[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1738 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1738

     To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and 
     Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
  participate in the city of Downey, California, regional wastewater 
              treatment and reclamation facility projects.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 26, 2009

  Ms. Roybal-Allard (for herself and Mrs. Napolitano) 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 city of Downey, California, regional wastewater 
              treatment and reclamation facility projects.

    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 ``Downey Regional Water Reclamation 
and Groundwater Augmentation Project of 2009''.

SEC. 2. PROJECT AUTHORIZATION.

    (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 after the last section the following:

``SEC. 16__. CITY OF DOWNEY REGIONAL WATER RECLAMATION AND GROUNDWATER 
              AUGMENTATION PROJECT, CALIFORNIA.

    ``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the city 
of Downey, California, may participate in the design, planning, and 
construction of permanent facilities needed to establish recycled water 
distribution and wastewater treatment and reclamation facilities that 
will be used to treat wastewater and provide recycled water in the 
cities of Downey Cerritos, Norwalk, Pico Rivera, South Gate, and 
Lakewood, California.
    ``(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.--Funds provided by the Secretary shall not be 
used for the operation and maintenance of the project described in 
subsection (a).
    ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $20,000,000.
    ``(e) Sunset of Authority.--This section shall have no effect after 
the date that is 10 years after the date of the enactment of this 
section.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections in section 2 of 
Public Law 102-575 is amended by adding after the last item the 
following:

``Sec. 16__. City of Downey regional water reclamation and groundwater 
                            augmentation project, California.''.
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