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108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 142
To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities 
Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the 
Inland Empire regional water recycling project, to authorize the Secretary 
to carry out a program to assist agencies in projects to construct regional 
brine lines in California, and to authorize the Secretary to participate 
in the Lower Chino Dairy Area desalination demonstration and reclama-
tion project. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 7, 2003
Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater 
Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of 
the Interior to participate in the Inland Empire regional 
water recycling project, to authorize the Secretary to 
carry out a program to assist agencies in projects to 
construct regional brine lines in California, and to au-
thorize the Secretary to participate in the Lower Chino 
Dairy Area desalination demonstration and reclamation 
project.
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) 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 
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) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions in section 2 of Public Law 102–575 is amended by
inserting after the item relating to section 1634 the fol-
lowing:
‘‘Sec. 1635. Inland Empire regional water recycling project. ’’.
SEC. 2. REGIONAL BRINE LINES. 
(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 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 the 
Metropolitan Water District of Southern Cali-
fornia; 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) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions in section 2 of Public Law 102–575 is further 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
1635 the following:
‘‘Sec. 1636. Regional brine lines. ’’.
SEC. 3. LOWER CHINO DAIRY AREA DESALINATION DEM-
ONSTRATION AND RECLAMATION PROJECT. 
(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 further amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 1637. LOWER CHINO DAIRY AREA DESALINATION 
DEMONSTRATION 
AND 
RECLAMATION 
PROJECT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in cooperation 
with the Chino Basin Watermaster, the Inland Empire 
Utilities Agency, the Western Municipal Water District, 
and the Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority and act-
ing under the Federal reclamation laws, shall participate 
in the design, planning, and construction of the Lower 
Chino Dairy Area desalination demonstration and rec-
lamation project. 
‘‘(b) COST SHARING.—The Federal share of the cost 
of the project described in subsection (a) shall not ex-
ceed—
‘‘(1) 25 percent of the total cost of the project; 
or 
‘‘(2) $50,000,000. 
‘‘(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 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec-
essary to carry out this section.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions in section 2 of Public Law 102–575 is further 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
1636 the following:
‘‘Sec. 1637. Lower Chino dairy area desalination demonstration and reclamation 
project. ’’.
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