IIB 

109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 177 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

OCTOBER 19, 2005 

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

Resources 

AN ACT 

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. 
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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 ‘‘Santa Ana River 

5 Water Supply Enhancement Act of 2005’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PRADO BASIN NATURAL TREATMENT SYSTEM 

7 PROJECT. 

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

9 Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (Public Law 102– 

10 575, title XVI; 43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) is amended by 

11 adding at the end the following: 

12 ‘‘SEC. 1636. PRADO BASIN NATURAL TREATMENT SYSTEM 

13 PROJECT. 

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

15 with the Orange County Water District, shall participate 

16 in the planning, design, and construction of natural treat17 ment systems and wetlands for the flows of the Santa Ana 

18 River, California, and its tributaries into the Prado Basin. 

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 total cost of the project. 

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

23 shall not be used for the operation and maintenance of 

24 the 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 $20,000,000. 

4 ‘‘(e) SUNSET OF AUTHORITY.—This section shall 

5 have no effect after the date that is 10 years after the 

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

7 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec8 tions in section 2 of Public Law 102–575 is further 

9 amended by inserting after the item relating to section 

10 1634 the following: 

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

11 SEC. 3. REGIONAL BRINE LINES. 

12 (a) 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 further amended 

15 by adding at the end the following: 

16 ‘‘SEC. 1637. REGIONAL BRINE LINES. 

17 ‘‘(a) SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.—The Secretary, under 

18 Federal reclamation laws and in cooperation with units of 

19 local government, may assist agencies in projects to con20 struct regional brine lines to export the salinity imported 

21 from the Colorado River to the Pacific Ocean as identified 

22 in— 

23 ‘‘(1) the Salinity Management Study prepared 

24 by the Bureau of Reclamation and the Metropolitan 

25 Water District of Southern California; and 
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1 ‘‘(2) the Southern California Comprehensive 

2 Water Reclamation and Reuse Study prepared by 

3 the Bureau of Reclamation. 

4 ‘‘(b) AGREEMENTS AND REGULATIONS.—The Sec5 retary may enter into such agreements and promulgate 

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

7 ‘‘(c) COST SHARING.—The Federal share of the cost 

8 of a project to construct regional brine lines described in 

9 subsection (a) shall not exceed— 

10 ‘‘(1) 25 percent of the total cost of the project; 

11 or 

12 ‘‘(2) $40,000,000. 

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

14 shall not be used for operation or maintenance of any 

15 project described in subsection (a). 

16 ‘‘(e) SUNSET OF AUTHORITY.—This section shall 

17 have no effect after the date that is 10 years after the 

18 date of the enactment of this section.’’. 

19 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec20 tions in section 2 of Public Law 102–575 is further 

21 amended by inserting after the item relating to section 

22 1635 the following: 

‘‘1637. Regional brine lines.’’. 
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1 SEC. 4. LOWER CHINO DAIRY AREA DESALINATION DEM2 ONSTRATION AND RECLAMATION PROJECT. 

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

4 Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (Public Law 102– 

5 575, title XVI; 43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) is further amended 

6 by adding at the end the following: 

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

8 DEMONSTRATION AND RECLAMATION 

9 PROJECT. 

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

11 with the Chino Basin Watermaster, the Inland Empire 

12 Utilities Agency, and the Santa Ana Watershed Project 

13 Authority and acting under the Federal reclamation laws, 

14 shall participate in the design, planning, and construction 

15 of the Lower Chino Dairy Area desalination demonstra16 tion and reclamation project. 

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

18 of the project described in subsection (a) shall not ex19 ceed— 

20 ‘‘(1) 25 percent of the total cost of the project; 

21 or 

22 ‘‘(2) $50,000,000. 

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

24 shall not be used for operation or maintenance of the 

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

2 are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec3 essary to carry out this section. 

4 ‘‘(e) SUNSET OF AUTHORITY.—This section shall 

5 have no effect after the date that is 10 years after the 

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

7 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec8 tions in section 2 of Public Law 102–575 is further 

9 amended by inserting after the item relating to section 

10 1636 the following: 

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

project.’’. 

11 SEC. 5. CEILING INCREASE ON FEDERAL SHARE OF WATER 

12 RECLAMATION PROJECT. 

13 Section 1631(d) of the Reclamation Wastewater and 

14 Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (43 U.S.C.390h15 13(d)) is amended— 

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

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

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

19 paragraph: 

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

21 project authorized by section 1624 shall not exceed 

22 the following: 

23 ‘‘(A) $22,000,000 for fiscal year 2007. 

24 ‘‘(B) $24,200,000 for fiscal year 2008. 
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1 ‘‘(C) $26,620,000 for fiscal year 2009. 

2 ‘‘(D) $29,282,000 for fiscal year 2010. 

3 ‘‘(E) $32,210,200 for fiscal year 2011. 

4 ‘‘(F) $35,431,220 for fiscal year 2012. 

5 ‘‘(G) $38,974,342 for fiscal year 2013. 

6 ‘‘(H) $42,871,776 for fiscal year 2014. 

7 ‘‘(I) $47,158,953 for fiscal year 2015. 

8 ‘‘(J) $51,874,849 for fiscal year 2016.’’. 

9 SEC. 6. CENTER FOR TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT OF 

10 MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY AND EDUCATION. 

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

12 establish at the Orange County Water District located in 

13 Orange County, California, a center for the expressed pur14 poses of providing— 

15 (1) assistance in the development and advance16 ment of membrane technologies; and 

17 (2) educational support in the advancement of 

18 public understanding and acceptance of membrane 

19 produced water supplies. 

20 (b) MANAGEMENT OF CENTER.— 

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

22 the Secretary shall enter into contracts with the Or23 ange County Water District for purposes of man24 aging such center. 
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1 (2) PLAN.—Not later than 90 days after the 

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

3 consultation with the Orange County Water District, 

4 shall jointly prepare a plan, updated annually, iden5 tifying the goals and objectives of the center. 

6 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

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

8 $2,000,000, for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2011. 

9 Such sums shall remain available until expended. 

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

11 of enactment of this section and annually thereafter, the 

12 Secretary, in consultation with the Orange County Water 

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

14 of the center and its accomplishments. 

15 (e) SUNSET OF AUTHORITY.—This section shall have 

16 no effect after the date that is 10 years after the date 

17 of the enactment of this section. 

Passed the House of Representatives October 18, 

2005. 

Attest: JEFF TRANDAHL, 

Clerk.