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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 38 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to plan, design and construct 

facilities to provide water for irrigation, municipal, domestic, and other 

uses from the Bunker Hill Groundwater Basin, Santa Ana River, California, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 6, 2009 

Mr. CALVERT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to plan, design 

and construct facilities to provide water for irrigation, 

municipal, domestic, and other uses from the Bunker 

Hill Groundwater Basin, Santa Ana River, California, 

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 ‘‘Riverside-Corona 

5 Feeder Water Supply Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

2 For the purposes of this Act, the following definitions 

3 apply: 

4 (1) DISTRICT.—The term ‘‘District’’ means the 

5 Western Municipal Water District, Riverside Coun6 ty, California. 

7 (2) PROJECT.—The term ‘‘Project’’ means the 

8 Riverside-Corona Feeder Project and associated fa9 cilities. 

10 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

11 the Secretary of the Interior. 

12 SEC. 3. PLANNING, DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE 

13 RIVERSIDE-CORONA FEEDER. 

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

15 with the Western Municipal Water District, is authorized 

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

17 a water supply project, the Riverside-Corona Feeder, 

18 which includes 20 groundwater wells, groundwater treat19 ment facilities, water storage and pumping facilities, and 

20 28 miles of pipeline in San Bernardino and Riverside 

21 Counties, California. 

22 (b) AGREEMENTS AND REGULATIONS.—The Sec23 retary may enter into such agreements and promulgate 

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

25 (c) FEDERAL COST SHARE.— 


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1 (1) PLANNING, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION.—The 

2 Federal share of the cost to plan, design, and con3 struct the project described in subsection (a) shall be 

4 not more than 25 percent of the total cost of the 

5 project, not to exceed $50,000,000. 

6 (2) STUDIES.—The Federal share of the cost to 

7 complete the necessary planning studies associated 

8 with the project described in subsection (a) shall not 

9 exceed 50 percent of the total study cost and shall 

10 be included as part of the limitation on funds pro11 vided in paragraph (1). 

12 (d) IN-KIND SERVICES.—In-kind services performed 

13 by the Western Municipal Water District shall be part of 

14 the local cost share to complete the project described in 

15 subsection (a). 

16 (e) LIMITATION.—Funds provided by the Secretary 

17 under this section shall not be used for operation or main18 tenance of the project described in subsection (a). 

19 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

20 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 

21 out this Act $50,000,000 or 25 percent of the total cost 

22 of the Project, whichever is less. 

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