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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 177

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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 4, 2005

Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. DREIER, 

Mr. COX, Mr. ROHRABACHER, and Mr. ROYCE) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on 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 (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 1634 the following:

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

5 SEC. 3. REGIONAL BRINE LINES. 

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 further amended 

9 by adding at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘SEC. 1637. REGIONAL BRINE LINES. 

11 ‘‘(a) SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.—The Secretary, in co12 operation with units of local government, may carry out 

13 a program under the Federal reclamation laws to assist 

14 agencies in projects to construct regional brine lines to ex15 port the salinity imported from the Colorado River to the 

16 Pacific Ocean as identified in—

17 ‘‘(1) the Salinity Management Study prepared 

18 by the Bureau of Reclamation and the Metropolitan 

19 Water District of Southern California; and 

20 ‘‘(2) the Southern California Comprehensive 

21 Water Reclamation and Reuse Study prepared by 

22 the Bureau of Reclamation. 

23 ‘‘(b) AGREEMENTS AND REGULATIONS.—The Sec24 retary may enter into such agreements and promulgate 

25 such regulations as are necessary to carry out this section. 
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1 ‘‘(c) COST SHARING.—The Federal share of the cost 

2 of a project to construct regional brine lines described in 

3 subsection (a) shall not exceed—

4 ‘‘(1) 25 percent of the total cost of the project; 

5 or 

6 ‘‘(2) $40,000,000. 

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

8 shall not be used for operation or maintenance of any 

9 project described in subsection (a).’’. 

10 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec11 tions in section 2 of Public Law 102–575 is further 

12 amended by inserting after the item relating to section 

13 1635 the following:

‘‘1637. Regional brine lines.’’.

14 SEC. 4. LOWER CHINO DAIRY AREA DESALINATION DEM15 ONSTRATION AND RECLAMATION PROJECT. 

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

17 Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (Public Law 102–

18 575, title XVI; 43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) is further amended 

19 by adding at the end the following: 

20 ‘‘SEC. 1638. LOWER CHINO DAIRY AREA DESALINATION 

21 DEMONSTRATION AND RECLAMATION 

22 PROJECT. 

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

24 with the Chino Basin Watermaster, the Inland Empire 

25 Utilities Agency, and the Santa Ana Watershed Project 
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1 Authority and acting under the Federal reclamation laws, 

2 shall participate in the design, planning, and construction 

3 of the Lower Chino Dairy Area desalination demonstra4 tion and reclamation project. 

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

6 of the project described in subsection (a) shall not ex7 ceed—

8 ‘‘(1) 25 percent of the total cost of the project; 

9 or 

10 ‘‘(2) $50,000,000. 

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

12 shall not be used for operation or maintenance of the 

13 project described in subsection (a). 

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

15 are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec16 essary to carry out this section.’’. 

17 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec18 tions in section 2 of Public Law 102–575 is further 

19 amended by inserting after the item relating to section 

20 1636 the following:

‘‘1638. Lower Chino dairy area desalination demonstration and reclamation 

project.’’.
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1 SEC. 5. CEILING INCREASE ON FEDERAL SHARE OF WATER 

2 RECLAMATION PROJECT. 

3 Section 1631(d) of the Reclamation Wastewater and 

4 Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (43 U.S.C.390h5 13(d)) is amended—

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

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

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

9 paragraph: 

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

11 project authorized by section 1624 shall not exceed 

12 $80,000,000.’’. 

13 SEC. 6. CENTER FOR TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT OF 

14 MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY AND EDUCATION. 

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

16 establish at the Orange County Water District located in 

17 Orange County, California, a center for the expressed pur18 poses of providing—

19 (1) assistance in the development and advance20 ment of membrane technologies; and 

21 (2) educational support in the advancement of 

22 public understanding and acceptance of membrane 

23 produced water supplies. 

24 (b) MANAGEMENT OF CENTER.—

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

26 the Secretary shall enter into contracts with the Or-
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1 ange County Water District for purposes of man2 aging such center. 

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

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

5 consultation with the Orange County Water District, 

6 shall jointly prepare a plan, updated annually, iden7 tifying the goals and objectives of the center. 

8 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

9 are authorized to carry out subsections (a) and (b), 

10 $2,000,000, for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2011. 

11 Such sums shall remain available until expended. 

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

13 of enactment of this section and annually thereafter, the 

14 Secretary, in consultation with the Orange County Water 

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

16 of the center and its accomplishments.

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