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107TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 131

To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities

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

Inland Empire regional water recycling project, to authorize the Secretary

to carry out a program to assist agencies in projects to construct regional

brine lines in California, and to authorize the Secretary to participate

in the Lower Chino Dairy Area desalination demonstration and reclamation project.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JANUARY 3, 2001

Mr. GARY MILLER of California introduced the following bill; which was

referred to the Committee on 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 Inland Empire regional

water recycling project, to authorize the Secretary to

carry out a program to assist agencies in projects to

construct regional brine lines in California, and to authorize the Secretary to participate in the Lower Chino

Dairy Area desalination demonstration and reclamation

project.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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1 SECTION 1. INLAND EMPIRE REGIONAL WATER RECYCLING

2 PROJECT.

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

4 Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (Public Law 102–

5 575, title XVI; 43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) is amended by

6 adding at the end the following:

7 ‘‘SEC. 1635. INLAND EMPIRE REGIONAL WATER RECYCLING

8 PROJECT.

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

10 with the Inland Empire Utilities Agency, may participate

11 in the design, planning, and construction of the Inland

12 Empire regional water recycling project described in the

13 report submitted under section 1606.

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

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

16 25 percent of the total cost of the project.

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

18 shall not be used for operation or maintenance of the

19 project described in subsection (a).

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

21 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section

22 $20,000,000.’’.

23 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec24 tions in section 2 of Public Law 102–575 is amended by
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1 inserting after the item relating to section 1634 the fol2 lowing:

‘‘Sec. 1635. Inland Empire Regional Water Recycling Project.’’.

3 SEC. 2. REGIONAL BRINE LINES.

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

5 Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (Public Law 102–

6 575, title XVI; 43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) is further amended

7 by adding at the end the following:

8 ‘‘SEC. 1636. REGIONAL BRINE LINES.

9 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—

10 ‘‘(1) SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.—The Secretary,

11 in cooperation with units of local government, may

12 carry out a program under the Federal reclamation

13 laws to assist agencies in projects to construct re14 gional brine lines to export the salinity imported

15 from the Colorado River to the Pacific Ocean as

16 identified in—

17 ‘‘(A) the Salinity Management Study pre18 pared by the Bureau of Reclamation and the

19 Metropolitan Water District of Southern Cali20 fornia; and

21 ‘‘(B) the Southern California Comprehen22 sive Water Reclamation and Reuse Study pre23 pared by the Bureau of Reclamation.

24 ‘‘(2) SAN FRANCISCO BAY AND SANTA CLARA

25 VALLEY.—The Secretary may carry out a study of,
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1 and a program under the Federal reclamation laws

2 to assist water agencies in, projects to construct re3 gional brine lines in the San Francisco Bay area and

4 the Santa Clara Valley area, California.

5 ‘‘(b) AGREEMENTS AND REGULATIONS.—The Sec6 retary may enter into such agreements and promulgate

7 such regulations as are necessary to carry out this section.

8 ‘‘(c) COST SHARING.—

9 ‘‘(1) PROJECTS.—The Federal share of the cost

10 of a project to construct regional brine lines de11 scribed in subsection (a) shall not exceed—

12 ‘‘(A) 25 percent of the total cost of the

13 project; or

14 ‘‘(B) $50,000,000.

15 ‘‘(2) STUDY.—The Federal share of the cost of

16 the study described in subsection (a)(2) shall be 50

17 percent.

18 ‘‘(d) LIMITATION.—Funds provided by the Secretary

19 shall not be used for operation or maintenance of any

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

21 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec22 tions in section 2 of Public Law 102–575 is further

23 amended by inserting after the item relating to section

24 1635 the following:

‘‘Sec. 1636. Regional brine lines.’’.
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1 SEC. 3. LOWER CHINO DAIRY AREA DESALINATION DEM2 ONSTRATION AND RECLAMATION PROJECT.

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

4 Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (Public Law 102–

5 575, title XVI; 43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) is further amended

6 by adding at the end the following:

7 ‘‘SEC. 1637. LOWER CHINO DAIRY AREA DESALINATION

8 DEMONSTRATION AND RECLAMATION

9 PROJECT.

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

11 with the Chino Basin Watermaster, the Inland Empire

12 Utilities Agency, the Western Municipal Water District,

13 and the Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority and act14 ing under the Federal reclamation laws, shall participate

15 in the design, planning, and construction of the Lower

16 Chino Dairy Area desalination demonstration and rec17 lamation project.

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

19 of the project described in subsection (a) shall not

20 exceed—

21 ‘‘(1) 25 percent of the total cost of the project;

22 or

23 ‘‘(2) $50,000,000.

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

25 shall not be used for operation or maintenance of the

26 project described in subsection (a).
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1 ‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There

2 are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec3 essary to carry out 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 item relating to section

7 1636 the following:

‘‘Sec. 1637. Lower Chino Dairy Area desalination demonstration and reclamation project.’’.

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