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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 530 

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 14, 2009 

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

SANCHEZ of California, Mr. DREIER, Mr. ROYCE, and Mr. ROHRABACHER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 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. 


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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 2009’’. 

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. 16ll. 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 last item the following: 

‘‘16ll. Prado Basin Natural Treatment System Project.’’. 

10 SEC. 3. REGIONAL BRINE LINES. 

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

12 Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (Public Law 102– 

13 575, title XVI; 43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) is further amended 

14 by adding at the end the following: 

15 ‘‘SEC. 16ll. REGIONAL BRINE LINES. 

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

17 Federal reclamation laws and in cooperation with units of 

18 local government, may assist agencies in projects to con19 struct regional brine lines to export the salinity imported 

20 from the Colorado River to the Pacific Ocean as identified 

21 in— 

22 ‘‘(1) the Salinity Management Study prepared 

23 by the Bureau of Reclamation and the Metropolitan 

24 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 last item the following: 

‘‘16ll. Regional brine lines.’’. 

22 SEC. 4. LOWER CHINO DAIRY AREA DESALINATION DEM23 ONSTRATION AND RECLAMATION PROJECT. 

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

25 Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (Public Law 102– 


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1 575, title XVI; 43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) is further amended 

2 by adding at the end the following: 

3 ‘‘SEC. 16ll. LOWER CHINO DAIRY AREA DESALINATION 

4 DEMONSTRATION AND RECLAMATION 

5 PROJECT. 

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

7 with the Chino Basin Watermaster, the Inland Empire 

8 Utilities Agency, and the Santa Ana Watershed Project 

9 Authority and acting under the Federal reclamation laws, 

10 shall participate in the design, planning, and construction 

11 of the Lower Chino Dairy Area desalination demonstra12 tion and reclamation project. 

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

14 of the project described in subsection (a) shall not ex15 ceed— 

16 ‘‘(1) 25 percent of the total cost of the project; 

17 or 

18 ‘‘(2) $50,000,000. 

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

20 shall not be used for operation or maintenance of the 

21 project described in subsection (a). 

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

23 are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec24 essary to carry out this section. 


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

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

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

4 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec5 tions in section 2 of Public Law 102–575 is further 

6 amended by inserting after the last item the following: 

‘‘16ll. Lower Chino dairy area desalination demonstration and reclamation 

project.’’. 

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