[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
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[S. 3078 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3078

     To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and 
     Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
    participate in the Santa Fe Regional Water Management and River 
                          Restoration Project.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 20, 2000

 Mr. Domenici introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
     To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and 
     Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
    participate in the Santa Fe Regional Water Management and River 
                          Restoration Project.

    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 ``Reclamation Recycling and Water 
Conservation Act of 2000''.

SEC. 2. SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO, REGIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT AND RIVER 
              RESTORATION PROJECT.

    (a) In General.--The Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study 
and Facilities Act (43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by inserting after section 1601 the following:

                   ``Subtitle A--Specific Projects'';

            (2) by redesignating sections 1631, 1632, 1633, and 1634 
        (43 U.S.C. 390h-13, 390h-14, 390h-15, 390h-16) as sections 
        1633, 1671, 1672, and 1631, respectively;
            (3) by moving section 1631 (as redesignated by paragraph 
        (2)) to follow section 1630;
            (4) by inserting before section 1671 (as redesignated by 
        paragraph (2)) the following:

                 ``Subtitle B--Studies and Research'';

        and
            (5) by inserting after section 1631 (as redesignated by 
        paragraph (2)) the following:

``SEC. 1632. SANTA FE REGIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT AND RIVER RESTORATION 
              PROJECT.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the 
appropriate State and local authorities, may participate in the design, 
planning, and construction of a Santa Fe, New Mexico, regional water 
management and river restoration project, consisting of projects to--
            ``(1) divert and fully reuse imported water to meet future 
        demands in the greater Santa Fe, New Mexico, area;
            ``(2) convert irrigation uses from potable water to 
        reclaimed water; and
            ``(3) use reclaimed water to restore Santa Fe River flows, 
        recharge groundwater resources, and enhance regional surface 
        water supplies.
    ``(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 the operation or maintenance of the project described in 
subsection (a).''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) The Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and 
        Facilities Act is amended--
                    (A) in section 1640(a) (43 U.S.C. 390h-13(a)) (as 
                redesignated by subsection (a)(2)), by striking 
                ``1630'' and inserting ``1632'';
                    (B) in section 1671(c) (43 U.S.C. 390h-14(c)) (as 
                redesignated by subsection (a)(2)), by striking 
                ``section 1633'' and inserting ``section 1672''; and
                    (C) in section 1672 (43 U.S.C. 390h-15) (as 
                redesignated by subsection (a)(2))--
                            (i) in the section heading, by inserting 
                        ``for groundwater study'' before the period; 
                        and
                            (ii) by striking ``section 1632'' and 
                        inserting ``section 1671''.
            (2) The table of contents in section 2 of the Reclamation 
        Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 
        prec. 371; Public Law 102-575) is amended--
                    (A) by inserting after the item relating to section 
                1601 the following:

                   ``Subtitle A--Specific Projects'';

        and
                    (B) by striking the items relating to sections 1631 
                through 1634 and inserting the following:

``Sec. 1631. Willow Lake Natural Treatment System Project.
``Sec. 1632. Santa Fe regional water management and river restoration 
                            project.
``Sec. 1633. Authorization of appropriations.
                   ``Subtitle B--Studies and Research

``Sec. 1671. Groundwater study.
``Sec. 1672. Authorization of appropriations for groundwater study.''.

SEC. 3. BUREAU OF RECLAMATION TRIBAL AFFAIRS PARTICIPATION IN THE SANTA 
              FE, NEW MEXICO, REGIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT AND RIVER 
              RESTORATION STRATEGY.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the 
Commissioner of Reclamation and in consultation and cooperation with 
the San Ildefonso Pueblo and the non-Federal sponsors of the Santa Fe 
regional water management and river restoration strategy, may--
            (1) participate in the feasibility study, design, planning, 
        and construction of a water resource and infrastructure 
        development plan for the San Ildefonso Pueblo; and
            (2) conduct a feasibility study for a regional backbone 
        pipeline to convey potable water to the pueblos of San 
        Ildefonso, Pojoaque, Nambe, and Tesuque.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated $3,500,000 to carry out this section.
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