[House Report 104-703]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



104th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 2d Session                                                     104-703
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        RECLAMATION RECYCLING AND WATER CONSERVATION ACT OF 1996

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 July 24, 1996.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
              State of the Union and ordered to be printed

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  Mr. Young of Alaska, from the Committee on Resources, submitted the 
                               following

                              R E P O R T

                        [To accompany H.R. 3660]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

  The Committee on Resources, to whom was referred the bill 
(H.R. 3660) to make amendments to the Reclamation Wastewater 
and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act, and for other 
purposes, having considered the same, report favorably thereon 
with amendments and recommend that the bill as amended do pass.
  The amendments (stated in terms of the page and line numbers 
of the introduced bill) are as follows:
  On page 13, line 14, strike ``alternatives'' and insert 
``alternative''.
  On page 14, line 6, strike the comma and insert a semicolon.

                          Purpose of the Bill

    The purposes of H.R. 3660 are to amend the Reclamation 
Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (Title XVI 
of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 
1992) to authorize additional projects and to strengthen the 
criteria for projects receiving Federal funding under that Act.

                  Background and Need for Legislation

    The Title XVI of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and 
Adjustment Act of 1992 (RPAA, Public Law 102-575) directed the 
Secretary of the Interior to study cost-shared opportunities to 
reclaim and reuse agricultural, domestic, municipal, and 
industrial wastewater and naturally impaired ground and surface 
waters, and included five specific feasibility studies and four 
demonstration projects.
    In general, the RPAA establishes a 50-percent Federal cost-
share for studies, and a 25-percent Federal cost-share for 
projects constructed under the program. The Act also authorized 
such sums as may be necessary to carry out the studies and 
projects, as well as $4 million for a groundwater study.
    H.R. 3660 would add several new projects that would be 
eligible to receive Federal cost-share funding under the 
existing RPAA program. In addition, the bill authorizes two 
additional desalting demonstration projects, one in Los Angeles 
County, California, and one in Clark County, Nevada.
    In addition, the bill makes specific changes to the 
underlying Act to establish more stringent criteria for 
projects receiving Federal cost-sharing after January 1, 1996, 
under this program. Those changes include:
          A requirement that the Secretary of the Interior or 
        the non-Federal project sponsor conduct appraisal 
        investigations and feasibility studies before funds can 
        be appropriated for the project.
          Additional items that must be considered in any 
        feasibility study.
          A determination by the Secretary of the Interior that 
        the non-Federal project sponsor is financially capable 
        of funding the non-Federal share of the project's 
        costs.
          A cost-share agreement approved by the Secretary 
        which commits the non-Federal sponsor to fund its 
        proportionate share of the project's construction costs 
        on an annual basis.
          A $20 million cap on the Federal share of the costs 
        for an individual project that has not received funding 
        by January 1, 1996.
    The Committee supports the concept of water reuse as a 
viable, cost-effective means of meeting increasing water needs 
in the arid parts of the western United States. At a time when 
few new water storage facilities are being planned or 
constructed, water reuse has the potential to increase the 
overall available water supplies in specific areas. However, 
the Committee has approved certain changes in the eligibility 
criteria in an effort to focus the RPAA program on smaller 
projects in communities which will benefit from the Federal 
cost-share funds, but which have the financial capability to 
complete and operate such facilities.

                            Committee Action

    H.R. 3660 was introduced on June 17, 1996, by Congressman 
James V. Hansen (R-UT). The bill was referred to the Committee 
on Resources. On June 19, 1996, the Full Resources Committee 
met to consider H.R. 3660. A technical amendment to strike 
''alternatives'' and insert ``alternative'' in Section 4 was 
offered by Congressman Hansen, and adopted by unanimous 
consent. The bill as amended was then ordered favorably 
reported to the House of Representatives by voice vote.
    H.R. 3660 is a revised version of legislation considered 
earlier this Congress by the Resources Committee. On June 8, 
1995, Congressman Hansen introduced H.R. 1803, to amend the 
Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act 
to authorize additional projects. The bill was referred to the 
Committee on Resources, and within the Committee to the 
Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources. On November 2, 1995, 
the Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources held a 
legislative hearing on H.R. 1803.
    The text of H.R. 1803, with the addition of three water 
reclamation projects, was reintroduced in the House on December 
7, 1995, as Title II of H.R. 2738. Title I of H.R. 2738 is the 
Central Valley Project Reform Act of 1995. On December 13, 
1995, the full Resources Committee met to mark up H.R. 2738, 
which was ordered favorably reported with amendments. However, 
further legislative action on H.R. 2738 was postponed for the 
remainder of the 104th Congress for reasons relating to Title 
I.
    Therefore, Congressman Hansen reintroduced a revised text 
of Title II as H.R. 3660. The revised text seeks to address 
concerns with the underlying Act which have been raised since 
the markup last December.

                      Section-by-Section Analysis

                         Section 1. Short Title

    The short title of the Act is the Reclamation Recycling and 
Water Conservation Act of 1996.

                  Section 2. Water Recycling Projects

    This section amends the RPAA by inserting new sections that 
authorize Federal participation in the design, planning, and 
construction of 15 additional projects.
    For each of the following projects, the Federal Government 
will share up to 25 percent of the project costs, with no money 
authorized for project operation or maintenance:

North San Diego County area water recycling project

    The non-Federal project participants are: Leucadia County 
Water District, Leucadia, California; San Elijo Joint Powers 
Authority, Cardiff, California; Olivenhain Municipal Water 
District, California; and City of Carlsbad, California.
    This project is a regional response to the water supply 
problems facing Northern San Diego County, which is almost 
completely dependent upon imported water from Northern 
California and the Colorado River. The recycled water produced 
by this project will be used for landscaping, golf courses, 
schools, nurseries, agricultural irrigation and industrial 
applications. The total cost of construction is expected to be 
about $98 million.

Calleguas Municipal Water District recycling project

    The non-Federal project sponsors are the Calleguas 
Municipal Water District, Thousand Oaks, California, and the 
City of Oxnard, California.
    The Calleguas Municipal Water District Water Recycling 
Project will recycle up to 15,000 acre-feet of water per year. 
This water, currently discharged into the Pacific Ocean, will 
instead be used to recharge the groundwater aquifers of the 
Oxnard Plain Basin. The project will increase the reliability 
of water supplies from the currently overdrafted Basin, while 
also creating a barrier to seawater intrusion. The total cost 
of the Project is estimated at $80 million.

Central Valley water recycling project

    The non-Federal project participants are: the Salt Lake 
County Water Conservancy District, West Jordan, Utah; the 
Central Valley Water Reclamation Facility, Salt Lake City, 
Utah; and the Central Utah Water Conservancy District, Orem, 
Utah.
    This project will initially recycle 60 million gallons per 
day. This treated water, normally discharged into Mill Creek/
Jordan River, will instead receive additional treatment and 
then be pumped to irrigation canals for agricultural use during 
the warm months, and for discharge into the Great Salt Lake 
during the winter. This use of recycled water will make 26,700 
acre-feet of water available for conservation purposes in the 
Utah Lake/Jordan River system. The total cost is estimated at 
$40 million.

St. George area water recycling project

    The City of St. George, Utah, is the non-Federal sponsor 
for the St. George Area Water Recycling Project. This project 
will initially recycle 6,700 acre-feet of water per year, with 
an expected capacity of over 15,000 acre-feet per year as the 
supply of treated water increases along with the growing 
population of St. George. The total project cost is an 
estimated $10 million.

Watsonville area water recycling project

    This project, sponsored by the City of Watsonville, 
California, will recycle up to 10,000 acre-feet per year of 
water from the Citys wastewater treatment plant. The water will 
be used for a variety of purposes, including groundwater 
recharge and to create a seawater intrusion barrier to help 
protect the agricultural economy of the region. This project 
would also reduce discharges into Monterey Bay, a National 
Marine Sanctuary. The total cost is estimated at $14 million.

Southern Nevada water recycling project

    The Clark County Sanitation District (CCSD) has been 
studying the feasibility of increased reclaimed water use in 
the CCSD Las Vegas Valley service area through a dual 
distribution system from the CCSD wastewater treatment plant, 
or distribution systems from water reclamation facilities, or 
both. The Project would obtain lesser quality water from the 
CCSD's wastewater treatment plant to reduce the use of potable 
water supplies. The project consists of two parts: the eastern 
project is estimated to provide 8.5 million gallons per day of 
reclaimed water, and the western project would provide 7.5 
million gallons per day. The estimated total cost for both 
parts of the project is $55 million.

Albuquerque metropolitan area water reclamation and reuse study

    The City of Albuquerque, New Mexico, is working with the 
Bureau of Reclamation on its reuse project. The study would 
examine four opportunities to use the Title XVI program, 
including: the Intel indirect potable reuse program; the 
Philips non-potable reuse program; the reclamation of 
groundwater impaired with naturally occurring arsenic; and the 
City's municipal wastewater indirect potable reuse.

El Paso water reclamation and reuse project

    The El Paso Water Utilities Public Service Board of El 
Paso, Texas, is sponsoring this project with an estimated total 
cost of $15 million. This multi-phased plan will expand 
distribution of reclaimed water in the northwest area of El 
Paso.

Reclaimed water in Pasadena

    The cities of Pasadena and Glendale, California, are the 
non-Federal sponsors for this project, which has an estimated 
total cost of $40 million. The project, as planned, would 
obtain reclaimed water from an established reclamation project 
and distribute it to users in the local Pasadena area.

Phase 1 of the Orange County regional water reclamation project

    The Orange County Water District (California), in 
conjunction with the County Sanitation Districts of Orange 
County, California, plans to build a facility to treat 
secondary effluent currently discharged into the ocean. 
Recycled water yields are projected at 50,000 acre-feet per 
year, expanding to 100,000 acre-feet by the year 2020. The 
estimated total cost of this project is $151 million.

City of West Jordan water reuse project

    The City of West Jordan, Utah, plans to construct a 
facility which would provide a tertiary step in an already 
established water reclamation process shared with five other 
cities. The estimated cost is $4.5 million to $6.1 million.

Hi-Desert Water District collection and reuse facility

    The Hi-Desert Water District, California, would construct a 
collection system and a satellite treatment facility, which 
will reclaim water to be recycled by recharging the overdrafted 
Warren Valley Basin. Eventually, as the area grows, sewers will 
be extended to a regional treatment plant site. The estimated 
total cost is $14.9 million.

Mission Basin brackish groundwater desalting demonstration project

    The Mission Basin Brackish Groundwater Desalting 
Demonstration Project in Oceanside, California, has an 
estimated total cost of $3 million. The Project will expand the 
existing Mission Basin Brackish Groundwater Desalting 
Demonstration Project from a capacity of two million gallons 
per day to five million gallons per day. The Project is 
anticipated to take approximately 18 months to construct.
    The City of Oceanside is completely dependent upon imported 
water supplies, except for the two million gallons per day 
produced by the existing desalting demonstration facility. If 
the City lost access to water that is currently imported from 
either the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta or the Colorado River, 
the City would only have a two-hour emergency supply for its 
residents. With a five million gallon-per-day desalting plant, 
the City of Oceanside would be able to meet about 16 percent of 
the normal daily demand for water. Expansion of the desalting 
plant would also allow the City to provide Camp Pendleton with 
emergency water supplies.

Treatment of effluent through the city of Long Beach

    The Water Replenishment District of Southern California, 
the Orange County Water District (CA), and other appropriate 
authorities would construct a facility to treat approximately 
10,000 acre-feet per year of effluent from the sanitation 
districts of Los Angeles County through the City of Long Beach, 
California.

San Joaquin area water recycling and reuse project

    The city of Tracy, California, plans to reuse food process 
water from a nearby food processing plant on about 300 acres of 
forage croplands to be owned by the city. In this manner, the 
city would reduce its treatment plant operation costs and free 
up treatment plant capacity for future needs. The estimated 
total cost is $6 million to $9 million.

Tooele wastewater treatment and reuse project

    The City of Tooele, Utah, plans to construct a reuse 
facility with advanced treatment filters that will provide 
effluent of high enough quality to be used on areas such as 
golf courses and lawns. The estimated total cost of this 
treatment and reuse project is $17.7 million.
    Subsection (b) has several conforming amendments.
    Subsection (c) contains several clerical amendments.

                  Section 3. Appraisal Investigations

    This section amends Section 1603(b) of RPAA to specify that 
appraisal investigations may be undertaken by the Secretary of 
the Interior or the non-Federal project sponsor.

                     Section 4. Feasibility Studies

    This section amends Section 1604(c) of the RPAA by 
specifying that either the Secretary of the Interior or the 
non-Federal project sponsor may conduct feasibility studies.
    This section further amends the requirements of feasibility 
studies authorized under this title to consider at least two 
alternative measures or technologies available for water 
reclamation, distribution, and reuse for the project under 
consideration. The amended language also requires a 
determination of whether development of the water reclamation 
and reuse measures would ``reduce the demand on existing 
Federal water supply facilities.''
    Feasibility studies are to include the following 
considerations: ``the market or dedicated use for reclaimed 
water in the project's service areas''; and ``the financial 
capability of the non-Federal project sponsor to fund its 
proportionate share of the project's construction costs on an 
annual basis.''

        Section 5. Desalination Research and Development Project

    This section amends Section 1605 of the RPAA by adding new 
subsections authorizing participation in the design, planning, 
and construction of two specified projects.
    For each of the following projects the Federal Government 
will share up to 50 percent of the project costs, with no money 
authorized for project operation or maintenance. The two 
projects are:

Long Beach desalination research and development project

    Several Southern California entities plan to install a 
desalination system at Southern California Edison's Alamitos 
Generating Station in Long Beach. The estimated total cost is 
$27 million.

Las Vegas area shallow aquifer desalination research and development 
        project

    The Clark County Sanitation District and the Las Vegas 
Valley Water District are studying the feasibility for 
recovering and reusing water trapped in the shallow aquifer by 
underlying clay and caliche (concrete like) layers. This 
project would address the potential to relieve the sewer system 
of shallow groundwater flows and identify ways to recover the 
saline groundwater for reuse and to reduce the salinity of 
effluent being discharged into Lake Mead. The reclaimed water 
is estimated to be suitable for groundwater recharge as well as 
direct reuse by industry and agriculture. The total cost for 
this project is estimated at approximately $23 million.
    In addition, if the Federal cost share for these projects 
exceeds 25 percent, the Secretary of the Interior must 
determine that the project is not feasible without such 
additional Federal contribution.

         Section 6. San Francisco Area Water Reclamation Study

    This section amends Section 1611(c) of the RPAA by 
requiring the report authorized by this section to be submitted 
no later than five years after funds have been appropriated. 
Current law requires its submission no later than four years 
after funds are appropriated.

               Section 7. Authorization of Appropriations

    This section amends Section 1631 of the RPAA, as amended by 
section 2 of the bill, by redesignating the existing section as 
a subsection and adding new subsections.
    Subsection (b) outlines the following three criteria which 
must be met before funds may be appropriated for construction 
of any project authorized by Title XVI of the RPAA:
          (A) An appraisal investigation and a feasibility 
        study must be completed by the Secretary or the non-
        Federal sponsor.
          (B) The Secretary has determined that the non-Federal 
        project sponsor is financially capable of providing the 
        non-Federal share of the project cost.
          (C) A cost-sharing agreement with the non-Federal 
        project sponsor has been approved.
    This section further states that these new requirements 
will not apply to projects for which funds were appropriated 
prior to January 1, 1996.
    This section directs the Secretary to notify the respective 
committees in the House of Representatives and in the Senate 
within 30 days after entering into a cost-sharing agreement 
with a non-Federal project sponsor.
    Finally, this section also limits the Federal share of the 
costs of each of the individual projects authorized by this 
title to $20 million. The Committee intends this $20 million 
cap to be at October 1996 price levels, and will seek a 
technical amendment as the bill goes to the full House of 
Representatives to clarify that these are constant dollars.
    For projects already authorized and for which funds were 
appropriated before January 1, 1996, the Federal share will not 
exceed the amount specified in the budget justification for 
Fiscal Year 1997.

            Committee Oversight Findings and Recommendations

    With respect to the requirements of clause 2(l)(3) of rule 
XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives, and clause 
2(b)(1) of rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives, 
the Committee on Resources' oversight findings and 
recommendations are reflected in the body of this report.

                     Inflationary Impact Statement

    Pursuant to clause 2(l)(4) of rule XI of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives, the Committee estimates that the 
enactment of H.R. 3660 will have no significant inflationary 
impact on prices and costs in the operation of the national 
economy.

                        Cost of the Legislation

    Clause 7(a) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives requires an estimate and a comparison by the 
Committee of the costs which would be incurred in carrying out 
H.R. 3660. However, clause 7(d) of that rule provides that this 
requirement does not apply when the Committee has included in 
its report a timely submitted cost estimate of the bill 
prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office 
under section 403 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.

                     Compliance With House Rule XI

    1. With respect to the requirement of clause 2(l)(3)(B) of 
rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives and 
section 308(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, H.R. 
3660 does not contain any new credit authority, or an increase 
or decrease in revenues or tax expenditures. Additional 
discretionary spending authority is provided, as described in 
the Congressional Budget Office report, below.
     2. With respect to the requirement of clause 2(l)(3)(D) of 
rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the 
Committee has received no report of oversight findings and 
recommendations from the Committee on Government Reform and 
Oversight on the subject of H.R. 3660.
    3. With respect to the requirement of clause 2(l)(3)(C) of 
rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives and 
section 403 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the 
Committee has received the following cost estimate for H.R. 
3660 from the Director of the Congressional Budget Office.

               Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate

                                     U.S. Congress,
                               Congressional Budget Office,
                                     Washington, DC, July 22, 1996.
Hon. Don Young,
Chairman, Committee on Resources,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
    Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has 
prepared the enclosed cost estimate for H.R. 3660, the 
Reclamation Recycling and Water Conservation Act of 1996.
    Enactment of H.R. 3660 would not affect direct spending or 
receipts. Therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures would not apply 
to the bill.
    If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be 
pleased to provide them.
            Sincerely,
                                              James L. Blum
                                   (For June E. O'Neill, Director).
    Enclosure.

               congressional budget office cost estimate

    1. Bill number: H.R. 3660.
    2. Bill title: Reclamation Recycling and Water Conservation 
Act of 1996.
    3. Bill status: As ordered reported by the House Committee 
on Resources on June 19, 1996.
    4. Bill purpose: H.R. 3660 would authorize the Secretary of 
the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and 
construction of sixteen water reclamation and reuse projects 
and two desalination research and development projects. Those 
projects for which funds were not appropriated prior to January 
16 1996, would be subject to the following conditions:
          No funds could be appropriated until an appraisal 
        investigation and a feasibility study are completed by 
        the Secretary or the nonfederal project sponsor, the 
        Secretary has determined that the nonfederal project 
        sponsor is financially capable of funding the 
        nonfederal share of the project's costs, and the 
        Secretary has approved a cost-sharing agreement with 
        the nonfederal project sponsor that commits that 
        sponsor to funding its proportionate share of the 
        project's construction costs on an annual basis;
          The federal government could not pay more than 25 
        percent of the total cost of constructing the water 
        reclamation and reuse projects or more than 50 percent 
        of the cost of the desalinization and research and 
        development projects; in either case, the federal share 
        could not exceed $20 million per project; and
          The Secretary would not be authorized to provide 
        funds for the operation and maintenance of any project.
    The bill also would require that, for projects which 
received appropriations prior to January 1, 1996, the federal 
share of a project's total cost could not exceed the amount 
specified as the total federal obligation in the Bureau of 
Reclamation's (BOHR's) fiscal year 1997 budget justification.
    5. Estimated cost to the Federal Government: Assuming the 
necessary appropriations, CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 660 
would result in new discretionary spending totaling $153 
million for fiscal years 1997 through 2002. Additional spending 
of $30 million would occur after 2002. Appropriations in fiscal 
year 1996 for water reclamation and reuse projects totaled $20 
million. Assuming appropriation of the needed amounts, BOR 
anticipates spending an average of $30 million a year over the 
1997-2007 period on projects that have already been authorized.

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                                                                  1996   1997   1998   1999   2000   2001   2002
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               SPENDING SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATION                                                                
                                                                                                                
Spending under current law:                                                                                     
    Estimated authorization level \1\..........................     20     30     30     30     30     30     30
    Estimated outlays..........................................     20     28     30     30     30     30     30
Proposed changes:                                                                                               
    Estimated authorization level \1\..........................  .....      6     22     23     38     59     14
    Estimated outlays..........................................  .....      4     17     21     35     53     23
Spending under H.R. 3660:                                                                                       
    Estimated authorization level \1\..........................     20     36     52     53     68     89     44
    Estimated outlays..........................................     20     32     47     51     65     83     53
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\1\ The 1996 level is the amount appropriated for that year.                                                    

    The costs of this bill fall within budget function 300.
    6. Basis of estimate: For the purpose of this estimate, CBO 
assumes that funds will be appropriated for all projects 
authorized by this bill and that spending will occur at 
historical rates for similar water projects. Some of the 
projects authorized in this bill are still in the study or 
design phase and will not be ready to begin construction for a 
number of years. Estimates of annual budget authority needed to 
meet design and construction schedules were provided by the 
Bureau of Reclamation. In all cases, CBO adjusted the estimates 
to reflect the impact of inflation during the time between 
authorization, appropriation, and the beginning of 
construction.
    7. Pay-as-you-go considerations: None.
    8. Estimated impact on State, local, and tribal 
governments: H.R. 3660 contains no intergovernmental mandates 
as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Public 
Law 104-4). CBO estimates that state and local governments, as 
nonfederal project sponsors, would incur costs totaling about 
$600 million over fiscal years 1997 through 2006 if they choose 
to participate in these projects. Further, nonfederal project 
sponsors would probably incur some additional costs for 
feasibility studies and would pay for the operation and 
maintenance of these projects. Participation in these projects 
would be voluntary on the part of these nonfederal entities.
    This estimate is based on information provided by the 
Bureau of Reclamation. We assumed that nonfederal project 
sponsors would contribute 75 percent of the cost of water 
reclamation and reuse projects and 50 percent of the cost of 
desalinization projects, as required by the bill. In addition, 
the estimate reflects the requirements that the total federal 
share for any project not exceed $20 million. The latter 
requirement would shift additional costs to the nonfederal 
sponsors.
    9. Estimated impact on the private sector: This bill would 
impose no new federal private-sector mandates as defined in 
Public Law 104-4.
    10. Previous CBO estimate: On July 22, 1996, CBO prepared a 
cost estimate for S. 901, a similar bill reported by the Senate 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Differences in the 
estimated costs of the two bills reflect differences in the 
projects authorized and in the federal shares.
    11. Estimate prepared by: Federal cost estimate: Gary 
Brown; impact on State, local, and tribal governments: Marjorie 
Miller; impact on the private sector: Amy Downs.
    12. Estimate approved by: Robert A. Sunshine (for Paul N. 
Van de Water, Assistant Director for Budget Analysis).

                    Compliance With Public Law 104-4

    H.R. 3660 contains no unfunded mandates.

         Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported

  In compliance with clause 3 of rule XIII of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by the 
bill, as reported, are shown as follows (existing law proposed 
to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets, new matter is 
printed in italic, existing law in which no change is proposed 
is shown in roman):

     RECLAMATION PROJECTS AUTHORIZATION AND ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 1992

SEC. 2. DEFINITION AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.

  For purposes of this Act, the term ``Secretary'' means the 
Secretary of the Interior.

                            TABLE OF CONTENTS

    Sec. 1. Short title.
    Sec. 2. Definition and table of contents.

            TITLE I--BUFFALO BILL DAM AND RESERVOIR, WYOMING

    Sec. 101. Additional authorization of appropriations.
     * * * * * * *

       TITLE XVI--RECLAMATION WASTEWATER AND GROUND WATER STUDIES

    Sec. 1601. Short title.
    Sec. 1602. General authority.
    Sec. 1603. Appraisal investigations.
     * * * * * * *
    Sec. 1614. San Gabriel Basin demonstration project.
    Sec. 1615. North San Diego County Area Water Recycling Project.
    Sec. 1616. Calleguas Municipal Water District Recycling Project.
    Sec. 1617. Central Valley Water Recycling Project.
    Sec. 1618. St. George Area Water Recycling Project.
    Sec. 1619. Watsonville Area Water Recycling Project.
    Sec. 1620. Southern Nevada Water Recycling Project.
    Sec. 1621. Albuquerque Metropolitan Area Water Reclamation and Reuse 
              Study.
    Sec. 1622. El Paso Water Reclamation and Reuse Project.
    Sec. 1623. Reclaimed Water in Pasadena.
    Sec. 1624. Phase 1 of the Orange County Regional Water Reclamation 
              Project.
    Sec. 1625. City of West Jordan Water Reuse Project.
    Sec. 1626. Hi-Desert Water District in Yucca Valley, California 
              Wastewater Collection and Reuse Facility.
    Sec. 1627. Mission Basin Brackish Groundwater Desalting 
              Demonstration Project.
    Sec. 1628. Treatment of effluent from the sanitation districts of 
              Los Angeles County through the City of Long Beach.
    Sec. 1629. San Joaquin Area Water Recycling and Reuse Project.
    Sec. 1630. Tooele Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Project.
    Sec. [1615.] 1631. Authorization of appropriations.
    Sec. [1616.] 1632. Ground water study.
    Sec. [1617.] 1633. Authorization of appropriations.
          * * * * * * *

       TITLE XVI--RECLAMATION WASTEWATER AND GROUNDWATER STUDIES

SEC. 1601. SHORT TITLE.

  This title may be referred to as the ``Reclamation Wastewater 
and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act''.
          * * * * * * *

SEC. 1603. APPRAISAL INVESTIGATIONS.

  (a)  * * *
  (b) Appraisal investigations undertaken by the Secretary or 
the non-Federal project sponsor pursuant to this title shall 
consider, among other things--
          (1) all potential uses of reclaimed water, including, 
        but not limited to, environmental restoration, fish and 
        wildlife, groundwater recharge, municipal, domestic, 
        industrial, agricultural, power generation, and 
        recreation;
          * * * * * * *

SEC. 1604. FEASIBILITY STUDIES.

  (a)  * * *
          * * * * * * *
  (c) In addition to the requirements of other Federal laws, 
feasibility studies [authorized] conducted by the Secretary or 
the non-Federal project sponsor under this title shall 
consider, among other things--
          (1) near- and long-term water demand and supplies in 
        the study area;
          (2) all potential uses for reclaimed water;
          (3) at least two alternative measures [and] or 
        technologies available for water reclamation, 
        distribution, and reuse for the project under 
        consideration;
          (4) public health and environmental quality issues 
        associated with use of reclaimed water; [and,]
          (5) whether development of the water reclamation and 
        reuse measures under study would--
                  (A) reduce, postpone, or eliminate 
                development of new or expanded water supplies, 
                [or]
                  (B) reduce or eliminate the use of existing 
                diversions from natural watercourses or 
                withdrawals from aquifers[.], or
                  (C) reduce the demand on existing Federal 
                water supply facilities;
          (6) the market or dedicated use for reclaimed water 
        in the project's service area; and
          (7) the financial capability of the non-Federal 
        project sponsor to fund its proportionate share of the 
        project's construction costs on an annual basis.

SEC. 1605. RESEARCH AND DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.

  (a) The Secretary is authorized to conduct research and to 
construct, operate, and maintain cooperative demonstration 
projects for the development and demonstration of appropriate 
treatment technologies for the reclamation of municipal, 
industrial, domestic, and agricultural wastewater, and 
naturally impaired ground and surface waters. The Federal share 
of the costs of demonstration projects shall not exceed 50 per 
centum of the total cost including operation and maintenance. 
Rights to inventions developed pursuant to this section shall 
be governed by the provisions of the Stevenson-Wydler 
Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-480) as 
amended by the Technology Transfer Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-
502).
  (b)(1) The Secretary, in cooperation with the city of Long 
Beach, the Central Basin Municipal Water District, and the 
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California may 
participate in the design, planning, and construction of the 
Long Beach Desalination Research and Development Project in Los 
Angeles County, California.
  (2) The Federal share of the cost of the project described in 
paragraph (1) shall not exceed 50 percent of the total.
  (3) The Secretary shall not provide funds for the operation 
or maintenance of the project described in paragraph (1).
  (c)(1) The Secretary, in cooperation with the Southern Nevada 
Water Authority, may participate in the design, planning, and 
construction of the Las Vegas Area Shallow Aquifer Desalination 
Research and Development Project in Clark County, Nevada.
  (2) The Federal share of the cost of the project described in 
paragraph (1) shall not exceed 50 percent of the total.
  (3) The Secretary shall not provide funds for the operation 
or maintenance of the project described in paragraph (1).
  (d) A Federal contribution in excess of 25 percent for a 
project under this section may not be made until after the 
Secretary determines that the project is not feasible without 
such Federal contribution.
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SEC. 1611. SAN FRANCISCO AREA WATER RECLAMATION STUDY.

  (a)  * * *
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  (c) The Secretary shall submit the report authorized by this 
section to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
Representatives not later than [four] five years after 
appropriation of funds authorized by this title.
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SEC. 1615. NORTH SAN DIEGO COUNTY AREA WATER RECYCLING PROJECT.

  (a) Authorization.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the 
appropriate State and local authorities, is authorized to 
participate in the design, planning, and construction of the 
North San Diego County Area Water Recycling Project, consisting 
of projects to reclaim and reuse water within service areas of 
the San Elijo Joint Powers Authority, the Leucadia County Water 
District, the City of Carlsbad, and the Olivenhain Municipal 
Water District, California.
  (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.
  (c) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not provide funds for 
the operation or maintenance of a project described in 
subsection (a).

SEC. 1616. CALLEGUAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT RECYCLING PROJECT.

  (a) Authorization.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the 
appropriate State and local authorities, is authorized to 
participate in the design, planning, and construction of the 
Calleguas Municipal Water District Recycling Project to reclaim 
and reuse water in the service area of the Calleguas Municipal 
Water District in Ventura County, California.
  (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.
  (c) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not provide funds for 
the operation or maintenance of a project described in 
subsection (a).

SEC. 1617. CENTRAL VALLEY WATER RECYCLING PROJECT.

  (a) Authorization.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the 
appropriate State and local authorities, is authorized to 
participate in the design, planning, and construction of the 
Central Valley Water Recycling Project to reclaim and reuse 
water in the service areas of the Central Valley Reclamation 
Facility and the Salt Lake County Water Conservancy District in 
Utah.
  (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.
  (c) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not provide funds for 
the operation or maintenance of a project described in 
subsection (a).

SEC. 1618. ST. GEORGE AREA WATER RECYCLING PROJECT.

  (a) Authorization.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the 
appropriate State and local authorities, is authorized to 
participate in the design, planning, and construction of the 
St. George Area Water Recycling Project to reclaim and reuse 
water in the service area of the Washington County Water 
Conservancy District in Utah.
  (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.
  (c) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not provide funds for 
the operation or maintenance of a project described in 
subsection (a).

SEC. 1619. WATSONVILLE AREA WATER RECYCLING PROJECT.

  (a) Authorization.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the 
City of Watsonville, California, is authorized to participate 
in the design, planning, and construction of the Watsonville 
Area Water Recycling Project to reclaim and reuse water in the 
Pajaro Valley in Santa Cruz County, California.
  (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.
  (c) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not provide funds for 
the operation or maintenance of a project described in 
subsection (a).

SEC. 1620. SOUTHERN NEVADA WATER RECYCLING PROJECT.

  (a) Authorization.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the 
appropriate State and local authorities, is authorized to 
participate in the design, planning, and construction of the 
Southern Nevada Water Recycling Project to reclaim and reuse 
water in the service area of the Southern Nevada Water 
Authority in Clark County, Nevada.
  (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.
  (c) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not provide funds for 
the operation or maintenance of a project described in 
subsection (a).

SEC. 1621. ALBUQUERQUE METROPOLITAN AREA WATER RECLAMATION AND REUSE 
                    STUDY.

  (a) Authorization.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the 
city of Albuquerque, New Mexico, is authorized to participate 
in the Albuquerque Metropolitan Area Water Reclamation and 
Reuse Study to reclaim and reuse industrial and municipal 
wastewater and reclaim and use naturally impaired ground water 
in the Albuquerque metropolitan area.
  (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.
  (c) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not provide funds for 
the operation or maintenance of a project described in 
subsection (a).

SEC. 1622. EL PASO WATER RECLAMATION AND REUSE PROJECT.

  (a) Authorization.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the 
appropriate State and local authorities, is authorized to 
participate in the design, planning, and construction of the El 
Paso Water Reclamation and Reuse Project to reclaim and reuse 
wastewater in the service area of the El Paso Water Utilities 
Public Service Board, El Paso, Texas.
  (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.
  (c) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not provide funds for 
the operation or maintenance of a project described in 
subsection (a).

SEC. 1623. RECLAIMED WATER IN PASADENA.

  (a) Authorization.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the 
appropriate State and local authorities, is authorized to 
participate in the design, planning, and construction of the 
City of Pasadena, California, reclaimed water project to 
obtain, store, and use reclaimed water in Pasadena and its 
service area, as well as neighboring communities.
  (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.
  (c) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not provide funds for 
the operation or maintenance of a project described in 
subsection (a).

SEC. 1624. PHASE 1 OF THE ORANGE COUNTY REGIONAL WATER RECLAMATION 
                    PROJECT.

  (a) Authorization.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the 
appropriate State and local authorities, is authorized to 
participate in the design, planning, and construction of phase 
1 of the Orange County Regional Water Reclamation Project, to 
reclaim and reuse water within the service area of the Orange 
County Water District in California.
  (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.
  (c) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not provide funds for 
the operation or maintenance of a project described in 
subsection (a).

SEC. 1625. CITY OF WEST JORDAN WATER REUSE PROJECT.

  (a) Authorization.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the 
City of West Jordan, Utah, is authorized to participate in the 
design, planning, and construction of the City of West Jordan 
Water Reuse Project to recycle and reuse water in its service 
area from the South Valley Water Reclamation Facility Discharge 
Waters in Utah.
  (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.
  (c) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not provide funds for 
the operation or maintenance of a project described in 
subsection (a).

SEC. 1626. HI-DESERT WATER DISTRICT IN YUCCA VALLEY, CALIFORNIA 
                    WASTEWATER COLLECTION AND REUSE FACILITY.

  (a) Authorization.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the 
appropriate State and local authorities, is authorized to 
participate in the design, planning, and construction of the 
Hi-Desert Water District in Yucca Valley, California wastewater 
collection and reuse facility.
  (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.
  (c) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not provide funds for 
the operation or maintenance of a project described in 
subsection (a).

SEC. 1627. MISSION BASIN BRACKISH GROUNDWATER DESALTING DEMONSTRATION 
                    PROJECT.

  (a) Authorization.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the 
City of Oceanside, is authorized to participate in the design, 
planning, and construction of a 3,000,000 gallon per day 
expansion of the Mission Basin Brackish Groundwater Desalting 
Demonstration Project in Oceanside, California.
  (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.
  (c) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not provide funds for 
the operation or maintenance of a project described in 
subsection (a).

SEC. 1628. TREATMENT OF EFFLUENT FROM THE SANITATION DISTRICTS OF LOS 
                    ANGELES COUNTY THROUGH THE CITY OF LONG BEACH.

  (a) Authorization.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the 
Water Replenishment District of Southern California, the Orange 
County Water District in the State of California, and other 
appropriate authorities, is authorized to participate in the 
design, planning, and construction of water reclamation and 
reuse projects to treat approximately 10,000 acre-feet per year 
of effluent from the sanitation districts of Los Angeles County 
through the city of Long Beach.
  (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.
  (c) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not provide funds for 
the operation or maintenance of a project described in 
subsection (a).

SEC. 1629. SAN JOAQUIN AREA WATER RECYCLING AND REUSE PROJECT.

  (a) Authorization.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the 
appropriate State and local authorities, is authorized to 
participate in the design, planning, and construction of the 
San Joaquin Area Water Recycling and Reuse Project, in 
cooperation with the City of Tracy, and consisting of 
participating projects which will reclaim and reuse water 
within the County of San Joaquin in California.
  (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.
  (c) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not provide funds for 
the operation or maintenance of a project described in 
subsection (a).

SEC. 1630. TOOELE WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND REUSE PROJECT.

  (a) Authorization.--The Secretary, in cooperation with Tooele 
City, Utah, is authorized to participate in the design, 
planning, and construction of the Tooele Wastewater Treatment 
and Reuse Project.
  (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.
  (c) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not provide funds for 
the operation or maintenance of a project described in 
subsection (a).

SEC. [1615.] 1631. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

  (a) There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may 
be necessary to carry out the purposes and provisions of 
sections 1601 through [1614] 1630 of this title.
  (b)(1) Funds may not be appropriated for the construction of 
any project authorized by this title until after--
          (A) an appraisal investigation and a feasibility 
        study that complies with the provisions of sections 
        1603(b) or 1604(c), as the case may be, have been 
        completed by the Secretary or the non-Federal project 
        sponsor;
          (B) the Secretary has determined that the non-Federal 
        project sponsor is financially capable of funding the 
        non-Federal share of the project's costs; and
          (C) the Secretary has approved a cost-sharing 
        agreement with the non-Federal project sponsor which 
        commits the non-Federal project sponsor to funding its 
        proportionate share of the project's construction costs 
        on an annual basis.
  (2) The requirements of paragraph (1) shall not apply to 
those projects authorized by this title for which funds were 
appropriated prior to January 1, 1996.
  (c) The Secretary shall notify the Committees on Resources 
and Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Committees on Energy and Natural Resources and Appropriations 
of the Senate within 30 days after the signing of a cost-
sharing agreement pursuant to subsection (b) that such an 
agreement has been signed and that the Secretary has determined 
that the non-Federal project sponsor is financially capable of 
funding the project's non-Federal share of the project's costs.
  (d)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title and 
except as provided by paragraph (2), the Federal share of the 
costs of each of the individual projects authorized by this 
title shall not exceed $20,000,000.
  (2) In the case of any project authorized by this title for 
which construction funds were appropriated before January 1, 
1996, the Federal share of the cost of such project may not 
exceed the amount specified as the ``total Federal obligation'' 
for that project in the budget justification made by the Bureau 
of Reclamation for fiscal year 1997, as contained in part 3 of 
the report of the hearing held on March 27, 1996, before the 
Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development of the Committee 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.

SEC. [1616.] 1632. GROUNDWATER STUDY.

  (a) In furtherance of the High Plains Groundwater 
Demonstration Program Act of 1983 (98 Stat. 1675), the 
Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of 
Reclamation and the Geological Survey, shall conduct an 
investigation and analysis of the impacts of existing Bureau of 
Reclamation projects on the quality and quantity of groundwater 
resources. Based on such investigation and analysis, the 
Secretary shall prepare a reclamation groundwater management 
and technical assistance report which shall include--
          (1) a description of the findings of the 
        investigation and analysis, including the methodology 
        employed;
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  (c) The report shall be submitted to the Committees on 
Appropriations and Natural Resources of the House of 
Representatives and the Committees on Appropriations and Energy 
and Natural Resources of the Senate within three years of the 
appropriation of funds authorized by [section 1617] section 
1633.

SEC. [1617.] 1633. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

  There is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 
beginning after September 30, 1992, $4,000,000 to carry out the 
study authorized by [section 1616] section 1632.
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