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Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''California Perchlorate Contamination
Remediation Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) because finite water sources in the United States are
stretched by regional drought conditions and increasing demand
for water supplies, there is increased need for safe and
dependable supplies of fresh water for drinking and
agricultural purposes;
(2) perchlorate, a naturally occurring and manmade compound
with commercial and national defense applications, is used
primarily in military munitions and rocket fuels, and also in
fireworks, road flares, blasting agents, and automobile
airbags;
(3) perchlorate has been detected in fresh water sources
intended for drinking water and agricultural use in 35 States
and the District of Columbia;
(4)(A) perchlorate has been detected in the food supply of
the United States; and
(B) many fruits and vegetables, including lettuce, wheat,
tomato, cucumber, and cantaloupe, contain at least trace levels
of perchlorate, as do wine, whiskey, soy milk, dairy milk, and
human breast milk; and
(5) if ingested in sufficient concentration and for
adequate duration, perchlorate may interfere with thyroid
metabolism, the effects of which may impair normal development
of the brain in fetuses, newborns, and children.
(b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to provide grants for remediation of perchlorate
contamination of water sources and supplies (including
wellheads) in the State;
(2) to provide grants for research and development of
perchlorate remediation technologies; and
(3) to express the sense of Congress that the Administrator
should establish a national drinking water standard for
perchlorate.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Administrator.--The term ''Administrator'' means the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
(2) California water authority.--The term ''California
water authority'' means a public water district, public water
utility, public water planning agency, municipality, or Indian
tribe that is--
(A) located in a region identified under section
4(b)(3)(B); and
(B) in operation as of the date of enactment of
this Act.
(3) Fund.--The term ''Fund'' means the California
Perchlorate Cleanup Fund established by section 4(a)(1).
(4) State.--The term ''State'' means the State of
California.

SEC. 4. CALIFORNIA PERCHLORATE REMEDIATION GRANTS.

(a) Perchlorate Cleanup Fund.--
(1) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury of
the United States a fund, to be known as the ''California
Perchlorate Cleanup Fund'', consisting of--
(A) any amount appropriated to the Fund under
section 7; and
(B) any interest earned on investment of amounts in
the Fund under paragraph (3).
(2) Expenditures from fund.--
(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), on
receipt of a request by the Administrator, the
Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the
Administrator such amounts as the Administrator
determines to be necessary to provide grants under
subsections (b) and (c).
(B) Administrative expenses.--An amount not to
exceed 0.4 percent of the amounts in the Fund may be
used to pay the administrative expenses necessary to
carry out this subsection.
(3) Investment of amounts.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary of the Treasury
shall invest such portion of the Fund as is not, in the
judgment of the Secretary of the Treasury, required to
meet current withdrawals.
(B) Interest-bearing obligations.--Investments may
be made only in interest-bearing obligations of the
United States.
(C) Acquisition of obligations.--For the purpose of
investments under subparagraph (A), obligations may be
acquired--
(i) on original issue at the issue price;
or
(ii) by purchase of outstanding obligations
at the market price.
(D) Sale of obligations.--Any obligation acquired
by the Fund may be sold by the Secretary of the
Treasury at the market price.
(E) Credits to fund.--The interest on, and the
proceeds from the sale or redemption of, any
obligations held in the Fund shall be credited to and
form a part of the Fund.
(b) Cleanup Grants.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (3), the
Administrator shall provide grants to California water
authorities, the total amount of which shall not exceed
$50,000,000, to pay the Federal share of the cost of activities
relating to cleanup of water sources and supplies (including
wellheads) in the State that are contaminated by perchlorate.
(2) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of an
activity described in paragraph (1) shall not exceed 50
percent.
(3) Eligibility; priority.--
(A) Eligibility.--A California water authority that
the Administrator determines to be responsible for
perchlorate contamination shall not be eligible to
receive a grant under this subsection.
(B) Priority.--
(i) Activities.--In providing grants under
this subsection, the Administrator shall give
priority to an activity for the remediation
of--
(I) drinking water contaminated
with perchlorate;
(II) a water source with a high
concentration of perchlorate; or
(III) a water source that serves a
large population that is directly
affected by perchlorate contamination.
(ii) Locations.--In providing grants under
this subsection, the Administrator shall give
priority to an activity described in clause (i)
that is carried out in 1 or more of the
following regions in the State:
(I) The Santa Clara Valley.
(II) Regions within the natural
watershed of the Santa Ana River,
including areas in Riverside and San
Bernardino Counties.
(III) The San Gabriel Valley.
(IV) Sacramento County.
(V) Any other region that has a
damaged water source as a result of
perchlorate contamination, as
determined by the Administrator.
(c) Research and Development Grants.--
(1) In general.--The Administrator shall provide grants,
the total amount of which shall not exceed $8,000,000, to
qualified non-Federal entities (as determined by the
Administrator) for use in carrying out research and development
of perchlorate remediation technologies.
(2) Maximum amount of grant.--The amount of a grant
provided under paragraph (1) shall not exceed $1,000,000.

SEC. 5. EFFECT OF ACT.

Nothing in this Act affects any authority or program of a Federal
or State agency in existence on the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 6. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

It is the sense of Congress that the Administrator should establish
a national drinking water standard for perchlorate that reflects all
routes of exposure to perchlorate as soon as practicable after the date
of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act
$58,000,000, to remain available until expended.
Output:
California Perchlorate Contamination Remediation Act - Establishes the California Perchlorate Cleanup Fund. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer amounts from the Fund to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the federal share of grants to California water authorities for the cleanup of water sources and supplies contaminated by perchlorate. Directs the Administrator, in awarding such grants, to give priority to: (1) activities for the remediation of drinking water contaminated with perchlorate, a water source with a high concentration of perchlorate, or a water source that serves a large population that is directly affected by perchlorate contamination; and (2) activities in the Santa Clara Valley, the San Gabriel Valley, Sacramento County, regions within the natural watershed of the Santa Ana River, and any other region that has a damaged water source contaminated with perchlorate.

Authorizes the Administrator to provide grants to nonfederal entities for research and development of perchlorate remediation technologies.

Urges the Administrator to establish a national drinking water standard for perchlorate that reflects all routes of exposure to perchlorate.