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[H.R. 3929 Reported in House (RH)]







                                                 Union Calendar No. 185
109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3929

                      [Report No. 109-335, Part I]

To amend the Water Desalination Act of 1996 to authorize the Secretary 
 of the Interior to assist in research and development, environmental 
and feasibility studies, and preliminary engineering for the Municipal 
 Water District of Orange County, California, Dana Point Desalination 
               Project located at Dana Point, California.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 28, 2005

 Mr. Calvert (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. Gary G. Miller of 
 California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Science, 
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
                        the committee concerned

                           December 12, 2005

                     Additional sponsor: Mr. Royce

                           December 12, 2005

       Reported from the Committee on Resources with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

                           December 12, 2005

  Committee on Science discharged; committed to the Committee of the 
    Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
    [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on 
                          September 28, 2005]

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Water Desalination Act of 1996 to authorize the Secretary 
 of the Interior to assist in research and development, environmental 
and feasibility studies, and preliminary engineering for the Municipal 
 Water District of Orange County, California, Dana Point Desalination 
               Project located at Dana Point, 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 ``Dana Point Desalination Project 
Authorization Act''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR DANA POINT DESALINATION PROJECT.

    The Water Desalination Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 10301 note; Public 
Law 104-298) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 10. DANA POINT DESALINATION RESEARCH AND FEASIBILITY RELATED 
              COSTS.

    ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary may assist in research and 
development, environmental and feasibility studies, and preliminary 
engineering for the Municipal Water District of Orange County, 
California, Dana Point Desalination Project located at Dana Point, 
California.
    ``(b) Federal Share.--Notwithstanding section 7, the Federal share 
of the costs for the project assisted under subsection (a) shall not 
exceed 25 percent of the total costs of the project.
    ``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is hereby authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary $2,500,000 to carry out this 
section.
    ``(d) Sunset.--The authority of the Secretary to carry out any 
provisions of this section shall terminate 10 years after the date of 
the enactment of this section.''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 185

109th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 3929

                      [Report No. 109-335, Part I]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

To amend the Water Desalination Act of 1996 to authorize the Secretary 
 of the Interior to assist in research and development, environmental 
and feasibility studies, and preliminary engineering for the Municipal 
 Water District of Orange County, California, Dana Point Desalination 
               Project located at Dana Point, California.

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                           December 12, 2005

       Reported from the Committee on Resources with an amendment

                           December 12, 2005

  Committee on Science discharged; committed to the Committee of the 
    Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed