Santa Ana River Water Supply Enhancement Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-177
Sponsor: Rep. Miller, Gary G. [R-CA-42]
Introduced: 2005-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
California
Central Valley Reclamation Project (California)
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to water resources development
Government Operations and Politics
Infrastructure
Intergovernmental fiscal relations
Irrigation
Planning
Research centers
Rivers
Saline waters
Science, Technology, Communications
Technological innovations
Waste water treatment
Water conservation
Water districts
Water purification
Water supply
Watersheds
Wetlands

Summary:
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: 
Santa Ana River Water Supply Enhancement Act of 2005 - Amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, in cooperation with: (1) the Orange County Water District (the District), to participate in the design, planning, and construction of natural treatment systems and wetlands for the flows of the Santa Ana River, California, and its tributaries into the Prado Basin; (2) local governments, to carry out a program to assist agencies in projects to construct regional brine lines to export the salinity imported from the Colorado River to the Pacific Ocean; and (3) the Chino Basin Watermaster, the Inland Empire Utilities Agency, and the Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority, to participate in the design, planning, and construction of the Lower Chino Dairy Area desalination demonstration and reclamation project. Limits the Federal share of total project costs. Prohibits using funds provided by the Secretary for operation and maintenance of the projects. 
 
Directs the Secretary to establish at the District a center to provide: (1) assistance in the development and advancement of membrane technologies; and (2) educational support in the advancement of public understanding and acceptance of membrane produced water supplies.

action_date: 2005-10-18
text: 
Santa Ana River Water Supply Enhancement Act of 2005 - Amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) participate, in cooperation with the Orange County Water District, in the design, planning, and construction of natural treatment systems and wetlands for the flows of the Santa Ana River, California, and its tributaries into the Prado Basin; (2) carry out, in cooperation with local governments, a program to assist agencies in projects to construct regional brine lines to export the salinity imported from the Colorado River to the Pacific Ocean; and (3) participate, in cooperation with the Chino Basin Watermaster, the Inland Empire Utilities Agency, and the Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority, in the design, planning, and construction of the Lower Chino Dairy Area desalination demonstration and reclamation project. Authorizes appropriations. Specifies limits on the federal share of project costs and prohibits the use of funds provided by the Secretary for operation and maintenance.
 
Specifies limits on the federal share of the costs of phase 1 of the Orange County Regional for FY2007-FY2016.
 
Directs the Secretary to establish at the District a center to provide: (1) assistance in the development and advancement of membrane technologies; and (2) educational support in the advancement of public understanding and acceptance of membrane produced water supplies. Requires the Secretary: (1) to enter into contracts with the District to manage the center; and (2) in consultation with the District, to jointly prepare a plan identifying the center's goals and objectives and to report to Congress within one year on the center's status and accomplishments. Authorizes appropriations. .
 
 Terminates provisions of this Act after 10 years.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-07-27
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held.
action_date: 2005-10-19
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2005-10-18
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2005-10-18
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8868)
action_date: 2005-10-18
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8868)
action_date: 2005-10-18
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 177.
action_date: 2005-10-18
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8868-8869)
action_date: 2005-10-18
text: Mrs. Musgrave moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2005-02-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-01-04
text: Introduced in House