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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2106 

To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities 

Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the 

Prado Basin Natural Treatment System Project, to authorize the Secretary to carry out a program to assist agencies in projects to construct 

regional brine lines in California, to authorize the Secretary to participate 

in the Lower Chino Dairy Area desalination demonstration and reclamation project, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 15, 2005 

Mrs. FEINSTEIN introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 

referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater 

Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of 

the Interior to participate in the Prado Basin Natural 

Treatment System Project, to authorize the Secretary 

to carry out a program to assist agencies in projects 

to construct regional brine lines in California, to authorize the Secretary to participate in the Lower Chino Dairy 

Area desalination demonstration and reclamation project, 

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, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Santa Ana River 

3 Water Supply Enhancement Act of 2005’’. 

4 SEC. 2. PRADO BASIN NATURAL TREATMENT SYSTEM 

5 PROJECT. 

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

7 Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (Public Law 102– 

8 575, title XVI; 43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) is amended by 

9 adding at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘SEC. 1636. PRADO BASIN NATURAL TREATMENT SYSTEM 

11 PROJECT. 

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

13 with the Orange County Water District, shall participate 

14 in the planning, design, and construction of natural treat15 ment systems and wetlands for the flows of the Santa Ana 

16 River, California, and its tributaries into the Prado Basin. 

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 the operation and maintenance of 

22 the project described in subsection (a). 

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

24 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

25 $20,000,000. 
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1 ‘‘(e) SUNSET OF AUTHORITY.—This section shall 

2 have no effect after the date that is 10 years after the 

3 date of the enactment of this section.’’. 

4 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec5 tions in section 2 of Public Law 102–575 is further 

6 amended by inserting after the item relating to section 

7 1634 the following: 

‘‘Sec. 1636. Prado Basin Natural Treatment System Project.’’. 

8 SEC. 3. REGIONAL BRINE LINES. 

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

10 Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (Public Law 102– 

11 575, title XVI; 43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) is further amended 

12 by adding at the end the following: 

13 ‘‘SEC. 1637. REGIONAL BRINE LINES. 

14 ‘‘(a) SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.—The Secretary, under 

15 Federal reclamation laws and in cooperation with units of 

16 local government, may assist agencies in projects to con17 struct regional brine lines to export the salinity imported 

18 from the Colorado River to the Pacific Ocean as identified 

19 in— 

20 ‘‘(1) the Salinity Management Study prepared 

21 by the Bureau of Reclamation and the Metropolitan 

22 Water District of Southern California; and 

23 ‘‘(2) the Southern California Comprehensive 

24 Water Reclamation and Reuse Study prepared by 

25 the Bureau of Reclamation. 
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1 ‘‘(b) AGREEMENTS AND REGULATIONS.—The Sec2 retary may enter into such agreements and promulgate 

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

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

5 of a project to construct regional brine lines described in 

6 subsection (a) shall not exceed— 

7 ‘‘(1) 25 percent of the total cost of the project; 

8 or 

9 ‘‘(2) $40,000,000. 

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

11 shall not be used for operation or maintenance of any 

12 project described in subsection (a). 

13 ‘‘(e) SUNSET OF AUTHORITY.—This section shall 

14 have no effect after the date that is 10 years after the 

15 date of the enactment of this section.’’. 

16 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec17 tions in section 2 of Public Law 102–575 is further 

18 amended by inserting after the item relating to section 

19 1635 the following: 

‘‘Sec. 1637. Regional brine lines.’’. 

20 SEC. 4. LOWER CHINO DAIRY AREA DESALINATION DEM21 ONSTRATION AND RECLAMATION PROJECT. 

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

23 Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (Public Law 102– 

24 575, title XVI; 43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) is further amended 

25 by adding at the end the following: 
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1 ‘‘SEC. 1638. LOWER CHINO DAIRY AREA DESALINATION 

2 DEMONSTRATION AND RECLAMATION 

3 PROJECT. 

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

5 with the Chino Basin Watermaster, the Inland Empire 

6 Utilities Agency, and the Santa Ana Watershed Project 

7 Authority and acting under the Federal reclamation laws, 

8 shall participate in the design, planning, and construction 

9 of the Lower Chino Dairy Area desalination demonstra10 tion and reclamation project. 

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

12 of the project described in subsection (a) shall not ex13 ceed— 

14 ‘‘(1) 25 percent of the total cost of the project; 

15 or 

16 ‘‘(2) $50,000,000. 

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

18 shall not be used for operation or maintenance of the 

19 project described in subsection (a). 

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

21 are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec22 essary to carry out this section. 

23 ‘‘(e) SUNSET OF AUTHORITY.—This section shall 

24 have no effect after the date that is 10 years after the 

25 date of the enactment of this section.’’. 
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1 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec2 tions in section 2 of Public Law 102–575 is further 

3 amended by inserting after the item relating to section 

4 1636 the following: 

‘‘Sec. 1638. Lower Chino dairy area desalination demonstration and reclamation project.’’. 

5 SEC. 5. CEILING INCREASE ON FEDERAL SHARE OF WATER 

6 RECLAMATION PROJECT. 

7 Section 1631(d) of the Reclamation Wastewater and 

8 Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (43 U.S.C.390h9 13(d)) is amended— 

10 (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘paragraph 

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

12 (2) by adding at the end the following new 

13 paragraph: 

14 ‘‘(3) The Federal share of the costs of the 

15 project authorized by section 1624 shall not exceed 

16 the following: 

17 ‘‘(A) $22,000,000 for fiscal year 2007. 

18 ‘‘(B) $24,200,000 for fiscal year 2008. 

19 ‘‘(C) $26,620,000 for fiscal year 2009. 

20 ‘‘(D) $29,282,000 for fiscal year 2010. 

21 ‘‘(E) $32,210,200 for fiscal year 2011. 

22 ‘‘(F) $35,431,220 for fiscal year 2012. 

23 ‘‘(G) $38,974,342 for fiscal year 2013. 

24 ‘‘(H) $42,871,776 for fiscal year 2014. 
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1 ‘‘(I) $47,158,953 for fiscal year 2015. 

2 ‘‘(J) $51,874,849 for fiscal year 2016.’’. 

3 SEC. 6. CENTER FOR TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT OF 

4 MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY AND EDUCATION. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior shall 

6 establish at the Orange County Water District located in 

7 Orange County, California, a center for the expressed pur8 poses of providing— 

9 (1) assistance in the development and advance10 ment of membrane technologies; and 

11 (2) educational support in the advancement of 

12 public understanding and acceptance of membrane 

13 produced water supplies. 

14 (b) MANAGEMENT OF CENTER.— 

15 (1) CONTRACTS.—In establishing the center, 

16 the Secretary shall enter into contracts with the Or17 ange County Water District for purposes of man18 aging such center. 

19 (2) PLAN.—Not later than 90 days after the 

20 date of enactment of this section, the Secretary, in 

21 consultation with the Orange County Water District, 

22 shall jointly prepare a plan, updated annually, iden23 tifying the goals and objectives of the center. 

24 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

25 are authorized to carry out subsections (a) and (b), 
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1 $2,000,000, for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2011. 

2 Such sums shall remain available until expended. 

3 (d) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 

4 of enactment of this section and annually thereafter, the 

5 Secretary, in consultation with the Orange County Water 

6 District, shall provide a report to Congress on the status 

7 of the center and its accomplishments. 

8 (e) SUNSET OF AUTHORITY.—This section shall have 

9 no effect after the date that is 10 years after the date 

10 of the enactment of this section. 

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