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104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1803

To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities

Act to authorize additional projects.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JUNE 8, 1995

Mr. HANSEN (for himself, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mrs. VUCANOVICH, and Mr. HORN)

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 additional projects.

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 ‘‘Reclamation Recycling

5 and Water Conservation Act of 1995’’.

6 SEC. 2. WATER RECYCLING PROJECTS.

7 Section 1602 of the Reclamation Wastewater and

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

9 is amended by adding at the end the following:
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1 ‘‘(e)(1) The Secretary, in cooperation with the appro2 priate State and local authorities, is authorized to partici3 pate in the design, planning, and construction of the fol4 lowing water reclamation and reuse projects:

5 ‘‘(A) The North San Diego County Area Water

6 Recycling Project, consisting of participating

7 projects which will reclaim and reuse water within

8 the service areas of the San Elijo Joint Powers Au9 thority, the Leucadia County Water District, and

10 the Olivenhain Water District.

11 ‘‘(B) The Calleguas Municipal Water District

12 Water Recycling Project, which will reclaim and

13 reuse water within the service area of the Calleguas

14 Municipal Water District in Ventura, California.

15 ‘‘(C) The Central Valley Water Recycling

16 Project, which will reclaim and reuse water within

17 the service areas of the Central Valley Reclamation

18 Facility and the Salt Lake County Water Conser19 vancy District in Utah.

20 ‘‘(D) The St. George Area Water Recycling

21 Project, which will reclaim and reuse water within

22 the service area of the Washington County Water

23 Conservancy District in Utah.

24 ‘‘(E) The Watsonville Area Water Recycling

25 Project, in cooperation with the City of Watsonville,
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1 California, which will reclaim and reuse water within

2 the Pajaro Valley in Santa Cruz County, California.

3 ‘‘(F) The Las Vegas Area Water Recycling

4 Project, which will reclaim and reuse water within

5 the City of Las Vegas, and the service areas of the

6 Las Vegas Valley Water District and the Clark

7 County Sanitation District in Clark County, Nevada.

8 ‘‘(G) The Albuquerque Metropolitan Area

9 Water Reclamation and Reuse Study, in cooperation

10 with the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico, which

11 will reclaim and reuse industrial and municipal

12 waste water and reclaim and use naturally impaired

13 ground water in the Albuquerque metropolitan area.

14 ‘‘(H) The Southern Nevada Water Recycling

15 Project, which will reclaim and reuse water in the

16 service area of the Southern Nevada Water Author17 ity in Clark County, Nevada.

18 ‘‘(2) The Federal share of the design, planning, and

19 construction costs with respect to a project authorized by

20 paragraph (1) shall not exceed 25 percent of the total cost

21 for design, planning, and construction of such project. The

22 Secretary shall not provide funds for the operation and

23 maintenance of any such project.’’.
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1 SEC. 3. DESALTING DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.

2 Section 1605 of the Reclamation Wastewater and

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

4 is amended—

5 (1) by designating the existing text as sub6 section (a); and

7 (2) by adding at the end the following:

8 ‘‘(b)(1) The Secretary, in cooperation with the City

9 of Long Beach, the Central Basin Municipal Water Dis10 trict, and the Metropolitan Water District of Southern

11 California is authorized to participate in the design, plan12 ning, and construction of the Long Beach Desalination

13 and Research Development Project in Los Angeles Coun14 ty, California.

15 ‘‘(2) The Federal share of the design, planning, and

16 construction costs of the project authorized by paragraph

17 (1) shall not exceed 50 percent of the total cost for the

18 design, planning, and construction of the project. The Sec19 retary shall not provide funds for the operation and main20 tenance of the project.

21 ‘‘(c)(1) The Secretary, in cooperation with the South22 ern Nevada Water Authority, is authorized to participate

23 in the design, planning, and construction of the Las Vegas

24 Area Shallow Aquifer Desalination Research and Develop25 ment Project in Clark County, Nevada.
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1 ‘‘(2) The Federal share of the design, planning, and

2 construction costs of the project described in paragraph

3 (1) shall not exceed 50 percent of the total cost for the

4 design, planning, and construction of the project. The Sec5 retary shall not provide funds for the operation or mainte6 nance of the project.’’.

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