I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 786 
To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities 
Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the 
Los Angeles County Water Supply Augmentation Demonstration Project, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 31, 2007 
Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of California (for herself and Mrs. NAPOLITANO) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Nat-
ural 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 Los Angeles County 
Water Supply Augmentation Demonstration Project, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY 
WATER 
SUPPLY 
AUGMENTATION 
DEM-
ONSTRATION PROJECT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Reclamation Wastewater and 
Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (Public Law 102– 
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575, title XVI; 43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 16ll. LOS ANGELES COUNTY WATER SUPPLY AUG-
MENTATION DEMONSTRATION PROJECT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior, in 
cooperation with the Los Angeles and San Gabriel Rivers 
Watershed Council, is authorized to participate in the 
planning, design, construction, and assessment of a neigh-
borhood demonstration project to— 
‘‘(1) demonstrate the potential for infiltration 
of stormwater runoff to recharge groundwater by 
retrofitting one or more sites in the Los Angeles 
area with features designed to reflect state-of-the-art 
best management practices for water conservation, 
pollution reduction and treatment, and habitat res-
toration; and 
‘‘(2) 
through 
predevelopment 
and 
postdevelopment monitoring, assess— 
‘‘(A) the potential new water supply yield 
based on increased infiltration; and 
‘‘(B) the value of the new water. 
‘‘(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. 
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‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—No Federal funds shall be used 
for the operation and maintenance of the project described 
in subsection (a). For purposes of this subsection, pre- and 
post-development monitoring for not more than 2 years 
before and after project installation for project assessment 
purposes shall not be considered operation and mainte-
nance. 
‘‘(d) SUNSET OF AUTHORITY.—- 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) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
in section 2 of Public Law 102–575 is amended by insert-
ing after the item relating to section 16ll the following: 
‘‘Sec. 16ll. Los Angeles County Water Supply Augmentation Demonstration 
Project.’’. 
Æ 
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