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Union Calendar No. 551 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1162 

[Report No. 116–667] 

To establish a grant program for the funding of water recycling and reuse 

projects, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 13, 2019 

Mrs. NAPOLITANO (for herself, Ms. JOHNSON of Texas, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, 

Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. ROUDA, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. VELA, Mrs. TORRES of California, Mr. 

CARBAJAL, Ms. HILL of California, Ms. TITUS, Mr. CISNEROS, Mr. 

HARDER of California, Ms. ESHOO, Ms. SA ́NCHEZ, and Mr. SIRES) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 

Resources 

DECEMBER 18, 2020 

Additional sponsors: Ms. HAALAND, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. LEVIN of California, Mr. MALINOWSKI, Ms. WATERS, Ms. WILD, Ms. JUDY CHU of 

California, Mr. SHERMAN, Mrs. DAVIS of California, and Mr. CA ́RDENAS

DECEMBER 18, 2020 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 13, 2019] 


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A BILL 

To establish a grant program for the funding of water 

recycling and reuse projects, 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 ‘‘Water Recycling Invest5 ment and Improvement Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE FUNDING 

7 OF WATER RECYCLING AND REUSE 

8 PROJECTS. 

9 (a) COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE FUNDING

10 OF WATER RECYCLING AND REUSE PROJECTS.—Section 

11 1602(f) of the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater 

12 Study and Facilities Act (title XVI of Public Law 102– 

13 575; 43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) is amended by striking para14 graphs (2) and (3) and inserting the following: 

15 ‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—When funding projects under 

16 paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give funding pri17 ority to projects that meet one or more of the fol18 lowing criteria: 

19 ‘‘(A) Projects that are likely to provide a 

20 more reliable water supply for States and local 

21 governments. 

22 ‘‘(B) Projects that are likely to increase the 

23 water management flexibility and reduce im24 pacts on environmental resources from projects 

25 operated by Federal and State agencies. 


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1 ‘‘(C) Projects that are regional in nature. 

2 ‘‘(D) Projects with multiple stakeholders. 

3 ‘‘(E) Projects that provide multiple benefits, 

4 including water supply reliability, eco-system 

5 benefits, groundwater management and enhance6 ments, and water quality improvements.’’. 

7 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

8 1602(g) of the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater 

9 Study and Facilities Act (title XVI of Public Law 102– 

10 575; 43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) is amended— 

11 (1) by striking ‘‘$50,000,000’’ and inserting 

12 ‘‘$500,000,000 through fiscal year 2025’’; and 

13 (2) by striking ‘‘if enacted appropriations legis14 lation designates funding to them by name,’’. 

15 (c) DURATION.—Section 4013 of the WIIN Act (43 

16 U.S.C. 390b(2)) is amended— 

17 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’; 

18 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and 

19 inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

20 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

21 ‘‘(3) section 4009(c).’’. 

22 (d) LIMITATION ON FUNDING.—Section 1631(d) of the 

23 Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Fa24 cilities Act (43 U.S.C. 390h–13(d)) is amended by striking 


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1 ‘‘$20,000,000 (October 1996 prices)’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘$30,000,000 (January 2019 prices)’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 551 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1162 

[Report No. 116–667] 

A BILL 

To establish a grant program for the funding of 

purposes. water recycling and reuse projects, and for other 

DECEMBER 18, 2020 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS