[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2741 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2741

     To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and 
     Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
participate in the City of Hermiston, Oregon, water recycling and reuse 
                    project, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 4, 2009

  Mr. Walden 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 Hermiston, Oregon, 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. 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 inserting after section 16__ the following:

``SEC. 16__. CITY OF HERMISTON, OREGON, WATER RECYCLING AND REUSE 
              PROJECT.

    ``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the City 
of Hermiston, Oregon, is authorized to participate in the design, 
planning, and construction of permanent facilities to reclaim and reuse 
water in the City of Hermiston, Oregon.
    ``(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).''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections in section 2 of the 
Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 16__ the 
following:

``Sec. 16__. City of Hermiston, Oregon, water recycling and reuse 
                            project.''.
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