[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1694 Reported in House (RH)]






                                                 Union Calendar No. 513
106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1694

                          [Report No. 106-857]


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 2, 2000

                 Referred to the Committee on Resources

                           September 18, 2000

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 2, 
                                 2000]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT


 
   To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the 
 reclamation and reuse of water and wastewater in the State of Hawaii.

    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 ``Hawaii Water Resources Act of 
2000''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (2) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Hawaii.

SEC. 3. HAWAII WATER RESOURCES STUDY.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the Commissioner of 
Reclamation and in accordance with the provisions of this Act and 
existing legislative authorities as may be pertinent to the provisions 
of this Act, including: the Act of August 23, 1954 (68 Stat. 773, 
chapter 838), authorizing the Secretary to investigate the use of 
irrigation and reclamation resource needs for areas of the islands of 
Oahu, Hawaii, and Molokai in the State of Hawaii; section 31 of the 
Hawaii Omnibus Act (43 U.S.C. 422l) authorizing the Secretary to 
develop reclamation projects in the State under the Act of August 6, 
1956 (70 Stat. 1044, chapter 972; 42 U.S.C. 422a et seq.) (commonly 
known as the ``Small Reclamation Projects Act''); and the amendment 
made by section 207 of the Hawaiian Home Lands Recovery Act (109 Stat. 
364; 25 U.S.C. 386a) authorizing the Secretary to assess charges 
against Native Hawaiians for reclamation cost recovery in the same 
manner as charges are assessed against Indians or Indian tribes; is 
authorized and directed to conduct a study that includes--
            (1) a survey of the irrigation and other agricultural water 
        delivery systems in the State;
            (2) an estimation of the cost of repair and rehabilitation 
        of the irrigation and other agricultural water delivery 
        systems;
            (3) an evaluation of options and alternatives for future 
        use of the irrigation and other agricultural water delivery 
        systems (including alternatives that would improve the use and 
        conservation of water resources and would contribute to 
        agricultural diversification, economic development, and 
        improvements to environmental quality); and
            (4) the identification and investigation of opportunities 
        for recycling, reclamation, and reuse of water and wastewater 
        for agricultural and nonagricultural purposes.
    (b) Reports.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after appropriation 
        of funds authorized by this Act, the Secretary shall submit a 
        report that describes the findings and recommendations of the 
        study described in subsection (a) to--
                    (A) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
                of the Senate; and
                    (B) the Committee on Resources of the House of 
                Representatives.
            (2) Additional reports.--The Secretary shall submit to the 
        committees described in paragraph (1) any additional reports 
        concerning the study described in subsection (a) that the 
        Secretary considers to be necessary.
    (c) Cost Sharing.--Costs of conducting the study and preparing the 
reports described in subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall be 
shared between the Secretary and the State. The Federal share of the 
costs of the study and reports shall not exceed 50 percent of the total 
cost, and shall be nonreimbursable. The Secretary shall enter into a 
written agreement with the State, describing the arrangements for 
payment of the non-Federal share.
    (d) Use of Outside Contractors.--The Secretary is authorized to 
employ the services and expertise of the State and/or the services and 
expertise of a private consultant employed under contract with the 
State to conduct the study and prepare the reports described in this 
section if the State requests such an arrangement and if it can be 
demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Secretary that such an 
arrangement will result in the satisfactory completion of the work 
authorized by this section in a timely manner and at a reduced cost.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated $300,000 for the Federal share of the activities 
authorized under this Act.

SEC. 4. WATER RECLAMATION AND REUSE.

    (a) Section 1602(b) of the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater 
Study and Facilities Act (43 U.S.C. 390h(b)) is amended by inserting 
before the period at the end the following: ``, and the State of 
Hawaii''.
    (b) The Secretary is authorized to use the authorities available 
pursuant to section 1602(b) of the Reclamation Wastewater and 
Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (43 U.S.C. 390h(b)) to conduct the 
relevant portion of the study and preparation of the reports authorized 
by this Act if the use of such authorities is found by the Secretary to 
be appropriate and cost-effective, and provided that the total Federal 
share of costs for the study and reports does not exceed the amount 
authorized in section 3 of this Act.

SEC. 5. DROUGHT RELIEF.

    Section 104 of the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act 
of 1991 (43 U.S.C. 2214) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by inserting after ``Reclamation 
        State'' the following: ``and in the State of Hawaii''; and
            (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``ten years after the 
        date of enactment of this Act'' and inserting ``on September 
        30, 2005''.
            Passed the Senate April 13, 2000.
            Attest:
                                                            GARY SISCO,
                                                             Secretary.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 513

106th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 1694

                          [Report No. 106-857]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

   To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the 
 reclamation and reuse of water and wastewater in the State of Hawaii.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           September 18, 2000

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed