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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1803
To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities
Act to authorize additional projects.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 8, 1995
Mr. HANSEN (for himself, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mrs. VUCANOVICH, and Mr. HORN)
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 additional projects.
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 ‘‘Reclamation Recycling
and Water Conservation Act of 1995’’.
SEC. 2. WATER RECYCLING PROJECTS.
Section 1602 of the Reclamation Wastewater and
Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (43 U.S.C. 390h)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(e)(1) The Secretary, in cooperation with the appro-
priate State and local authorities, is authorized to partici-
pate in the design, planning, and construction of the fol-
lowing water reclamation and reuse projects:
‘‘(A) The North San Diego County Area Water
Recycling 
Project, 
consisting 
of 
participating
projects which will reclaim and reuse water within
the service areas of the San Elijo Joint Powers Au-
thority, the Leucadia County Water District, and
the Olivenhain Water District.
‘‘(B) The Calleguas Municipal Water District
Water Recycling Project, which will reclaim and
reuse water within the service area of the Calleguas
Municipal Water District in Ventura, California.
‘‘(C) The Central Valley Water Recycling
Project, which will reclaim and reuse water within
the service areas of the Central Valley Reclamation
Facility and the Salt Lake County Water Conser-
vancy District in Utah.
‘‘(D) The St. George Area Water Recycling
Project, which will reclaim and reuse water within
the service area of the Washington County Water
Conservancy District in Utah.
‘‘(E) The Watsonville Area Water Recycling
Project, in cooperation with the City of Watsonville,
California, which will reclaim and reuse water within
the Pajaro Valley in Santa Cruz County, California.
‘‘(F) The Las Vegas Area Water Recycling
Project, which will reclaim and reuse water within
the City of Las Vegas, and the service areas of the
Las Vegas Valley Water District and the Clark
County Sanitation District in Clark County, Nevada.
‘‘(G) The Albuquerque Metropolitan Area
Water Reclamation and Reuse Study, in cooperation
with the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico, which
will reclaim and reuse industrial and municipal
waste water and reclaim and use naturally impaired
ground water in the Albuquerque metropolitan area.
‘‘(H) The Southern Nevada Water Recycling
Project, which will reclaim and reuse water in the
service area of the Southern Nevada Water Author-
ity in Clark County, Nevada.
‘‘(2) The Federal share of the design, planning, and
construction costs with respect to a project authorized by
paragraph (1) shall not exceed 25 percent of the total cost
for design, planning, and construction of such project. The
Secretary shall not provide funds for the operation and
maintenance of any such project.’’.
SEC. 3. DESALTING DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.
Section 1605 of the Reclamation Wastewater and
Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (43 U.S.C. 390h)
is amended—
(1) by designating the existing text as sub-
section (a); and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(b)(1) The Secretary, in cooperation with the City
of Long Beach, the Central Basin Municipal Water Dis-
trict, and the Metropolitan Water District of Southern
California is authorized to participate in the design, plan-
ning, and construction of the Long Beach Desalination
and Research Development Project in Los Angeles Coun-
ty, California.
‘‘(2) The Federal share of the design, planning, and
construction costs of the project authorized by paragraph
(1) shall not exceed 50 percent of the total cost for the
design, planning, and construction of the project. The Sec-
retary shall not provide funds for the operation and main-
tenance of the project.
‘‘(c)(1) The Secretary, in cooperation with the South-
ern Nevada Water Authority, is authorized to participate
in the design, planning, and construction of the Las Vegas
Area Shallow Aquifer Desalination Research and Develop-
ment Project in Clark County, Nevada.
‘‘(2) The Federal share of the design, planning, and
construction costs of the project described in paragraph
(1) shall not exceed 50 percent of the total cost for the
design, planning, and construction of the project. The Sec-
retary shall not provide funds for the operation or mainte-
nance of the project.’’.
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