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109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3638 

To encourage the Secretary of the Interior to participate in projects to 

plan, design, and construct water supply projects and to amend the 

Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to 

encourage the design, planning, and construction of projects to treat 

impaired surface water, reclaim and reuse impaired groundwater, and 

provide brine disposal in the State of California. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 11, 2006 

Mrs. FEINSTEIN introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 

referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To encourage the Secretary of the Interior to participate 

in projects to plan, design, and construct water supply 

projects and to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and 

Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to encourage the 

design, planning, and construction of projects to treat 

impaired surface water, reclaim and reuse impaired 

groundwater, and provide brine disposal in the State 

of California. 

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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

2 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

3 ‘‘The Water Recycling and Riverside-Corona Feeder Act 

4 of 2006’’. 

5 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

6 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

TITLE I—THE INLAND EMPIRE REGIONAL WATER RECYCLING 

INITIATIVE 

Sec. 102. Short title. 

Sec. 103. Inland Empire and Cucamonga Valley recycling projects. 

TITLE II—PROJECTS IN RIVERSIDE AND SAN BERNARDINO 

COUNTIES 

Sec. 201. Planning, design, and construction of the Riverside-Corona Feeder. 

Sec. 202. Project authorizations. 

7 TITLE I—THE INLAND EMPIRE 

8 REGIONAL WATER RECY9 CLING INITIATIVE 

10 SEC. 102. SHORT TITLE. 

11 This title may be cited as the ‘‘The Inland Empire 

12 Regional Water Recycling Initiative’’. 

13 SEC. 103. INLAND EMPIRE AND CUCAMONGA VALLEY RECY14 CLING PROJECTS. 

15 (a) RECYCLING PROJECTS.—The Reclamation 

16 Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act 

17 (Public Law 102–575, Title XVI; 43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) 

18 is amended by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 1637. INLAND EMPIRE REGIONAL WATER RECYCLING 

2 PROJECT. 

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

4 with the Inland Empire Utilities Agency, may participate 

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

6 Empire regional water recycling project described in the 

7 report submitted under section 1606(c). 

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

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

10 25 percent of the total cost of the project. 

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

12 shall not be used for operation and maintenance of the 

13 project described in subsection (a). 

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

15 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

16 $20,000,000. 

17 ‘‘SEC. 1638. CUCAMONGA VALLEY WATER RECYCLING 

18 PROJECT. 

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

20 with the Cucamonga Valley Water District, may partici21 pate in the design, planning, and construction of the 

22 Cucamonga Valley Water District satellite recycling plants 

23 in Rancho Cucamonga, California, to reclaim and recycle 

24 approximately 2 million gallons per day of domestic waste25 water. 


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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 capital cost of the project. 

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

5 shall not be used for operation and maintenance of the 

6 project described in subsection (a). 

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

8 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, 

9 $10,000,000.’’. 

10 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The table of sec11 tions in section 2 of Public Law 102–575 is amended by 

12 inserting after the item relating to section 1636 the fol13 lowing: 

‘‘Sec. 1637. Inland Empire Regional Water Recycling Program. 

‘‘Sec. 1638. Cucamonga Valley Water Recycling Project.’’. 

14 TITLE II—PROJECTS IN RIVER15 SIDE AND SAN BERNARDINO 

16 COUNTIES 

17 SEC. 201. PLANNING, DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE 

18 RIVERSIDE-CORONA FEEDER. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior, in 

20 cooperation with the Western Municipal Water District, 

21 may participate in a project to plan, design, and construct 

22 a water supply project, the Riverside-Corona Feeder, 

23 which includes 20 groundwater wells and 28 miles of pipe24 line in San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, California. 


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1 (b) AGREEMENTS AND REGULATIONS.—The Sec2 retary may enter into such agreements and promulgate 

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

4 (c) FEDERAL COST SHARE.— 

5 (1) PLANNING, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION.—The 

6 Federal share of the cost to plan, design, and con7 struct the project described in subsection (a) shall be 

8 the lesser of 35 percent of the total cost of the 

9 project or $50,000,000. 

10 (2) STUDIES.—The Federal share of the cost to 

11 complete the necessary planning study associated 

12 with the project described in subsection (a) shall not 

13 exceed 50 percent of the total study cost. 

14 (d) IN-KIND SERVICES.—In-kind services performed 

15 by the Western Municipal Water District shall be consid16 ered a part of the local cost share to complete the project 

17 described in subsection (a). 

18 (e) LIMITATION.—Funds provided by the Secretary 

19 under this section shall not be used for operation or main20 tenance of the project described in subsection (a). 

21 SEC. 202. PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS. 

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

23 Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (Public Law 102– 

24 575, title XVI; 43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) is amended by 

25 adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 163x. YUCAIPA VALLEY REGIONAL WATER SUPPLY 

2 RENEWAL PROJECT. 

3 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera4 tion with the Yucaipa Valley Water District, may partici5 pate in the design, planning, and construction of projects 

6 to treat impaired surface water, reclaim and reuse im7 paired groundwater, and provide brine disposal within the 

8 Santa Ana Watershed described in the report submitted 

9 under section 1606. 

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

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

12 25 percent of the total cost of the project. 

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

14 shall not be used for operation or maintenance of the 

15 project described in subsection (a). 

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

17 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

18 $20,000,000. 

19 ‘‘SEC. 163x. CITY OF CORONA WATER UTILITY, CALIFORNIA, 

20 WATER RECYCLING AND REUSE PROJECT. 

21 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera22 tion with the City of Corona Water Utility, California, is 

23 authorized to participate in the design, planning, and con24 struction of, and land acquisition for, a project to reclaim 

25 and reuse wastewater, including degraded groundwaters, 


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1 within and outside of the service area of the City of Co2 rona Water Utility, California. 

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

4 of the project authorized by this section shall not exceed 

5 25 percent of the total cost of the project. 

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

7 funds for the operation and maintenance of the project 

8 authorized by this section.’’. 

9 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The table of sec10 tions in section 2 of Public Law 102–575 is amended by 

11 inserting after the item relating to section 163l the fol12 lowing: 

‘‘Sec. 163x. Yucaipa Valley Regional Water Supply Renewal Project. 

‘‘Sec. 163x. City of Corona Water Utility, California, water recycling and reuse 

project.’’. 

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