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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4533
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design,
planning, and construction of the Inland Empire regional water recycling
project, and to authorize the Secretary to carry out a program under
the Federal reclamation laws to assist agencies in projects to construct
regional brine lines in California.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 24, 2000
Mr. BACA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Resources
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate
in the design, planning, and construction of the Inland
Empire regional water recycling project, and to authorize
the Secretary to carry out a program under the Federal
reclamation laws to assist agencies in projects to con-
struct regional brine lines in California.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. INLAND EMPIRE REGIONAL WATER RECYCLING
PROJECT.
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—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. 1635. INLAND EMPIRE REGIONAL WATER RECYCLING
PROJECT.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in cooperation
with the Inland Empire Utilities Agency, may participate
in the design, planning, and construction of the Inland
Empire regional water recycling project described in the
report submitted under section 1606.
‘‘(b) COST SHARING.—The Federal share of the cost
of the project described in subsection (a) shall not exceed
25 percent of the total cost of the project.
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—Funds provided by the Secretary
shall not be used for operation or maintenance of the
project described in subsection (a).
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$20,000,000.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
in section 2 of such Act is amended by inserting after the
item relating to section 1634 the following:
‘‘Sec. 1635. Inland Empire Regional Water Recycling Project.’’.
SEC. 2. REGIONAL BRINE LINES.
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Reclamation Wastewater
and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (Public Law
102–575, title XVI; 43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) is further
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘SEC. 1636. REGIONAL BRINE LINES.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—
‘‘(1) SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.—The Secretary,
in cooperation with units of local government, may
carry out a program under the Federal reclamation
laws to assist agencies in projects to construct re-
gional brine lines to export the salinity imported
from the Colorado River to the Pacific Ocean as
identified in—
‘‘(A) the Salinity Management Study pre-
pared by the Bureau of Reclamation; and
‘‘(B) the Southern California Comprehen-
sive Water Reclamation and Reuse Study pre-
pared by the Bureau of Reclamation.
‘‘(2) SAN FRANCISCO BAY AND SANTA CLARA
VALLEY.—The Secretary may carry out a study of,
and a program under the Federal reclamation laws
to assist water agencies in, projects to construct re-
gional brine lines in the San Francisco Bay area and
the Santa Clara Valley area, California.
‘‘(b) AGREEMENTS AND REGULATIONS.—The Sec-
retary may enter into such agreements and promulgate
such regulations as are necessary to carry out this section.
‘‘(c) COST SHARING.—
‘‘(1) PROJECTS.—The Federal share of the cost
of a project to construct regional brine lines de-
scribed in subsection (a) shall not exceed—
‘‘(A) 25 percent of the total cost of the
project; or
‘‘(B) $50,000,000.
‘‘(2) STUDY.—The Federal share of the cost of
the study described in subsection (a)(2) shall be 50
percent.
‘‘(d) LIMITATION.—Funds provided by the Secretary
shall not be used for operation or maintenance of any
project described in subsection (a).’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
in section 2 of such Act is further amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 1635 the following:
‘‘Sec. 1636. Regional brine lines.’’.
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