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tion, that has been shipped or transported in inter-
state or foreign commerce.
(4) QUALIFIED CIVIL LIABILITY ACTION.—The
term ‘‘qualified civil liability action’’ means a civil
action brought by any person against a manufac-
turer or seller of a qualified product, or a trade as-
sociation, for damages resulting from the criminal or
unlawful misuse of a qualified product by the person
or a third party, but shall not include—
(A) an action brought against a transferor
convicted under section 924(h) of title 18,
United States Code, or a comparable or iden-
tical State felony law, by a party directly
harmed by the conduct of which the transferee
is so convicted; or
(B) an action brought against a seller for
negligent entrustment or negligence per se.
(5) SELLER.—The term ‘‘seller’’ means, with
respect to a qualified product, a person who—
(A) in the course of a business conducted
for that purpose sells, distributes, rents, leases,
prepares, blends, packages, labels, or otherwise
is involved in placing a qualified product in the
stream of commerce; or
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1242
To expand the class of beneficiaries who may apply for adjustment of status
under section 245(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act by extending
the deadline for classification petition and labor certification filings.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 27, 2001
Mr. KING (for himself, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. SWEENEY, Mr.
CROWLEY, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin,
Mr. HOUGHTON, Mr. WYNN, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. ACKER-
MAN, Mr. QUINN, Mrs. KELLY, Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, Ms.
SLAUGHTER, Mr. WALSH, Mr. WEINER, Mr. GRUCCI, Mr. ENGEL, and
Mr. ISRAEL) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To expand the class of beneficiaries who may apply for
adjustment of status under section 245(i) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act by extending the deadline
for classification petition and labor certification filings.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF DEADLINE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 245(i)(1)(B)(i) of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255(i)(1)(B)(i))
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1233
To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize military recreational
facilities to be used by any veteran with a compensable service-connected
disability.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 27, 2001
Mr. FILNER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize military
recreational facilities to be used by any veteran with
a compensable service-connected disability.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. USE OF MILITARY RECREATIONAL FACILITIES
BY VETERANS WITH COMPENSABLE SERVICE-
CONNECTED DISABILITIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) Chapter 54 of title 10, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section:
‘‘§ 1066. Morale, welfare, and recreation facilities: use
by veterans with compensable service-
connected disabilities
‘‘(a) DISABLED VETERANS.—A person who is a vet-
eran with a compensable service-connected disability (as
determined by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs) shall be
permitted to use MWR recreation facilities on the same
basis as members entitled to retired pay.
‘‘(b) DEPENDENTS.—Dependents of a person who is
permitted under subsection (a) to use MWR recreation fa-
cilities shall be permitted to use such facilities on the same
basis as dependents of members entitled to retired pay.
‘‘(c) MWR RECREATION FACILITIES DEFINED.—In
this section, the term ‘MWR recreation facilities’ means
recreation facilities operated by nonappropriated fund ac-
tivities of the Department of Defense for the morale, wel-
fare, and recreation of members of the armed forces. Such
term does not include exchange stores and other revenue-
generating facilities operated by those activities.’’.
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such
chapter is amended by adding at the end the following
new item:
‘‘1066. Morale, welfare, and recreation retail facilities: use by veterans with
compensable service-connected disabilities.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 1066 of title 10,
United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take
effect at the end of the 180-day period beginning on the
date of the enactment of this Act.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1235
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the holding period
for long-term capital gain treatment to 6 months.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 27, 2001
Mr. FOLEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce
the holding period for long-term capital gain treatment
to 6 months.
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 ‘‘Investment Assets Se-
curity Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. DECREASE IN HOLDING PERIOD REQUIRED FOR
LONG-TERM CAPITAL GAIN TREATMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—
(1) CAPITAL GAIN.—Paragraphs (1) and (3) of
section 1222 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to other terms relating to capital gains and
losses) are each amended by striking ‘‘1 year’’ and
inserting ‘‘6 months’’.
(2) CAPITAL LOSSES.—Paragraphs (2) and (4)
of section 1222 of such Code are each amended by
striking ‘‘1 year’’ and inserting ‘‘6 months’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The following pro-
visions of such Code are each amended by striking ‘‘1
year’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘6 months’’:
(1) Section 1(h)(6)(A)
(2) Section 166(d)(1)(B).
(3) Section 422(a)(1).
(4) Section 423(a)(1).
(5) Section 584(c).
(6) Subsections (b) and (c) of section 631.
(7) Section 642(c)(3).
(8) Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 702(a).
(9) Section 818(b)(1).
(10) Section 852(b)(3)(B).
(11) Section 857(b)(3)(B).
(12) Paragraphs (11) and (12) of section 1223.
(13) Section 1231.
(14) Subsections (b), (d), and subparagraph
(A) of subsection (e)(4) of section 1233.
(15) Section 1234(b)(1).
(16) Section 1235(a).
(17) Section 1246(a)(4).
(18) Section 1247(i).
(19) Subsections (b) and (g)(2)(C) of section
1248.
(c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—
(1) The first sentence of section 631(a) of such
Code is amended by striking ‘‘for a period of more
than 1 year’’ and inserting ‘‘on the first day of such
year and for a period of more than 6 months before
such cutting’’.
(2) Section 1231(b)(3)(B) of such Code is
amended by striking ‘‘12 months’’ and inserting ‘‘6
months’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to dispositions after the date of
the enactment of this Act.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1236
To amend the Tariff Suspension and Trade Act of 2000 to provide for
the permanent designation of the San Antonio International Airport
as an airport at which certain private aircraft arriving in the United
States may land for processing.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 27, 2001
Mr. GONZALEZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Tariff Suspension and Trade Act of 2000
to provide for the permanent designation of the San
Antonio International Airport as an airport at which
certain private aircraft arriving in the United States
may land for processing.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 
1. 
DESIGNATION 
OF 
SAN 
ANTONIO 
INTER-
NATIONAL AIRPORT FOR CUSTOMS PROC-
ESSING OF CERTAIN PRIVATE AIRCRAFT AR-
RIVING IN THE UNITED STATES.
Section 1453(a) of the Tariff Suspension and Trade
Act of 2000 is amended by striking ‘‘For the 2-year period
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the’’
and inserting ‘‘The’’.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1237
To designate certain lands in the Valley Forge National Historical Park
as the Valley Forge National Cemetery.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 27, 2001
Mr. HOEFFEL (for himself, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. PITTS, Mr.
DOYLE, Mr. GEKAS, Mr. KANJORSKI, Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania,
Mr. FATTAH, Mr. TOOMEY, Mr. ENGLISH, Mr. HOLDEN, Ms. HART, Mr.
PLATTS, Mr. MASCARA, Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania, Mr. BORSKI, Mr.
MURTHA, Mr. GREENWOOD, Mr. SHERWOOD, and Mr. COYNE) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources, and
in addition to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, for a period to be sub-
sequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of
such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To designate certain lands in the Valley Forge National
Historical Park as the Valley Forge National Cemetery.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF LANDS AS VALLEY FORGE
NATIONAL CEMETERY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not more than 200 acres of land
located within the Valley Forge National Historical Park
on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act
are hereby designated as the Valley Forge National Ceme-
tery. Administrative jurisdiction over such lands is hereby
transferred to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and such
lands shall be administered as a national cemetery in ac-
cordance with chapter 24 of title 38, United States Code
(relating to national cemeteries and memorials).
(b) ADJUSTMENT
OF PARK BOUNDARIES.—Sub-
section (b) of section 2 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish the
Valley Forge National Historical Park in the Common-
wealth of Pennsylvania, and for other purposes’’ (16
U.S.C. 410aa–1) is amended by striking ‘‘map entitled
‘Valley Forge National Historical Park’, dated June 1979,
and numbered VF–91,001’’ and inserting ‘‘map entitled
‘Valley Forge National Historical Park’, dated ll, and
numbered ll’’.
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is amended by striking ‘‘April 30, 2001;’’ and inserting
‘‘October 31, 2001;’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enact-
ment of the Legal Immigration Family Equity Act (as en-
acted into law by Public Law 106–553).
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and which is included in the gross estate under sec-
tion 2103 bears to the value of the total gross estate
under section 2103. For purposes of this paragraph,
the term ‘State death taxes’ means the taxes de-
scribed in section 2011(a).’’
(9) Section 2201 is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘as defined in section
2011(d)’’, and
(B) by adding at the end the following new
flush sentence:
‘‘For purposes of this section, the additional estate tax
is the difference between the tax imposed by section 2001
or 2101 and the amount equal to 125 percent of the max-
imum credit provided by section 2011(b), as in effect be-
fore its repeal by the Tax Reduction Act of 2001.’’
(10) Paragraph (2) of section 6511(i) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘2011(c), 2014(b),’’ and inserting
‘‘2014(b)’’.
(11) Subsection (c) of section 6612 is amended
by striking ‘‘section 2011(c) (relating to refunds due
to credit for State taxes),’’.
(12) The table of sections for part II of sub-
chapter A of chapter 11 is amended by striking the
item relating to section 2011.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1238
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the
work opportunity credit and to allow the credit for employment of certain
older individuals.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 27, 2001
Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself and Mr. RANGEL) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently
extend the work opportunity credit and to allow the
credit for employment of certain older individuals.
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 ‘‘Work Opportunity Im-
provement Act of 2001’’.
SEC. 2. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF WORK OPPORTUNITY
CREDIT; CREDIT ALLOWED FOR EMPLOYING
CERTAIN OLDER INDIVIDUALS.
(a) CREDIT MADE PERMANENT.—
(1) Subsection (c) of section 51 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking para-
graph (4) (relating to termination).
(2) Section 51A of such Code is amended by
striking subsection (f).
(b) INCREASE IN AGE LIMIT FOR FOOD STAMP RE-
CIPIENTS.—Clause (i) of section 51(d)(8)(A) of such Code
(relating to food stamp recipients) is amended by striking
‘‘25’’ and inserting ‘‘51’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to individuals who begin work for
the employer after December 31, 2001.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1239
To establish a moratorium on approval by the Secretary of the Interior
of relinquishment of a lease of certain tribal lands in California.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 27, 2001
Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mr. FILNER, and Mr. ISSA) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Re-
sources
A BILL
To establish a moratorium on approval by the Secretary
of the Interior of relinquishment of a lease of certain
tribal lands in California.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. RESTRICTION ON RELINQUISHMENT OF LEASE.
Prior to January 1, 2003, the Secretary of the Inte-
rior shall not approve the relinquishment of any lease en-
tered into for the establishment of a health care facility
for the members of 7 Indian tribes or bands in San Diego
County, California, unless the Secretary has determined
that the relinquishment of such lease has been approved,
by tribal resolution, by each of the 7 Indian tribes or
bands.
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licensed dealer, or licensed collector to receive a handgun
from, a person who is not such a licensee, unless, at the
time and place of the transfer or receipt—
‘‘(1) the transferee presents to a licensed dealer
a valid handgun license issued to the transferee—
‘‘(A) under title I of the Handgun Licens-
ing and Record of Sale Act of 2001; or
‘‘(B) pursuant to a State handgun licens-
ing system certified under section 602 of such
Act established by the State in which the trans-
fer or receipt occurs;
‘‘(2) the licensed dealer contacts the Secretary
or the head of the State agency that administers the
certified system described in subparagraph (1)(B) of
this subsection, as applicable, and receives notice
that the transferee has been issued a handgun li-
cense described in paragraph (1) of this paragraph
and that the license remains valid; and
‘‘(3) the licensed dealer records on a document
(which, in the case of a sale, shall be the sales re-
ceipt) a tracking authorization number provided by
the Secretary or the head of the State agency, as ap-
plicable, as evidence that the licensed dealer has
verified the validity of the license.’’.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1240
To make supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2001 to provide
emergency disaster relief for damages resulting from ice storms.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 27, 2001
Mr. HUTCHINSON (for himself, Mr. SYNDER, Mr. BERRY, and Mr. ROSS) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ap-
propriations
A BILL
To make supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2001
to provide emergency disaster relief for damages result-
ing from ice storms.
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 ‘‘Ice Storms Emergency
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2001’’.
TITLE I—SUPPLEMENTAL
APPROPRIATIONS
The following sums are appropriated, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to pro-
vide supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2001:
CHAPTER 1
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE
FORESTRY INCENTIVES PROGRAM
For an additional amount for ‘‘Forestry Incentives
Program’’ for emergency expenses resulting from damages
from ice storms in December 2000 in Arkansas, Okla-
homa, and Texas, $26,000,000.
CHAPTER 2
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM
For an additional amount for ‘‘National Forest Sys-
tem’’ for emergency expenses resulting from damages
from ice storms in December 2000 in the Ouachita and
Ozark National Forests, $31,452,500: Provided, That, of
the total amount provided in this paragraph, $31,204,000
shall be for the Ouachita National Forest, of which
$7,267,000 shall be for salvage timber removal,
$23,837,000 shall be for reestablishment of plantation,
and $100,000 shall be for wildlife openings and threatened
and endangered species: Provided further, That, of the
total amount provided in this paragraph, $248,500 shall
be for the Ozark National Forest.
WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT
For an additional amount for ‘‘Wildland Fire Man-
agement’’ for emergency expenses for presuppression and
wildfire suppression resulting from ice storms in Decem-
ber 2000 in the Ouachita National Forest, $2,869,000.
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE
For an additional amount for ‘‘Capital Improvement
and Maintenance’’ for emergency expenses resulting from
ice storms in December 2000 in the Ouachita National
Forest, $3,098,000, of which $2,448,000 shall be for road
cleanup and repair and $650,000 shall be for trail cleanup
and repair.
TITLE II—GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 201. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION.
Each amount appropriated in this Act—
(1) is designated by the Congress as an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-
trol Act of 1985; and
(2) shall be available only to the extent that the
President transmits to the Congress an official
budget request that includes designation of the en-
tire amount of the request as an emergency require-
ment pursuant to such section.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1243
To amend title 5, United States Code, to require executive agencies to pay
the premiums for health care coverage provided under the Federal Em-
ployees Health Benefits program for reservists in the Armed Forces
called or ordered to active duty for more than 30 days.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 27, 2001
Mr. KLECZKA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Government Reform
A BILL
To amend title 5, United States Code, to require executive
agencies to pay the premiums for health care coverage
provided under the Federal Employees Health Benefits
program for reservists in the Armed Forces called or
ordered to active duty for more than 30 days.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. PAYMENT OF FEHBP PREMIUMS FOR CERTAIN
RESERVISTS CALLED OR ORDERED TO AC-
TIVE DUTY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) Chapter 89 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 8905a
the following new section:
‘‘§ 8905b. Payment of premiums for certain reservists
called or ordered to active duty
‘‘An employing agency shall be responsible for pay-
ing, for any employee who is a member of a reserve compo-
nent of the armed forces who is called or ordered to active
duty for a period of more than 30 days, the employee’s
share of the premium for health care coverage provided
to such member under this chapter during such period.’’.
(2) The table of sections at the beginning of such
chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating
to section 8905a the following new item:
‘‘8905b. Payment of premiums for certain reservists called or ordered to active
duty.’’.
(b) APPLICABILITY.—Section 8905b of title 5, United
States Code (as added by subsection (a)), shall apply with
respect to health care coverage provided to a member of
a reserve component of the Armed Forces—
(1) on or after the date of the enactment of this
Act; and
(2) on or after the date that is 10 years before
the date of the enactment of this Act if the member
was called or ordered to active duty in support of
military operations related to conflicts in Kosovo,
Bosnia and Herzegovina, or the Persian Gulf region.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1244
To name the national aviation center operated by the United States Customs
Service as the ‘‘Glenn English Customs National Aviation Center’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 27, 2001
Mr. LUCAS of Oklahoma introduced the following bill; which was referred to
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To name the national aviation center operated by the United
States Customs Service as the ‘‘Glenn English Customs
National Aviation Center’’.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. NAMING OF NATIONAL AVIATION CENTER.
The national aviation center operated by the United
States Customs Service and located at 5020 South Merid-
ian Avenue in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, shall be known
by each department, agency, and instrumentality of the
United States as the ‘‘Glenn English Customs National
Aviation Center’’.
SEC. 2. LEGAL REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, regulation, document, paper,
map, or other record of the United States to the aviation
center referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a
reference to the ‘‘Glenn English Customs National Avia-
tion Center’’.
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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1245
To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities
Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the
design, planning, and construction of a project to reclaim and reuse
wastewater within and outside of the service area of the Castaic Lake
Water Agency, California.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 27, 2001
Mr. MCKEON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
A BILL
To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater
Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of
the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and
construction of a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater
within and outside of the service area of the Castaic
Lake Water Agency, California.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CASTAIC LAKE WATER AGENCY RECLAIMED
WATER PROJECT.
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Reclamation Wastewater
and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (Public Law
102–575, title XVI; 43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
‘‘SEC. 1635. CASTAIC LAKE WATER AGENCY RECLAIMED
WATER PROJECT.
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the Castaic Lake Water Agency, California, is
authorized to participate in the design, planning, and con-
struction of a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater
within and outside of the service area of the Castaic Lake
Water Agency.
‘‘(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.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
in section 2 of such Act is amended by adding after the
item relating to section 1634 the following:
‘‘Sec. 1635. Castaic Lake Water Agency reclaimed water project.’’.
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