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Union Calendar No. 323
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 1106
[Report No. 106–593]
To authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to
make grants to State agencies with responsibility for water source devel-
opment for the purpose of maximizing available water supply and pro-
tecting the environment through the development of alternative water
sources.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 11, 1999
Mrs. THURMAN (for herself, Mrs. FOWLER, Ms. BROWN of Florida, Mr. MICA,
Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. BOYD, Mr. COLLINS, Mr. DAVIS of Florida, Mr.
DEAL of Georgia, Mr. DEUTSCH, Mr. FOLEY, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida,
Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. MCCOLLUM, Mrs. MEEK of Florida, Mr.
SHAW, Mr. STEARNS, and Mr. YOUNG of Florida) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure
MAY 2, 2000
Additional sponsors: Mr. CANADY of Florida, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. BISHOP, Mr.
BERRY, Mr. GILMAN, Mr. WEINER, Mr. SCARBOROUGH, Mr. WELDON of
Florida, Mr. CHAMBLISS, Mr. COOKSEY, Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. TAYLOR of
Mississippi, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, and Mr. KUCINICH
MAY 2, 2000
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 11, 1999]
A BILL
To authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency to make grants to State agencies with re-
sponsibility for water source development for the purpose
of maximizing available water supply and protecting the
environment through the development of alternative
water sources.
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 ‘‘Alternative Water
Sources Act of 2000’’.
SEC. 
2. 
GRANTS 
FOR 
ALTERNATIVE 
WATER 
SOURCE
PROJECTS.
Title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33
U.S.C. 1281 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘SEC. 220. GRANTS FOR ALTERNATIVE WATER SOURCE
PROJECTS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator may make
grants to State, interstate, and intrastate water resource
development agencies (including water management dis-
tricts and water supply authorities), local government agen-
cies, private utilities, and nonprofit entities for alternative
water source projects to meet critical water supply needs.
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE
ENTITY.—The Administrator may
make grants under this section to an entity only if the enti-
ty has authority under State law to develop or provide
water for municipal, industrial, and agricultural uses in
an area of the State that is experiencing critical water sup-
ply needs.
‘‘(c) SELECTION OF PROJECTS.—
‘‘(1) LIMITATION.—A project that has received
funds under the reclamation and reuse program con-
ducted under the Reclamation Projects Authorization
and Adjustment Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.)
shall not be eligible for grant assistance under this
section.
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATION.—In making
grants under this section, the Administrator shall
consider whether the project is located within the
boundaries of a State or area referred to in section
1 of the Reclamation Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat.
385), and within the geographic scope of the reclama-
tion and reuse program conducted under the Rec-
lamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act
of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.).
‘‘(d) COMMITTEE RESOLUTION PROCEDURE.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—No appropriation shall be
made for any alternative water source project under
this section, the total Federal cost of which exceeds
$3,000,000, if such project has not been approved by
a resolution adopted by the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives or the Committee on Environment and Public
Works of the Senate.
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS FOR SECURING CONSIDER-
ATION.—For purposes of securing consideration of ap-
proval under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall
provide to a committee referred to in paragraph (1)
such information as the committee requests and the
non-Federal sponsor shall provide to the committee
information on the costs and relative needs for the al-
ternative water source project.
‘‘(e) USES OF GRANTS.—Amounts from grants received
under this section may be used for engineering, design, con-
struction, and final testing of alternative water source
projects designed to meet critical water supply needs. Such
amounts may not be used for planning, feasibility studies
or for operation, maintenance, replacement, repair, or reha-
bilitation.
‘‘(f) COST SHARING.—The Federal share of the eligible
costs of an alternative water source project carried out
using assistance made available under this section shall not
exceed 50 percent.
‘‘(g) REPORTS.—
‘‘(1) REPORTS
TO
ADMINISTRATOR.—Each re-
cipient of a grant under this section shall submit to
the Administrator, not later than 18 months after the
date of receipt of the grant and biennially thereafter
until completion of the alternative water source
project funded by the grant, a report on eligible ac-
tivities carried out by the grant recipient using
amounts from the grant.
‘‘(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—On or before Sep-
tember 30, 2005, the Administrator shall transmit to
Congress a report on the progress made toward meet-
ing the critical water supply needs of the grant re-
cipients under this section.
‘‘(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi-
nitions apply:
‘‘(1) ALTERNATIVE WATER SOURCE PROJECT.—
The term ‘alternative water source project’ means a
project designed to provide municipal, industrial, and
agricultural water supplies in an environmentally
sustainable manner by conserving, managing, re-
claiming, or reusing water or wastewater or by treat-
ing wastewater.
‘‘(2) CRITICAL
WATER
SUPPLY
NEEDS.—The
term ‘critical water supply needs’ means existing or
reasonably anticipated future water supply needs that
cannot be met by existing water supplies, as identi-
fied in a comprehensive statewide or regional water
supply plan or assessment projected over a planning
period of at least 20 years.
‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$75,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 through 2004.
Such sums shall remain available until expended.’’.
Union Calendar No. 323
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 1106
[Report No. 106–593]
A BILL
To authorize the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency to make grants to
State agencies with responsibility for water
source development for the purpose of maxi-
mizing available water supply and protecting the
environment through the development of alter-
native water sources.
MAY 2, 2000
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union,
and ordered to be printed