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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2473 

To promote water supply reliability and improved water management for 

rural communities, the State of California, and the Nation, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 2, 2019 

Mr. HARDER of California (for himself, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. BERA, Mr. COX

of California, Mr. COSTA, and Mr. MCNERNEY) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To promote water supply reliability and improved water management for rural communities, the State of California, 

and the Nation, 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 ‘‘Securing Access for 

5 the central Valley and Enhancing (SAVE) Water Re6 sources Act’’. 

7 SEC. 2. WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FUND. 

8 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 

9 Treasury of the United States a fund, to be known as the 


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1 ‘‘Water Infrastructure and Drought Solutions Fund’’ (re2 ferred to in this section as the ‘‘Fund’’), consisting of— 

3 (1) such amounts as are deposited in the Fund 

4 under subsection (b); and 

5 (2) any interest earned on investment of 

6 amounts in the Fund under subsection (c)(1)(B). 

7 (b) DEPOSITS TO FUND.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—For each of fiscal years 

9 2030 through 2060, the Secretary of the Treasury 

10 shall deposit in the Fund $300,000,000 of the reve11 nues that would otherwise be deposited for the fiscal 

12 year in the reclamation fund established by the first 

13 section of the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388, 

14 chapter 1093), of which— 

15 (A) $100,000,000 shall be expended by the 

16 Secretary of the Interior for new surface or 

17 ground water storage projects provided that— 

18 (i) expenditures are made for nonre19 imbursable public benefits under Federal 

20 reclamation law (the Act of June 17, 1902 

21 (32 Stat. 388, chapter 1093), and Acts 

22 supplemental to and amendatory of that 

23 Act); and 


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1 (ii) Federal expenditures account for 

2 no more than 50 percent of total costs for 

3 any project; 

4 (B) $100,000,000 shall be expended by the 

5 Secretary of the Interior for water reclamation 

6 and reuse projects authorized under title XVI 

7 of Public Law 102–575 and section 4009 of 

8 Public Law 114–322; and 

9 (C) $100,000,000 shall be expended by the 

10 Secretary of the Interior for WaterSMART 

11 grants authorized under the Omnibus Public 

12 Lands Management Act of 2009 (42 U.S.C. 

13 10364). 

14 (2) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS.—Amounts de15 posited in the Fund under this section shall— 

16 (A) be made available in accordance with 

17 this section, without further appropriation; and 

18 (B) be in addition to amounts appropriated 

19 for such purposes under any other provision of 

20 law. 

21 (c) EXPENDITURES FROM FUND.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), 

23 for each of fiscal years 2030 through 2060, the re24 spective Secretary may expend from the Fund, in acVerDate Sep 11 2014 23:00 May 09, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2473.IH H2473

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1 cordance with this section, not more than an amount 

2 equal to the sum of— 

3 (A) the amounts deposited in the Fund 

4 that year under subsection (b); and 

5 (B) the amount of interest accrued in the 

6 Fund for the fiscal year in which the expendi7 tures are made. 

8 (2) ADDITIONAL EXPENDITURES.— 

9 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may ex10 pend more in any fiscal year than the amounts 

11 described in subsection (a) if the additional 

12 amounts are available in the Fund as a result 

13 of a failure of the Secretary to expend all of the 

14 amounts available under subsection (a) in 1 or 

15 more prior fiscal years. 

16 (B) RETENTION IN ACCOUNTS.—Any addi17 tional amounts referred to in paragraph (1) 

18 shall— 

19 (i) accrue interest in accordance with 

20 this section; and 

21 (ii) only be expended for the purposes 

22 for which expenditures from the Fund are 

23 authorized. 

24 SEC. 3. GROUND WATER RECHARGE PLANNING. 

25 (a) FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.— 


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1 (1) FINDINGS.—The Congress finds that— 

2 (A) there is a lack of information regard3 ing local ground water storage and recharge op4 portunities in the Western United States; 

5 (B) additional information regarding local 

6 ground water storage and recharge opportuni7 ties can help inform future Federal and State 

8 funding activities and assist State government 

9 initiatives such as implementation of part 2.74 

10 of the California Water Code (commonly known 

11 as the ‘‘Sustainable Groundwater Management 

12 Act’’); and 

13 (C) challenges associated with drought and 

14 extreme aridity from changing weather patterns 

15 will require additional investment in ground 

16 water storage and recharge. 

17 (2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is 

18 to help inform future Federal, State, local, and other 

19 investment in ground water recharge projects. 

20 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

21 (1) CRITICALLY OVERDRAFTED BASINS.—The 

22 term ‘‘Critically Overdrafted Basins’’ means those 

23 basins identified by the California Department of 

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1 fornia’s Sustainable Groundwater Management 

2 Act’’). 

3 (2) RECLAMATION STATE.—The term ‘‘Rec4 lamation State’’ means any Reclamation State (as 

5 defined in section 4014 of the Water Infrastructure 

6 Improvements for the Nation Act (43 U.S.C. 390b 

7 note; Public Law 114–322)). 

8 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

9 the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di10 rector of the United States Geological Survey. 

11 (c) EVALUATION AND REPORT.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 4 years after 

13 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

14 shall complete an evaluation and report to Congress 

15 that identifies potential ground water storage and 

16 recharge opportunities in each Reclamation State in17 cluding recharge opportunities in critically over18 drafted basins. 

19 (2) REPORT.—The report to Congress shall in20 clude— 

21 (A) an assessment of potentially beneficial 

22 storage and recharge locations based on the 

23 Secretary’s assessment of— 

24 (i) hydrologic attributes; 

25 (ii) geologic attributes; 


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1 (iii) engineering attributes; 

2 (iv) water supply benefits; 

3 (v) environmental benefits; 

4 (vi) infrastructure benefits related to 

5 mitigation of subsidence-related infrastruc6 ture damage; and 

7 (vii) sustainability benefits for criti8 cally overdrafted basins; and 

9 (B) an assessment of potential conveyance 

10 infrastructure needs to move excess runoff to 

11 the recharge locations identified by the Sec12 retary under this section. 

13 (3) COORDINATION.—To the maximum extent 

14 practicable, the Secretary shall coordinate research 

15 activities with Reclamation State agencies, ground 

16 water sustainability agencies, universities and non17 profit organizations in a manner designed to assist 

18 with implementation of State-led initiatives such as 

19 part 2.74 of the California Water Code (commonly 

20 known as the ‘‘Sustainable Groundwater Manage21 ment Act’’). 


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1 SEC. 4. RECLAMATION INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE AND IN2 NOVATION PILOT PROGRAM. 

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

4 ‘‘Reclamation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation 

5 Act’’. 

6 (b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of the Interior 

7 (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall estab8 lish and carry out a pilot program under which the Sec9 retary shall provide to eligible entities described in section 

10 5025 of the Water Resources Reform and Development 

11 Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 3904) financial assistance in ac12 cordance with this section to carry out eligible projects de13 scribed in subsection (c). 

14 (c) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—A project eligible to receive 

16 assistance under the pilot program under this sec17 tion is a water supply project that, as determined by 

18 the Secretary— 

19 (A) is located in— 

20 (i) the State of Alaska; 

21 (ii) the State of Hawaii; or 

22 (iii) a Reclamation State (as defined 

23 in section 4014 of the Water Infrastruc24 ture Improvements for the Nation Act (43 

25 U.S.C. 390b note; Public Law 114–322)); 


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1 (B) would contribute directly or indirectly 

2 (including through ground water recharge) to a 

3 safe, adequate water supply for domestic, agri4 cultural, environmental, municipal, or industrial 

5 use; and 

6 (C) is otherwise eligible for assistance 

7 under this section. 

8 (2) SMALL COMMUNITY PROJECTS.—For 

9 projects eligible for assistance under this section and 

10 section 5028(a)(2)(B) of the Water Resources Re11 form and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 

12 3907(a)(2)(B)), the Secretary may assist applicants 

13 in combining 1 or more projects into a single appli14 cation in order to meet the minimum project cost of 

15 $5,000,000 required under that section. 

16 (d) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—The following entities are 

17 eligible to receive assistance under this section: 

18 (1) An entity described in section 5025 of the 

19 Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 

20 2014 (33 U.S.C. 3904). 

21 (2) A conservancy district, reclamation district, 

22 or irrigation district. 

23 (3) A canal company or mutual water company. 

24 (4) A water users’ association. 


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1 (5) An agency established by an interstate com2 pact. 

3 (6) Any other individual or entity that has the 

4 capacity to contract with the United States under 

5 the reclamation laws. 

6 (e) REQUIREMENTS.— 

7 (1) PROJECT SELECTION.—In selecting eligible 

8 projects to receive assistance under the pilot pro9 gram under this section, the Secretary shall ensure 

10 diversity with respect to— 

11 (A) project type; and 

12 (B) geographical location within the States 

13 referred to in subsection (c)(1). 

14 (2) IMPORTATION OF OTHER REQUIREMENTS.— 

15 The following shall apply to the pilot program under 

16 this section: 

17 (A) Sections 5022, 5024, 5027, 5028, 

18 5029, 5030, 5031, 5032, and 5034(a) of the 

19 Water Resources Reform and Development Act 

20 of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 3903, 3906, 3907, 3908, 

21 3909, 3910, 3911), except that— 

22 (i) any reference contained in those 

23 sections to the Secretary of the Army shall 

24 be considered to be a reference to the Sec25 retary of the Interior; 


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1 (ii) any reference contained in those 

2 sections to an eligible project shall be con3 sidered to be a reference to an eligible 

4 project described in subsection (b); 

5 (iii) paragraphs (1)(E) and (6)(B) of 

6 subsection (a), and subsection (b)(3), of 

7 section 5028 of that Act (33 U.S.C. 3907) 

8 shall not apply with respect to this section; 

9 and 

10 (iv) subsections (e) and (f) of section 

11 5030 of that Act (33 U.S.C. 3909) shall 

12 not apply with respect to this section. 

13 (B) The agreement between the Adminis14 trator of the Environmental Protection Agency 

15 and the Commissioner of Reclamation required 

16 under section 4301 of the America’s Water In17 frastructure Act of 2018 (Public Law 115– 

18 270). 

19 (C) Other applicable environmental laws, 

20 including the National Environmental Policy 

21 Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 

22 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 

24 appropriated to the Secretary to carry out the pilot 

25 program under this section $150,000,000 for fiscal 


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1 years 2021 through 2025, to remain available until 

2 expended. 

3 (2) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Of the funds 

4 made available under paragraph (1), the Secretary 

5 may use for administrative costs of carrying out the 

6 pilot program under this section (including for the 

7 provision of technical assistance to project sponsors 

8 pursuant to paragraph (3) and in obtaining nec9 essary approvals and transfer to the Administrator 

10 of the Environmental Protection Agency to provide 

11 assistance in administering and servicing Federal 

12 credit instruments under the pilot program) not 

13 more than $5,000,000 for each applicable fiscal 

14 year. 

15 (3) SMALL COMMUNITY PROJECTS.— 

16 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara17 graph (B), the Commissioner may use the 

18 funds made available under paragraph (2) to 

19 provide assistance, including assistance to pay 

20 the costs of acquiring the rating opinion letters 

21 under section 5028(a)(1)(D) of the Water Re22 sources Reform and Development Act of 2014 

23 (33 U.S.C. 3907(a)(1)(D)), to assist project 

24 sponsors in obtaining the necessary approval for 

25 small community projects that are eligible for 


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1 assistance under section 5028(a)(2)(B) of the 

2 Water Resources Reform and Development Act 

3 of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 3907(a)(1)(D)) or sub4 section (b)(3). 

5 (B) LIMITATION.—Assistance provided to 

6 a project sponsor under subparagraph (A) may 

7 not exceed an amount equal to 75 percent of 

8 the total administrative costs incurred by the 

9 project sponsor in securing financial assistance 

10 under this section. 

11 (g) LIMITATION.—No project that receives financial 

12 assistance under this section may be financed (directly or 

13 indirectly), in whole or in part, with proceeds of any obli14 gation the interest on which is exempt from the tax im15 posed under chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 

16 1986. 

17 (h) ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE.— 

18 (1) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.—The following 

19 projects may be carried out using assistance made 

20 available under this section: 

21 (A) A project for the reclamation and 

22 reuse of municipal, industrial, domestic, and ag23 ricultural wastewater, and naturally impaired 

24 ground water, which the Secretary, acting 


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1 through the Commissioner of Reclamation, is 

2 authorized to undertake. 

3 (B) Any water infrastructure project not 

4 specifically authorized by law that— 

5 (i) the Secretary determines, through 

6 the completion of an appraisal investiga7 tion and feasibility study, would contribute 

8 to a safe, adequate water supply for do9 mestic, agricultural, environmental, or mu10 nicipal and industrial use; and 

11 (ii) is otherwise eligible for assistance 

12 under this section. 

13 (C) A new water infrastructure facility 

14 project, including a water conduit, pipeline, 

15 canal, pumping, power, and associated facilities. 

16 (D) A project for enhanced energy effi17 ciency in the operation of a water system. 

18 (E) A project for accelerated repair and re19 placement of all or a portion of an aging water 

20 distribution facility. 

21 (F) A brackish or sea water desalination 

22 project. 

23 (G) Acquisition of real property or an in24 terest in real property for water storage, re25 claimed or recycled water, or wastewater, if the 


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1 acquisition is integral to a project described in 

2 subparagraphs (A) through (F). 

3 (H) A project to deliver water to wildlife 

4 refuges. 

5 (I) A combination of projects, each of 

6 which is eligible under subparagraphs (A) 

7 through (H), for which an eligible entity sub8 mits a single application. 

9 (2) ACTIVITIES ELIGIBLE FOR ASSISTANCE.— 

10 For the purposes of this section, an eligible activity 

11 with respect to an eligible project under subsection 

12 (a) includes the cost of— 

13 (A) development-phase activities, including 

14 planning, feasibility analysis, revenue fore15 casting, environmental review, permitting, 

16 transaction costs, preliminary engineering and 

17 design work, and other preconstruction activi18 ties; 

19 (B) construction, reconstruction, rehabili20 tation, and replacement activities; 

21 (C) the acquisition of real property (includ22 ing water rights, land relating to the project, 

23 and improvements to land), environmental miti24 gation, construction contingencies, and acquisi25 tion of equipment; 


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1 (D) capitalized interest necessary to meet 

2 market requirements, reasonably required re3 serve funds, capital issuance expenses, and 

4 other carrying costs during construction; 

5 (E) refinancing interim construction fund6 ing, long-term project obligations, or a secured 

7 loan, loan guarantee, or other credit enhance8 ment made under this section; 

9 (F) refinancing long-term project obliga10 tions or Federal credit instruments, if that refi11 nancing provides additional funding capacity for 

12 the completion, enhancement, or expansion of 

13 any project selected for assistance under this 

14 Act; 

15 (G) reimbursement or success payments to 

16 any public or private entity that achieves pre17 determined outcomes on a pay-for-performance 

18 or pay-for-success basis; and 

19 (H) grants, loans, or credit enhancement 

20 for community development financial institu21 tions, green banks, and other financial inter22 mediaries providing ongoing finance for projects 

23 that meet the purposes of this section. 


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1 SEC. 5. FEASIBILITY STUDIES. 

2 As soon as practicable after the date of the enactment 

3 of this Act, in compliance with all environmental and other 

4 applicable laws, the Secretary of the Interior shall com5 plete all remaining feasibility studies associated with the 

6 following projects: 

7 (1) North-Of-Delta Offstream Storage (Sites 

8 Reservoir Project) in Colusa County, California. 

9 (2) Del Puerto Canyon Reservoir, located in the 

10 foothills of the Coast Range mountains west of Pat11 terson, California. 

12 (3) Los Vaqueros Reservoir in Contra Costa 

13 County, California. 

14 (4) San Luis Reservoir in the San Joaquin Val15 ley, California. 

16 SEC. 6. RURAL WATER SUPPLY PROGRAM REAUTHORIZA17 TION. 

18 The Rural Water Supply Act of 2006 (Public Law 

19 109–451) is amended— 

20 (1) in section 109(a) (43 U.S.C. 2408(a)), by 

21 striking ‘‘2016’’ and inserting ‘‘2026’’; and 

22 (2) in section 110 (43 U.S.C. 2409), by striking 

23 ‘‘2016’’ and inserting ‘‘2026’’. 


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1 SEC. 7. COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE FUNDING 

2 OF WATER RECYCLING AND REUSE 

3 PROJECTS. 

4 (a) COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE FUND5 ING OF WATER RECYCLING AND REUSE PROJECTS.—Sec6 tion 1602(f) of the Reclamation Wastewater and Ground7 water Study and Facilities Act (title XVI of Public Law 

8 102–575; 43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) is amended by striking 

9 paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting the following: 

10 ‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—When funding projects under 

11 paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give funding pri12 ority to projects that meet one or more of the fol13 lowing criteria: 

14 ‘‘(A) Projects that are likely to provide a 

15 more reliable water supply for States and local 

16 governments. 

17 ‘‘(B) Projects that are likely to increase 

18 the water management flexibility and reduce 

19 impacts on environmental resources from 

20 projects operated by Federal and State agen21 cies. 

22 ‘‘(C) Projects that are regional in nature. 

23 ‘‘(D) Projects with multiple stakeholders. 

24 ‘‘(E) Projects that provide multiple bene25 fits, including water supply reliability, eco26 system benefits, groundwater management and 


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1 enhancements, and water quality improve2 ments.’’. 

3 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

4 1602(g) of the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater 

5 Study and Facilities Act (title XVI of Public Law 102– 

6 575; 43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) is amended— 

7 (1) by striking ‘‘$50,000,000’’ and inserting 

8 ‘‘$500,000,000’’; and 

9 (2) by striking ‘‘if enacted appropriations legis10 lation designates funding to them by name,’’. 

11 (c) DURATION.—Section 4013 of the WIIN Act (43 

12 U.S.C. 390b(2)) is amended— 

13 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’; 

14 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and 

15 inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

16 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

17 ‘‘(3) section 4009(c).’’. 

18 (d) LIMITATION ON FUNDING.—Section 1631(d) of 

19 the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and 

20 Facilities Act (43 U.S.C. 390h–13(d)) is amended by 

21 striking ‘‘$20,000,000 (October 1996 prices)’’ and insert22 ing ‘‘$30,000,000 (January 2019 prices)’’. 


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1 SEC. 8. WATER TECHNOLOGY AWARD PROGRAM AND IN2 VESTMENT PROGRAMS. 

3 (a) AWARD PROGRAM ESTABLISHED.—The Secretary 

4 of the Interior, working through the Bureau of Reclama5 tion, shall establish a program to award prizes to eligible 

6 persons described in subsection (b) for achievement in 1 

7 or more of the following applications of water technology: 

8 (1) Demonstration of desalination of brackish 

9 or sea water with significantly less energy than com10 mercially available reverse osmosis technology. 

11 (2) Demonstration of portable or modular de12 salination units that can process 1 to 5,000,000 gal13 lons per day that could be deployed for temporary 

14 emergency uses in coastal communities or commu15 nities with brackish ground water supplies. 

16 (3) Demonstration of significant advantages 

17 over commercially available reverse osmosis tech18 nology as determined by the board established under 

19 subsection (c). 

20 (4) Reducing open water evaporation. 

21 (5) Improving methods to treat and reuse agri22 cultural drainage waters. 

23 (6) Reducing the loss of threatened and endan24 gered fish due to fish predation. 

25 (7) Reducing the entrainment of fish larvae on 

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1 (b) ELIGIBLE PERSON.—An eligible person described 

2 in this subsection is— 

3 (1) an individual who is— 

4 (A) a citizen or legal resident of the 

5 United States; or 

6 (B) a member of a group that includes 

7 citizens or legal residents of the United States; 

8 (2) an entity that is incorporated and maintains 

9 its primary place of business in the United States; 

10 or 

11 (3) a public water agency. 

12 (c) ESTABLISHMENT OF BOARD.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Inte14 rior shall establish a board to administer the pro15 gram established under subsection (a). 

16 (2) MEMBERSHIP.—The board shall be com17 posed of not less than 15 and not more than 21 

18 members appointed by the President, of whom— 

19 (A) not less than 1 shall— 

20 (i) be a representative of the interests 

21 of academic, business, and nonprofit orga22 nizations; and 

23 (ii) have expertise in— 

24 (I) the field of water technology; 

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1 (II) administering award com2 petitions; and 

3 (B) not less than 1 shall be— 

4 (i) a representative of agricultural 

5 water users; 

6 (ii) a representative of municipal and 

7 industrial water users; 

8 (iii) a representative of the Bureau of 

9 Reclamation of the Department of the In10 terior; and 

11 (iv) a representative of the National 

12 Science Foundation. 

13 (d) AWARDS.—Subject to the availability of appro14 priations, the board established under subsection (c) may 

15 make awards under the program established under sub16 section (a) as follows: 

17 (1) FINANCIAL PRIZE.—The board may hold a 

18 financial award competition and award a financial 

19 award in an amount determined before the com20 mencement of the competition to the first competitor 

21 to meet such criteria as the board shall establish. 

22 (2) RECOGNITION PRIZE.— 

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1 ment in 1 or more applications described in 

2 subsection (a). 

3 (B) NO FINANCIAL REMUNERATION.—An 

4 award under this paragraph shall not include 

5 any financial remuneration. 

6 (C) NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVA7 TION MEDAL RECOMMENDATIONS.—For each 

8 eligible person recognized under this paragraph, 

9 the board shall recommend to the Secretary of 

10 Commerce that the Secretary recommend to the 

11 President under section 16(b) of the Stevenson12 Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 

13 U.S.C. 3711) that the President award the Na14 tional Technology and Innovation Medal estab15 lished under section 16(a) of such Act to such 

16 eligible person. 

17 (e) ADMINISTRATION.— 

18 (1) CONTRACTING.—The board established 

19 under subsection (c) may contract with a private or20 ganization to administer a financial award competi21 tion described in subsection (d)(1). 

22 (2) SOLICITATION OF FUNDS.—A member of 

23 the board or any administering organization with 

24 which the board has a contract under paragraph (1) 

25 may solicit gifts from private and public entities to 


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1 be used for a financial award under subsection 

2 (d)(1). 

3 (3) LIMITATION ON PARTICIPATION OF DO4 NORS.—The board may allow a donor who is a pri5 vate person described in paragraph (2) to participate 

6 in the determination of criteria for an award under 

7 subsection (d), but such donor may not solely deter8 mine the criteria for such award. 

9 (4) NO ADVANTAGE FOR DONATION.—A donor 

10 who is a private person described in paragraph (3) 

11 shall not be entitled to any special consideration or 

12 advantage with respect to participation in a financial 

13 award competition under subsection (d)(1). 

14 (f) INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.—The Federal Gov15 ernment may not acquire an intellectual property right in 

16 any product or idea by virtue of the submission of such 

17 product or idea in any competition under subsection 

18 (d)(1). 

19 (g) LIABILITY.—The board established under sub20 section (c) may require a competitor in a financial award 

21 competition under subsection (d)(1) to waive liability 

22 against the Federal Government for injuries and damages 

23 that result from participation in such competition. 


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1 (h) ANNUAL REPORT.—Each year, the board estab2 lished under subsection (c) shall submit to Congress a re3 port on the program established under subsection (a). 

4 (i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 

6 appropriated sums for the program established 

7 under subsection (a) as follows: 

8 (A) For administration of prize competi9 tions under subsection (d), $750,000 for each 

10 fiscal year. 

11 (B) For the awarding of a financial prize 

12 award under subsection (d)(1), in addition to 

13 any amounts received under subsection (e)(2), 

14 $2,000,000 for each fiscal year. 

15 (2) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts appropriated pur16 suant to the authorization of appropriations under 

17 paragraph (1) shall remain available until expended. 

18 (j) WATER TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT PROGRAM

19 ESTABLISHED.—The Secretary of the Interior, working 

20 through the Bureau of Reclamation, shall establish a pro21 gram, pursuant to the Reclamation Wastewater and 

22 Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (Public Law 102– 

23 575, title XVI), the Water Desalination Act of 1996 (Pub24 lic Law 104–298), and other applicable laws, to promote 

25 the expanded use of technology for improving availability 


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1 and resiliency of water supplies and power deliveries, 

2 which shall include— 

3 (1) investments to enable expanded and acceler4 ated deployment of desalination technology; 

5 (2) investments to enable expanded and acceler6 ated use of recycled water; and 

7 (3) investments that improve water manage8 ment, using best available science, and include real9 time monitoring of wildlife and water deliveries. 

10 (k) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

11 are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for each fis12 cal year for the Secretary to carry out the purposes and 

13 provisions of subsection (j). Funds made available under 

14 this subsection shall be considered a nonreimbursable Fed15 eral expenditure and shall remain available until expended. 

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