IIB 

109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 540 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 17, 2005 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 

Resources 

AN ACT 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey the 

Newlands Project Headquarters and Maintenance Yard 

Facility to the Truckee-Carson Irrigation District. 

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. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

2 The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Table of contents. 

TITLE I—NEWLANDS PROJECT HEADQUARTERS AND 

MAINTENANCE YARD FACILITY TRANSFER 

Sec. 101. Short title. 

Sec. 102. Conveyance of Newlands Project Headquarters and Maintenance 

Yard Facility. 

TITLE II—INLAND EMPIRE AND CUCAMONGA VALLEY 

RECYCLING PROJECTS 

Sec. 201. Inland Empire and Cucamonga Valley recycling projects. 

TITLE III—RIVERSIDE-CORONA FEEDER WATER PROJECT 

Sec. 301. Planning, design, and construction of the Riverside-Corona Feeder. 

Sec. 302. Project authorizations. 

TITLE IV—AINSWORTH UNIT, SANDHILLS DIVISION, PICK-SLOAN 

MISSOURI BASIN PROGRAM 

Sec. 401. Ainsworth Unit, Sandhills Division, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program. 

TITLE V—WICHITA PROJECT EQUUS BEDS DIVISION 

Sec. 501. Short title. 

Sec. 502. Equus Beds Division. 

TITLE VI—LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY WATER RESOURCES 

CONSERVATION AND IMPROVEMENT 

Sec. 601. Short title. 

Sec. 602. Authorization of additional projects and activities under the lower rio 

grande water conservation and improvement program. 

Sec. 603. Reauthorization of appropriations for lower rio grande construction. 

Sec. 604. Sunset provision. 

TITLE VII—BROWNSVILLE PUBLIC UTILITY BOARD WATER 

RECYCLING AND DESALINIZATION PROJECT 

Sec. 701. Brownsville Public Utility Board water recycling and desalinization 

project. 

TITLE VIII—EL PASO, TEXAS, WATER RECLAMATION, REUSE, 

AND DESALINIZATION PROJECT 

Sec. 801. El Paso, Texas, water reclamation, reuse, and desalinization project. 
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1 TITLE I—NEWLANDS PROJECT 

2 HEADQUARTERS AND MAIN3 TENANCE YARD FACILITY 

4 TRANSFER 

5 SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE. 

6 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Newlands Project 

7 Headquarters and Maintenance Yard Facility Transfer 

8 Act’’. 

9 SEC. 102. CONVEYANCE OF NEWLANDS PROJECT HEAD10 QUARTERS AND MAINTENANCE YARD FACIL11 ITY. 

12 (a) CONVEYANCE.—The Secretary of the Interior 

13 shall convey to the Truckee-Carson Irrigation District, 

14 Nevada, as soon as practicable after the date of the enact15 ment of this Act and in accordance with all applicable law 

16 and the terms of the memorandum of agreement between 

17 the District and the Secretary dated June 9, 2003 (Con18 tract No. 3–LC–20–8052), all right, title, and interest of 

19 the United States in and to real property within the 

20 Newlands Projects, Nevada, known as 2666 Harrigan 

21 Road, Fallon, Nevada, and identified for disposition on the 

22 map entitled ‘‘Newlands Project Headquarters and Main23 tenance Yard Facility’’. 

24 (b) TREATMENT OF PROCEEDS FROM FALLON

25 FREIGHT YARD AS CONSIDERATION.—Notwithstanding 
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1 any other provision of law to the contrary, amounts re2 ceived by the United States for the lease and sale of 

3 Newlands Project lands comprising the Fallon Freight 

4 Yard shall, for purposes of this section, be treated as pay5 ment in full of consideration for the property conveyed 

6 under subsection (a). 

7 (c) REPORT.—If the Secretary has not completed 

8 such conveyance within 12 months after the date of enact9 ment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to 

10 the Congress explaining the reasons the conveyance has 

11 not been completed and stating the date by which the con12 veyance will be completed. 

13 (d) ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW, REMEDIATION, AND

14 REMOVAL.—The Secretary may not make any conveyance 

15 under this section until the completion with respect to the 

16 conveyance, in accordance with the memorandum of agree17 ment referred to in subsection (a), of— 

18 (1) compliance with requirements relating to 

19 the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

20 U.S.C. et seq. 4321 et seq.) and cultural resources; 

21 and 

22 (2) environmental site assessments, remedi23 ation, or removal. 

24 (e) LIABILITY.—The United States shall not be liable 

25 for damages of any kind arising out of any act or omission 
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1 by, or occurrence relating to, the Truckee-Carson Irriga2 tion District or its employees, agents, or contractors relat3 ing to the property conveyed under this section and occur4 ring prior to, on, or after the date of such conveyance. 

5 TITLE II—INLAND EMPIRE AND 

6 CUCAMONGA VALLEY RECY7 CLING PROJECTS 

8 SEC. 201. INLAND EMPIRE AND CUCAMONGA VALLEY RECY9 CLING PROJECTS. 

10 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 

11 ‘‘Inland Empire Regional Water Recycling Initiative’’. 

12 (b) IN GENERAL.—The Reclamation Wastewater and 

13 Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (Public Law 102– 

14 575, Title XVI; 43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) is amended by 

15 adding at the end the following: 

16 ‘‘SEC. 1637. INLAND EMPIRE REGIONAL WATER RECYCLING 

17 PROJECT. 

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

19 with the Inland Empire Utilities Agency, may participate 

20 in the design, planning, and construction of the Inland 

21 Empire regional water recycling project described in the 

22 report submitted under section 1606(c). 

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

24 of the project described in subsection (a) shall not exceed 

25 25 percent of the total cost of the project. 
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1 ‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—Funds provided by the Secretary 

2 shall not be used for operation and maintenance of the 

3 project described in subsection (a). 

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

5 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

6 $20,000,000. 

7 ‘‘(e) SUNSET.—The authority of the Secretary to 

8 carry out any provisions of this section shall terminate 10 

9 years after the date of the enactment of this section. 

10 ‘‘SEC. 1638. CUCAMONGA VALLEY WATER RECYCLING 

11 PROJECT. 

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

13 with the Cucamonga Valley Water District, may partici14 pate in the design, planning, and construction of the 

15 Cucamonga Valley Water District satellite recycling plants 

16 in Rancho Cucamonga, California, to reclaim and recycle 

17 approximately 2 million gallons per day of domestic waste18 water. 

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

20 of the project described in subsection (a) shall not exceed 

21 25 percent of the capital cost of the project. 

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

23 shall not be used for operation and maintenance of the 

24 project described in subsection (a). 
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1 ‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

2 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, 

3 $10,000,000. 

4 ‘‘(e) SUNSET.—The authority of the Secretary to 

5 carry out any provisions of this section shall terminate 10 

6 years after the date of the enactment of this section.’’. 

7 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The table of sec8 tions in section 2 of Public Law 102–575 is amended by 

9 inserting after the item relating to section 1636 the fol10 lowing: 

‘‘1637. Inland Empire Regional Water Recycling Program. 

‘‘1638. Cucamonga Valley Water Recycling Project.’’. 

11 TITLE III—RIVERSIDE-CORONA 

12 FEEDER WATER PROJECT 

13 SEC. 301. PLANNING, DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE 

14 RIVERSIDE-CORONA FEEDER. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior, in 

16 cooperation with the Western Municipal Water District, 

17 may participate in a project to plan, design, and construct 

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

19 which includes 20 groundwater wells and 28 miles of pipe20 line in San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, California. 

21 (b) AGREEMENTS AND REGULATIONS.—The Sec22 retary may enter into such agreements and promulgate 

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

24 (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 the lesser of 35 percent of the total cost of the 

5 project or $50,000,000. 

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

7 complete the necessary planning study associated 

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

9 exceed 50 percent of the total study cost. 

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

11 by the Western Municipal Water District shall be consid12 ered a part of the local cost share to complete the project 

13 described in subsection (a). 

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

15 under this section shall not be used for operation or main16 tenance of the project described in subsection (a). 

17 (f) SUNSET.—The authority of the Secretary to carry 

18 out any provisions of this section shall terminate 10 years 

19 after the date of the enactment of this section. 

20 SEC. 302. PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS. 

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

22 Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (Public Law 102– 

23 575, title XVI; 43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) is amended by 

24 adding at the end the following: 
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1 ‘‘SEC. 163l. YUCAIPA VALLEY REGIONAL WATER SUPPLY 

2 RENEWAL PROJECT. 

3 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera4 tion with the Yucaipa Valley Water District, may partici5 pate in the design, planning, and construction of projects 

6 to treat impaired surface water, reclaim and reuse im7 paired groundwater, and provide brine disposal within the 

8 Santa Ana Watershed described in the report submitted 

9 under section 1606. 

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

11 of the project described in subsection (a) shall not exceed 

12 25 percent of the total cost of the project. 

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

14 shall not be used for operation or maintenance of the 

15 project described in subsection (a). 

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

17 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

18 $20,000,000. 

19 ‘‘(e) SUNSET.—The authority of the Secretary to 

20 carry out any provisions of this section shall terminate 10 

21 years after the date of the enactment of this section. 

22 ‘‘SEC. 163l. CITY OF CORONA WATER UTILITY, CALI23 FORNIA, WATER RECYCLING AND REUSE 

24 PROJECT. 

25 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera26 tion with the City of Corona Water Utility, California, is 
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1 authorized to participate in the design, planning, and con2 struction of, and land acquisition for, a project to reclaim 

3 and reuse wastewater, including degraded groundwaters, 

4 within and outside of the service area of the City of Co5 rona Water Utility, California. 

6 ‘‘(b) COST SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost 

7 of the project authorized by this section shall not exceed 

8 25 percent of the total cost of the project. 

9 ‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not provide 

10 funds for the operation and maintenance of the project 

11 authorized by this section. 

12 ‘‘(d) SUNSET.—The authority of the Secretary to 

13 carry out any provisions of this section shall terminate 10 

14 years after the date of the enactment of this section.’’. 

15 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The table of sec16 tions in section 2 of Public Law 102–575 is amended by 

17 inserting after the item relating to section 163l the fol18 lowing: 

‘‘Sec. 163l. Yucaipa Valley Regional Water Supply Renewal Project. 

‘‘Sec. 163l. City of Corona Water Utility, California, water recycling and reuse 

project.’’. 
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1 TITLE IV—AINSWORTH UNIT, 

2 SANDHILLS DIVISION, PICK3 SLOAN MISSOURI BASIN PRO4 GRAM 

5 SEC. 401. AINSWORTH UNIT, SANDHILLS DIVISION, PICK6 SLOAN MISSOURI BASIN PROGRAM. 

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

8 extend for the period described in subsection (b) the water 

9 service contract for the Ainsworth Unit, Sandhills Divi10 sion, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, Nebraska, con11 sisting of— 

12 (1) the water service contract entered into by 

13 the Secretary of the Interior under— 

14 (A) section 9(e) of the Reclamation Project 

15 Act of 1939 (43 U.S.C. 485h(e)); 

16 (B) section 9(c) of the Act of December 

17 22, 1944 (58 Stat. 887, chapter 665); 

18 (C) the Act of August 21, 1954 (68 Stat. 

19 757, chapter 781); and 

20 (D) the Act of May 18, 1956 (70 Stat. 

21 160, chapter 285); and 

22 (2) the water service contract for the set project 

23 located in Cherry, Brown, and Rock Counties, Ne24 braska, for the use of a part of the waters of the 

25 Snake River, a tributary of the Niobrara River. 
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1 (b) PERIOD OF EXTENSION.—The water service con2 tract described in subsection (a) shall be extended for 4 

3 years after the date on which the contract expires under 

4 the water service contract and law in existence before the 

5 date of enactment of this Act. 

6 TITLE V—WICHITA PROJECT 

7 EQUUS BEDS DIVISION 

8 SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE. 

9 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Wichita Project Equus 

10 Beds Division Authorization Act of 2005’’. 

11 SEC. 502. EQUUS BEDS DIVISION. 

12 The Act entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for the construc13 tion of the Cheney division, Wichita Federal reclamation 

14 project, Kansas, and for other purposes’’ (Public Law 86– 

15 787; 74 Stat. 1026) is amended by adding the following 

16 new section: 

17 ‘‘SEC. 10. EQUUS BEDS DIVISION. 

18 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of the Interior 

19 may assist in the funding and implementation of the 

20 Equus Beds Aquifer Recharge and Recovery Component 

21 which is a part of the ‘Integrated Local Water Supply 

22 Plan, Wichita, Kansas’ (referred to in this section as the 

23 ‘Equus Beds Division’). Construction of the Equus Beds 

24 Division shall be in substantial accordance with the plans 

25 and designs. 
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1 ‘‘(b) OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, AND REPLACE2 MENT.—Operation, maintenance, and replacement of the 

3 Equus Beds Division, including funding for those pur4 poses, shall be the sole responsibility of the City of Wich5 ita, Kansas. The Equus Beds Division shall be operated 

6 in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. 

7 ‘‘(c) AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary of the Interior 

8 may enter into, or agree to amendments of, cooperative 

9 agreements and other appropriate agreements to carry out 

10 this section. 

11 ‘‘(d) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—From funds made 

12 available for this section, the Secretary of the Interior may 

13 charge an appropriate share related to administrative 

14 costs incurred. 

15 ‘‘(e) PLANS AND ANALYSES CONSISTENT WITH FED16 ERAL LAW.—Before obligating funds for design or con17 struction under this section, the Secretary of the Interior 

18 shall work cooperatively with the City of Wichita, Kansas, 

19 to use, to the extent possible, plans, designs, and engineer20 ing and environmental analyses that have already been 

21 prepared by the City for the Equus Beds Division. The 

22 Secretary of the Interior shall assure that such informa23 tion is used consistent with applicable Federal laws and 

24 regulations, including principles and guidelines used in 

25 preparing feasibility level project studies. 
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1 ‘‘(f) TITLE; RESPONSIBILITY; LIABILITY.—Nothing 

2 in this section or assistance provided under this section 

3 shall be construed to transfer title, responsibility, or liabil4 ity related to the Equus Beds Division (including portions 

5 or features thereof) to the United States. 

6 ‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

7 is authorized to be appropriated as the Federal share of 

8 the total cost of the Equus Beds Division, an amount not 

9 to not exceed 25 percent of the total cost or $30,000,000 

10 (January, 2003 prices), whichever is less, plus or minus 

11 such amounts, if any, as may be justified by reason of 

12 ordinary fluctuations in construction costs as indicated by 

13 engineering cost indexes applicable to the type of construc14 tion involved herein, whichever is less. Such sums shall 

15 be nonreimbursable. 

16 ‘‘(h) SUNSET.—The authority of the Secretary to 

17 carry out any provisions of this section shall terminate 10 

18 years after the date of the enactment of this section.’’. 
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1 TITLE VI—LOWER RIO GRANDE 

2 VALLEY WATER RESOURCES 

3 CONSERVATION AND IM4 PROVEMENT 

5 SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE. 

6 This title may be cited as the ‘‘Lower Rio Grande 

7 Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement 

8 Act of 2005’’. 

9 SEC. 602. AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL PROJECTS AND 

10 ACTIVITIES UNDER THE LOWER RIO GRANDE 

11 WATER CONSERVATION AND IMPROVEMENT 

12 PROGRAM. 

13 (a) ADDITIONAL PROJECTS.—Section 4(a) of the 

14 Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation 

15 and Improvement Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–576; 114 

16 Stat. 3067) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

17 ‘‘(20) In Cameron County, Texas, Bayview Irri18 gation District No. 11, water conservation and im19 provement projects as identified in the March 3, 

20 2004, engineering report by NRS Consulting Engi21 neers at a cost of $1,425,219. 

22 ‘‘(21) In the Cameron County, Texas, Browns23 ville Irrigation District, water conservation and im24 provement projects as identified in the February 11, 
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1 2004, engineering report by NRS Consulting Engi2 neers at a cost of $722,100. 

3 ‘‘(22) In the Cameron County, Texas Harlingen 

4 Irrigation District No. 1, water conservation and im5 provement projects as identified in the March, 2004, 

6 engineering report by Axiom-Blair Engineering at a 

7 cost of $4,173,950. 

8 ‘‘(23) In the Cameron County, Texas, Cameron 

9 County Irrigation District No. 2, water conservation 

10 and improvement projects as identified in the Feb11 ruary 11, 2004, engineering report by NRS Con12 sulting Engineers at a cost of $8,269,576. 

13 ‘‘(24) In the Cameron County, Texas, Cameron 

14 County Irrigation District No. 6, water conservation 

15 and improvement projects as identified in an engi16 neering report by Turner Collie Braden, Inc., at a 

17 cost of $5,607,300. 

18 ‘‘(25) In the Cameron County, Texas, Adams 

19 Gardens Irrigation District No. 19, water conserva20 tion and improvement projects as identified in the 

21 March, 2004, engineering report by Axiom-Blair En22 gineering at a cost of $2,500,000. 

23 ‘‘(26) In the Hidalgo and Cameron Counties, 

24 Texas, Hidalgo and Cameron Counties Irrigation 

25 District No. 9, water conservation and improvement 
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1 projects as identified by the February 11 engineer2 ing report by NRS Consulting Engineers at a cost 

3 of $8,929,152. 

4 ‘‘(27) In the Hidalgo and Willacy Counties, 

5 Texas, Delta Lake Irrigation District, water con6 servation and improvement projects as identified in 

7 the March, 2004, engineering report by Axiom-Blair 

8 Engineering at a cost of $8,000,000. 

9 ‘‘(28) In the Hidalgo County, Texas, Hidalgo 

10 County Irrigation District No. 2, a water conserva11 tion and improvement project identified in the engi12 neering reports attached to a letter dated February 

13 11, 2004, from the district’s general manager, at a 

14 cost of $5,312,475. 

15 ‘‘(29) In the Hidalgo County, Texas, Hidalgo 

16 County Irrigation District No. 1, water conservation 

17 and improvement projects identified in an engineer18 ing report dated March 5, 2004, by Melden and 

19 Hunt, Inc. at a cost of $5,595,018. 

20 ‘‘(30) In the Hidalgo County, Texas, Hidalgo 

21 County Irrigation District No. 6, water conservation 

22 and improvement projects as identified in the 

23 March, 2004, engineering report by Axiom-Blair En24 gineering at a cost of $3,450,000. 
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1 ‘‘(31) In the Hidalgo County, Texas Santa 

2 Cruz Irrigation District No. 15, water conservation 

3 and improvement projects as identified in an engi4 neering report dated March 5, 2004, by Melden and 

5 Hunt, Inc. at a cost of $4,609,000. 

6 ‘‘(32) In the Hidalgo County, Texas, Engelman 

7 Irrigation District, water conservation and improve8 ment projects as identified in an engineering report 

9 dated March 5, 2004, by Melden and Hunt, Inc. at 

10 a cost of $2,251,480. 

11 ‘‘(33) In the Hidalgo County, Texas, Valley 

12 Acres Water District, water conservation and im13 provement projects as identified in an engineering 

14 report dated March, 2004, by Axiom-Blair Engineer15 ing at a cost of $500,000. 

16 ‘‘(34) In the Hudspeth County, Texas, 

17 Hudspeth County Conservation and Reclamation 

18 District No. 1, water conservation and improvement 

19 projects as identified in the March, 2004, engineer20 ing report by Axiom-Blair Engineering at a cost of 

21 $1,500,000. 

22 ‘‘(35) In the El Paso County, Texas, El Paso 

23 County Water Improvement District No. 1, water 

24 conservation and improvement projects as identified 
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1 in the March, 2004, engineering report by Axiom2 Blair Engineering at a cost of $10,500,000. 

3 ‘‘(36) In the Hidalgo County, Texas, Donna Ir4 rigation District, water conservation and improve5 ment projects identified in an engineering report 

6 dated March 22, 2004, by Melden and Hunt, Inc. at 

7 a cost of $2,500,000. 

8 ‘‘(37) In the Hidalgo County, Texas, Hidalgo 

9 County Irrigation District No. 16, water conserva10 tion and improvement projects identified in an engi11 neering report dated March 22, 2004, by Melden 

12 and Hunt, Inc. at a cost of $2,800,000. 

13 ‘‘(38) The United Irrigation District of Hidalgo 

14 County water conservation and improvement 

15 projects as identified in a March 2004, engineering 

16 report by Sigler Winston, Greenwood and Associates 

17 at a cost of $6,067,021.’’. 

18 (b) INCLUSION OF ACTIVITIES TO CONSERVE WATER

19 OR IMPROVE SUPPLY; TRANSFERS AMONG PROJECTS.— 

20 Section 4 of such Act (Public Law 106–576; 114 Stat. 

21 3067) is further amended by redesignating subsection (c) 

22 as subsection (e), and by inserting after subsection (b) the 

23 following: 

24 ‘‘(c) INCLUSION OF ACTIVITIES TO CONSERVE

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1 ties identified in the engineering reports referred to in 

2 subsection (a), each project that the Secretary conducts 

3 or participates in under subsection (a) may include any 

4 of the following: 

5 ‘‘(1) The replacement of irrigation canals and 

6 lateral canals with buried pipelines. 

7 ‘‘(2) The impervious lining of irrigation canals 

8 and lateral canals. 

9 ‘‘(3) Installation of water level, flow measure10 ment, pump control, and telemetry systems. 

11 ‘‘(4) The renovation and replacement of pump12 ing plants. 

13 ‘‘(5) Other activities that will result in the con14 servation of water or an improved supply of water. 

15 ‘‘(d) TRANSFERS AMONG PROJECTS.—Of amounts 

16 made available for a project referred to in any of para17 graphs (20) through (38) of subsection (a), the Secretary 

18 may transfer and use for another such project up to 10 

19 percent.’’. 

20 SEC. 603. REAUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR 

21 LOWER RIO GRANDE CONSTRUCTION. 

22 Section 4(e) of the Lower Rio Grande Valley Water 

23 Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2000 

24 (Public Law 106–576; 114 Stat. 3067), as redesignated 

25 by section 602(b) of this title, is further amended by in-
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1 serting before the period the following: ‘‘for projects re2 ferred to in paragraphs (1) through (19) of subsection (a), 

3 and $42,356,145 (2004 dollars) for projects referred to 

4 in paragraphs (20) through (38) of subsection (a)’’. 

5 SEC. 604. SUNSET PROVISION. 

6 The authority of the Secretary to carry out the 

7 projects added by paragraphs (20) through (38) of the 

8 amendment made by section 602(a) of this title shall ter9 minate 10 years after the date of the enactment of this 

10 section. 

11 TITLE VII—BROWNSVILLE PUB12 LIC UTILITY BOARD WATER 

13 RECYCLING AND DESALINIZA14 TION PROJECT 

15 SEC. 701. BROWNSVILLE PUBLIC UTILITY BOARD WATER 

16 RECYCLING AND DESALINIZATION PROJECT. 

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

18 Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (Public Law 102– 

19 575, title XVI; 43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) is amended by 

20 adding at the end the following new section: 

21 ‘‘SEC. 163ll. BROWNSVILLE PUBLIC UTILITY BOARD 

22 WATER RECYCLING AND DESALINIZATION 

23 PROJECT. 

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

25 with the Brownsville Public Utility Board, may participate 
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1 in the design, planning, and construction of facilities to 

2 reclaim, reuse, and treat impaired waters in the Browns3 ville, Texas, area. 

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

5 of the project described in subsection (a) shall not exceed 

6 25 percent of the total cost of the project. 

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

8 shall not be used for operation and maintenance of the 

9 project described in subsection (a). 

10 ‘‘(d) SUNSET.—The authority of the Secretary to 

11 carry out any provisions of this section shall terminate 10 

12 years after the date of the enactment of this section.’’. 

13 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec14 tions in section 2 of Public Law 102–575 is amended by 

15 inserting after the last item relating to title XVI the fol16 lowing: 

‘‘163l. Brownsville Public Utility Board water recycling and desalinization 

project.’’. 

17 TITLE VIII—EL PASO, TEXAS, 

18 WATER RECLAMATION, 

19 REUSE, AND DESALINIZATION 

20 PROJECT 

21 SEC. 801. EL PASO, TEXAS, WATER RECLAMATION, REUSE, 

22 AND DESALINIZATION PROJECT. 

23 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Reclamation Wastewater 

24 and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (Public Law 
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1 102–575, title XVI; 43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) is amended 

2 by adding at the end the following new section: 

3 ‘‘SEC. 16xx. EL PASO, TEXAS, WATER RECLAMATION, REUSE, 

4 AND DESALINIZATION PROJECT. 

5 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera6 tion with the State and local authorities, is authorized to 

7 participate in the design, planning, and construction of the 

8 El Paso Water Reclamation, Reuse, and Desalinization 

9 project to reclaim and reuse wastewater and to treat and 

10 reuse impaired and brackish groundwater in the service 

11 area of the El Paso Water Utilities Public Service Board, 

12 El Paso, Texas. 

13 ‘‘(b) COST SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost 

14 of the project authorized by this section shall not exceed 

15 25 percent of the total cost of the project. 

16 ‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not provide 

17 funds for the operation and maintenance of the project 

18 authorized by this section. 

19 ‘‘(d) SUNSET.—The authority of the Secretary to 

20 carry out any provisions of this section shall terminate 10 

21 years after the date of the enactment of this section.’’. 

22 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

23 in section 2 of such Act is amended by inserting after the 

24 item relating to section 16xx the following: 
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‘‘Sec. 16xx. El Paso, Texas, water reclamation, reuse, and desalinization 

project.’’. 

Passed the House of Representatives May 16, 2005. 

Attest: JEFF TRANDAHL, 

Clerk.