[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 71 (Wednesday, May 19, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5847-S5848]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      IRVINE BASIN SURFACE AND GROUNDWATER IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2003

  The bill (H.R. 1598) to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and 
Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the 
Interior to participate in projects within the San Diego Creek 
Watershed, California, and for other purposes, was considered, ordered 
to a third reading, read the third time, and passed.

                               H.R. 1598

       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 ``Irvine Basin Surface and 
     Groundwater Improvement Act of 2003''.

     SEC. 2. PROJECT AUTHORIZATION.

       (a) In General.--The Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater 
     Study and Facilities Act (Public Law 102-575, title XVI; 43 
     U.S.C. 390h et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 
     1635 the following:

     ``SEC. 1636. IRVINE BASIN GROUNDWATER AND SURFACE WATER 
                   IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.

       ``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary, in cooperation with 
     the Irvine Ranch Water District, California, is authorized to 
     participate in the design, planning, and construction of 
     projects to naturally treat impaired surface water, reclaim 
     and reuse impaired groundwater, and provide brine disposal 
     within the San Diego Creek Watershed.
       ``(b) Cost Share.--The Federal share of the costs of the 
     projects authorized by this section shall not exceed 25 
     percent of the total cost.
       ``(c) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not provide funds 
     for the operation or maintenance of a project authorized by 
     this section.''.

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       (b) 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 item relating to 
     section 1635 the following:

``1636. Irvine basin groundwater and surface water improvement 
              projects.''.

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