[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 796 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 796

     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 South 
Sacramento County Agriculture and Habitat Lands Water Recycling Project 
                   in Sacramento County, California.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 5, 2015

 Ms. Matsui (for herself, Mr. Garamendi, and Mr. Bera) 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 design, planning, and construction of the South 
Sacramento County Agriculture and Habitat Lands Water Recycling Project 
                   in Sacramento County, California.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF SACRAMENTO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, 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 new section:

``SEC. 16__. SACRAMENTO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, WATER RECLAMATION PROJECT.

    ``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the 
Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District, California, is 
authorized to participate in the design, planning, and construction of, 
and land acquisition for, a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater in 
accordance with subsection (b), within Sacramento County, California.
    ``(b) Phased Project.--The project referred to in subsection (a) 
shall consist of three phases, the first of which shall include the 
planning, design, and construction of water conveyance and related 
infrastructure to provide recycled water to irrigate approximately 
4,500 acres of land in southern Sacramento County.
    ``(c) Cost Share.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Federal share of the costs of the 
        project described in subsection (a) shall not exceed 25 percent 
        of the total cost.
            ``(2) Form of non-federal share.--The non-Federal share may 
        be in the form of any in-kind services that the Secretary 
        determines would contribute substantially toward the completion 
        of the water reclamation and reuse project, including--
                    ``(A) reasonable costs incurred by the Sacramento 
                Regional County Sanitation District relating to the 
                planning, design, and construction of the water 
                reclamation and reuse project; and
                    ``(B) the acquisition costs of land acquired for 
                the project that is--
                            ``(i) used for planning, design, and 
                        construction of the water reclamation and reuse 
                        project facilities; and
                            ``(ii) owned by the Sanitation District and 
                        directly related to the project.
    ``(d) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not provide funds for the 
operations and maintenance of the project described in subsection (a).
    ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section, $30,000,000.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections in section 2 of 
Public Law 102-575 is amended by inserting after the last item relating 
to title XVI the following:

``Sec. 16__. Sacramento County, California, water reclamation 
                            project.''.
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