[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Pages 10583-10584]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   HAWAII WATER RESOURCES ACT OF 2004

  On Wednesday, May 19, 2004, the Senate passed S. 960, as follows:

                                 S. 960

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

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     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Hawaii Water Resources Act 
     of 2004''.

     SEC. 2. HAWAII RECLAMATION PROJECTS.

       (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. 1637. HAWAII RECLAMATION PROJECTS.

       ``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary may--
       ``(1) in cooperation with the Board of Water Supply, City 
     and County of Honolulu, Hawaii, participate in the design, 
     planning, and construction of a project in Kalaeloa, Hawaii, 
     to desalinate and distribute seawater for direct potable use 
     within the service area of the Board;
       ``(2) in cooperation with the County of Hawaii Department 
     of Environmental Management, Hawaii, participate in the 
     design, planning, and construction of facilities in 
     Kealakehe, Hawaii, for the treatment and distribution of 
     recycled water and for environmental purposes within the 
     County; and
       ``(3) in cooperation with the County of Maui Wastewater 
     Reclamation Division, Hawaii, participate in the design, 
     planning, and construction of, and acquire land for, 
     facilities in Lahaina, Hawaii, for the distribution of 
     recycled water from the Lahaina Wastewater Reclamation 
     Facility for non-potable uses within the County.
       ``(b) Cost Share.--The Federal share of the cost of a 
     project described in subsection (a) shall not exceed 25 
     percent of the total cost of the project.
       ``(c) Limitation.--Funds provided by the Secretary shall 
     not be used for the operation and maintenance of a project 
     described in subsection (a).
       ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to 
     carry out this section.''.
       (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 1636 the following:

``Sec. 1637. Hawaii reclamation projects.''.

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