[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
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[S. 264 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
S.264
One Hundred Ninth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the fourth day of January, two thousand and five
An Act
To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities
Act to authorize certain projects in the State of Hawaii.
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--
(1) by redesignating the second section 1636 (as added by
section 1(b) of Public Law 108-316 (118 Stat. 1202)) as section
1637; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 1638. 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 striking the item relating to the
second section 1636 (as added by section 2 of Public Law 108-316 (118
Stat. 1202)) and inserting the following:
``Sec. 1637. Williamson County, Texas, Water Recycling and Reuse
Project.
``Sec. 1638. Hawaii reclamation projects.''.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.