[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2960 Received in Senate (RDS)]

  2d Session
                                H. R. 2960


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 5, 2004

                                Received

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                                 AN ACT


 
     To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and 
     Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
participate in the Brownsville Public Utility Board water recycling and 
                        desalinization project.

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

SECTION 1. BROWNSVILLE PUBLIC UTILITY BOARD WATER RECYCLING AND 
              DESALINIZATION PROJECT.

    (a) In General.--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 new section:

``SEC. 163__. BROWNSVILLE PUBLIC UTILITY BOARD WATER RECYCLING AND 
              DESALINIZATION PROJECT.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the 
Brownsville Public Utility Board, may participate in the design, 
planning, and construction of facilities to reclaim, reuse, and treat 
impaired waters in the Brownsville, Texas, area.
    ``(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 and maintenance of the project described in 
subsection (a).''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections in section 2 of 
Public Law 102-575 is amended by inserting after the last item relating 
title XVI the following:

``Sec. 163_. Brownsville Public Utility Board water recycling and 
                            desalinization project.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives October 4, 2004.

            Attest:

                                                 JEFF TRANDAHL,

                                                                 Clerk.