[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 609 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 609

     To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and 
     Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
participate in the Central Texas Water Recycling and Reuse Project, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 22, 2007

 Mr. Edwards introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
     To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and 
     Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
participate in the Central Texas Water Recycling and Reuse 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Central Texas Water Recycling Act of 
2007''.

SEC. 2. PROJECT AUTHORIZATION.

    (a) In General.--The Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study 
and Facilities Act (Public Law 102-575; 43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) is 
amended by inserting after section 16__ the following new section:

``SEC. 16__. CENTRAL TEXAS WATER RECYCLING AND REUSE PROJECT.

    ``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the City 
of Waco and other participating communities in the Central Texas Water 
Recycling and Reuse Project is authorized to participate in the design, 
planning, and construction of permanent facilities to reclaim and reuse 
water in McLennan County, Texas.
    ``(b) Cost Share.--The Federal share of the costs of the project 
described in subsection (a) shall not exceed 25 percent of the total 
cost.
    ``(c) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not provide funds for the 
operation and maintenance of the project described in subsection (a).
    ``(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 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__. Central Texas Water Recycling and Reuse Project.''.
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