IIB
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 910
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MARCH 29, 2000
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and
Public Works
AN ACT
To authorize the Secretary of the Army, acting through
the Chief of Engineers and in coordination with other
Federal agency heads, to participate in the funding and
implementation of a balanced, long-term solution to the
problems of groundwater contamination, water supply,
and reliability affecting the San Gabriel groundwater
basin in California, and for other purposes.
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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 Gabriel Basin
Water Quality Initiative’’.
SEC. 2. SAN GABRIEL BASIN RESTORATION.
(a) SAN GABRIEL BASIN RESTORATION.—
(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF FUND.—There shall be
established within the Treasury of the United States
an interest bearing account to be known as the San
Gabriel Basin Restoration Fund (in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Restoration Fund’’).
(2) ADMINISTRATION OF FUND.—The Restora-
tion Fund shall be administered by the Secretary of
the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers (in
this Act referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’). The Sec-
retary shall administer the Fund in cooperation with
the San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority, or
its successor agency.
(3) PURPOSES OF FUND.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), the amounts in the Restoration
Fund, including interest accrued, shall be uti-
lized by the Secretary—
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(i) to design and construct water
quality projects to be administered by the
San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Author-
ity and the Central Basin Water Quality
Project to be administered by the Central
Basin Municipal Water District; and
(ii) to operate and maintain any
project constructed under this section for
such period as the Secretary determines,
but not to exceed 10 years, following the
initial date of operation of the project.
(B) COST-SHARING LIMITATION.—The Sec-
retary may not obligate any funds appropriated
to the Restoration Fund in a fiscal year until
the Secretary has deposited in the Fund an
amount provided by non-Federal interests suffi-
cient to ensure that at least 35 percent of any
funds obligated by the Secretary are from funds
provided to the Secretary by the non-Federal
interests. The San Gabriel Basin Water Quality
Authority shall be responsible for providing the
non-Federal amount required by the preceding
sentence. The State of California, local govern-
ment agencies, and private entities may provide
all or any portion of such amount.
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(b) COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW.—In car-
rying out the activities described in this section, the Sec-
retary shall comply with any applicable Federal and State
laws.
(c) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER ACTIVITIES.—Nothing
in this section shall be construed to affect other Federal
or State authorities that are being used or may be used
to facilitate the cleanup and protection of the San Gabriel
and Central groundwater basins. In carrying out the ac-
tivities described in this section, the Secretary shall inte-
grate such activities with ongoing Federal and State
projects and activities. None of the funds made available
for such activities pursuant to this section shall be counted
against any Federal authorization ceiling established for
any previously authorized Federal projects or activities.
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be
appropriated to the Restoration Fund established
under subsection (a) $85,000,000. Such funds shall
remain available until expended.
(2) SET-ASIDE.—Of the amounts appropriated
under paragraph (1), no more than $10,000,000
shall be available to carry out the Central Basin
Water Quality Project.
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SEC. 3. PERCHLORATE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in cooperation
with Federal, State, and local government agencies, is au-
thorized to participate in studies and other investigative
activities and in the planning and design of projects deter-
mined by the Secretary to offer a long-term solution to
the problem of groundwater contamination caused by per-
chlorates.
(b) INVESTIGATIONS AND PROJECTS.—
(1) BOSQUE
AND
LEON
RIVERS.—The Sec-
retary, in coordination with other Federal agencies
and the Brazos River Authority, shall participate
under subsection (a) in investigations and projects
in the Bosque and Leon River watersheds in Texas
to assess the impact of the perchlorate associated
with the former Naval ‘‘Weapons Industrial Reserve
Plant’’ at McGregor, Texas.
(2) CADDO LAKE.—The Secretary, in coordina-
tion with other Federal agencies and the Northeast
Texas Municipal Water District, shall participate
under subsection (a) in investigations and projects
relating to perchlorate contamination in Caddo
Lake, Texas.
(3) EASTERN SANTA CLARA BASIN.—The Sec-
retary, in coordination with other Federal, State,
and local government agencies, shall participate
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under subsection (a) in investigations and projects
related to sites that are sources of perchlorates and
that are located in the city of Santa Clarita, Cali-
fornia.
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the
purposes of carrying out the activities authorized in this
section, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary $25,000,000, of which not to exceed $8,000,000
shall be available to carry out subsection (b)(1), not to
exceed $3,000,000 shall be available to carry out sub-
section (b)(2), and not to exceed $7,000,000 shall be avail-
able to carry out subsection (b)(3).
Passed the House of Representatives March 28,
2000.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.