I 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2442 
To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities 
Act to expand the Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 14, 2009 
Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. HONDA, Ms. 
ZOE LOFGREN of California, Mr. MCNERNEY, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. STARK, 
Mrs. TAUSCHER, and Ms. WOOLSEY) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater 
Study and Facilities Act to expand the Bay Area Re-
gional Water Recycling Program, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Bay Area Regional 
Water Recycling Program Expansion Act of 2009’’. 
SEC. 2. PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Reclamation Wastewater and 
Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (43 U.S.C. 390h 
VerDate Nov 24 2008 
00:58 May 16, 2009
Jkt 079200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2442.IH
H2442
rfrederick on PROD1PC67 with BILLS
et seq.) (as amended by section 512(a) of the Consolidated 
Natural Resources Act of 2008) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 1649. CCCSD-CONCORD RECYCLED WATER PROJECT. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District, Cali-
fornia, is authorized to participate in the design, planning, 
and construction of recycled water distribution systems. 
‘‘(b) COST SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost 
of the project authorized by this section shall not exceed 
25 percent of the total cost of the project. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not provide 
funds for the operation and maintenance of the project 
authorized by this section. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$1,800,000. 
‘‘SEC. 1650. CENTRAL DUBLIN RECYCLED WATER DISTRIBU-
TION AND RETROFIT PROJECT. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the Dublin San Ramon Services District, Cali-
fornia, is authorized to participate in the design, planning, 
and construction of recycled water system facilities. 
VerDate Nov 24 2008 
00:58 May 16, 2009
Jkt 079200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2442.IH
H2442
rfrederick on PROD1PC67 with BILLS
‘‘(b) COST SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost 
of the project authorized by this section shall not exceed 
25 percent of the total cost of the project. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not provide 
funds for the operation and maintenance of the project 
authorized by this section. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$1,150,000. 
‘‘SEC. 
1651. 
PETALUMA 
RECYCLED 
WATER 
PROJECT, 
PHASES 2A, 2B, AND 3. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the City of Petaluma, California, is authorized 
to participate in the design, planning, and construction of 
recycled water system facilities. 
‘‘(b) COST SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost 
of the project authorized by this section shall not exceed 
25 percent of the total cost of the project. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not provide 
funds for the operation and maintenance of the project 
authorized by this section. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$6,000,000. 
VerDate Nov 24 2008 
00:58 May 16, 2009
Jkt 079200
PO 00000
Frm 00003
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2442.IH
H2442
rfrederick on PROD1PC67 with BILLS
‘‘SEC. 1652. CENTRAL REDWOOD CITY RECYCLED WATER 
PROJECT. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the City of Redwood City, California, is author-
ized to participate in the design, planning, and construc-
tion of recycled water system facilities. 
‘‘(b) COST SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost 
of the project authorized by this section shall not exceed 
25 percent of the total cost of the project. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not provide 
funds for the operation and maintenance of the project 
authorized by this section. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$8,000,000. 
‘‘SEC. 1653. PALO ALTO RECYCLED WATER PIPELINE 
PROJECT. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the City of Palo Alto, California, is authorized 
to participate in the design, planning, and construction of 
recycled water system facilities. 
‘‘(b) COST SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost 
of the project authorized by this section shall not exceed 
25 percent of the total cost of the project. 
VerDate Nov 24 2008 
00:58 May 16, 2009
Jkt 079200
PO 00000
Frm 00004
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2442.IH
H2442
rfrederick on PROD1PC67 with BILLS
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not provide 
funds for the operation and maintenance of the project 
authorized by this section. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$8,250,000. 
‘‘SEC. 1654. IRONHOUSE SANITARY DISTRICT (ISD) ANTIOCH 
RECYCLED WATER PROJECT. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the Ironhouse Sanitary District (ISD), Cali-
fornia, is authorized to participate in the design, planning, 
and construction of recycled water distribution systems. 
‘‘(b) COST SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost 
of the project authorized by this section shall not exceed 
25 percent of the total cost of the project. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not provide 
funds for the operation and maintenance of the project 
authorized by this section. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$7,000,000.’’. 
(b) PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION.—In carrying out 
sections 1642 through 1648 of the Reclamation Waste-
water and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act, and sec-
tions 1649 through 1654 of such Act, as added by sub-
VerDate Nov 24 2008 
00:58 May 16, 2009
Jkt 079200
PO 00000
Frm 00005
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2442.IH
H2442
rfrederick on PROD1PC67 with BILLS
section (a), the Secretary shall enter into individual agree-
ments with the San Francisco Bay Area Regional Water 
Recycling implementing agencies to fund the projects 
through the Bay Area Clean Water Agencies (BACWA) 
or its successor, and shall include in such agreements a 
provision for the reimbursement of construction costs, in-
cluding those construction costs incurred prior to the en-
actment of this Act. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of contents 
of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjust-
ment Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. prec. 371) (as amended by 
section 512(a) of the Consolidated Natural Resources Act 
of 2008) is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 1648 the following new items: 
‘‘Sec. 1649. CCCSD-Concord recycled water project. 
‘‘Sec. 1650. Central Dublin recycled water distribution and retrofit project. 
‘‘Sec. 1651. Petaluma recycled water project, phases 2a, 2b, and 3. 
‘‘Sec. 1652. Central Redwood City recycled water project. 
‘‘Sec. 1653. Palo Alto recycled water pipeline project. 
‘‘Sec. 1654. Ironhouse Sanitary District (ISD) Antioch recycled water 
project.’’. 
SEC. 3. MODIFICATION TO AUTHORIZED PROJECTS. 
(a) ANTIOCH RECYCLED WATER PROJECT.—Section 
1644(d) of the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater 
Study and Facilities Act (43 U.S.C. 390h–27) (as amend-
ed by section 512(a) of the Consolidated Natural Re-
sources Act of 2008) is amended by striking ‘‘$2,250,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$3,125,000’’. 
VerDate Nov 24 2008 
06:28 May 16, 2009
Jkt 079200
PO 00000
Frm 00006
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2442.IH
H2442
rfrederick on PROD1PC67 with BILLS
(b) SOUTH
BAY
ADVANCED
RECYCLED
WATER 
TREATMENT FACILITY.—Section 1648(d) of the Reclama-
tion Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities 
Act (43 U.S.C. 390h–31) (as amended by section 512(a) 
of the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008) is 
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘$8,250,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$13,250,000’’. 
Æ 
VerDate Nov 24 2008 
00:58 May 16, 2009
Jkt 079200
PO 00000
Frm 00007
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6301
E:\BILLS\H2442.IH
H2442
rfrederick on PROD1PC67 with BILLS