I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2799 
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 
JUNE 7, 2017 
Mr. MCNERNEY (for himself, Mr. HUFFMAN, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. GARAMENDI, 
and Mr. SWALWELL of California) 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’’. 
SEC. 2. WESTERN RECYCLED WATER PROJECT AUTHORIZA-
TIONS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATIONS.—The Reclamation Waste-
water and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (43 
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U.S.C. 390h et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 16ll. 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 
$6,750,000. 
‘‘SEC. 16ll. BRENTWOOD RECYCLED WATER PROJECT. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the City of Brentwood, 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. 
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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 
$5,200,000. 
‘‘SEC. 16ll. CENTRAL DUBLIN RECYCLED WATER DIS-
TRIBUTION AND RETROFIT PROJECT. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the Dublin San Ramon Services District, Cali-
fornia, 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 
$1,150,000. 
‘‘SEC. 16ll. CENTRAL REDWOOD CITY RECYCLED WATER 
PROJECT. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the City of Redwood City, California, is author-
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‘‘SEC. 16ll. DELTA DIABLO HIGH PURITY WATER TREAT-
MENT FACILITY. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the Delta Diablo, 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 
$12,500,000. 
‘‘SEC. 16ll. DUBLIN AND SAN RAMON RECYCLED WATER 
EXPANSION PROJECT. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the Dublin San Ramon Services District and the 
Dublin San Ramon Services District/East Bay Municipal 
Utility District Recycled Water Authority (DERWA), 
California, is authorized to participate in the design, plan-
ning, 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. 
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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 
$6,300,000. 
‘‘SEC. 16ll. HAYWARD RECYCLED WATER PROJECT. 
‘‘(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 
$3,000,000. 
‘‘SEC. 16ll. IRONHOUSE SANITARY DISTRICT CYPRESS RE-
CYCLED WATER PROJECT. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the Ironhouse Sanitary District, California, is 
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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. 
‘‘(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. 16ll. IRONHOUSE SANITARY DISTRICT INDUSTRIAL 
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. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not provide 
funds for the operation and maintenance of the project 
authorized by this section. 
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‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$3,500,000. 
‘‘SEC. 16ll. IRONHOUSE SANITARY DISTRICT DIRECT PO-
TABLE REUSE 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. 
‘‘(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 
$10,000,000. 
‘‘SEC. 16ll. MOUNTAIN VIEW RECYCLED WATER SYSTEM 
EXPANSION. 
‘‘(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. 
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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 
$5,000,000. 
‘‘SEC. 16ll. NORTH VALLEY REGIONAL RECYCLED WATER 
PROJECT. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the City of Turlock, 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 
$5,000,000. 
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‘‘SEC. 16ll. PALO ALTO RECYCLED WATER PIPELINE 
PROJECT. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the City of Palo Alto, 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 
$8,250,000. 
‘‘SEC. 16ll. PURE WATER MONTEREY A GROUNDWATER 
REPLENISHMENT PROJECT. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the Monterey Regional Water Pollution Control 
Agency, California, is authorized to participate in the de-
sign, 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. 
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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. 16ll. SAN JOSE WATER COMPANY RECYCLED 
WATER PROJECT. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the San Jose Water Company, California, is au-
thorized 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 
$6,000,000. 
‘‘SEC. 16ll. SUNNYVALE CONTINUOUS RECYCLED WATER 
PRODUCTION PROJECT. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the City of Sunnyvale, California, is authorized 
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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 
$500,000. 
‘‘SEC. 16ll. WAIKOLOA BEACH RESORT WASTEWATER 
RECLAMATION 
FACILITY 
EXPANSION 
PROJECT. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with Hawaii Water Service Company, Waikoloa, Ha-
waii, 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. 
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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 
$4,375,000.’’. 
(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. 16ll. Benicia water reuse project. 
‘‘Sec. 16ll. Brentwood recycled water project. 
‘‘Sec. 16ll. Central Dublin recycled water distribution and retrofit project. 
‘‘Sec. 16ll. Central Redwood City recycled water project. 
‘‘Sec. 16ll. City of Pleasanton recycled water project. 
‘‘Sec. 16ll. Concord recycled water project. 
‘‘Sec. 16ll. Contra Costa County refinery recycled water project, phase 1. 
‘‘Sec. 16ll. Delta Diablo recycled water system expansion project. 
‘‘Sec. 16ll. Delta Diablo high purity water treatment facility. 
‘‘Sec. 16ll. Dublin and San Ramon recycled water expansion project. 
‘‘Sec. 16ll. Hayward recycled water project. 
‘‘Sec. 16ll. Ironhouse Sanitary District Cypress recycled water project. 
‘‘Sec. 16ll. Ironhouse Sanitary District industrial recycled water project. 
‘‘Sec. 16ll. Ironhouse Sanitary District direct potable reuse project. 
‘‘Sec. 16ll. Mountain View recycled water system expansion. 
‘‘Sec. 16ll. North Valley Regional recycled water project. 
‘‘Sec. 16ll. Palo Alto recycled water pipeline project. 
‘‘Sec. 16ll. Pure Water Monterey a groundwater replenishment project. 
‘‘Sec. 16ll. San Jose Water Company recycled water project. 
‘‘Sec. 16ll. Sunnyvale continuous recycled water production project. 
‘‘Sec. 16ll. Waikoloa Beach Resort Wastewater Reclamation Facility expan-
sion project. 
‘‘Sec. 16ll. West Bay Sanitary District recycled water project. 
‘‘Sec. 16ll. Wolfe Road recycled water project.’’. 
SEC. 3. MODIFICATION TO AUTHORIZED PROJECTS. 
(a) ANTIOCH RECYCLED WATER PROJECT.—Section 
1644(d) of the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater 
Study and Facilities Act (43 U.S.C. 390h–27) (as amend-
ed by section 512(a) of the Consolidated Natural Re-
sources Act of 2008) is amended by striking ‘‘$2,250,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$3,200,000’’. 
(b) SOUTH
SANTA
CLARA
COUNTY
RECYCLED 
WATER PROJECT IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY.—Section 
1644(d) of the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater 
Study and Facilities Act (43 U.S.C. 390h–27) (as amend-
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ed by section 512(a) of the Consolidated Natural Re-
sources Act of 2008) is amended by striking ‘‘$7,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$17,950,000’’. 
Æ 
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