[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4545 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

  2d Session
                                H. R. 4545


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 28, 2006

                                Received

                           November 13, 2006

     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 Los Angeles County Water Supply Augmentation 
             Demonstration Project, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY WATER SUPPLY 
              AUGMENTATION DEMONSTRATION 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:

``SEC. 16__. LOS ANGELES COUNTY WATER SUPPLY AUGMENTATION DEMONSTRATION 
              PROJECT.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior, in cooperation 
with the Los Angeles and San Gabriel Rivers Watershed Council, is 
authorized to participate in the planning, design, construction, and 
assessment of a neighborhood demonstration project to--
            ``(1) demonstrate the potential for infiltration of 
        stormwater runoff to recharge groundwater by retrofitting one 
        or more sites in the Los Angeles area with features designed to 
        reflect state-of-the-art best management practices for water 
        conservation, pollution reduction and treatment, and habitat 
        restoration; and
            ``(2) through predevelopment and postdevelopment 
        monitoring, assess--
                    ``(A) the potential new water supply yield based on 
                increased infiltration; and
                    ``(B) the value of the new water.
    ``(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.--No Federal funds shall be used for the operation 
and maintenance of the project described in subsection (a). For 
purposes of this subsection, pre- and post-development monitoring for 
not more than 2 years before and after project installation for project 
assessment purposes shall not be considered operation and maintenance.
    ``(d) Sunset of Authority.--- 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.''.
    (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__. Los Angeles County Water Supply Augmentation Demonstration 
                            Project''.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 28, 2006.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.