110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1140 

AN ACT 

To authorize the Secretary, in cooperation with the City 

of San Juan Capistrano, California, to participate in 

the design, planning, and construction of an advanced 

water treatment plant facility and recycled water system, 

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, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘South Orange County 

3 Recycled Water Enhancement Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS. 

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

6 Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (Public Law 102– 

7 575, title XVI; 43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) is amended by 

8 adding at the end the following: 

9 ‘‘SEC. 16xx. SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO RECYCLED WATER SYS10 TEM. 

11 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera12 tion with the City of San Juan Capistrano, California, is 

13 authorized to participate in the design, planning, and con14 struction of an advanced water treatment plant facility 

15 and recycled water system. 

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

17 of the project authorized by this section shall not exceed 

18 25 percent of the total cost of the project. 

19 ‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not provide 

20 funds for the operation and maintenance of the project 

21 authorized by this section. 

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

23 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

24 $18,500,000. 
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1 ‘‘(e) SUNSET.—The authority of the Secretary to 

2 carry out any provisions of this section shall terminate 10 

3 years after the date of the enactment of this section. 

4 ‘‘SEC. 163X. SAN CLEMENTE RECLAIMED WATER PROJECT. 

5 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera6 tion with the City of San Clemente, California, is author7 ized to participate in the design, planning, and construc8 tion of a project to expand reclaimed water distribution, 

9 storage and treatment facilities. 

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

11 of the project authorized by this section shall not exceed 

12 25 percent of the total cost of the project. 

13 ‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not provide 

14 funds for the operation and maintenance of the project 

15 authorized by this section. 

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

17 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

18 $5,000,000 

19 ‘‘(e) SUNSET.—The authority of the Secretary to 

20 carry out any provisions of this section shall terminate 10 

21 years after the date of the enactment of this section.’’. 

22 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The table of sec23 tions in section 2 of Public Law 102–575 is amended by 

24 inserting after the item relating to section 163X the fol25 lowing: 
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‘‘Sec. 163X. San Juan Capistrano Recycled Water System. 

‘‘Sec. 163X. San Clemente Reclaimed Water Project.’’. 

Passed the House of Representatives May 7, 2007. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1140 

AN ACT 

To authorize the Secretary, in cooperation with the 

recycled water system, and for other purposes. of an advanced water treatment plant facility and ticipate in the design, planning, and construction City of San Juan Capistrano, California, to par-