H. R. 3660
One Hundred Fourth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the third day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-six
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 Representatives 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 Authorization 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 RECYCLING
PROJECT.
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in cooperation with the
appropriate State and local authorities, is authorized to participate
in the design, planning, and construction of the North San Diego
County Area Water Recycling 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 described in subsection
(a).
‘‘SEC. 1616. CALLEGUAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT RECYCLING
PROJECT.
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in cooperation with the
appropriate State and local authorities, is authorized to participate
in the design, planning, and construction of the Calleguas Municipal
Water District Recycling Project to reclaim and reuse water in
the service area of the Calleguas Municipal Water District in Ven-
tura 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.
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‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not provide funds for
the operation or maintenance of a project described in subsection
(a).
‘‘SEC. 1617. CENTRAL VALLEY WATER RECYCLING PROJECT.
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in cooperation with the
appropriate State and local authorities, is authorized to participate
in the design, planning, and construction 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 described in subsection
(a).
‘‘SEC. 1618. ST. GEORGE AREA WATER RECYCLING PROJECT.
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in cooperation with the
appropriate State and local authorities, is authorized to participate
in the design, planning, and construction of the St. George Area
Water Recycling Project to reclaim and reuse water in the service
area of the Washington 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 described in subsection
(a).
‘‘SEC. 1619. WATSONVILLE AREA WATER RECYCLING PROJECT.
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in cooperation with the
City of Watsonville, California, is authorized to participate in the
design, planning, and construction of the Watsonville Area Water
Recycling Project to reclaim and reuse water in the Pajaro Valley
in Santa Cruz 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 described in subsection
(a).
‘‘SEC. 1620. SOUTHERN NEVADA WATER RECYCLING PROJECT.
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in cooperation with the
appropriate State and local authorities, is authorized to participate
in the design, planning, and construction of the Southern Nevada
Water Recycling Project to reclaim and reuse water in the service
area of the Southern Nevada Water Authority in Clark County,
Nevada.
‘‘(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 
described 
in
subsection (a).
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‘‘SEC. 
1621. 
ALBUQUERQUE 
METROPOLITAN 
AREA 
WATER
RECLAMATION AND REUSE STUDY.
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in cooperation with the
city of Albuquerque, New Mexico, is authorized to participate in
the Albuquerque Metropolitan Area Water Reclamation and Reuse
Study to reclaim and reuse industrial and municipal wastewater
and reclaim and use naturally impaired ground water in the
Albuquerque metropolitan area.
‘‘(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 described in subsection
(a).
‘‘SEC. 1622. EL PASO WATER RECLAMATION AND REUSE PROJECT.
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in cooperation with the
appropriate State and local authorities, is authorized to participate
in the design, planning, and construction of the El Paso Water
Reclamation and Reuse Project to reclaim and reuse wastewater
in the service 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 described in subsection
(a).
‘‘SEC. 1623. RECLAIMED WATER IN PASADENA.
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in cooperation with the
appropriate State and local authorities, is authorized to participate
in the design, planning, and construction 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 communities.
‘‘(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 described in subsection
(a).
‘‘SEC. 1624. PHASE 1 OF THE ORANGE COUNTY REGIONAL WATER
RECLAMATION PROJECT.
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in cooperation with the
appropriate State and local authorities, is authorized to participate
in the design, planning, and construction 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 
described 
in
subsection (a).
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‘‘SEC. 1625. CITY OF WEST JORDAN WATER REUSE PROJECT.
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in cooperation 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 described in subsection
(a).
‘‘SEC. 
1626. 
HI-DESERT 
WATER 
DISTRICT 
IN 
YUCCA 
VALLEY,
CALIFORNIA WASTEWATER COLLECTION AND REUSE
FACILITY.
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in cooperation with the
appropriate State and local authorities, is authorized to participate
in the design, planning, and construction 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 described in subsection
(a).
‘‘SEC. 1627. MISSION BASIN BRACKISH GROUNDWATER DESALTING
DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in cooperation with the
City of Oceanside, is authorized to participate in the design,
planning, and construction of a 3,000,000 gallon per day expansion
of the Mission Basin Brackish Groundwater Desalting Demonstra-
tion 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 described in subsection
(a).
‘‘SEC. 1628. TREATMENT OF EFFLUENT FROM THE SANITATION
DISTRICTS OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY THROUGH THE
CITY OF LONG BEACH.
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in cooperation with the
Water Replenishment District of Southern California, the Orange
County Water District in the State of California, and other appro-
priate authorities, is authorized to participate in the design, plan-
ning, and construction of water reclamation and reuse projects
to treat approximately 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.
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‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not provide funds for
the operation or maintenance of a project described in subsection
(a).
‘‘SEC. 1629. SAN JOAQUIN AREA WATER RECYCLING AND REUSE
PROJECT.
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in cooperation with the
appropriate State and local authorities, is authorized to participate
in the design, planning, and construction 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 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 described in subsection
(a).
‘‘SEC. 1630. TOOELE WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND REUSE PROJECT.
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in cooperation 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 described 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 redesignated by sub-
section (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 sections 1615,
1616, and 1617 as items relating to sections 1631, 1632, and
1633, respectively, and
(2) by inserting after the item relating to section 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 Collec-
tion and Reuse Facility.
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‘‘Sec. 1627. Mission Basin Brackish Groundwater Desalting Demonstration Project.
‘‘Sec. 1628. Treatment of effluent from the sanitation districts of Los Angeles
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 the Reclamation Projects Authorization and
Adjustment Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 390h–1(b)) is amended 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 Authorization 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 subpara-
graph (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 Federal 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 construc-
tion costs on an annual basis.’’.
SEC. 5. DESALINATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECT.
Section 1605 of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and
Adjustment Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 390h–3) is amended—
(1) by designating the existing text as subsection (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 District, and the Metro-
politan Water District of Southern California may participate in
the design, planning, and construction of the Long Beach Desalina-
tion Research and Development Project in Los Angeles County,
California.
‘‘(2) The Federal share of the cost of the project described
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 paragraph (1).
‘‘(c)(1) The Secretary, in cooperation with the Southern Nevada
Water Authority, may participate in the design, 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 described
in paragraph (1) shall not exceed 50 percent of the total.
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‘‘(3) The Secretary shall not provide funds for the operation
or maintenance of the project described in paragraph (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 feasible without such Federal
contribution.’’.
SEC. 6. SAN FRANCISCO AREA WATER RECLAMATION STUDY.
Section 1611(c) of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and
Adjustment Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 390h–9(c)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘four’’ and inserting ‘‘five’’.
SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 1631 of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and
Adjustment Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 390h–13), as amended by section
2 of this Act, is amended by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ before ‘‘There are
authorized’’ and by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(b)(1) Funds may not be appropriated for the construction
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 construction 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 Representatives and the
Committees on Energy and Natural Resources 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-
Federal 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 authorized by this title
shall not exceed $20,000,000 (October 1996 prices).
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‘‘(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 justification 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 Energy
and Water Development of the Committee on Appropriations of
the House of Representatives.’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.