[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 134 (Tuesday, September 22, 2009)]
[House]
[Pages H9756-H9757]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 MAGNA WATER DISTRICT WATER REUSE AND GROUNDWATER RECHARGE ACT OF 2009

  Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the 
bill (H.R. 2265) to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater 
Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
participate in the Magna Water District water reuse and groundwater 
recharge project, and for other purposes.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                               H.R. 2265

       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 ``Magna Water District Water 
     Reuse and Groundwater Recharge Act of 2009''.

     SEC. 2. MAGNA WATER DISTRICT.

       (a) In General.--The Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater 
     Study and Facilities Act (43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 16__. MAGNA WATER DISTRICT WATER REUSE AND GROUNDWATER 
                   RECHARGE PROJECT, UTAH.

       ``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary, in cooperation with 
     the Magna Water District, Utah, may participate in the 
     design, planning, and construction of permanent facilities 
     needed to establish recycled water distribution and 
     wastewater treatment and reclamation facilities that will be 
     used to provide recycled water in the Magna Water District.
       ``(b) Cost Sharing.--
       ``(1) Federal share.--The Federal share of the capital cost 
     of the project described in subsection (a) shall not exceed 
     25 percent of the total cost of the project.
       ``(2) Non-federal share.--Each cost incurred by the Magna 
     Water District after January 1, 2003, relating to any 
     capital, planning, design, permitting, construction, or land 
     acquisition (including the value of reallocated water rights) 
     for the project described in subsection (a) shall be credited 
     towards the non-Federal share of the costs of the project.
       ``(c) Limitation.--Funds provided by the Secretary shall 
     not be used for operation or maintenance of the project 
     described in subsection (a).
       ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $12,000,000.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections in section 
     2 of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment 
     Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. prec. 371) is amended by inserting 
     after the item relating to section 16__ the following:

``Sec. 16__. Magna Water District water reuse and groundwater recharge 
              project, Utah.''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from 
Guam (Ms. Bordallo) and the gentleman from Utah (Mr. Chaffetz) each 
will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Guam.


                             General Leave

  Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members 
may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks 
and include extraneous material on the bill under consideration.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentlewoman from Guam?
  There was no objection.
  Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  H.R. 2265, introduced by my colleague who is assisting me in managing 
the bills on the floor today, Representative Chaffetz from the State of 
Utah, would direct the Bureau of Reclamation to participate in the 
planning, the design, and the construction of the Magna Water District 
water reuse and groundwater recharge project. When constructed, this 
project will remove perchlorate from the contaminated groundwater and 
create a new water supply for the community. Title XVI water recycling 
projects like H.R. 2265 allow local communities to stretch their 
limited water supplies.
  I ask my colleagues to support the passage of this bill.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. CHAFFETZ. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  I appreciate the kind words and comments from my colleague Ms. 
Bordallo, and I thank my Democratic colleagues for supporting this bill 
to help the Magna Water District meet unfunded Federal mandates.
  My legislation authorizes limited Federal assistance to help a 
community remove arsenic and perchlorate while producing more high-
quality

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drinking water. We have very limited water supplies in the West, and we 
need every tool in the water toolbox to help meet our water supply 
needs. This and similar legislation before us today will help stretch 
our supplies to meet the growing needs of our communities.
  I urge my colleagues to support this legislation.
  Mr. Speaker, I have no further requests for time, and I yield back 
the balance of my time.
  Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I again urge Members to support this very 
important bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentlewoman from Guam (Ms. Bordallo) that the House suspend the rules 
and pass the bill, H.R. 2265.
  The question was taken; and (two-thirds being in the affirmative) the 
rules were suspended and the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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