IIB 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1662 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
DECEMBER 5, 2007 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to seek limited 
reimbursement for site security activities, and for other 
purposes. 
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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Bureau of Reclamation 
Site Security Costs Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF CAPITAL COSTS. 
Costs incurred by the Secretary of the Interior for 
the physical fortification of Bureau of Reclamation facili-
ties to satisfy increased post-September 11, 2001, security 
needs, including the construction, modification, upgrade, 
or replacement of such facility fortifications, shall be non-
reimbursable. 
SEC. 3. TREATMENT OF SECURITY-RELATED OPERATION 
AND MAINTENANCE COSTS. 
(a) REIMBURSABLE COSTS.—The Secretary of the 
Interior shall include no more than $18,900,000 per fiscal 
year, indexed each fiscal year after fiscal year 2008 ac-
cording to the preceding year’s Consumer Price Index, of 
those costs incurred for increased levels of guards and pa-
trols, training, patrols by local and tribal law enforcement 
entities, operation, maintenance, and replacement of 
guard and response force equipment, and operation and 
maintenance of facility fortifications at Bureau of Rec-
lamation facilities after the events of September 11, 2001, 
as reimbursable operation and maintenance costs under 
Reclamation law. 
(b) COSTS COLLECTED THROUGH WATER RATES.— 
In the case of the Central Valley Project of California, 
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site security costs allocated to irrigation and municipal 
and industrial water service in accordance with this Act 
shall be collected by the Secretary exclusively through in-
clusion of these costs in the operation and maintenance 
water rates. 
SEC. 4. TRANSPARENCY AND REPORT TO CONGRESS. 
(a) POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.—The Secretary is 
authorized to develop policies and procedures with project 
beneficiaries, consistent with the requirements of sub-
sections (b) and (c), to provide for the payment of the 
reimbursable costs described in section 3. 
(b) NOTICE.—On identifying a Bureau of Reclama-
tion facility for a site security measure, the Secretary shall 
provide to the project beneficiaries written notice— 
(1) describing the need for the site security 
measure and the process for identifying and imple-
menting the site security measure; and 
(2) summarizing the administrative and legal 
requirements relating to the site security measure. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall— 
(1) provide project beneficiaries an opportunity 
to consult with the Bureau of Reclamation on the 
planning, design, and construction of the site secu-
rity measure; and 
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(2) in consultation with project beneficiaries, 
develop and provide timeframes for the consultation 
described in paragraph (1). 
(d) RESPONSE; NOTICE.—Before incurring costs pur-
suant to activities described in section 3, the Secretary 
shall consider cost containment measures recommended by 
a project beneficiary that has elected to consult with the 
Bureau of Reclamation on such activities. The Secretary 
shall provide to the project beneficiary— 
(1) a timely written response describing pro-
posed actions, if any, to address the recommenda-
tion; and 
(2) notice regarding the costs and status of 
such activities on a periodic basis. 
(e) REPORT.—The Secretary shall report annually to 
the Natural Resources Committee of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Energy and Natural Resources Com-
mittee of the Senate on site security actions and activities 
undertaken pursuant to this Act for each fiscal year. The 
report shall include a summary of Federal and non-Fed-
eral expenditures for the fiscal year and information relat-
ing to a 5-year planning horizon for the program, detailed 
to show pre-September 11, 2001, and post-September 11, 
2001, costs for the site security activities. 
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SEC. 5. PRE-SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 SECURITY COST LEVELS. 
Reclamation project security costs at the levels of ac-
tivity that existed prior to September 11, 2001, shall re-
main reimbursable. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 4, 
2007. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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