I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5302 
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 
DECEMBER 4, 2019 
Mr. MCNERNEY (for himself, Ms. GABBARD, and Mr. SWALWELL of Cali-
fornia) 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. 
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 ‘‘Western Water Recy-
cling and Drought Relief Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Reclamation Wastewater and 
Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (43 U.S.C. 390h 
et seq.) (as amended by section 512(a) of the Consolidated 
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Natural Resources Act of 2008) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 16ll. BENICIA WATER REUSE PROJECT. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the City of Benicia, California, is authorized to 
participate in the design, planning, and construction of re-
cycled 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 
$7,150,000. 
‘‘SEC. 16ll. BAYFRONT RECYCLED WATER FACILITY. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the West Bay Sanitary District, California, is 
authorized 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. 
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‘‘(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. 16ll. CENTRAL 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. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$7,500,000. 
‘‘SEC. 16ll. HAYWARD RECYCLED WATER PROJECT PHASE 
II. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the City of Hayward, California, is authorized 
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