Title: Perchlorate Reclamation and Water Replenishment Act
Policy area: Water Resources Development

Summary:
Perchlorate Reclamation and Water Replenishment Act
This bill amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Bureau of Reclamation to provide financial assistance to local water authorities for perchlorate remediation projects in areas identified by the Bureau, the Army Corps of Engineers, or a state designating agency as having experienced an impact from perchlorate contamination to: (1) design and construct water replenishment and reclamation projects that are owned and operated by the local water authority, or (2) operate and maintain such projects.
The bill defines an "eligible project" as one that enhances the resilience of domestic water supplies through:
The Bureau shall give priority to projects that serve an area: (1) that has received federal authorization for projects associated with perchlorate contamination remediation programs under the Bureau or the Corps of Engineers, (2) for which a feasibility study for perchlorate remediation efforts that is acceptable to the Bureau or the Corps of Engineers has been completed, or (3) where the regional water agency that imports out-of-basin water supplies has a wholesale area that includes a population of not more than 350,000.
The federal share shall not exceed 25% of the total cost of such a project.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2116 Introduced in House (IH)]

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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 communities previously impacted by perchlorate 
                         contamination plumes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 25, 2017

  Mr. Knight introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 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 reclamation projects to provide a new 
    water supply to communities previously impacted by perchlorate 
                         contamination plumes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Perchlorate Reclamation and Water 
Replenishment Act''.

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. 163__. PERCHLORATE WATER REPLENISHMENT PROJECTS.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the Bureau of 
Reclamation, is authorized to provide financial assistance to local 
water authorities for projects associated with perchlorate remediation 
efforts in eligible areas to--
            ``(1) design and construct water replenishment and 
        reclamation projects that are owned and operated 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.
            ``(2) Onsite and offsite reclamation facilities.
            ``(3) Recycled water facilities and associated distribution 
        facilities.
            ``(4) Groundwater wells and associated distribution 
        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 Reclamation 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 imports 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.--Activities undertaken for 
projects funded under this section shall comply with any applicable 
Federal and State laws.
    ``(g) Relationship to Other Activities.--Nothing in this section 
shall be construed to affect other Federal 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 sections in section 2 of 
Public Law 102-575 is amended by inserting after the last item relating 
to title XVI the following:

``163__. Perchlorate Water Replenishment Projects.''.
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