[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5234 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5234

 To remediate groundwater contamination caused by perchlorates in the 
                   city of Santa Clarita, California.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 6, 2004

  Mr. McKeon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
 To remediate groundwater contamination caused by perchlorates in the 
                   city of Santa Clarita, California.

    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 ``Eastern Santa Clara River Basin 
Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. EASTERN SANTA CLARA RIVER BASIN GROUNDWATER RESTORATION.

    (a) Eastern Santa Clara River Basin.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Army, in cooperation 
        with Federal, State, and local government agencies, shall 
        participate in studies and other investigative activities and 
        in the construction, planning, and design of projects 
        determined by the Secretary to offer a long-term solution to 
        the problem of groundwater contamination caused by perchlorates 
        in the Eastern Santa Clara River Basin, in the city of Santa 
        Clarita, California.
            (2) Sources of perchlorate.--The investigative activities 
        and projects described in paragraph (1) shall include sites 
        that are--
                    (A) sources of perchlorate; and
                    (B) located in the city of Santa Clarita, 
                California.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated $10,000,000 to carry out this section. Such sums shall 
remain available until expended.

SEC. 3. GROUNDWATER REMEDIATION WITHIN THE SANTA CLARITA VALLEY FOR 
              PERCHLORATE CONTAMINATION.

    Section 219(f) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 
Stat. 3835; 113 Stat. 335) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
            ``(75) Santa clarita, california.--$25,000,00 to remediate 
        groundwater contamination in the Eastern Santa Clara River 
        Basin, Santa Clarita, California. The Secretary shall allow 
        credit for in-kind services provided by the non-Federal sponsor 
        before the initiation of the project, not to exceed the non-
        Federal cost of the project. If the in-kind services provided 
        by the non-Federal sponsor before the initiation of the project 
        exceed the non-Federal cost of the project, the Secretary shall 
        reimburse the non-Federal sponsor for such services.''.
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