I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6218 
To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities 
Act to authorize the Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program 
projects, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 27, 2006 
Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater 
Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Bay Area Re-
gional Water Recycling Program 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 ‘‘Bay Area Regional 
Water Recycling Program Projects Authorization Act of 
2006’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(1) FEASIBLE.—The term ‘‘feasible’’ means a 
project for which— 
(A) the planning and environmental stud-
ies, together with supporting materials and doc-
umentation, have been prepared consistent with 
Bureau of Reclamation procedures for projects 
under consideration for financial assistance 
under 
the 
Reclamation 
Wastewater 
and 
Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (title 
XVI of Public Law 102–575, as amended, and 
section 103(d)(3)(F) of the Water Supply, Reli-
ability, and Environmental Improvement Act 
(Public Law 108–361); and 
(B) the planning and environmental stud-
ies, together with supporting materials and doc-
umentation, demonstrate that the project meets 
the requirements of section 1604 of the Rec-
lamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study 
and Facilities Act (title XVI of Public Law 
102–575), as amended. 
(2) FINANCIALLY
CAPABLE
PROJECT
SPON-
SOR.—The term ‘‘financially capable project spon-
sor’’ means a non-Federal project sponsor that is ca-
pable of providing— 
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(A) the non-Federal share of the project 
costs; and 
(B) 100 percent of the operations and 
maintenance costs of the project. 
(3) NON-FEDERAL
PROJECT
SPONSOR.—The 
term ‘‘non-Federal project sponsor’’ means a State, 
regional, or local authority or other qualifying entity, 
such as a water conservation district, water conser-
vancy district, or rural water district or association. 
(4) TECHNICALLY
AND
FINANCIALLY
VIABLE 
PROJECT.—The term ‘‘technically and financially 
viable project’’ means a project that— 
(A) is a technically viable project; and 
(B) has a financially capable project spon-
sor. 
(5) TECHNICALLY VIABLE PROJECT.—The term 
‘‘technically viable project’’ means a project that— 
(A) meets generally acceptable engineering, 
public health, and environmental standards; and 
(B) has obtained or is expected to obtain 
approval of all Federal, State, and local permits 
necessary for implementation of the project. 
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SEC. 3. BAY AREA REGIONAL WATER RECYCLING PROGRAM 
PROJECTS. 
(a) FEASIBLE AND VIABLE.—The Bay Area Regional 
Water Recycling Program projects described in the 
amendments made by section 4(a) are hereby— 
(1) determined to be feasible and eligible for fi-
nancial assistance under the Reclamation Waste-
water and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act 
(Public Law 102–575, title XVI; 43 U.S.C. 390h et 
seq.); and 
(2) confirmed as technically and financially via-
ble projects. 
(b) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
section shall be construed to affect the applicability of the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, or any other 
Federal or State law, with regard to the Bay Area Re-
gional Water Recycling Program projects described in the 
amendments made by section 4(a). 
SEC. 4. PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS. 
(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 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 16xx. CITY OF PALO ALTO WATER REUSE PROJECT. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the City of Palo Alto, California, is authorized 
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to participate in the design, planning, and construction 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. 
‘‘(e) SUNSET.—The authority of the Secretary to 
carry out any provisions of this section shall terminate 10 
years after the date of the enactment of this section. 
‘‘SEC. 16xx. PITTSBURG RECYCLED WATER PROJECT. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the City of Pittsburg, California, and the Delta 
Diablo Sanitation District, 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 
$1,300,000. 
‘‘(e) SUNSET.—The authority of the Secretary to 
carry out any provisions of this section shall terminate 10 
years after the date of the enactment of this section. 
‘‘SEC. 16xx. ANTIOCH RECYCLED WATER PROJECT. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the City of Antioch, California, and the Delta 
Diablo Sanitation District, 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 
$2,250,000. 
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‘‘(e) SUNSET.—The authority of the Secretary to 
carry out any provisions of this section shall terminate 10 
years after the date of the enactment of this section. 
‘‘SEC. 16xx. PACIFICA RECYCLED WATER PROJECT. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the City of Pacifica, California, and the North 
Coast County Water District, 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 
$1,400,000. 
‘‘(e) SUNSET.—The authority of the Secretary to 
carry out any provisions of this section shall terminate 10 
years after the date of the enactment of this section. 
‘‘SEC. 16xx. 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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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 
$1,100,000. 
‘‘(e) SUNSET.—The authority of the Secretary to 
carry out any provisions of this section shall terminate 10 
years after the date of the enactment of this section. 
‘‘SEC. 16xx. SOUTH SANTA CLARA COUNTY RECYCLED 
WATER PROJECT. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the City of Gilroy, California, and the Santa 
Clara Valley Water District, is authorized to participate 
in the design, planning, and construction of recycled water 
system distribution 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 
$7,000,000. 
‘‘(e) SUNSET.—The authority of the Secretary to 
carry out any provisions of this section shall terminate 10 
years after the date of the enactment of this section.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The table of sec-
tions in section 2 of Public Law 102–575 is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 16xx the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘Sec. 16xx. Palo Alto Water Reuse Project. 
‘‘Sec. 16xx. Pittsburg Recycled Water Project. 
‘‘Sec. 16xx. Antioch Recycled Water Project. 
‘‘Sec. 16xx. Pacifica Recycled Water Project. 
‘‘Sec. 16xx. Redwood City Recycled Water Project. 
‘‘Sec. 16xx. South Santa Clara County Recycled Water Project.’’. 
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