[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 112 (Friday, August 3, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Page S8996]
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                       DENVER WATER REUSE PROJECT

  The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (S. 491) 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 Denver Water Reuse project, which had 
been reported from the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources with 
an amendment to strike all after the enacting clause and inserting in 
lieu thereof the following:

     SECTION 1. DENVER WATER REUSE PROJECT.

       (a) Authorization.--The Secretary of the Interior, in 
     cooperation with the appropriate State and local authorities, 
     may participate in the design, planning, and construction of 
     the Denver Water Reuse Project (hereinafter referred to as 
     the ``Project'') to reclaim and reuse water in the service 
     area of the Denver Water Department of the city and county of 
     Denver, Colorado.
       (b) Cost Share.--The Federal share of the cost of the 
     Project shall not exceed 25 percent of the total cost.
       (c) Limitation.--Funds provided by the Secretary shall not 
     be used for the operation or maintenance of the Project.
       (d) Funding.--Funds appropriated pursuant to section 1631 
     of the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and 
     Facilities Act (43 U.S.C. 390h-13) may be used for the 
     Project.

     SEC. 2. RECLAMATION WASTEWATER AND GROUNDWATER STUDY AND 
                   FACILITIES ACT.

       Design, planning, and construction of the Project 
     authorized by this Act shall be in accordance with, and 
     subject to the limitations contained in, the Reclamation 
     Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (106 
     Stat. 4663-4669, 43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.), as amended.
       Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to authorize the 
     Secretary of the Interior, pursuant to the provisions of the 
     Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater to participate in the 
     design, planning, and construction of the Denver Water Reuse 
     project.''.

  The committee amendment, in the nature of a substitute, was agreed 
to.
  The title amendment was agreed to.
  The bill (S. 491) as amended, was read the third time and passed.

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