108TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4606
AN ACT
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting
through the Bureau of Reclamation and in co-
ordination with other Federal, State, and local
government agencies, to participate in the fund-
ing and implementation of a balanced, long-term
groundwater remediation program in California,
and for other purposes.
108TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4606
AN ACT
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through
the Bureau of Reclamation and in coordination with
other Federal, State, and local government agencies, to
participate in the funding and implementation of a
balanced, long-term groundwater remediation program in
California, and for other purposes.
(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may
not obligate any funds appropriated to the
Remediation Fund in a fiscal year until
the Secretary has deposited into the Reme-
diation Fund an amount provided by non-
Federal interests sufficient to ensure that
at least 35 percent of any funds obligated
by the Secretary for a groundwater reme-
diation project are from funds provided to
the Secretary for that project by the non-
Federal interests.
(ii) 
NON-FEDERAL
RESPONSI-
BILITY.—Each local water authority shall
be responsible for providing the non-Fed-
eral amount required by clause (i) for
projects under that local water authority.
The State of California, local government
agencies, and private entities may provide
all or any portion of the non-Federal
amount.
(iii) CREDITS TOWARD NON-FEDERAL
SHARE.—For purposes of clause (ii), the
Secretary shall credit the appropriate local
water authority with the value of all prior
expenditures 
by 
non-Federal 
interests
made after January 1, 2000, that are com-
patible with the purposes of this section,
including—
(I) all expenditures made by non-
Federal interests to design and con-
struct 
groundwater 
remediation
projects, including expenditures asso-
ciated with environmental analyses,
and public involvement activities that
were 
required 
to 
implement 
the
groundwater remediation projects in
compliance with applicable Federal
and State laws; and
(II) all expenditures made by
non-Federal interests to acquire lands,
easements, rights-of-way, relocations,
disposal areas, and water rights that
were required to implement a ground-
water remediation project.
(b) COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW.—In car-
rying out the activities described in this section, the Sec-
retary shall comply with any applicable Federal and State
laws.
(c) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER ACTIVITIES.—Nothing
in this section shall be construed to affect other Federal
or State authorities that are being used or may be used
to facilitate remediation and protection of the groundwater
the natural watershed of the Santa Ana River in the State
of California. In carrying out the activities described in
this section, the Secretary shall integrate such activities
with ongoing Federal and State projects and activities.
None of the funds made available for such activities pursu-
ant to this section shall be counted against any Federal
authorization ceiling established for any previously author-
ized Federal projects or activities.
(d) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AND AUDITS.—The
Secretary shall ensure that all funds obligated and dis-
bursed under this Act and expended by a local water au-
thority, are accounted for in accordance with generally ac-
cepted accounting principles and are subjected to regular
audits in accordance with applicable procedures, manuals,
and circulars of the Department of the Interior and the
Office of Management and Budget.
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated to the Remediation Fund
$50,000,000. Such funds shall remain available until ex-
pended.
Passed the House of Representatives September 28,
2004.
Attest:
Clerk.