In this task, you are given text for US Congressional and California state bills, your task is to generate a summary for this bill.
One example is below.
Q: SECTION 1. LIABILITY OF BUSINESS ENTITIES PROVIDING USE OF FACILITIES
TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.

(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Business entity.--The term ''business entity'' means a
firm, corporation, association, partnership, consortium, joint
venture, or other form of enterprise.
(2) Facility.--The term ''facility'' means any real
property, including any building, improvement, or appurtenance.
(3) Gross negligence.--The term ''gross negligence'' means
voluntary and conscious conduct by a person with knowledge (at
the time of the conduct) that the conduct is likely to be
harmful to the health or well-being of another person.
(4) Intentional misconduct.--The term ''intentional
misconduct'' means conduct by a person with knowledge (at the
time of the conduct) that the conduct is harmful to the health
or well-being of another person.
(5) Nonprofit organization.--The term ''nonprofit
organization'' means--
(A) any organization described in section 501(c)(3)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from
tax under section 501(a) of such Code; or
(B) any not-for-profit organization organized and
conducted for public benefit and operated primarily for
charitable, civic, educational, religious, welfare, or
health purposes.
(6) State.--The term ''State'' means each of the several
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern
Mariana Islands, any other territory or possession of the
United States, or any political subdivision of any such State,
territory, or possession.
(b) Limitation on Liability.--
(1) In general.--Subject to subsection (c), a business
entity shall not be subject to civil liability relating to any
injury or death occurring at a facility of the business entity
in connection with a use of such facility by a nonprofit
organization if--
(A) the use occurs outside of the scope of business
of the business entity;
(B) such injury or death occurs during a period
that such facility is used by the nonprofit
organization; and
(C) the business entity authorized the use of such
facility by the nonprofit organization.
(2) Application.--This subsection shall apply--
(A) with respect to civil liability under Federal
and State law; and
(B) regardless of whether a nonprofit organization
pays for the use of a facility.
(c) Exception for Liability.--Subsection (b) shall not apply to an
injury or death that results from an act or omission of a business
entity that constitutes gross negligence or intentional misconduct,
including any misconduct that--
(1) constitutes a crime of violence (as that term is
defined in section 16 of title 18, United States Code) or act
of international terrorism (as that term is defined in section
2331 of title 18) for which the defendant has been convicted in
any court;
(2) constitutes a hate crime (as that term is used in the
Hate Crime Statistics Act (28 U.S.C. 534 note));
(3) involves a sexual offense, as defined by applicable
State law, for which the defendant has been convicted in any
court; or
(4) involves misconduct for which the defendant has been
found to have violated a Federal or State civil rights law.
(d) Superseding Provision.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2) and subsection
(e), this Act preempts the laws of any State to the extent that
such laws are inconsistent with this Act, except that this Act
shall not preempt any State law that provides additional
protection from liability for a business entity for an injury
or death with respect to which conditions under subparagraphs
(A) through (C) of subsection (b)(1) apply.
(2) Limitation.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed to
supersede any Federal or State health or safety law.
(e) Election of State Regarding Nonapplicability.--This Act shall
not apply to any civil action in a State court against a business
entity in which all parties are citizens of the State if such State
enacts a statute--
(1) citing the authority of this subsection;
(2) declaring the election of such State that this Act
shall not apply to such civil action in the State; and
(3) containing no other provision.
A: Shields a business entity from civil liability relating to any injury or death occurring at a facility of that entity in connection with a use of such facility by a nonprofit organization if: (1) the use occurs outside the scope of business of the business entity; (2) such injury or death occurs during a period that such facility is used by such organization; and (3) the business entity authorized the use of such facility by the organization.
Makes this Act inapplicable to an injury or death that results from an act or omission of a business entity that constitutes gross negligence or intentional misconduct, including misconduct that: (1) constitutes a hate crime or a crime of violence or act of international terrorism for which the defendant has been convicted in any court; or (2) involves a sexual offense for which the defendant has been convicted in any court or misconduct for which the defendant has been found to have violated a Federal or State civil rights law.
Preempts State laws to the extent that such laws are inconsistent with this Act, except State law that provides additional protection from liability. Specifies that this Act shall not be construed to supersede any Federal or State health or safety law.
Makes this Act inapplicable to any civil action in a State court against a business entity in which all parties are citizens of the State if such State, citing this Act's authority and containing no other provision, enacts a statute declaring the State's election that this Act shall not apply to such action in the State.
Rationale: This Bill focuses on shielding business entities from civil liability relating to an injury or death depending on the conditions of injury, hence the generated summary is correct.
Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Water Desalination Act of 1994''.

SEC. 2. DECLARATION OF POLICY.

In view of the increasing shortage of usable surface and ground
water in the United States and the world and the importance of finding
new sources of supply to meet present and future water needs and to
further the goals of the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act of
1974, the Water Resources Research Act of 1984, Public Law 95-84 (as
amended), and Public Law 102-575, it is the policy of the United States
to conduct and sponsor research to develop low-cost alternatives for
the desalination and reuse of water or biologically impaired water and
to provide for the development of practicable low-cost means of
producing water of a quality suitable for environmental enhancement,
agricultural, industrial, municipal, and other beneficial consumptive
or nonconsumptive uses from saline or biologically impaired waters on a
scale sufficient to determine the feasibility of the development of
such water production and distribution on a large scale for the purpose
of conserving and increasing water resources.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

As used in this Act:
(1) Desalination or desalting.--The terms ''desalination''
or ''desalting'' mean the use of any process or technique for
the removal and, when feasible, adaptation to beneficial use,
of organic and inorganic elements and compounds from saline or
biologically impaired waters, by itself or in conjunction with
other processes.
(2) Saline water.--The term ''saline water'' means sea
water, brackish water, and other mineralized or chemically
impaired water.
(3) United states.--The term ''United States'' means the
States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the territories and
possessions of the United States.
(4) Usable water.--The term ''usable water'' means water of
a high quality suitable for environmental enhancement,
agricultural, industrial, municipal, and other beneficial
consumptive or nonconsumptive uses.
(5) Secretary.--The term ''Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF RESEARCH AND STUDIES.

(a) In General.--In order to determine the most cost-effective and
technologically efficient means by which usable water can be produced
from saline water or water otherwise impaired or contaminated, the
Secretary is authorized to award grants and to enter into contracts, to
the extent provided in advance in appropriation Acts, to conduct,
encourage, and assist in the financing of research to develop processes
for converting saline water or water otherwise impaired or contaminated
into water suitable for beneficial uses. Awards of research grants and
contracts under this section shall be made on the basis of a
competitive, merit-reviewed process. Research and study topics
authorized by this section include--
(1) investigating desalination processes;
(2) ascertaining the optimum mix of investment and
operating costs;
(3) determining the best designs for different conditions
of operation;
(4) investigating methods of increasing the economic
efficiency of desalination processes through dual-purpose co-
facilities with other processes involving the use of water;
(5) conducting or contracting for technical work, including
the design, construction, and testing of pilot systems and test
beds, to develop desalting processes and concepts; and
(6) studying methods for the recovery of byproducts
resulting from the desalination of water to offset the costs of
treatment and to reduce environmental impacts from those
byproducts.
(b) Project Recommendations and Reports to the Congress.--As soon
as practicable and within three years after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall recommend to Congress desalination
demonstration projects or full-scale desalination projects to carry out
the purposes of this Act and to further evaluate and implement the
results of research and studies conducted under the authority of this
section. Recommendations for projects shall be accompanied by reports
on the engineering and economic feasibility of proposed projects and
their environmental impacts.
(c) Authority To Engage Others.--In carrying out research and
studies authorized in this section, the Secretary may engage the
necessary personnel, industrial or engineering firms, Federal
laboratories, water resources research and technology institutes, other
facilities, and educational institutions suitable to conduct
investigations and studies authorized under this section.
(d) Desalination Conference.--Within 12 months following the date
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the
United States Agency for International Development, will plan and host
a desalination conference, to include officials and desalination
experts from academia, private industry, financial institutions, and
government in the United States and other nations that use or conduct
research on desalination. The conference shall explore promising
technologies and methods for near-term development of affordable
desalination and shall propose a research agenda and a plan of action
to guide longer-term desalination development activities.

SEC. 5. DESALINATION DEMONSTRATION AND DEVELOPMENT.

(a) In General.--In order to further demonstrate the feasibility of
desalination processes investigated either independently or in research
conducted pursuant to section 4, the Secretary shall administer and
conduct a demonstration and development program for water desalination
and related activities, including the following:
(1) Desalination plants and modules.--Conduct or contract
for technical work, including the design, construction, and
testing of plants and modules to develop desalination processes
and concepts.
(2) Byproducts.--Study methods for the marketing of
byproducts resulting from the desalting of water to offset the
costs of treatment and to reduce environmental impacts of those
byproducts.
(3) Economic surveys.--Conduct economic studies and surveys
to determine present and prospective costs of producing water
for beneficial purposes in various locations by desalination
processes compared to other methods.
(b) Cooperative Agreements.--Federal participation in desalination
activities may be conducted through cooperative agreements, including
cost-sharing agreements, with non-Federal public utilities and State
and local governmental agencies and other entities, in order to develop
recommendations for Federal participation in processes and plants
utilizing desalting technologies for the production of water.

SEC. 6. PARTICIPATION BY AGENCIES AND INTERESTED PERSONS.

(a) Coordination With Other Agencies.--Activities undertaken by the
Secretary pursuant to this Act may be coordinated or conducted jointly,
as appropriate, with the National Science Foundation, Department of
Defense, United States Army Corps of Engineers, National Aeronautics
and Space Administration, and Environmental Protection Agency, and
other Federal agencies, States, local government agencies, water
resources research and technology institutes, and private entities.
(b) Availability of Information.--All information from studies
sponsored or funded under authority of this Act shall be considered
public information.

SEC. 7. TECHNICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE.

The Secretary may--
(1) accept technical and administrative assistance from
States and public or private agencies in connection with
studies, surveys, location, construction, operation, and other
work relating to the desalting of water, and
(2) enter into contracts or agreements stating the purposes
for which the assistance is contributed and providing for the
sharing of costs between the Secretary and any such agency.

SEC. 8. COST SHARING.

The Federal share of the cost of a research, study, or
demonstration project or a desalination development project or activity
carried out under this Act shall not exceed 50 percent of the total
cost of the project or research or study activity. The Secretary shall
prescribe appropriate procedures to implement the provisions of this
section. Costs of operation, maintenance, repair, and rehabilitation of
facilities funded under the authority of this Act shall be non-Federal
responsibilities.

SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

(a) Section 4.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry
out section 4 of this Act $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 and
$10,000,000 per year for fiscal years 1996 through 1999. Of these
amounts, up to $1,000,000 in each fiscal year may be awarded to
institutions of higher education for research grants without any cost-
sharing requirement.
(b) Section 5.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry
out section 5 of this Act $50,000,000 for fiscal years 1996 through
1999.

SEC. 10. DROUGHT RELIEF FOR MADERA-CHOWCHILLA POWER AUTHORITY
HYDROELECTRIC PROJECTS.

Section 103 of the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act
of 1991 (106 Stat. 55; 43 U.S.C. 2213) is amended--
(1) by inserting in the first sentence after ''resulting
from drought conditions.'' the following: ''The Secretary is
further authorized to make a loan to the Madera-Chowchilla
Power Authority to assist in the repayment of financial
obligations associated with hydroelectric facilities that have
been adversely affected by drought conditions.''; and
(2) by striking ''loan.'' at the end of the second proviso
and inserting ''loan, except that loans specifically for the
Madera-Chowchilla Power Authority associated with hydroelectric
facilities impacted by drought shall be under such terms and
conditions as the Secretary deems appropriate.''.

SEC. 11. AMENDMENT TO THE RECLAMATION PROJECTS AUTHORIZATION AND
ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 1992.

Title XVI of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment
Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) is amended by adding the following
section:

''SEC. 1618. ORANGE COUNTY REGIONAL WATER RECLAMATION PROJECT.

''(a) The Secretary is authorized to participate with the Orange
County Water District in the State of California, and other appropriate
authorities, in the planning, design and construction of water
reclamation projects to treat up to 100,000 acre feet per year of
wastewater effluent from the county of Orange, in order to provide new
water supplies for ground water replenishment, industrial applications
and other beneficial purposes, to reduce the demand for imported water,
and to reduce sewage effluent discharged into the ocean near Huntington
Beach.
''(b) The Secretary's share of costs associated with the project
described in section (a) shall not exceed 25 percent of the total. The
Secretary shall not provide funds for operation or maintenance of the
project.
''(c) There are authorized to be appropriated not more than
$250,000 for the design of projects under this section.''.

Passed the House of Representatives October 3, 1994.

Attest:

DONNALD K. ANDERSON,

Clerk.
A:
Water Desalination Act of 1994 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to award grants and enter into contracts to conduct, encourage, and assist in the financing of research to develop processes for converting saline or contaminated water into water suitable for beneficial uses.
Directs the Secretary to recommend desalination projects to the Congress and to conduct a demonstration and development program for water desalination and related activities.
Directs the Secretary to plan and host a desalination conference for the United States and other nations that use or conduct desalination research. Limits Federal funding for projects to 50 percent of the total cost.
Authorizes appropriations for FY 1996 through 1999.
Amends the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 to authorize the Secretary to make a loan to the Madera-Chowchilla Power Authority to assist in the repayment of financial obligations associated with hydroelectric facilities adversely affected by drought conditions.
Amends the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 to authorize the Secretary to participate with the Orange County, California, Water District in the planning, design, and construction of specified water reclamation projects. Limits to 25 percent the Secretary's share of project costs. Authorizes appropriations.