Title: Western Water Recycling and Drought Relief Act of 2021
Policy area: Water Resources Development

Summary:
Western Water Recycling and Drought Relief Act of 2021
This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and construction of specified recycled water system facilities in California.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3112 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3112

     To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and 
 Facilities Act to authorize certain recycled water projects, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 11, 2021

 Mr. McNerney (for himself, Mr. Swalwell, Mr. Panetta, and Ms. Eshoo) 
 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 certain recycled water projects, and for 
                            other purposes.

    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 ``Western Water Recycling and Drought 
Relief Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS.

    (a) In General.--The Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study 
and Facilities Act (43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) (as amended by section 512 
(a) of the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 16___. BENICIA WATER REUSE PROJECT.

    ``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the City 
of Benicia, California, 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 authorized by this section.
    ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $7,150,000.

``SEC. 16___. CENTRAL REDWOOD CITY RECYCLED WATER PROJECT.

    ``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the City 
of Redwood City, California, 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 authorized by this section.
    ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $7,500,000.

``SEC. 16___. FLOW EQUALIZATION AND RESOURCE RECOVERY FACILITY LEVEE 
              IMPROVEMENTS AND BAYFRONT RECYCLED WATER FACILITY.

    ``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the West 
Bay Sanitary District, California, 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 authorized by this section.
    ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $15,000,000.

``SEC. 16___. HAYWARD RECYCLED WATER PROJECT PHASE II.

    ``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the City 
of Hayward, California, 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 authorized by this section.
    ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $2,500,000.

``SEC. 16___. IRONHOUSE SANITARY DISTRICT RECYCLED WATER PROJECT.

    ``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the 
Ironhouse Sanitary District, 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 authorized by this section.
    ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000.

``SEC. 16___. MOUNTAIN VIEW RECYCLED WATER SYSTEM EXPANSION AND 
              IMPROVEMENT.

    ``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the City 
of Mountain View, California, 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 authorized by this section.
    ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000.

``SEC. 16___. PALO ALTO ENHANCED RECYCLED WATER FACILITY.

    ``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the City 
of Palo Alto, California, 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 authorized by this section.
    ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $4,000,000.

``SEC. 16___. PALO ALTO RECYCLED WATER DISTRIBUTION EXTENSION.

    ``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the City 
of Palo Alto, California, 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 authorized by this section.
    ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $8,250,000.

``SEC. 16___. PURE WATER MONTEREY A GROUNDWATER REPLENISHMENT PROJECT.

    ``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the 
Monterey One Water, California, 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 authorized by this section.
    ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000.

``SEC. 16___. SOUTH SANTA CLARA COUNTY RECYCLED WATER PROJECT.

    ``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the Santa 
Clara Valley Water District, California, 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 authorized by this section.
    ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $10,995,250.''.
    (b) Project Implementation.--In carrying out sections 1642 through 
1648 of the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities 
Act, and the sections added to such Act by subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall enter into individual agreements with the Western 
Recycled Water Coalition participating agencies to fund the projects, 
and shall include in such agreements a provision for the reimbursement 
of design, planning and construction costs, including those costs 
incurred prior to the enactment of this Act, subject to appropriations 
made available for the Federal share of the project under sections 1642 
through 1648 of the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and 
Facilities Act and the sections added to such Act by subsection (a).
    (c) Clerical Amendments.--The table of contents of the Reclamation 
Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. prec. 371) 
(as amended by section 512(a) of the Consolidated Natural Resources Act 
of 2008) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``Sec. 16___. Benicia water reuse project.
``Sec. 16___. Central Redwood City recycled water project.
``Sec. 16___. Flow equalization and resource recovery facility levee 
                            improvements and Bayfront recycled water 
                            facility.
``Sec. 16___. Hayward recycled water project phase II.
``Sec. 16___. Ironhouse Sanitary District recycled water project.
``Sec. 16___. Mountain View recycled water system expansion and 
                            improvement.
``Sec. 16___. Palo Alto enhanced recycled water facility.
``Sec. 16___. Palo Alto recycled water distribution extension.
``Sec. 16___. Pure Water Monterey a groundwater replenishment project.
``Sec. 16___. South Santa Clara County recycled water project.''.
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