I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2116 
To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities 
Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in a series 
of water reclamation projects to provide a new water supply to commu-
nities previously impacted by perchlorate contamination plumes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 25, 2017 
Mr. KNIGHT 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 authorize the Secretary of 
the Interior to participate in a series of water reclama-
tion projects to provide a new water supply to commu-
nities previously impacted by perchlorate contamination 
plumes. 
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 ‘‘Perchlorate Reclama-
tion and Water Replenishment Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. WATER PROJECTS FOR COMMUNITIES IMPACTED 
BY PERCHLORATE CONTAMINATION PLUMES. 
(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 new section: 
‘‘SEC. 163ll. PERCHLORATE WATER REPLENISHMENT 
PROJECTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through 
the Bureau of Reclamation, is authorized to provide finan-
cial assistance to local water authorities for projects asso-
ciated with perchlorate remediation efforts in eligible areas 
to— 
‘‘(1) design and construct water replenishment 
and reclamation projects that are owned and oper-
ated by the local water authority; or 
‘‘(2) to operate and maintain such projects. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE
AREA.—The term ‘eligible area’ 
means an area that has been identified by the Bureau of 
Reclamation, the Army Corps of Engineers, or a State 
designating agency as having experienced an impact from 
perchlorate contamination. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE PROJECT.—The term ‘eligible project’ 
means a project that enhances the resilience of domestic 
water supplies through one or more of the following: 
‘‘(1) Onsite and offsite treatment facilities. 
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‘‘(2) Onsite and offsite reclamation facilities. 
‘‘(3) Recycled water facilities and associated 
distribution facilities. 
‘‘(4) Groundwater wells and associated distribu-
tion facilities. 
‘‘(d) PRIORITY PROJECTS.—The Secretary shall give 
priority to eligible projects that serve an eligible area— 
‘‘(1) that has received Federal authorization for 
projects associated with perchlorate contamination 
remediation programs under the Bureau of Reclama-
tion or the Army Corps of Engineers; 
‘‘(2) for which a feasibility study for perchlorate 
remediation efforts that is acceptable to the Bureau 
of Reclamation or the Army Corps of Engineers has 
been completed; or 
‘‘(3) where the regional water agency that im-
ports out-of-basin water supplies has a wholesale 
area that includes a population of not more than 
350,000. 
‘‘(e) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT.—The Federal 
share of the cost of a project described in subsection (a) 
shall not exceed 25 percent of the total cost of the project. 
‘‘(f) COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW.—Activi-
ties undertaken for projects funded under this section 
shall comply with any applicable Federal and State laws. 
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‘‘(g) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER ACTIVITIES.—Noth-
ing in this section shall be construed to affect other Fed-
eral and State authorities that are being used or may be 
used to facilitate the cleanup and protection of ground 
water basins. Activities undertaken for projects funded 
under this section shall be integrated with ongoing Federal 
and State projects to the extent practicable.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions in section 2 of Public Law 102–575 is amended by 
inserting after the last item relating to title XVI the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘163ll. Perchlorate Water Replenishment Projects.’’. 
Æ 
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