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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 637 

To authorize the Secretary, in cooperation with the City of San Juan 

Capistrano, California, to participate in the design, planning, and construction of an advanced water treatment plant facility and recycled 

water system, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 22, 2009 

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

Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary, in cooperation with the City 

of San Juan Capistrano, California, to participate in 

the design, planning, and construction of an advanced 

water treatment plant facility and recycled water system, 

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 ‘‘South Orange County 

5 Recycled Water Enhancement Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS. 

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

3 Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (Public Law 102– 

4 575, title XVI; 43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) is amended by 

5 adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘SEC. 16xx. SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO RECYCLED WATER SYS7 TEM. 

8 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera9 tion with the City of San Juan Capistrano, California, is 

10 authorized to participate in the design, planning, and con11 struction of an advanced water treatment plant facility 

12 and recycled water system. 

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) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

20 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

21 $18,500,000. 

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

23 carry out any provisions of this section shall terminate 10 

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


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1 ‘‘SEC. 163X. SAN CLEMENTE RECLAIMED WATER PROJECT. 

2 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera3 tion with the City of San Clemente, California, is author4 ized to participate in the design, planning, and construc5 tion of a project to expand reclaimed water distribution, 

6 storage and treatment facilities. 

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

8 of the project authorized by this section shall not exceed 

9 25 percent of the total cost of the project. 

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

11 funds for the operation and maintenance of the project 

12 authorized by this section. 

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

14 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

15 $5,000,000. 

16 ‘‘(e) 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.’’. 

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

21 inserting after the item relating to section 163X the fol22 lowing: 

‘‘Sec. 163X. San Juan Capistrano Recycled Water System. 

‘‘Sec. 163X. San Clemente Reclaimed Water Project.’’. 

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