[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2316 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2316

  To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of water 
     resources in the State of California, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 7, 2009

  Mr. Baca (for himself and Mrs. Napolitano) introduced the following 
     bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
  To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of water 
     resources in the State of California, 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 ``Inland Empire Perchlorate Ground 
Water Plume Assessment Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. INLAND EMPIRE WATER RESOURCES STUDY.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 2 years after funds are made 
available for this Act, the Secretary of the Interior, acting through 
the Director of the United States Geological Survey (referred to in 
this Act as the ``Secretary''), in coordination with the State of 
California (referred to in this Act as the ``State'') and any other 
entities that the Secretary determines to be appropriate (including 
other Federal agencies and institutions of higher education), shall 
complete a study of water resources in the State, including--
            (1) a survey of ground water resources, including an 
        analysis of--
                    (A) the delineation, either horizontally or 
                vertically, of the aquifers in the Rialto-Colton basin 
                within the State, including the quantity of water in 
                the aquifers;
                    (B) the availability of ground water resources for 
                human use;
                    (C) the salinity of ground water resources;
                    (D) the identification of a recent surge in 
                perchlorate concentrations in ground water, whether 
                significant sources are being flushed through the 
                vadose zone, or if perchlorate is being remobilized;
                    (E) the identification of impacts and extents of 
                all source areas that contribute to the regional plume 
                to be fully characterized;
                    (F) the potential of the ground water resources to 
                recharge;
                    (G) the interaction between ground water and 
                surface water;
                    (H) the susceptibility of the aquifers to 
                contamination, including identifying the extent of 
                commingling of plume emanating within surrounding areas 
                in San Bernardino County, California; and
                    (I) any other relevant criteria; and
            (2) a characterization of surface and bedrock geology, 
        including the effect of the geology on ground water yield and 
        quality.
    (b) Study Areas.--The study carried out under subsection (a) shall 
include the Rialto-Colton Basin in the State.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 2 years after funds are made available 
for this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources 
of the House of Representatives a report that describes the results of 
the study.
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