[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 910 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 910

  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 San Gabriel groundwater basin in 
                  California, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 2, 1999

 Mr. Dreier (for himself, Mr. Horn, Mr. Martinez, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. 
   Gary Miller of California, and Ms. Roybal-Allard) 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 San Gabriel 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 ``San Gabriel Basin Water Quality 
Initiative''.

SEC. 2. SAN GABRIEL BASIN RESTORATION FUND.

    (a) Establishment of the Restoration Fund.--There shall be 
established within the Treasury of the United States an interest 
bearing account to be known as the San Gabriel Basin Restoration Fund 
(in this section referred to as ``Restoration Fund'').
    (b) Administration of the 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 such Fund in cooperation with 
the San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority, or its successor agency.
    (c) Purposes of the Restoration Fund.--The proceeds of the 
Restoration Fund shall be utilized by the Secretary to design, 
construct, operate, and maintain water quality projects administered by 
the San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--For each of the fiscal years 
2000 through 2004, there is authorized to be appropriated to the 
Restoration Fund $15,000,000.
    (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 San Gabriel Basin Water Quality 
Authority 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 any 
applicable Federal or State law.
    (g) Relationship to Other Activities.--Nothing in this Act shall be 
construed to affect other Federal or State authorities that are being 
used or may be used to facilitate the cleanup and protection of the San 
Gabriel groundwater basin. In carrying out the activities described in 
subsection (c), the Secretary shall integrate such activities with 
ongoing Federal and State projects and activities. None of the funds 
made available for the activities described in subsection (c) pursuant 
to this Act shall be counted against any Federal authorization ceiling 
established for any previously authorized Federal projects or 
activities.

SEC. 3. PERCHLORATE.

    (a) Investigations and Projects.--The Secretary, acting through the 
Chief of Engineers and in cooperation with State and local government 
agencies, is authorized to participate in studies and other 
investigative activities and in the planning and design of projects 
determined by the Secretary to offer a long-term solution to the 
problem of groundwater contamination caused by perchlorates.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purposes of carrying 
out the activities authorized in subsection (a), there are authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary $25,000,000.
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