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Calendar No. 884

106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 2301

[Report No. 106–439]

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

SEPTEMBER 29, 2000

Reported under authority of the order of the Senate of September 28 (legislative day, September 22), 2000, by Mr. MURKOWSKI, with an amendment

and an amendment to the title

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]

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.
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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. 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—

7 (1) by inserting after section 1601 the fol8 lowing:

9 ‘‘Subtitle A—Specific Projects’’;

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

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

12 390h–16) as sections 1633, 1671, 1672, and 1631,

13 respectively;

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

15 paragraph (2)) to follow section 1630;

16 (4) by inserting before section 1671 (as redesig17 nated by paragraph (2)) the following:

18 ‘‘Subtitle B—Studies and

19 Research’’;

20 and

21 (5) by inserting after section 1631 (as redesig22 nated by paragraph (2)) the following:

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

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

25 with the Lakehaven Utility District, Washington, may
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1 participate in the design, planning, and construction of,

2 and land acquisition for, the Lakehaven water reclamation

3 project, Washington, to reclaim and reuse wastewater (in4 cluding degraded groundwater) within and outside the

5 service area of the Lakehaven Utility District.

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

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

8 25 percent of the total cost of the project.

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

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

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

12 (b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—

13 (1) The Reclamation Wastewater and Ground14 water Study and Facilities Act is amended—

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

16 13(a)) (as redesignated by subsection (a)(2)),

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

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

19 14(c)) (as redesignated by subsection (a)(2)),

20 by striking ‘‘section 1633’’ and inserting ‘‘sec21 tion 1672’’; and

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

23 (as redesignated by subsection (a)(2))—
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1 (i) in the section heading, by inserting

2 ‘‘FOR GROUNDWATER STUDY’’ before

3 the period; and

4 (ii) by striking ‘‘section 1632’’ and in5 serting ‘‘section 1671’’.

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

7 Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment

8 Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. prec. 371; Public Law 102–

9 575) is amended—

10 (A) by inserting after the item relating to

11 section 1601 the following:

‘‘Subtitle A—Specific Projects’’;

12 and

13 (B) by striking the items relating to sec14 tions 1631 through 1634 and inserting the fol15 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.’’.

16 SECTION 1. LAKEHAVEN WATER RECLAMATION PROJECT.

17 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of the Interior,

18 in cooperation with the Lakehaven Utility District, Wash19 ington, may participate in the design, planning, and con20 struction of, and land acquisition for, the Lakehaven water
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1 reclamation project (‘‘Project’’), Washington, to reclaim

2 and reuse wastewater (including degraded groundwater)

3 within and outside the service area of the Lakehaven Utility

4 District.

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

6 Project shall not exceed 25 percent of the total cost.

7 (c) LIMITATION.—Funds provided by the Secretary

8 shall not be used for the operation and maintenance of the

9 Project.

10 (d) FUNDING.—Funds appropriated pursuant to sec11 tion 1615 of the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater

12 Study and Facilities Act may be used for the Project (106

13 Stat. 4663–4669, 43 U.S.C. 380h et seq.), as amended.

14 SEC. 2. RECLAMATION WASTEWATER AND GROUNDWATER

15 STUDY AND FACILITIES ACT.

16 Design, planning, and construction of the Project shall

17 be in accordance with, and subject to the limitations con18 tained in, the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater

19 Study and Facilities Act (106 Stat. 4663–4669, 43 U.S.C.

20 390h et seq.), as amended.

Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to authorize

the Secretary of the Interior, pursuant to the provisions

of the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study

and Facilities Act to participate in the design, planning,

and construction of the Lakehaven water reclamation

project for the reclamation and reuse of water.’’
Calendar No. 884

106TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 2301

[Report No. 106–439]

A BILL

To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and

Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate inthe design, planning, and construction of theLakehaven water reclamation project for the reclamation and reuse of water.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2000

Reported under authority of the order of the Senate of

September 28 (legislative day, September 22), 2000,with an amendment and an amendment to the title