SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Santa Ana River 
Water Supply Enhancement Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. PRADO BASIN NATURAL TREATMENT SYSTEM 
PROJECT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—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. 16ll. PRADO BASIN NATURAL TREATMENT SYSTEM 
PROJECT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in cooperation 
with the Orange County Water District, shall participate 
in the planning, design, and construction of natural treat-
ment systems and wetlands for the flows of the Santa Ana 
River, California, and its tributaries into the Prado Basin. 
‘‘(b) COST SHARING.—The Federal share of the cost 
of the project described in subsection (a) shall not exceed 
25 percent of the total cost of the project. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—Funds provided by the Secretary 
shall not be used for the operation and maintenance of 
the project described in subsection (a). 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$20,000,000. 
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‘‘(e) SUNSET
OF AUTHORITY.—This section shall 
have no effect after the date that is 10 years after the 
date of the enactment of this section.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions in section 2 of Public Law 102–575 is further 
amended by inserting after the last item the following: 
‘‘16ll. Prado Basin Natural Treatment System Project.’’. 
SEC. 3. REGIONAL BRINE LINES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Reclamation Wastewater and 
Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (Public Law 102– 
575, title XVI; 43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) is further amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 16ll. REGIONAL BRINE LINES. 
‘‘(a) SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.—The Secretary, under 
Federal reclamation laws and in cooperation with units of 
local government, may assist agencies in projects to con-
struct regional brine lines to export the salinity imported 
from the Colorado River to the Pacific Ocean as identified 
in— 
‘‘(1) the Salinity Management Study prepared 
by the Bureau of Reclamation and the Metropolitan 
Water District of Southern California; and 
‘‘(2) the Southern California Comprehensive 
Water Reclamation and Reuse Study prepared by 
the Bureau of Reclamation. 
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‘‘(b) AGREEMENTS AND REGULATIONS.—The Sec-
retary may enter into such agreements and promulgate 
such regulations as are necessary to carry out this section. 
‘‘(c) COST SHARING.—The Federal share of the cost 
of a project to construct regional brine lines described in 
subsection (a) shall not exceed— 
‘‘(1) 25 percent of the total cost of the project; 
or 
‘‘(2) $40,000,000. 
‘‘(d) LIMITATION.—Funds provided by the Secretary 
shall not be used for operation or maintenance of any 
project described in subsection (a). 
‘‘(e) SUNSET
OF AUTHORITY.—This section shall 
have no effect after the date that is 10 years after the 
date of the enactment of this section.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions in section 2 of Public Law 102–575 is further 
amended by inserting after the last item the following: 
‘‘16ll. Regional brine lines.’’. 
SEC. 4. LOWER CHINO DAIRY AREA DESALINATION DEM-
ONSTRATION AND RECLAMATION PROJECT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Reclamation Wastewater and 
Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (Public Law 102– 
575, title XVI; 43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) is further amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 16ll. LOWER CHINO DAIRY AREA DESALINATION 
DEMONSTRATION 
AND 
RECLAMATION 
PROJECT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in cooperation 
with the Chino Basin Watermaster, the Inland Empire 
Utilities Agency, and the Santa Ana Watershed Project 
Authority and acting under the Federal reclamation laws, 
shall participate in the design, planning, and construction 
of the Lower Chino Dairy Area desalination demonstra-
tion and reclamation project. 
‘‘(b) COST SHARING.—The Federal share of the cost 
of the project described in subsection (a) shall not ex-
ceed— 
‘‘(1) 25 percent of the total cost of the project; 
or 
‘‘(2) $50,000,000. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—Funds provided by the Secretary 
shall not be used for operation or maintenance of the 
project described in subsection (a). 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec-
essary to carry out this section. 
‘‘(e) SUNSET
OF AUTHORITY.—This section shall 
have no effect after the date that is 10 years after the 
date of the enactment of this section.’’. 
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions in section 2 of Public Law 102–575 is further 
amended by inserting after the last item the following: 
‘‘16ll. Lower Chino dairy area desalination demonstration and reclamation 
project.’’. 
SEC. 5. CENTER FOR TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT OF 
MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY AND EDUCATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior shall 
establish at the Orange County Water District located in 
Orange County, California, a center for the expressed pur-
poses of providing— 
(1) assistance in the development and advance-
ment of membrane technologies; and 
(2) educational support in the advancement of 
public understanding and acceptance of membrane 
produced water supplies. 
(b) MANAGEMENT OF CENTER.— 
(1) CONTRACTS.—In establishing the center, 
the Secretary shall enter into contracts with the Or-
ange County Water District for purposes of man-
aging such center. 
(2) PLAN.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this section, the Secretary, in 
consultation with the Orange County Water District, 
shall jointly prepare a plan, updated annually, iden-
tifying the goals and objectives of the center. 
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(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to carry out subsections (a) and (b), 
$2,000,000, for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2013. 
Such sums shall remain available until expended. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of enactment of this section and annually thereafter, the 
Secretary, in consultation with the Orange County Water 
District, shall provide a report to Congress on the status 
of the center and its accomplishments. 
(e) SUNSET OF AUTHORITY.—This section shall have 
no effect after the date that is 10 years after the date 
of the enactment of this section. 
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