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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3112 

To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities 

Act to authorize certain recycled water projects, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 11, 2021 

Mr. MCNERNEY (for himself, Mr. SWALWELL, Mr. PANETTA, and Ms. ESHOO) 

introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 

Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater 

Study and Facilities Act to authorize certain recycled 

water projects, 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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Western Water Recy5 cling and Drought Relief Act of 2021’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS. 

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

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

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1 dated Natural Resources Act of 2008) is amended by add2 ing at the end the following: 

3 ‘‘SEC. 16lll. BENICIA WATER REUSE PROJECT. 

4 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera5 tion with the City of Benicia, California, is authorized to 

6 participate in the design, planning, and construction of re7 cycled water system facilities. 

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

9 of the project authorized by this section shall not exceed 

10 25 percent of the total cost of the project. 

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

12 funds for the operation and maintenance of the project 

13 authorized by this section. 

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

15 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

16 $7,150,000. 

17 ‘‘SEC. 16lll. CENTRAL REDWOOD CITY RECYCLED WATER 

18 PROJECT. 

19 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera20 tion with the City of Redwood City, California, is author21 ized to participate in the design, planning, and construc22 tion of recycled water system facilities. 

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

24 of the project authorized by this section shall not exceed 

25 25 percent of the total cost of the project. 


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

2 funds for the operation and maintenance of the project 

3 authorized by this section. 

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

5 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

6 $7,500,000. 

7 ‘‘SEC. 16lll. FLOW EQUALIZATION AND RESOURCE RE8 COVERY FACILITY LEVEE IMPROVEMENTS 

9 AND BAYFRONT RECYCLED WATER FACILITY. 

10 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera11 tion with the West Bay Sanitary District, California, is 

12 authorized to participate in the design, planning, and con13 struction of recycled water system facilities. 

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

15 of the project authorized by this section shall not exceed 

16 25 percent of the total cost of the project. 

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

18 funds for the operation and maintenance of the project 

19 authorized by this section. 

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

21 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

22 $15,000,000. 


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1 ‘‘SEC. 16lll. HAYWARD RECYCLED WATER PROJECT 

2 PHASE II. 

3 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera4 tion with the City of Hayward, California, is authorized 

5 to participate in the design, planning, and construction of 

6 recycled water system facilities. 

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

8 of the project authorized by this section shall not exceed 

9 25 percent of the total cost of the project. 

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

11 funds for the operation and maintenance of the project 

12 authorized by this section. 

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

14 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

15 $2,500,000. 

16 ‘‘SEC. 16lll. IRONHOUSE SANITARY DISTRICT RECYCLED 

17 WATER PROJECT. 

18 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera19 tion with the Ironhouse Sanitary District, California, is 

20 authorized to participate in the design, planning, and con21 struction of recycled water distribution systems. 

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

23 of the project authorized by this section shall not exceed 

24 25 percent of the total cost of the project. 


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

2 funds for the operation and maintenance of the project 

3 authorized by this section. 

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

5 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

6 $5,000,000. 

7 ‘‘SEC. 16lll. MOUNTAIN VIEW RECYCLED WATER SYSTEM 

8 EXPANSION AND IMPROVEMENT. 

9 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera10 tion with the City of Mountain View, California, is author11 ized to participate in the design, planning, and construc12 tion of recycled water system facilities. 

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

14 of the project authorized by this section shall not exceed 

15 25 percent of the total cost of the project. 

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

17 funds for the operation and maintenance of the project 

18 authorized by this section. 

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

20 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

21 $5,000,000. 

22 ‘‘SEC. 16lll. PALO ALTO ENHANCED RECYCLED WATER 

23 FACILITY. 

24 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera25 tion with the City of Palo Alto, California, is authorized 


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1 to participate in the design, planning, and construction of 

2 recycled water system facilities. 

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 ‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

10 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

11 $4,000,000. 

12 ‘‘SEC. 16lll. PALO ALTO RECYCLED WATER DISTRIBU13 TION EXTENSION. 

14 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera15 tion with the City of Palo Alto, California, is authorized 

16 to participate in the design, planning, and construction of 

17 recycled water system facilities. 

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

19 of the project authorized by this section shall not exceed 

20 25 percent of the total cost of the project. 

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

22 funds for the operation and maintenance of the project 

23 authorized by this section. 


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

2 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

3 $8,250,000. 

4 ‘‘SEC. 16lll. PURE WATER MONTEREY A GROUNDWATER 

5 REPLENISHMENT PROJECT. 

6 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera7 tion with the Monterey One Water, California, is author8 ized to participate in the design, planning, and construc9 tion of recycled water system 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 ‘‘SEC. 16lll. SOUTH SANTA CLARA COUNTY RECYCLED 

20 WATER PROJECT. 

21 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera22 tion with the Santa Clara Valley Water District, Cali23 fornia, is authorized to participate in the design, planning, 

24 and construction of recycled water system facilities. 


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

2 of the project authorized by this section shall not exceed 

3 25 percent of the total cost of the project. 

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

5 funds for the operation and maintenance of the project 

6 authorized by this section. 

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

8 is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

9 $10,995,250.’’. 

10 (b) PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION.—In carrying out 

11 sections 1642 through 1648 of the Reclamation Waste12 water and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act, and the 

13 sections added to such Act by subsection (a), the Secretary 

14 shall enter into individual agreements with the Western 

15 Recycled Water Coalition participating agencies to fund 

16 the projects, and shall include in such agreements a provi17 sion for the reimbursement of design, planning and con18 struction costs, including those costs incurred prior to the 

19 enactment of this Act, subject to appropriations made 

20 available for the Federal share of the project under sec21 tions 1642 through 1648 of the Reclamation Wastewater 

22 and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act and the sec23 tions added to such Act by subsection (a). 

24 (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of contents 

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1 ment Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. prec. 371) (as amended by 

2 section 512(a) of the Consolidated Natural Resources Act 

3 of 2008) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘Sec. 16lll. Benicia water reuse project. 

‘‘Sec. 16lll. Central Redwood City recycled water project. 

‘‘Sec. 16lll. Flow equalization and resource recovery facility levee improvements and Bayfront recycled water facility. 

‘‘Sec. 16lll. Hayward recycled water project phase II. 

‘‘Sec. 16lll. Ironhouse Sanitary District recycled water project. 

‘‘Sec. 16lll. Mountain View recycled water system expansion and improvement. 

‘‘Sec. 16lll. Palo Alto enhanced recycled water facility. 

‘‘Sec. 16lll. Palo Alto recycled water distribution extension. 

‘‘Sec. 16lll. Pure Water Monterey a groundwater replenishment project. 

‘‘Sec. 16lll. South Santa Clara County recycled water project.’’. 

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