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[H.R. 664 Reported in House (RH)]






                                                 Union Calendar No. 312
110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 664

                      [Report No. 110-511, 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

                            January 24, 2007

  Mr. Campbell of California introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the 
 Committee on Science and Technology, 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

                            January 17, 2008

 Additional sponsors: Mr. Calvert, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Royce, and Mr. 
                      Gary G. Miller of California

                            January 17, 2008

            Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources

                            January 17, 2008

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

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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. 312

110th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 664

                      [Report No. 110-511, Part I]

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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.

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                            January 17, 2008

            Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources

                            January 17, 2008

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