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Union Calendar No. 329 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 142 
[Report No. 108–564] 
To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities 
Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the 
Inland Empire regional water recycling project, to authorize the Secretary 
to carry out a program to assist agencies in projects to construct regional 
brine lines in California, and to authorize the Secretary to participate 
in the Lower Chino Dairy Area desalination demonstration and reclama-
tion project. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 7, 2003 
Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Resources 
JUNE 23, 2004 
Additional sponsors: Mr. DREIER and Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California 
JUNE 23, 2004 
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 7, 2003] 
A BILL 
To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater 
Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of 
the Interior to participate in the Inland Empire regional
water recycling project, to authorize the Secretary to 
carry out a program to assist agencies in projects to 
construct regional brine lines in California, and to au-
thorize the Secretary to participate in the Lower Chino 
Dairy Area desalination demonstration and reclamation 
project. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PRADO BASIN NATURAL TREATMENT SYSTEM 
PROJECT. 
(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 add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 1636. PRADO BASIN NATURAL TREATMENT SYSTEM 
PROJECT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in cooperation 
with the Orange County Water District, shall participate 
in the planning, design, and construction of natural treat-
ment systems and wetlands for the flows of the Santa Ana 
River, California, and its tributaries into the Prado Basin. 
‘‘(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.
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—Funds provided by the Secretary 
shall not be used for the operation and maintenance of the 
project described in subsection (a). 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$20,000,000.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
in section 2 of Public Law 102–575 is further amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 1634 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘Sec. 1636. Prado Basin Natural Treatment System Project.’’. 
SEC. 2. REGIONAL BRINE LINES. 
(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 further amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 1637. REGIONAL BRINE LINES. 
‘‘(a) SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.—The Secretary, in co-
operation with units of local government, may carry out 
a program under the Federal reclamation laws to assist 
agencies in projects to construct regional brine lines to ex-
port the salinity imported from the Colorado River to the 
Pacific Ocean as identified in— 
‘‘(1) the Salinity Management Study prepared 
by the Bureau of Reclamation and the Metropolitan 
Water District of Southern California; and
‘‘(2) the Southern California Comprehensive 
Water Reclamation and Reuse Study prepared by the 
Bureau of Reclamation. 
‘‘(b) AGREEMENTS
AND
REGULATIONS.—The Sec-
retary may enter into such agreements and promulgate such 
regulations as are necessary to carry out this section. 
‘‘(c) COST SHARING.—The Federal share of the cost of 
a project to construct regional brine lines described in sub-
section (a) shall not exceed— 
‘‘(1) 25 percent of the total cost of the project; or 
‘‘(2) $50,000,000. 
‘‘(d) LIMITATION.—Funds provided by the Secretary 
shall not be used for operation or maintenance of any 
project described in subsection (a).’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
in section 2 of Public Law 102–575 is further amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 1635 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘Sec. 1637. Regional brine lines.’’. 
SEC. 3. LOWER CHINO DAIRY AREA DESALINATION DEM-
ONSTRATION AND RECLAMATION PROJECT. 
(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 further amended 
by adding at the end the following:
‘‘SEC. 1638. LOWER CHINO DAIRY AREA DESALINATION 
DEMONSTRATION 
AND 
RECLAMATION 
PROJECT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in cooperation 
with the Chino Basin Watermaster, the Inland Empire 
Utilities Agency, and the Santa Ana Watershed Project Au-
thority and acting under the Federal reclamation laws, 
shall participate in the design, planning, and construction 
of the Lower Chino Dairy Area desalination demonstration 
and reclamation project. 
‘‘(b) COST SHARING.—The Federal share of the cost of 
the project described in subsection (a) shall not exceed— 
‘‘(1) 25 percent of the total cost of the project; or 
‘‘(2) $50,000,000. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—Funds provided by the Secretary 
shall not be used for operation or maintenance of the project 
described in subsection (a). 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec-
essary to carry out this section.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
in section 2 of Public Law 102–575 is further amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 1636 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘Sec. 1638. Lower Chino dairy area desalination demonstration and reclamation 
project.’’.
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to amend the 
Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and 
Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
to participate in the Prado Basin Natural Treatment 
System Project, to authorize the Secretary to carry out 
a program to assist agencies in projects to construct re-
gional brine lines in California, and to authorize the Sec-
retary to participate in the Lower Chino Dairy Area de-
salination demonstration and reclamation project.’’.
Union Calendar No. 329 
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 142 
[Report No. 108–564] 
A BILL 
To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and 
Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to author-
ize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in 
the Inland Empire regional water recycling 
project, to authorize the Secretary to carry out a 
program to assist agencies in projects to con-
struct regional brine lines in California, and to 
authorize the Secretary to participate in the 
Lower Chino Dairy Area desalination demonstra-
tion and reclamation project. 
JUNE 23, 2004 
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee 
of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and or-
dered to be printed