IIB 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1140 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MAY 8, 2007 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Secretary, in cooperation with the City 
of San Juan Capistrano, California, to participate in 
the design, planning, and construction of an advanced 
water treatment plant facility and recycled water system, 
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 ‘‘South Orange County 
Recycled Water Enhancement Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS. 
(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. 16xx. SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO RECYCLED WATER SYS-
TEM. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the City of San Juan Capistrano, California, is 
authorized to participate in the design, planning, and con-
struction of an advanced water treatment plant facility 
and recycled water system. 
‘‘(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 
$18,500,000. 
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‘‘(e) SUNSET.—The authority of the Secretary to 
carry out any provisions of this section shall terminate 10 
years after the date of the enactment of this section. 
‘‘SEC. 163X. SAN CLEMENTE RECLAIMED WATER PROJECT. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the City of San Clemente, California, is author-
ized to participate in the design, planning, and construc-
tion of a project to expand reclaimed water distribution, 
storage and treatment 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 
$5,000,000 
‘‘(e) SUNSET.—The authority of the Secretary to 
carry out any provisions of this section shall terminate 10 
years after the date of the enactment of this section.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The table of sec-
tions in section 2 of Public Law 102–575 is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 163X the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘Sec. 163X. San Juan Capistrano Recycled Water System. 
‘‘Sec. 163X. San Clemente Reclaimed Water Project.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 7, 2007. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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