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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1563 

To extend the authorities under the Water Infrastructure Improvements for 

the Nation Act of 2016 providing operational flexibility, drought relief, 

and other benefits to the State of California. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 3, 2021 

Mr. GARCIA of California (for himself, Mr. MCCARTHY, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. 

ISSA, Mrs. KIM of California, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. 

NUNES, Mr. OBERNOLTE, Mrs. STEEL, and Mr. VALADAO) introduced 

the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 

each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To extend the authorities under the Water Infrastructure 

Improvements for the Nation Act of 2016 providing operational flexibility, drought relief, and other benefits to 

the State of California. 

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. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY. 

2 (a) Subtitle J of the Water Infrastructure Improve3 ments for the Nation Act (Public Law 114–322) is amend4 ed— 

5 (1) in section 4007 (43 U.S.C. 390(b) note)— 

6 (A) in subsection (i), by striking ‘‘January 

7 1, 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2028’’; 

8 (B) in subsection (h)(1), by striking the 

9 period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 

10 (C) by redesignating subsection (h)(2) as 

11 (h)(3); and 

12 (D) by adding after subsection (h)(1) the 

13 following: 

14 ‘‘(2) There is authorized to be appropriated 

15 $134,000,000 for each fiscal years 2022 through 

16 2028.’’; 

17 (2) in section 4011(e)(2), by inserting ‘‘projects 

18 found feasible under the provisions of section 4007,’’ 

19 after ‘‘construction of water storage’’; and 

20 (3) in section 4013 (43 U.S.C. 390(b) note)— 

21 (A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘the 

22 date that is 5 years after the date of its enact23 ment’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2028’’; and 

24 (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘10 

25 years after the date of its enactment’’ and in26 serting ‘‘on December 31, 2033’’. 


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1 (b) Section 4(a)(1)(F) of the Water Desalination Act 

2 of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 10301 note; Public Law 104–298), 

3 as amended by section 4009(a) of the WIIN Act (Public 

4 Law 114–322), is further amended by striking 

5 ‘‘$30,000,000 of funding is authorized to remain available 

6 until expended; and’’ and inserting ‘‘$12,000,000 is au7 thorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 2022 

8 through 2028.’’. 

9 (c) Section 1602 of the Reclamation Wastewater and 

10 Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (title XVI of Public 

11 Law 102–575; 43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.), as amended by 

12 section 4009(c) of the WIIN Act (Public Law 114–322), 

13 is further amended in subsection (g) by striking 

14 ‘‘$50,000,000 to remain available until expended’’ and in15 serting ‘‘$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 

16 through 2028’’. 

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