[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4533 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4533

   To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the 
design, planning, and construction of the Inland Empire regional water 
   recycling project, and to authorize the Secretary to carry out a 
   program under the Federal reclamation laws to assist agencies in 
       projects to construct regional brine lines in California.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 24, 2000

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

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                                 A BILL


 
   To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the 
design, planning, and construction of the Inland Empire regional water 
   recycling project, and to authorize the Secretary to carry out a 
   program under the Federal reclamation laws to assist agencies in 
       projects to construct regional brine lines in California.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. INLAND EMPIRE REGIONAL WATER RECYCLING PROJECT.

    (a) Authorization.--The Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater 
Study and Facilities Act (Public Law 102-575, title XVI; 43 U.S.C. 390h 
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 1635. INLAND EMPIRE REGIONAL WATER RECYCLING PROJECT.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the Inland 
Empire Utilities Agency, may participate in the design, planning, and 
construction of the Inland Empire regional water recycling project 
described in the report submitted under section 1606.
    ``(b) Cost Sharing.--The Federal share of the cost of the project 
described in subsection (a) shall not exceed 25 percent of the total 
cost of the project.
    ``(c) Limitation.--Funds provided by the Secretary shall not be 
used for operation or maintenance of the project described in 
subsection (a).
    ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $20,000,000.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections in section 2 of such 
Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1634 the 
following:

        ``Sec. 1635. Inland Empire Regional Water Recycling Project.''.

SEC. 2. REGIONAL BRINE LINES.

    (a) Authorization.--The Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater 
Study and Facilities Act (Public Law 102-575, title XVI; 43 U.S.C. 390h 
et seq.) is further amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 1636. REGIONAL BRINE LINES.

    ``(a) In General.--
            ``(1) Southern california.--The Secretary, in cooperation 
        with units of local government, may carry out a program under 
        the Federal reclamation laws to assist agencies in projects to 
        construct regional brine lines to export the salinity imported 
        from the Colorado River to the Pacific Ocean as identified in--
                    ``(A) the Salinity Management Study prepared by the 
                Bureau of Reclamation; and
                    ``(B) the Southern California Comprehensive Water 
                Reclamation and Reuse Study prepared by the Bureau of 
                Reclamation.
            ``(2) San francisco bay and santa clara valley.--The 
        Secretary may carry out a study of, and a program under the 
        Federal reclamation laws to assist water agencies in, projects 
        to construct regional brine lines in the San Francisco Bay area 
        and the Santa Clara Valley area, California.
    ``(b) Agreements and Regulations.--The Secretary may enter into 
such agreements and promulgate such regulations as are necessary to 
carry out this section.
    ``(c) Cost Sharing.--
            ``(1) Projects.--The Federal share of the cost of a project 
        to construct regional brine lines described in subsection (a) 
        shall not exceed--
                    ``(A) 25 percent of the total cost of the project; 
                or
                    ``(B) $50,000,000.
            ``(2) Study.--The Federal share of the cost of the study 
        described in subsection (a)(2) shall be 50 percent.
    ``(d) Limitation.--Funds provided by the Secretary shall not be 
used for operation or maintenance of any project described in 
subsection (a).''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections in section 2 of such 
Act is further amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
1635 the following:

        ``Sec. 1636. Regional brine lines.''.
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