[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2483 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2483

  To authorize the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of 
   Engineers and in coordination with other Federal agency heads, to 
participate in the funding and implementation of a balanced, long-term 
 solution to the problems of groundwater contamination, water supply, 
and reliability affecting the Eastern Santa Clara groundwater basin in 
                  California, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 12, 1999

  Mr. McKeon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
  To authorize the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of 
   Engineers and in coordination with other Federal agency heads, to 
participate in the funding and implementation of a balanced, long-term 
 solution to the problems of groundwater contamination, water supply, 
and reliability affecting the Eastern Santa Clara groundwater basin in 
                  California, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Eastern Santa Clara Basin Water 
Quality Act''.

SEC. 2. EASTERN SANTA CLARA BASIN GROUNDWATER RESTORATION.

    (a) Establishment of Restoration Fund.--There shall be established 
in the Treasury of the United States an interest bearing account to be 
known as the Eastern Santa Clara Basin Restoration Fund (in this 
section referred to as ``Restoration Fund'').
    (b) Administration of Restoration Fund.--The Restoration Fund shall 
be administered by the Secretary of the Army (in this Act referred to 
as the ``Secretary''), acting through the Chief of Engineers. The 
Secretary shall administer the Restoration Fund in cooperation with the 
city of Santa Clarita, California, the California Department of Toxic 
Substances Control, and the Castaic Lake Water Agency (or the 
successors of such city, department, or agency).
    (c) Purposes of Restoration Fund.--The proceeds of the Restoration 
Fund shall be utilized by the Secretary to design, construct, operate, 
and maintain water quality projects that--
            (1) are related to sites that are sources of perchlorates 
        or any associated contaminants;
            (2) are located in the city of Santa Clarita; and
            (3) potentially affect the Eastern Santa Clara groundwater 
        basin.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--For each of the fiscal years 
2000 through 2004, there is authorized to be appropriated to the 
Restoration Fund $5,000,000.
    (e) Contributions From the State of California.--The Secretary, 
acting through the Chief of Engineers, is authorized to accept and 
administer in cooperation with the city of Santa Clarita, the 
California Department of Toxic Substances Control, and the Castaic Lake 
Water Agency (or the successors of such city, department, or agency) 
any funds which the State of California, local government agencies, or 
private entities may contribute to the Restoration Fund.
    (f) Compliance With Applicable Law.--In carrying out the activities 
described in subsection (c), the Secretary shall comply with all 
applicable Federal and State laws.
    (g) Relationship to Other Activities.--
            (1) Authority to conduct other activities.--Nothing in this 
        Act shall be construed to alter any other Federal or State 
        authority being relied upon to facilitate the cleanup and 
        protection of the Eastern Santa Clara groundwater basin.
            (2) Integration with other water projects and activities.--
        The Secretary shall to the extent practicable integrate the 
        water projects described in subsection (c) with other Federal 
        and State water projects in and around the Eastern Santa Clara 
        groundwater basin.
            (3) Treatment of funds.--None of the funds made available 
        for water projects described in subsection (c) shall be counted 
        as a part of the Federal share of any previously authorized 
        Federal project or activity.

SEC. 3. STUDIES AND PROJECTS RELATED TO PERCHLORATES.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the Chief of 
Engineers and in cooperation with State and local government agencies, 
may participate in studies and other investigative activities and in 
the planning and design of projects that the Secretary considers to 
offer a long-term solution to the problem of groundwater contamination 
caused by perchlorates.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) In general.--For each of the fiscal years 2000 through 
        2004, there is authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 to 
        carry out this section.
            (2) Santa clarita projects.--Notwithstanding any other 
        provision of law, of amounts appropriated under paragraph (1), 
        not less than $2,000,000 per fiscal year shall be for projects 
        located in the city of Santa Clarita conducted in cooperation 
        with the Castaic Lake Water Agency or the successor of such 
        agency.
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