized by this section shall not exceed 

20 25 percent of the total cost of the project. 

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

22 funds for the operation and maintenance of the project 

23 authorized by this section. 


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

2 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

3 $7,000,000.’’. 

4 (b) PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION.—In carrying out 

5 sections 1642 through 1648 of the Reclamation Waste6 water and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act, and sec7 tions 1649 through 1654 of such Act, as added by sub8 section (a), the Secretary shall enter into individual agree9 ments with the San Francisco Bay Area Regional Water 

10 Recycling implementing agencies to fund the projects 

11 through the Bay Area Clean Water Agencies (BACWA) 

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

13 provision for the reimbursement of construction costs, in14 cluding those construction costs incurred prior to the en15 actment of this Act. 

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

17 of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjust18 ment Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. prec. 371) (as amended by 

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

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

21 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.’’. 


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1 SEC. 3. MODIFICATION TO AUTHORIZED PROJECTS. 

2 (a) ANTIOCH RECYCLED WATER PROJECT.—Section 

3 1644(d) of the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater 

4 Study and Facilities Act (43 U.S.C. 390h–27) (as amend5 ed by section 512(a) of the Consolidated Natural Re6 sources Act of 2008) is amended by striking ‘‘$2,250,000’’ 

7 and inserting ‘‘$3,125,000’’. 

8 (b) SOUTH BAY ADVANCED RECYCLED WATER

9 TREATMENT FACILITY.—Section 1648(d) of the Reclama10 tion Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities 

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

12 of the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008) is 

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

14 ‘‘$13,250,000’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 149 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2442 

[Report No. 111–268] 

A BILL 

To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and 

gram, and for other purposes. the Bay Area Regional Water Recycling ProGroundwater Study and Facilities Act to expand 

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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