[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 47 (Thursday, April 13, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Page S2793]
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             HAWAII WATER RESOURCES RECLAMATION ACT OF 1999

  The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (S. 1694) direct the 
Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the reclamation and 
reuse of water and wastewater in the State of Hawaii, which had been 
reported from the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, with an 
amendment, as follows:
  (The part of the bill intended to be stricken are shown in boldface 
brackets and the part of the bill intended to be inserted are shown in 
italic.)

                                S. 1694

       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 ``Hawaii Water Resources 
     Reclamation Act of 1999''.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

       Congress finds that--
       (1) the Act of August 23, 1954 (68 Stat. 773, chapter 838) 
     authorized the Secretary of the Interior to investigate the 
     use of irrigation and reclamation resource needs for areas of 
     the islands of Oahu, Hawaii, and Molokai in the State of 
     Hawaii;
       (2) section 31 of the Hawaii Omnibus Act (43 U.S.C. 422l) 
     authorizes the Secretary to develop reclamation projects in 
     the State under the Act of August 6, 1956 (70 Stat. 1044, 
     chapter 972; 42 U.S.C. 422a et seq.) (commonly known as the 
     ``Small Reclamation Projects Act'');
       (3) the amendment made by section 207 of the Hawaiian Home 
     Lands Recovery Act (109 Stat. 364; 25 U.S.C. 386a) authorizes 
     the Secretary to assess charges against Native Hawaiians for 
     reclamation cost recovery in the same manner as charges are 
     assessed against Indians or Indian tribes;
       (4) there is a continuing need to manage, develop, and 
     protect water and water-related resources in the State; and
       (5) the Secretary should undertake studies to assess needs 
     for the reclamation of water resources in the State.

     SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

       In this Act:
       (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior.
       (2) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Hawaii.

     SEC. 4. WATER RESOURCES RECLAMATION STUDY.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the 
     Commissioner of Reclamation, shall conduct a study that 
     includes--
       (1) a survey of irrigation and water delivery systems in 
     the State;
       (2) an estimation of the cost of repair and rehabilitation 
     of the irrigation and water delivery systems;
       (3) an evaluation of options for future use of the 
     irrigation and water delivery systems (including alternatives 
     that would improve the use and conservation of water 
     resources); and
       (4) the identification and investigation of other 
     opportunities for reclamation and reuse of water and 
     wastewater for agricultural and nonagricultural purposes.
       (b) Reports.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than [1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act,] 2 years after appropriation of funds 
     authorized by this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report 
     that describes the findings and recommendations of the study 
     described in subsection (a) to--
       (A) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
     Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Resources of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (2) Additional reports.--The Secretary shall submit to the 
     Committees described in paragraph (1) any additional reports 
     concerning the study described in subsection (a) that the 
     Secretary considers to be necessary.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out 
     this section.

     SEC. 5. WATER RECLAMATION AND REUSE.

       Section 1602(b) of the Reclamation Wastewater and 
     Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (43 U.S.C. 390h(b)) is 
     amended by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``, and the State of Hawaii''.

     SEC. 6. DROUGHT RELIEF.

       Section 104 of the Reclamation States Emergency Drought 
     Relief Act of 1991 (43 U.S.C. 2214) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by inserting after ``Reclamation 
     State'' the following: ``and in the State of Hawaii''; and
       (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``ten years after the 
     date of enactment of this Act'' and inserting ``on September 
     30, 2005''.

  The committee amendment was agreed to.
  The bill (S. 1694), as amended, was passed.

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