I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3112 
To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities 
Act to authorize certain recycled water projects, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 11, 2021 
Mr. MCNERNEY (for himself, Mr. SWALWELL, Mr. PANETTA, and Ms. ESHOO) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater 
Study and Facilities Act to authorize certain recycled 
water projects, 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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Western Water Recy-
cling and Drought Relief Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 2. PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Reclamation Wastewater and 
Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (43 U.S.C. 390h 
et seq.) (as amended by section 512 (a) of the Consoli-
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dated Natural Resources Act of 2008) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 16lll. BENICIA WATER REUSE PROJECT. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the City of Benicia, California, is authorized to 
participate in the design, planning, and construction of re-
cycled water system 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 
$7,150,000. 
‘‘SEC. 16lll. CENTRAL REDWOOD CITY RECYCLED WATER 
PROJECT. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the City of Redwood City, California, is author-
ized to participate in the design, planning, and construc-
tion of recycled water system 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. 
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‘‘(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 
$7,500,000. 
‘‘SEC. 16lll. FLOW EQUALIZATION AND RESOURCE RE-
COVERY FACILITY LEVEE IMPROVEMENTS 
AND BAYFRONT RECYCLED WATER FACILITY. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the West Bay Sanitary District, California, is 
authorized to participate in the design, planning, and con-
struction of recycled water system 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 
$15,000,000. 
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‘‘SEC. 16lll. HAYWARD RECYCLED WATER PROJECT 
PHASE II. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the City of Hayward, California, is authorized 
to participate in the design, planning, and construction of 
recycled water system 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 
$2,500,000. 
‘‘SEC. 16lll. IRONHOUSE SANITARY DISTRICT RECYCLED 
WATER PROJECT. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the Ironhouse Sanitary District, California, is 
authorized to participate in the design, planning, and con-
struction of recycled water distribution systems. 
‘‘(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. 
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‘‘(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. 
‘‘SEC. 16lll. MOUNTAIN VIEW RECYCLED WATER SYSTEM 
EXPANSION AND IMPROVEMENT. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the City of Mountain View, California, is author-
ized to participate in the design, planning, and construc-
tion of recycled water system 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. 
‘‘SEC. 16lll. PALO ALTO ENHANCED RECYCLED WATER 
FACILITY. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the City of Palo Alto, California, is authorized 
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‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$8,250,000. 
‘‘SEC. 16lll. PURE WATER MONTEREY A GROUNDWATER 
REPLENISHMENT PROJECT. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the Monterey One Water, California, is author-
ized to participate in the design, planning, and construc-
tion of recycled water system 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. 
‘‘SEC. 16lll. SOUTH SANTA CLARA COUNTY RECYCLED 
WATER PROJECT. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the Santa Clara Valley Water District, Cali-
fornia, is authorized to participate in the design, planning, 
and construction of recycled water system facilities. 
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‘‘(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 
$10,995,250.’’. 
(b) PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION.—In carrying out 
sections 1642 through 1648 of the Reclamation Waste-
water and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act, and the 
sections added to such Act by subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall enter into individual agreements with the Western 
Recycled Water Coalition participating agencies to fund 
the projects, and shall include in such agreements a provi-
sion for the reimbursement of design, planning and con-
struction costs, including those costs incurred prior to the 
enactment of this Act, subject to appropriations made 
available for the Federal share of the project under sec-
tions 1642 through 1648 of the Reclamation Wastewater 
and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act and the sec-
tions added to such Act by subsection (a). 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of contents 
of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjust-
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ment Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. prec. 371) (as amended by 
section 512(a) of the Consolidated Natural Resources Act 
of 2008) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘Sec. 16lll. Benicia water reuse project. 
‘‘Sec. 16lll. Central Redwood City recycled water project. 
‘‘Sec. 16lll. Flow equalization and resource recovery facility levee improve-
ments and Bayfront recycled water facility. 
‘‘Sec. 16lll. Hayward recycled water project phase II. 
‘‘Sec. 16lll. Ironhouse Sanitary District recycled water project. 
‘‘Sec. 16lll. Mountain View recycled water system expansion and improve-
ment. 
‘‘Sec. 16lll. Palo Alto enhanced recycled water facility. 
‘‘Sec. 16lll. Palo Alto recycled water distribution extension. 
‘‘Sec. 16lll. Pure Water Monterey a groundwater replenishment project. 
‘‘Sec. 16lll. South Santa Clara County recycled water project.’’. 
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