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Calendar No. 1017 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1803 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
OCTOBER 23, 2007 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources 
SEPTEMBER 16, 2008 
Reported by Mr. BINGAMAN, without amendment 
AN ACT 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a feasibility 
study to design and construct a four reservoir intertie 
system for the purposes of improving the water storage 
opportunities, water supply reliability, and water yield 
of San Vicente, El Capitan, Murray, and Loveland Res-
ervoirs in San Diego County, California in consultation 
and cooperation with the City of San Diego and the 
Sweetwater Authority, 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 ‘‘San Diego Water Stor-
age and Efficiency Act of 2007’’. 
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SEC. 2. FEASIBILITY STUDY, PROJECT DEVELOPMENT, 
COST SHARE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Interior 
(hereinafter referred to as ‘‘Secretary’’), in consultation 
and cooperation with the City of San Diego and the Sweet-
water Authority, is authorized to undertake a study to de-
termine the feasibility of constructing a four reservoir 
intertie system to improve water storage opportunities, 
water supply reliability, and water yield of the existing 
non-Federal water storage system. The feasibility study 
shall document the Secretary’s engineering, environ-
mental, and economic investigation of the proposed res-
ervoir and intertie project taking into consideration the 
range of potential solutions and the circumstances and 
needs of the area to be served by the proposed reservoir 
and intertie project, the potential benefits to the people 
of that service area, and improved operations of the pro-
posed reservoir and intertie system. The Secretary shall 
indicate in the feasibility report required under subsection 
(d) whether the proposed reservoir and intertie project is 
recommended for construction. 
(b) FEDERAL COST SHARE.—The Federal share of 
the costs of the feasibility study shall not exceed 50 per-
cent of the total study costs. The Secretary may accept 
as part of the non-Federal cost share, any contribution 
of such in-kind services by the City of San Diego and the 
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Sweetwater Authority that the Secretary determines will 
contribute toward the conduct and completion of the 
study. 
(c) COOPERATION.—The Secretary shall consult and 
cooperate with appropriate State, regional, and local au-
thorities in implementing this section. 
(d) FEASIBILITY REPORT.—The Secretary shall sub-
mit to Congress a feasibility report for the project the Sec-
retary recommends, and to seek, as the Secretary deems 
appropriate, specific authority to develop and construct 
any recommended project. This report shall include— 
(1) good faith letters of intent by the City of 
San Diego and the Sweetwater Authority and its 
non-Federal partners to indicate that they have com-
mitted to share the allocated costs as determined by 
the Secretary; and 
(2) a schedule identifying the annual operation, 
maintenance, and replacement costs that should be 
allocated to the City of San Diego and the Sweet-
water Authority, as well as the current and expected 
financial capability to pay operation, maintenance, 
and replacement costs. 
SEC. 3. FEDERAL RECLAMATION PROJECTS. 
Nothing in this Act shall supersede or amend the pro-
visions of Federal Reclamation laws or laws associated 
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