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                                                       Calendar No. 497

104th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                 S. 901

                          [Report No. 104-322]

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                                 A BILL

 To amend the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 
 1992 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the 
  design, planning, and construction of certain water reclamation and 
reuse projects and desalination research and development projects, and 
                          for other purposes.

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                             July 16, 1996

                        Reported with amendments





                                                       Calendar No. 497
104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                 S. 901

                          [Report No. 104-322]

 To amend the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 
 1992 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the 
  design, planning, and construction of certain water reclamation and 
reuse projects and desalination research and development projects, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                 June 8 (legislative day, June 5), 1995

 Mr. Bennett (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Domenici, and Mr. Bingaman) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
               Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

                             July 16, 1996

               Reported by Mr. Murkowski, with amendments
  [Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 
 1992 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the 
  design, planning, and construction of certain water reclamation and 
reuse projects and desalination research and development 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. WATER RECYCLING PROJECTS.

    Section 1602 of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and 
Adjustment Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 390h) is amended by adding at the end 
the following:
    ``(e) Participation in Certain Projects.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the 
        appropriate State and local authorities, is authorized to 
        participate in the design, planning, and construction of the 
        following water reclamation and reuse projects:
                    ``(A) The North San Diego County Area Water 
                Recycling Project, consisting of projects to reclaim 
                and reuse water in the service areas of the San Elijo 
                Joint Powers Authority, the Leucadia County Water 
                District, and the Olivenhain Municipal Water District, 
                California.
                    ``(B) The Calleguas Municipal Water District Water 
                Recycling Project to reclaim and reuse water in the 
                service area of the Calleguas Municipal Water District 
                in Ventura, California.
                    ``(C) The Central Valley Water Recycling Project to 
                reclaim and reuse water in the service areas of the 
                Central Valley Reclamation Facility and the Salt Lake 
                County Water Conservancy District in Utah.
                    ``(D) The St. George Area Water Recycling Project 
                to reclaim and reuse water in the service area of the 
                Washington County Water Conservancy District in Utah.
                    ``(E) The Watsonville Area Water Recycling Project, 
                in cooperation with the city of Watsonville, 
                California, to reclaim and reuse water in the Pajaro 
                Valley in Santa Cruz County, California.
                    ``(F) The Southern Nevada Water Recycling Project 
                to reclaim and reuse water in the service area of the 
                Southern Nevada Water Authority in Clark County, 
                Nevada.
                    ``(G) The Albuquerque Metropolitan Area Water 
                Reclamation and Reuse Study, in cooperation with the 
                city of Albuquerque, New Mexico, to reclaim and reuse 
                industrial and municipal wastewater and reclaim and use 
                naturally impaired ground water in the Albuquerque 
                metropolitan area.
                    ``(H) The El Paso Water Reclamation and Reuse 
                Project to reclaim and reuse wastewater in the service 
                area of the El Paso Water Utilities Public Service 
                Board.
                    ``(I) The City of West Jordan Water Reuse Project 
                to recycle and reuse water in their service area from 
                the South Valley Water Reclamation Facility Discharge 
                Waters in Utah.
                    ``(J) The Toole Wastewater Treatment and Reuse 
                project to reclaim and reuse water in the service area 
                of Toole City Sewer District, Toole, Utah.
                    ``(K) The Central-East and West-South Water 
                Recycling projects to reclaim and reuse water from the 
                San Antonio Water system Leon Creek Wastewater 
                Treatment Plan, San Antonio, Texas.
            ``(2) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of a 
        project described in paragraph (1) shall not exceed 25 percent 
        of the total <DELETED>cost. </DELETED>cost, except that the 
        Secretary may provide up to 50 percent of the cost of any 
        feasibility study.
            ``(2) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of a 
        project described in paragraph (1) shall not exceed 25 percent 
        of the total cost.
            ``(3) No funding for operation and maintenance.--The 
        Secretary shall not provide funds for the operation or 
        maintenance of a project described in paragraph (1).''.

SEC. 2. DESALINATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECT.

    Section 1605 of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and 
Adjustment Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 390h-3) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting ``(a) In 
        General.--The Secretary''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Long Beach Desalination Research and Development Project.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the 
        city of Long Beach, the Central Basin Municipal Water District, 
        and the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, may 
        participate in the design, planning, and construction of the 
        Long Beach Desalination Research and Development Project in Los 
        Angeles County, California.
            ``(2) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of the 
        project described in paragraph (1) shall not exceed 50 percent 
        of the total.
            ``(3) No funding for operation and maintenance.--The 
        Secretary shall not provide funds for the operation or 
        maintenance of the project described in paragraph (1).
    ``(c) Las Vegas Area Shallow Aquifer Desalination Research and 
Development Project.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the 
        Southern Nevada Water Authority, may participate in the design, 
        planning, and construction of the Las Vegas Area Shallow 
        Aquifer Desalination Research and Development Project in Clark 
        County, Nevada.
            ``(2) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of the 
        project described in paragraph (1) shall not exceed 50 percent 
        of the total.
            ``(3) No funding for operation and maintenance.--The 
        Secretary shall not provide funds for the operation or 
        maintenance of the project described in paragraph (1).

``SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON FUNDING.

    ``No funds may be appropriated for the construction of any project 
authorized under this Act until a feasibility study has been completed 
and the Secretary has determined that the non-Federal project sponsor 
is financially capable of funding the non-Federal share of the 
project's costs. The Secretary shall notify the Committees on Resources 
and Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committees 
on Energy and Natural Resources and Appropriations of the Senate within 
120 days of a request by the non-Federal sponsor of a project for a 
determination of financial capability of his determination: Provided, 
That failure to make such notification within 120 days shall be deemed 
to constitute a determination that the sponsor is financially 
capable.''