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Calendar No. 647 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3929 
[Report No. 109–353] 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MAY 3, 2006 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works 
SEPTEMBER 27, 2006 
Reported by Mr. INHOFE, with an amendment 
[Insert the part printed in italic] 
AN ACT 
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. 
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’’. 
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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. 
‘‘(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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SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION FOR RHODE ISLAND DESALINA-
TION STUDY. 
The Water Desalination Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 10301 
note; Public Law 104–298) (as amended by section 2) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 11. FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR DESALINATION TO SUP-
PLY CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN RHODE IS-
LAND. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary, in coordination 
with the University of Rhode Island, the Rhode Island Coa-
lition for Water Security, and the Rhode Island Water Re-
sources Board, shall conduct a comparative study to assess 
the cost-effectiveness and the environmental impact of pro-
viding a potable water supply to central and southern 
Rhode Island by— 
‘‘(1) desalination; 
‘‘(2) reduced nonessential use of potable water; 
‘‘(3) wastewater reuse; 
‘‘(4) increased water use efficiency; and 
‘‘(5) development of additional ground and sur-
face supplies. 
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out 
this section $500,000.’’. 
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Calendar No. 647 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3929 
[Report No. 109–353] 
AN ACT 
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. 
SEPTEMBER 27, 2006 
Reported with an amendment 
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