104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3660
AN ACT
To 
make 
amendments 
to 
the 
Reclamation
Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facili-
ties Act, and for other purposes.
104TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3660
AN ACT
To make amendments to the Reclamation Wastewater and
Groundwater Study and Facilities Act, 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 ‘‘Reclamation Recycling
and Water Conservation Act of 1996’’.
SEC. 2. WATER RECYCLING PROJECTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Reclamation Projects Au-
thorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 390h
et seq.) is amended—
(1) by redesignating sections 1615, 1616, and
1617 as sections 1631, 1632, and 1633, respectively,
and
(2) by inserting after section 1614 the following
new sections:
‘‘SEC. 1615. NORTH SAN DIEGO COUNTY AREA WATER RECY-
CLING PROJECT.
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the appropriate State and local authorities, is
authorized to participate in the design, planning, and con-
struction of the North San Diego County Area Water Re-
cycling Project, consisting of projects to reclaim and reuse
water within service areas of the San Elijo Joint Powers
Authority, the Leucadia County Water District, the City
of Carlsbad, and the Olivenhain Municipal Water District,
California.
‘‘(b) COST SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost
of a project described in subsection (a) shall not exceed
25 percent of the total cost.
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not provide
funds for the operation or maintenance of a project de-
scribed in subsection (a).
‘‘SEC. 1616. CALLEGUAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT RE-
CYCLING PROJECT.
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the appropriate State and local authorities, is
authorized to participate in the design, planning, and con-
struction of the Calleguas Municipal Water District Recy-
cling Project to reclaim and reuse water in the service area
of the Calleguas Municipal Water District in Ventura
County, California.
‘‘(b) COST SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost
of a project described in subsection (a) shall not exceed
25 percent of the total cost.
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not provide
funds for the operation or maintenance of a project de-
scribed in subsection (a).
‘‘SEC. 
1617. 
CENTRAL 
VALLEY 
WATER 
RECYCLING
PROJECT.
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the appropriate State and local authorities, is
authorized to participate in the design, planning, and con-
struction of the Central Valley Water Recycling Project
to reclaim and reuse water in the service areas of the
Central Valley Reclamation Facility and the Salt Lake
County Water Conservancy District in Utah.
‘‘(b) COST SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost
of a project described in subsection (a) shall not exceed
25 percent of the total cost.
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not provide
funds for the operation or maintenance of a project de-
scribed in subsection (a).
‘‘SEC. 
1618. 
ST. 
GEORGE 
AREA 
WATER 
RECYCLING
PROJECT.
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the appropriate State and local authorities, is
authorized to participate in the design, planning, and con-
struction of the St. George Area Water Recycling Project
to reclaim and reuse water in the service area of the Wash-
ington County Water Conservancy District in Utah.
‘‘(b) COST SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost
of a project described in subsection (a) shall not exceed
25 percent of the total cost.
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not provide
funds for the operation or maintenance of a project de-
scribed in subsection (a).
area of the El Paso Water Utilities Public Service Board,
El Paso, Texas.
‘‘(b) COST SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost
of a project described in subsection (a) shall not exceed
25 percent of the total cost.
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not provide
funds for the operation or maintenance of a project de-
scribed in subsection (a).
‘‘SEC. 1623. RECLAIMED WATER IN PASADENA.
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the appropriate State and local authorities, is
authorized to participate in the design, planning, and con-
struction of the City of Pasadena, California, reclaimed
water project to obtain, store, and use reclaimed water in
Pasadena and its service area, as well as neighboring com-
munities.
‘‘(b) COST SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost
of a project described in subsection (a) shall not exceed
25 percent of the total cost.
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not provide
funds for the operation or maintenance of a project de-
scribed in subsection (a).
‘‘SEC. 1624. PHASE 1 OF THE ORANGE COUNTY REGIONAL
WATER RECLAMATION PROJECT.
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the appropriate State and local authorities, is
authorized to participate in the design, planning, and con-
struction of phase 1 of the Orange County Regional Water
Reclamation Project, to reclaim and reuse water within
the service area of the Orange County Water District in
California.
‘‘(b) COST SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost
of a project described in subsection (a) shall not exceed
25 percent of the total cost.
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not provide
funds for the operation or maintenance of a project de-
scribed in subsection (a).
‘‘SEC. 
1625. 
CITY 
OF 
WEST 
JORDAN 
WATER 
REUSE
PROJECT.
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the City of West Jordan, Utah, is authorized
to participate in the design, planning, and construction of
the City of West Jordan Water Reuse Project to recycle
and reuse water in its service area from the South Valley
Water Reclamation Facility Discharge Waters in Utah.
‘‘(b) COST SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost
of a project described in subsection (a) shall not exceed
25 percent of the total cost.
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not provide
funds for the operation or maintenance of a project de-
scribed in subsection (a).
‘‘SEC. 1626. HI-DESERT WATER DISTRICT IN YUCCA VALLEY,
CALIFORNIA WASTEWATER COLLECTION AND
REUSE FACILITY.
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the appropriate State and local authorities, is
authorized to participate in the design, planning, and con-
struction of the Hi-Desert Water District in Yucca Valley,
California wastewater collection and reuse facility.
‘‘(b) COST SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost
of a project described in subsection (a) shall not exceed
25 percent of the total cost.
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not provide
funds for the operation or maintenance of a project de-
scribed in subsection (a).
‘‘SEC. 1627. MISSION BASIN BRACKISH GROUNDWATER
DESALTING DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the City of Oceanside, is authorized to partici-
pate in the design, planning, and construction of a
3,000,000 gallon per day expansion of the Mission Basin
Brackish Groundwater Desalting Demonstration Project
in Oceanside, California.
‘‘(b) COST SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost
of a project described in subsection (a) shall not exceed
25 percent of the total cost.
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not provide
funds for the operation or maintenance of a project de-
scribed in subsection (a).
‘‘SEC. 1628. TREATMENT OF EFFLUENT FROM THE SANITA-
TION DISTRICTS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY
THROUGH THE CITY OF LONG BEACH.
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the Water Replenishment District of Southern
California, the Orange County Water District in the State
of California, and other appropriate authorities, is author-
ized to participate in the design, planning, and construc-
tion of water reclamation and reuse projects to treat ap-
proximately 10,000 acre-feet per year of effluent from the
sanitation districts of Los Angeles County through the city
of Long Beach.
‘‘(b) COST SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost
of a project described in subsection (a) shall not exceed
25 percent of the total cost.
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not provide
funds for the operation or maintenance of a project de-
scribed in subsection (a).
‘‘SEC. 1629. SAN JOAQUIN AREA WATER RECYCLING AND
REUSE PROJECT.
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the appropriate State and local authorities, is
authorized to participate in the design, planning, and con-
struction of the San Joaquin Area Water Recycling and
Reuse Project, in cooperation with the City of Tracy, and
consisting of participating projects which will reclaim and
reuse water within the County of San Joaquin in Califor-
nia.
‘‘(b) COST SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost
of a project described in subsection (a) shall not exceed
25 percent of the total cost.
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not provide
funds for the operation or maintenance of a project de-
scribed in subsection (a).
‘‘SEC. 1630. TOOELE WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND REUSE
PROJECT.
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with Tooele City, Utah, is authorized to participate
in the design, planning, and construction of the Tooele
Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Project.
‘‘(b) COST SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost
of a project described in subsection (a) shall not exceed
25 percent of the total cost.
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not provide
funds for the operation or maintenance of a project de-
scribed in subsection (a).’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Section 1631 of such Act, as redesignated
by subsection (a)(1), is amended by striking out
‘‘1614’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘1630’’.
(2) Section 1632(c) of such Act, as redesig-
nated by subsection (a)(1), is amended by striking
out ‘‘section 1617’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘section 1633’’.
(3) Section 1633 of such Act, as redesignated
by subsection (a)(1), is amended by striking out
‘‘section 1616’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘section
1632’’.
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of sections
in section 2 of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and
Adjustment Act of 1992 is amended—
(1) by redesignating the items relating to sec-
tions 1615, 1616, and 1617 as items relating to sec-
tions 1631, 1632, and 1633, respectively, and
(2) by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 1614 the following new items:
‘‘Sec. 1615. North San Diego County Area Water Recycling Project.
‘‘Sec. 1616. Calleguas Municipal Water District Recycling Project.
‘‘Sec. 1617. Central Valley Water Recycling Project.
‘‘Sec. 1618. St. George Area Water Recycling Project.
‘‘Sec. 1619. Watsonville Area Water Recycling Project.
‘‘Sec. 1620. Southern Nevada Water Recycling Project.
‘‘Sec. 1621. Albuquerque Metropolitan Area Water Reclamation and Reuse
Study.
‘‘Sec. 1622. El Paso Water Reclamation and Reuse Project.
‘‘Sec. 1623. Reclaimed Water in Pasadena.
‘‘Sec. 1624. Phase 1 of the Orange County Regional Water Reclamation
Project.
‘‘Sec. 1625. City of West Jordan Water Reuse Project.
‘‘Sec. 1626. Hi-Desert Water District in Yucca Valley, California
Wastewater Collection and Reuse Facility.
‘‘Sec. 1627. Mission Basin Brackish Groundwater Desalting Demonstra-
tion Project.
‘‘Sec. 1628. Treatment of effluent from the sanitation districts of Los An-
geles County through the City of Long Beach.
‘‘Sec. 1629. San Joaquin Area Water Recycling and Reuse Project.
‘‘Sec. 1630. Tooele Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Project.’’.
SEC. 3. APPRAISAL INVESTIGATIONS.
Section 1603(b) of (43 U.S.C. 390h–1(b)) is amend-
ed in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by inserting ‘‘by
the Secretary or the non-Federal project sponsor’’ after
‘‘undertaken’’.
SEC. 4. FEASIBILITY STUDIES.
Section 1604(c) of the Reclamation Projects Author-
ization and Adjustment Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 390h–
2(c)) is amended—
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking ‘‘authorized’’ and inserting ‘‘conducted by
the Secretary or the non-Federal project sponsor’’;
(2) in paragraph (3)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘at least two alternative’’
after ‘‘(3)’’,
(B) by striking ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘measures’’
and inserting ‘‘or’’, and
(C) by inserting ‘‘for the project under
consideration’’ after ‘‘reuse’’;
(3) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and,’’ at the
end;
(4) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the
end of subparagraph (A), by striking the period at
the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting ‘‘, or’’,
and by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(C) reduce the demand on existing Fed-
eral water supply facilities;’’; and
(5) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(6) the market or dedicated use for reclaimed
water in the project’s service area; and
‘‘(7) the financial capability of the non-Federal
project sponsor to fund its proportionate share of
the project’s construction costs on an annual basis.’’.
SEC. 5. DESALINATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
PROJECT.
Section 1605 of the Reclamation Projects Authoriza-
tion and Adjustment Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 390h–3) is
amended—
(1) by designating the existing text as sub-
section (a); and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(b)(1) The Secretary, in cooperation with the city
of Long Beach, the Central Basin Municipal Water Dis-
trict, and the Metropolitan Water District of Southern
California may participate in the design, planning, and
construction of the Long Beach Desalination Research
and Development Project in Los Angeles County, Califor-
nia.
‘‘(2) The Federal share of the cost of the project de-
scribed in paragraph (1) shall not exceed 50 percent of
the total.
‘‘(3) The Secretary shall not provide funds for the
operation or maintenance of the project described in para-
graph (1).
‘‘(c)(1) The Secretary, in cooperation with the South-
ern Nevada Water Authority, may participate in the de-
sign, planning, and construction of the Las Vegas Area
Shallow Aquifer Desalination Research and Development
Project in Clark County, Nevada.
‘‘(2) The Federal share of the cost of the project de-
scribed in paragraph (1) shall not exceed 50 percent of
the total.
‘‘(3) The Secretary shall not provide funds for the
operation or maintenance of the project described in para-
graph (1).
‘‘(d) A Federal contribution in excess of 25 percent
for a project under this section may not be made until
after the Secretary determines that the project is not fea-
sible without such Federal contribution.’’.
SEC. 6. SAN FRANCISCO AREA WATER RECLAMATION
STUDY.
Section 1611(c) of the Reclamation Projects Author-
ization and Adjustment Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 390h–
9(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘four’’ and inserting ‘‘five’’.
SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 1631 of the Reclamation Projects Authoriza-
tion and Adjustment Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 390h–13),
as amended by section 2 of this Act, is amended by insert-
ing ‘‘(a)’’ before ‘‘There are authorized’’ and by adding
at the end the following:
‘‘(b)(1) Funds may not be appropriated for the con-
struction of any project authorized by this title until
after—
‘‘(A) an appraisal investigation and a feasibility
study that complies with the provisions of sections
1603(b) or 1604(c), as the case may be, have been
completed by the Secretary or the non-Federal
project sponsor;
‘‘(B) the Secretary has determined that the
non-Federal project sponsor is financially capable of
funding the non-Federal share of the project’s costs;
and
‘‘(C) the Secretary has approved a cost-sharing
agreement with the non-Federal project sponsor
which commits the non-Federal project sponsor to
funding its proportionate share of the project’s con-
struction costs on an annual basis.
‘‘(2) The requirements of paragraph (1) shall not
apply to those projects authorized by this title for which
funds were appropriated prior to January 1, 1996.
‘‘(c) The Secretary shall notify the Committees on
Resources and Appropriations of the House of Represent-
atives and the Committees on Energy and Natural Re-
sources and Appropriations of the Senate within 30 days
after the signing of a cost-sharing agreement pursuant to
subsection (b) that such an agreement has been signed
and that the Secretary has determined that the non-Fed-
eral project sponsor is financially capable of funding the
project’s non-Federal share of the project’s costs.
‘‘(d)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
title and except as provided by paragraph (2), the Federal
share of the costs of each of the individual projects author-
ized by this title shall not exceed $20,000,000 (October
1996 prices).
‘‘(2) In the case of any project authorized by this title
for which construction funds were appropriated before
January 1, 1996, the Federal share of the cost of such
project may not exceed the amount specified as the ‘total
Federal obligation’ for that project in the budget justifica-
tion made by the Bureau of Reclamation for fiscal year
1997, as contained in part 3 of the report of the hearing
held on March 27, 1996, before the Subcommittee on En-
ergy and Water Development of the Committee on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives.’’.
Passed the House of Representatives September 4,
1996.
Attest:
Clerk.