[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 120 (Thursday, September 5, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1530]
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        RECLAMATION RECYCLING AND WATER CONSERVATION ACT OF 1996

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                               speech of

                            HON. BUD SHUSTER

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, September 4, 1996

  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to address provisions in H.R. 3660, 
the Reclamation Recycling and Water Conservation Act.
  I commend the gentleman from Utah, Mr. Hansen, and the Resources 
Committee for their efforts. H.R. 3660, which is directed solely to the 
Department of the Interior, moves this country in the right direction 
environmentally--i.e., to recycle, reuse, and conserve our precious 
water resources.
  The bill authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to provide 
assistance for various projects relating to water and wastewater 
reclamation and reuse and desalinization. Nothing in this bill affects 
the authorities of the Army Corps of Engineers or the Environmental 
Protection Agency relating to water reclamation and management, 
wastewater treatment and desalinization or authorities and requirements 
under water resource laws that apply to the Corps of Engineers or 
authorities and requirements under the Clean Water Act.
  The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has jurisdiction over 
various Corps of Engineers' and EPA' authorities, which may include 
water and wastewater treatment and reclamation, as well as 
desalinization.
  I congratulate the Resources Committee for its efforts to reclaim, 
recycle and conserve water resources throughout the Western States and 
look forward to working with them on water and wastewater reclamation 
and desalinization projects and programs in the future.

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