I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1563 
To extend the authorities under the Water Infrastructure Improvements for 
the Nation Act of 2016 providing operational flexibility, drought relief, 
and other benefits to the State of California. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 3, 2021 
Mr. GARCIA of California (for himself, Mr. MCCARTHY, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. 
ISSA, Mrs. KIM of California, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. 
NUNES, Mr. OBERNOLTE, Mrs. STEEL, and Mr. VALADAO) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Re-
sources, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Tech-
nology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To extend the authorities under the Water Infrastructure 
Improvements for the Nation Act of 2016 providing oper-
ational flexibility, drought relief, and other benefits to 
the State of California. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY. 
(a) Subtitle J of the Water Infrastructure Improve-
ments for the Nation Act (Public Law 114–322) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in section 4007 (43 U.S.C. 390(b) note)— 
(A) in subsection (i), by striking ‘‘January 
1, 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2028’’; 
(B) in subsection (h)(1), by striking the 
period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
(C) by redesignating subsection (h)(2) as 
(h)(3); and 
(D) by adding after subsection (h)(1) the 
following: 
‘‘(2) There is authorized to be appropriated 
$134,000,000 for each fiscal years 2022 through 
2028.’’; 
(2) in section 4011(e)(2), by inserting ‘‘projects 
found feasible under the provisions of section 4007,’’ 
after ‘‘construction of water storage’’; and 
(3) in section 4013 (43 U.S.C. 390(b) note)— 
(A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘the 
date that is 5 years after the date of its enact-
ment’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2028’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘10 
years after the date of its enactment’’ and in-
serting ‘‘on December 31, 2033’’. 
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(b) Section 4(a)(1)(F) of the Water Desalination Act 
of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 10301 note; Public Law 104–298), 
as amended by section 4009(a) of the WIIN Act (Public 
Law 
114–322), 
is 
further 
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘$30,000,000 of funding is authorized to remain available 
until expended; and’’ and inserting ‘‘$12,000,000 is au-
thorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 2022 
through 2028.’’. 
(c) Section 1602 of the Reclamation Wastewater and 
Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (title XVI of Public 
Law 102–575; 43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.), as amended by 
section 4009(c) of the WIIN Act (Public Law 114–322), 
is further amended in subsection (g) by striking 
‘‘$50,000,000 to remain available until expended’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 
through 2028’’. 
Æ 
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