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Union Calendar No. 312 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 664 
[Report No. 110–511, Part I] 
To amend the Water Desalination Act of 1996 to authorize the Secretary 
of the Interior to assist in research and development, environmental 
and feasibility studies, and preliminary engineering for the Municipal 
Water District of Orange County, California, Dana Point Desalination 
Project located at Dana Point, California. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 24, 2007 
Mr. CAMPBELL of California introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on Science and Technology, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
JANUARY 17, 2008 
Additional sponsors: Mr. CALVERT, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. ROYCE, and Mr. 
GARY G. MILLER of California 
JANUARY 17, 2008 
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources 
JANUARY 17, 2008 
Committee on Science and Technology discharged; committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be 
printed 
A BILL 
To amend the Water Desalination Act of 1996 to authorize 
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the Secretary of the Interior to assist in research and 
development, environmental and feasibility studies, and 
preliminary engineering for the Municipal Water District 
of Orange County, California, Dana Point Desalination 
Project located at Dana Point, California. 
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 ‘‘Dana Point Desalina-
tion Project Authorization Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR DANA POINT DESALINATION 
PROJECT. 
The Water Desalination Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 
10301 note; Public Law 104–298) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 10. DANA POINT DESALINATION RESEARCH AND FEA-
SIBILITY RELATED COSTS. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may assist in re-
search and development, environmental and feasibility 
studies, and preliminary engineering for the Municipal 
Water District of Orange County, California, Dana Point 
Desalination Project located at Dana Point, California. 
‘‘(b) FEDERAL SHARE.—Notwithstanding section 7, 
the Federal share of the costs for the project assisted 
under subsection (a) shall not exceed 25 percent of the 
total costs of the project. 
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‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 
$2,500,000 to carry out this section. 
‘‘(d) 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.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 312 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 664 
[Report No. 110–511, Part I] 
A BILL 
To amend the Water Desalination Act of 1996 to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to assist 
in research and development, environmental and 
feasibility studies, and preliminary engineering 
for the Municipal Water District of Orange 
County, California, Dana Point Desalination 
Project located at Dana Point, California. 
JANUARY 17, 2008 
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources 
JANUARY 17, 2008 
Committee on Science and Technology discharged; com-
mitted to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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