I 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6068 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to create a Bureau of Reclamation 
partnership with the North Bay Water Reuse Authority and other re-
gional partners to achieve objectives relating to water supply, water 
quality, and environmental restoration. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 13, 2006 
Mr. THOMPSON of California introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Resources 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to create a Bureau 
of Reclamation partnership with the North Bay Water 
Reuse Authority and other regional partners to achieve 
objectives relating to water supply, water quality, and 
environmental restoration. 
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 ‘‘North Bay Water 
Reuse Program Act of 2006’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means a member agency of the North Bay 
Water Reuse Authority of the State located in the 
North San Pablo Bay watershed in— 
(A) Marin County; 
(B) Napa County; 
(C) Solano County; or 
(D) Sonoma County. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of California. 
(4) 
WATER
RECLAMATION
AND
REUSE 
PROJECT.—The term ‘‘water reclamation and reuse 
project’’ means a project carried out by the Sec-
retary and an eligible entity in the North San Pablo 
Bay watershed relating to— 
(A) water quality improvement; 
(B) wastewater treatment; 
(C) water reclamation and reuse; 
(D) groundwater recharge and protection; 
(E) surface water augmentation; or 
(F) other related improvements. 
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SEC. 3. NORTH BAY WATER REUSE PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through a 
cooperative agreement with the State or a subdivision of 
a State, may offer to enter into cooperative agreements 
with eligible entities for the planning, design, and con-
struction of water reclamation and reuse projects. 
(b) COORDINATION WITH OTHER FEDERAL AGEN-
CIES.—In carrying out this section, the Secretary and the 
eligible entity shall, to the maximum extent practicable, 
use the design work and environmental evaluations initi-
ated by— 
(1) non-Federal entities; and 
(2) the Corps of Engineers in the San Pablo 
Bay Watershed of the State. 
(c) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.— 
(1) REQUIREMENTS.—A cooperative agreement 
entered into under paragraph (1) shall, at a min-
imum, specify the responsibilities of the Secretary 
and the eligible entity with respect to— 
(A) ensuring that the cost-share require-
ments established by subsection (e) are met; 
(B) completing— 
(i) a needs assessment for the water 
reclamation and reuse project; and 
(ii) the planning and final design of 
the water reclamation and reuse project; 
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(C) any environmental compliance activity 
required for the water reclamation and reuse 
project; 
(D) the construction of facilities for the 
water reclamation and reuse project; and 
(E) administrating any contract relating to 
the construction of the water reclamation and 
reuse project. 
(2) PHASED PROJECT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—A cooperative agree-
ment described in paragraph (1) shall require 
that any water reclamation and reuse project 
carried out under this section shall consist of 2 
phases. 
(B) FIRST
PHASE.—During the first 
phase, the Secretary and an eligible entity shall 
complete the planning, design, and construction 
of the main treatment and main conveyance 
system of the water reclamation and reuse 
project. 
(C) SECOND PHASE.—During the second 
phase, the Secretary and an eligible entity shall 
complete the planning, design, and construction 
of the sub-regional distribution systems of the 
water reclamation and reuse project. 
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