[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 122 Referred in Senate (RFS)]


109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 122


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 11, 2006

   Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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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 Eastern Municipal Water District Recycled Water 
              System Pressurization and Expansion 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 ``Eastern Municipal Water District 
Recycled Water System Pressurization and Expansion Project''

SEC. 2. PROJECT AUTHORIZATION.

    (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 after section 16__ the following:

``SEC. 16__. EASTERN MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT RECYCLED WATER SYSTEM 
              PRESSURIZATION AND EXPANSION PROJECT, CALIFORNIA.

    ``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the 
Eastern Municipal Water District, California, may participate in the 
design, planning, and construction of permanent facilities needed to 
establish operational pressure zones that will be used to provide 
recycled water in the district.
    ``(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 or maintenance of the project described in 
subsection (a).
    ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $12,000,000.
    ``(e) Sunset of Authority.--The authority of the Secretary to carry 
out any provisions of this section shall terminate 10 years after the 
date of enactment of this section.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections in section 2 of 
Public Law 102-575 is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 16__ the following:

``Sec. 16__. Eastern Municipal Water District Recycled Water System 
                            Pressurization and Expansion Project, 
                            California.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives July 10, 2006.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.