IB 
Union Calendar No. 161 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1526 
[Report No. 110–252] 
To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities 
Act to authorize the Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 14, 2007 
Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California (for himself, Ms. ESHOO, Mrs. TAUSCHER, 
Mr. LANTOS, Mr. HONDA, Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California, Mr. 
MCNERNEY, and Mr. STARK) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
JULY 23, 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 March 14, 2007] 
A BILL 
To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater 
Study and Facilities Act to authorize 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, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Bay Area Regional 
Water Recycling Program Authorization Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS. 
(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. 16xx. MOUNTAIN VIEW, MOFFETT AREA RECLAIMED 
WATER PIPELINE PROJECT. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in cooperation 
with the City of Palo Alto, California, and the City of 
Mountain View, California, 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 au-
thorized by this section. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$5,000,000. 
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‘‘SEC. 16xx. PITTSBURG RECYCLED WATER PROJECT. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in cooperation 
with the City of Pittsburg, California, and the Delta Diablo 
Sanitation District, is authorized to participate in the de-
sign, 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 au-
thorized by this section. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$1,750,000. 
‘‘SEC. 16xx. ANTIOCH RECYCLED WATER PROJECT. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in cooperation 
with the City of Antioch, California, and the Delta Diablo 
Sanitation District, is authorized to participate in the de-
sign, 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. 
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‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not provide 
funds for the operation and maintenance of the project au-
thorized by this section. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$2,250,000. 
‘‘SEC. 16xx. NORTH COAST COUNTY WATER DISTRICT RECY-
CLED WATER PROJECT. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in cooperation 
with the North Coast County Water District, 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 au-
thorized by this section. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$2,500,000. 
‘‘SEC. 16xx. REDWOOD CITY RECYCLED WATER PROJECT. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in cooperation 
with the City of Redwood City, California, is authorized 
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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 au-
thorized by this section. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$1,100,000. 
‘‘SEC. 16xx. SOUTH SANTA CLARA COUNTY RECYCLED 
WATER PROJECT. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in cooperation 
with the South County Regional Wastewater Authority and 
the Santa Clara Valley Water District, is authorized to par-
ticipate in the design, planning, and construction of recy-
cled water system distribution 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 au-
thorized by this section. 
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‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$7,000,000. 
‘‘SEC. 16xx. SOUTH BAY ADVANCED RECYCLED WATER 
TREATMENT FACILITY. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in cooperation 
with the City of San Jose, California, and the Santa Clara 
Valley Water District, is authorized to participate in the 
design, planning, and construction of recycled water treat-
ment 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 au-
thorized by this section. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$8,250,000.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The table of sections 
for Public Law 102–575 is amended by inserting after the 
last item relating to title XVI the following: 
‘‘Sec. 16xx. Mountain View, Moffett Area Reclaimed Water Pipeline Project. 
‘‘Sec. 16xx. Pittsburg Recycled Water Project. 
‘‘Sec. 16xx. Antioch Recycled Water Project. 
‘‘Sec. 16xx. North Coast County Water District Recycled Water Project. 
‘‘Sec. 16xx. Redwood City Recycled Water Project. 
‘‘Sec. 16xx. South Santa Clara County Recycled Water Project. 
‘‘Sec. 16xx. South Bay Advanced Recycled Water Treatment Facility.’’. 
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