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Union Calendar No. 282 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 236 
[Report No. 110–458] 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to create a Bureau of Reclamation 
partnership with the North Bay Water Reuse Authority and other re-
gional partners to achieve objectives relating to water supply, water 
quality, and environmental restoration. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 4, 2007 
Mr. THOMPSON of California (for himself and Ms. WOOLSEY) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
DECEMBER 4, 2007 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 4, 2007] 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to create a Bureau 
of Reclamation partnership with the North Bay Water 
Reuse Authority and other regional partners to achieve 
objectives relating to water supply, water quality, and 
environmental restoration. 
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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 ‘‘North Bay Water Reuse 
Program Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. PROJECT AUTHORIZATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—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 add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 16ll. NORTH BAY WATER REUSE PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible enti-
ty’ means a member agency of the North Bay Water 
Reuse Authority of the State located in the North San 
Pablo Bay watershed in— 
‘‘(A) Marin County; 
‘‘(B) Napa County; 
‘‘(C) Solano County; or 
‘‘(D) Sonoma County. 
‘‘(2) 
WATER
RECLAMATION
AND
REUSE 
PROJECT.—The term ‘water reclamation and reuse 
project’ means a project carried out by the Secretary 
and an eligible entity in the North San Pablo Bay 
watershed relating to— 
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‘‘(A) water quality improvement; 
‘‘(B) wastewater treatment; 
‘‘(C) water reclamation and reuse; 
‘‘(D) groundwater recharge and protection; 
‘‘(E) surface water augmentation; or 
‘‘(F) other related improvements. 
‘‘(3) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means the State 
of California. 
‘‘(b) NORTH BAY WATER REUSE PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Contingent upon a finding 
of feasibility, the Secretary, acting through a coopera-
tive agreement with the State or a subdivision of the 
State, is authorized to enter into cooperative agree-
ments with eligible entities for the planning, design, 
and construction of water reclamation and reuse fa-
cilities and recycled water conveyance and distribu-
tion systems. 
‘‘(2) COORDINATION
WITH
OTHER
FEDERAL 
AGENCIES.—In carrying out this section, the Sec-
retary and the eligible entity shall, to the maximum 
extent practicable, use the design work and environ-
mental evaluations initiated by— 
‘‘(A) non-Federal entities; and 
‘‘(B) the Corps of Engineers in the San 
Pablo Bay Watershed of the State. 
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‘‘(3) PHASED
PROJECT.—A cooperative agree-
ment described in paragraph (1) shall require that 
the North Bay Water Reuse Program carried out 
under this section shall consist of 2 phases as follows: 
‘‘(A) FIRST
PHASE.—During the first 
phase, the Secretary and an eligible entity shall 
complete the planning, design, and construction 
of the main treatment and main conveyance sys-
tems. 
‘‘(B) SECOND PHASE.—During the second 
phase, the Secretary and an eligible entity shall 
complete the planning, design, and construction 
of the sub-regional distribution systems. 
‘‘(4) COST SHARING.— 
‘‘(A) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share 
of the cost of the first phase of the project author-
ized by this section shall not exceed 25 percent 
of the total cost of the first phase of the project. 
‘‘(B) FORM OF NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The 
non-Federal share may be in the form of any in- 
kind services that the Secretary determines 
would contribute substantially toward the com-
pletion of the water reclamation and reuse 
project, including— 
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‘‘(i) reasonable costs incurred by the el-
igible entity relating to the planning, de-
sign, and construction of the water reclama-
tion and reuse project; and 
‘‘(ii) the acquisition costs of land ac-
quired for the project that is— 
‘‘(I) used for planning, design, 
and construction of the water reclama-
tion and reuse project facilities; and 
‘‘(II) owned by an eligible entity 
and directly related to the project. 
‘‘(C) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not 
provide funds for the operation and maintenance 
of the project authorized by this section. 
‘‘(5) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section— 
‘‘(A) affects or preempts— 
‘‘(i) State water law; or 
‘‘(ii) an interstate compact relating to 
the allocation of water; or 
‘‘(B) confers on any non-Federal entity the 
ability to exercise any Federal right to— 
‘‘(i) the water of a stream; or 
‘‘(ii) any groundwater resource. 
‘‘(6) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated for the Federal 
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share of the total cost of the first phase of the project 
authorized by this section $25,000,000, to remain 
available until expended.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
in section 2 of Public Law 102–575 is amended by inserting 
after the last item relating to title XVI the following: 
‘‘Sec. 16ll. North Bay water reuse program.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 282 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 236 
[Report No. 110–458] 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to create 
a Bureau of Reclamation partnership with the 
North Bay Water Reuse Authority and other re-
gional partners to achieve objectives relating to 
water supply, water quality, and environmental 
restoration. 
DECEMBER 4, 2007 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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