I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1526 
To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities 
Act to authorize the Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 14, 2007 
Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Ms. ESHOO, Mrs. TAUSCHER, 
Mr. LANTOS, Mr. HONDA, Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California, Mr. 
MCNERNEY, and Mr. STARK) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater 
Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Bay Area Re-
gional Water Recycling Program, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Bay Area Regional 
Water Recycling Program Authorization Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Reclamation Wastewater and 
Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (Public Law 102– 
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575, title XVI; 43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 16xx. MOUNTAIN VIEW, MOFFETT AREA RECLAIMED 
WATER PIPELINE PROJECT. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the City of Palo Alto, California, and the City 
of Mountain View, California, is authorized to participate 
in the design, planning, and construction of recycled water 
distribution systems. 
‘‘(b) COST SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost 
of the project authorized by this section shall not exceed 
25 percent of the total cost of the project. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not provide 
funds for the operation and maintenance of the project 
authorized by this section. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$5,000,000. 
‘‘SEC. 16xx. PITTSBURG RECYCLED WATER PROJECT. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the City of Pittsburg, California, and the Delta 
Diablo Sanitation District, is authorized to participate in 
the design, planning, and construction of recycled water 
system facilities. 
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‘‘(b) COST SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost 
of the project authorized by this section shall not exceed 
25 percent of the total cost of the project. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not provide 
funds for the operation and maintenance of the project 
authorized by this section. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$1,400,000. 
‘‘SEC. 16xx. ANTIOCH RECYCLED WATER PROJECT. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the City of Antioch, California, and the Delta 
Diablo Sanitation District, is authorized to participate in 
the design, planning, and construction of recycled water 
system facilities. 
‘‘(b) COST SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost 
of the project authorized by this section shall not exceed 
25 percent of the total cost of the project. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not provide 
funds for the operation and maintenance of the project 
authorized by this section. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$2,250,000. 
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‘‘SEC. 16xx. NORTH COAST COUNTY WATER DISTRICT RECY-
CLED WATER PROJECT. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the North Coast County Water District, is au-
thorized to participate in the design, planning, and con-
struction of recycled water system facilities. 
‘‘(b) COST SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost 
of the project authorized by this section shall not exceed 
25 percent of the total cost of the project. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not provide 
funds for the operation and maintenance of the project 
authorized by this section. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$2,500,000. 
‘‘SEC. 16xx. REDWOOD CITY RECYCLED WATER PROJECT. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the City of Redwood City, California, is author-
ized to participate in the design, planning, and construc-
tion of recycled water system facilities. 
‘‘(b) COST SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost 
of the project authorized by this section shall not exceed 
25 percent of the total cost of the project. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not provide 
funds for the operation and maintenance of the project 
authorized by this section. 
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‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$1,100,000. 
‘‘SEC. 16xx. SOUTH SANTA CLARA COUNTY RECYCLED 
WATER PROJECT. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the South County Regional Wastewater Author-
ity and the Santa Clara Valley Water District, is author-
ized to participate in the design, planning, and construc-
tion of recycled water system distribution facilities. 
‘‘(b) COST SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost 
of the project authorized by this section shall not exceed 
25 percent of the total cost of the project. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not provide 
funds for the operation and maintenance of the project 
authorized by this section. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$7,000,000. 
‘‘SEC. 16xx. SOUTH BAY ADVANCED RECYCLED WATER 
TREATMENT FACILITY. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the City of San Jose, California, and the Santa 
Clara Valley Water District, is authorized to participate 
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in the design, planning, and construction of recycled water 
treatment facilities. 
‘‘(b) COST SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost 
of the project authorized by this section shall not exceed 
25 percent of the total cost of the project. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not provide 
funds for the operation and maintenance of the project 
authorized by this section. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$8,250,000.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The table of items 
in section 2 of Public Law 102–575 is amended by insert-
ing after the item relating to section 16xx the following: 
‘‘Sec. 16xx. Mountain View, Moffett Area Reclaimed Water Pipeline Project. 
‘‘Sec. 16xx. Pittsburg Recycled Water Project. 
‘‘Sec. 16xx. Antioch Recycled Water Project. 
‘‘Sec. 16xx. North Coast County Water District Recycled Water Project. 
‘‘Sec. 16xx. Redwood City Recycled Water Project. 
‘‘Sec. 16xx. South Santa Clara County Recycled Water Project. 
‘‘Sec. 16xx. South Bay Advanced Recycled Water Treatment Facility.’’. 
SEC. 3. SAN JOSE AREA WATER RECLAMATION AND REUSE 
PROJECT. 
The Secretary of the Interior shall request amounts 
necessary to fully fund, by September 30, 2010, the San 
Jose Area Water Reclamation and Reuse Project author-
ized by section 1607 of Public Law 102–575. 
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