[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 38 Introduced in House (IH)]







111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 H. R. 38

    To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to plan, design and 
   construct facilities to provide water for irrigation, municipal, 
domestic, and other uses from the Bunker Hill Groundwater Basin, Santa 
             Ana River, California, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 6, 2009

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

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                                 A BILL


 
    To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to plan, design and 
   construct facilities to provide water for irrigation, municipal, 
domestic, and other uses from the Bunker Hill Groundwater Basin, Santa 
             Ana River, 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 ``Riverside-Corona Feeder Water Supply 
Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    For the purposes of this Act, the following definitions apply:
            (1) District.--The term ``District'' means the Western 
        Municipal Water District, Riverside County, California.
            (2) Project.--The term ``Project'' means the Riverside-
        Corona Feeder Project and associated facilities.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.

SEC. 3. PLANNING, DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE RIVERSIDE-CORONA 
              FEEDER.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the Western 
Municipal Water District, is authorized to participate in the planning, 
design, and construction of a water supply project, the Riverside-
Corona Feeder, which includes 20 groundwater wells, groundwater 
treatment facilities, water storage and pumping facilities, and 28 
miles of pipeline in San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, California.
    (b) Agreements and Regulations.--The Secretary may enter into such 
agreements and promulgate such regulations as are necessary to carry 
out this section.
    (c) Federal Cost Share.--
            (1) Planning, design, construction.--The Federal share of 
        the cost to plan, design, and construct the project described 
        in subsection (a) shall be not more than 25 percent of the 
        total cost of the project, not to exceed $50,000,000.
            (2) Studies.--The Federal share of the cost to complete the 
        necessary planning studies associated with the project 
        described in subsection (a) shall not exceed 50 percent of the 
        total study cost and shall be included as part of the 
        limitation on funds provided in paragraph (1).
    (d) In-Kind Services.--In-kind services performed by the Western 
Municipal Water District shall be part of the local cost share to 
complete the project described in subsection (a).
    (e) Limitation.--Funds provided by the Secretary under this section 
shall not be used for operation or maintenance of the project described 
in subsection (a).
    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this Act $50,000,000 or 25 
percent of the total cost of the Project, whichever is less.
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