[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3996 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3996

    To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Studies and 
     Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
 participate in the design, planning, and construction of the Alameda 
  County Brackish Water Desalination Project for the reclamation and 
                reuse of water, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 4, 1998

  Mr. Stark introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                         Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Studies and 
     Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
 participate in the design, planning, and construction of the Alameda 
  County Brackish Water Desalination Project for the reclamation and 
                reuse of water, 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. ALAMEDA COUNTY BRACKISH WATER DESALINATION PROJECT.

    (a) In General.--The Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Studies 
and Facilities Act (Public Law 102-575, title XVI; 43 U.S.C. 390h et 
seq.) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating sections 1631, 1632, and 1633 as 
        sections 1632, 1633, and 1634, respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after section 1630 the following:

``SEC. 1631. ALAMEDA COUNTY BRACKISH WATER DESALINATION PROJECT.

    ``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the 
Alameda County Water District, California, is authorized to participate 
in the design, planning, and construction of the Alameda County 
Brackish Water Desalination Project to reclaim and reuse wastewater and 
degraded groundwaters within and outside of the service area of the 
Alameda County Water District in California.
    ``(b) Cost Share.--The Federal share of the cost of a project 
described in subsection (a) shall not exceed 25 percent of the total 
cost.
    ``(c) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not provide funds for the 
operation or maintenance of a project described in subsection (a).''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 1632 of such Act, as redesignated by subsection 
        (a)(1), is amended by striking ``1630'' and inserting ``1631''.
            (2) Section 1633(c) of such Act, as redesignated by 
        subsection (a)(1), is amended by striking ``section 1633'' and 
        inserting ``section 1634''.
            (3) Section 1634 of such Act, as redesignated by subsection 
        (a)(1), is amended by striking ``section 1632'' and inserting 
        ``section 1633''.
    (c) Clerical Amendments.--The table of sections in section 2 of the 
Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating the items relating to sections 1631, 
        1632, and 1633 as items relating to sections 1632, 1633, and 
        1634, respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after the item relating to section 1630 
        the following new item:

``Sec. 1631. Alameda County Brackish Water Desalination Project.''.
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