I 111th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5039 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 15, 2010 Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and construction of the Groundwater Replenishment System Expansion to reclaim and reuse municipal wastewater in the Orange County, California region, and for other purposes.

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Orange County, California region, Water Reclamation Project

(a)

In General

The Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (title XVI of Public Law 102–575; 43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

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Orange County, California region, water reclamation, reuse, and treatment project

(a)

Cost Share

The Federal share of the costs of the project described in subsection (a) shall not exceed the lesser of the following: (1)25 percent of the total costs. (2)$26,000,000 (indexed to January 2010 prices). (b)

Limitation

The Secretary shall not provide funds for the operations and maintenance of the project described in subsection (a).

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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 last item the following:

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