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106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 2301

To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities

Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the

design, planning, and construction of the Lakehaven water reclamation

project for the reclamation and reuse of water.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

MARCH 28, 2000

Mr. GORTON (for himself and Mrs. MURRAY) introduced the following bill;

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 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 design, planning, and

construction of the Lakehaven water reclamation project

for the reclamation and reuse of water.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. LAKEHAVEN WATER RECLAMATION PROJECT.

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

5 Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (43 U.S.C. 390h

6 et seq.) is amended—
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1 (1) by inserting after section 1601 the fol2 lowing:

3 ‘‘Subtitle A—Specific Projects’’;

4 (2) by redesignating sections 1631, 1632, 1633,

5 and 1634 (43 U.S.C. 390h–13, 390h–14, 390h–15,

6 390h–16) as sections 1633, 1671, 1672, and 1631,

7 respectively;

8 (3) by moving section 1631 (as redesignated by

9 paragraph (2)) to follow section 1630;

10 (4) by inserting before section 1671 (as redesig11 nated by paragraph (2)) the following:

12 ‘‘Subtitle B—Studies and

13 Research’’;

14 and

15 (5) by inserting after section 1631 (as redesig16 nated by paragraph (2)) the following:

17 ‘‘SEC. 1632. LAKEHAVEN WATER RECLAMATION PROJECT.

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

19 with the Lakehaven Utility District, Washington, may

20 participate in the design, planning, and construction of,

21 and land acquisition for, the Lakehaven water reclamation

22 project, Washington, to reclaim and reuse wastewater (in23 cluding degraded groundwater) within and outside the

24 service area of the Lakehaven Utility District.
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1 ‘‘(b) COST SHARING.—The Federal share of the cost

2 of the project described in subsection (a) shall not exceed

3 25 percent of the total cost of the project.

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

5 shall not be used for the operation or maintenance of the

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

7 (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—

8 (1) The Reclamation Wastewater and Ground9 water Study and Facilities Act is amended—

10 (A) in section 1640(a) (43 U.S.C. 390h–

11 13(a)) (as redesignated by subsection (a)(2)),

12 by striking ‘‘1630’’ and inserting ‘‘1632’’;

13 (B) in section 1671(c) (43 U.S.C. 390h–

14 14(c)) (as redesignated by subsection (a)(2)),

15 by striking ‘‘section 1633’’ and inserting ‘‘sec16 tion 1672’’; and

17 (C) in section 1672 (43 U.S.C. 390h–15)

18 (as redesignated by subsection (a)(2))—

19 (i) in the section heading, by inserting

20 ‘‘FOR GROUNDWATER STUDY’’ before

21 the period; and

22 (ii) by striking ‘‘section 1632’’ and in23 serting ‘‘section 1671’’.

24 (2) The table of contents in section 2 of the

25 Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment
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1 Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. prec. 371; Public Law 102–

2 575) is amended—

3 (A) by inserting after the item relating to

4 section 1601 the following:

‘‘Subtitle A—Specific Projects’’;

5 and

6 (B) by striking the items relating to sec7 tions 1631 through 1634 and inserting the fol8 lowing:

‘‘Sec. 1631. Willow Lake Natural Treatment System Project.

‘‘Sec. 1632. Lakehaven water reclamation project.

‘‘Sec. 1633. Authorization of appropriations.

‘‘Subtitle B—Studies and Research

‘‘Sec. 1671. Groundwater study.

‘‘Sec. 1672. Authorization of appropriations for groundwater study.’’.

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