[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 843 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 843

     To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and 
Facilities Act to authorize certain projects in the State of Hawaii and 
 to amend the Hawaii Water Resources Act of 2000; to modify the water 
                            resources study.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 16, 2005

  Mr. Abercrombie (for himself and Mr. Case) introduced the following 
         bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
     To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and 
Facilities Act to authorize certain projects in the State of Hawaii and 
 to amend the Hawaii Water Resources Act of 2000; to modify the water 
                            resources study.

    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 ``Hawaii Water Resources Act of 
2005''.

SEC. 2. HAWAII RECLAMATION PROJECTS.

    (a) In General.--The Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study 
and Facilities Act (43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) is amended by adding at the 
end the following:

``SEC. 1637. HAWAII RECLAMATION PROJECTS.

    ``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary may--
            ``(1) in cooperation with the Board of Water Supply, City 
        and County of Honolulu, Hawaii, participate in the design, 
        planning, and construction of a project in Kalaeloa, Hawaii, to 
        desalinate and distribute seawater for direct potable use 
        within the service area of the Board;
            ``(2) in cooperation with the County of Hawaii Department 
        of Environmental Management, Hawaii, participate in the design, 
        planning, and construction of facilities in Kealakehe, Hawaii, 
        for the treatment and distribution of recycled water and for 
        environmental purposes within the County; and
            ``(3) in cooperation with the County of Maui Wastewater 
        Reclamation Division, Hawaii, participate in the design, 
        planning, and construction of, and acquire land for, facilities 
        in Lahaina, Hawaii, for the distribution of recycled water from 
        the Lahaina Wastewater Reclamation Facility for non-potable 
        uses within the County.
    ``(b) Cost Share.--The Federal share of the cost of a 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 the operation and maintenance of a project described in 
subsection (a).
    ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections in section 2 of 
the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 (43 
U.S.C. prec. 371) is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 1636 the following:

``SEC. 1637. HAWAII RECLAMATION PROJECTS.''.

                                 <all>