[House Report 111-259]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


111th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                    111-259

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 RAISING THE CEILING ON THE FEDERAL SHARE OF THE COST OF THE CALLEGUAS 
   MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT RECYCLING PROJECT, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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 September 21, 2009.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on 
            the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

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  Mr. Rahall, from the Committee on Natural Resources, submitted the 
                               following

                              R E P O R T

                        [To accompany H.R. 2522]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

  The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred the 
bill (H.R. 2522) to raise the ceiling on the Federal share of 
the cost of the Calleguas Municipal Water District Recycling 
Project, and for other purposes, having considered the same, 
report favorably thereon without amendment and recommend that 
the bill do pass.

                          Purpose of the Bill

    The purpose of H.R. 2522 is to raise the ceiling on the 
federal share of the cost of the Calleguas Municipal Water 
District Recycling Project, and for other purposes.

                  Background and Need for Legislation

    The Calleguas Municipal Water District (Calleguas) relies 
entirely on water imported through California's State Water 
Project to supply its 600,000 customers.
    The Calleguas Creek Watershed in Ventura County, CA faces 
many environmental challenges involving both surface and 
groundwater resources. High salinity levels occur in many 
groundwater basins in the watershed which limit their use as a 
water resource. Currently Calleguas is working in cooperation 
with local water agencies to implement a multi-phase water 
recycling project to use reclaimed water for beneficial uses. 
The project is being constructed to reduce the need to import 
water to the region and to mitigate the impacts of water 
salinity on the Calleguas Creek Watershed.
    Phase I of the project was authorized in 1996 (Public Law 
104-266) and will be completed at an estimated cost of $84 
million (the maximum federal share of phase I is $20 million). 
Phase I of the project is the development of the first stage of 
a Salinity Management Pipeline system to collect and convey 
brackish groundwater and recycled water for direct use, thereby 
stretching local water supplies. When finished, Phase I will 
facilitate the reclamation and reuse of about 15,000 acre-feet 
per year of water.
    H.R. 2522 would authorize appropriations for the 
construction of Phases II and III of the project, which would 
extend the Salinity Management Pipeline for the project from 
the city of Simi Valley, eastward through the cities of 
Moorpark, Camarillo, Oxnard, and areas of unincorporated 
Ventura County. Completion of the Salinity Management Pipeline 
would facilitate the reclamation and reuse of about 43,000 
acre-feet per year of water. Federal support for Phases II and 
III of the project through the Bureau of Reclamation would be 
limited to the lesser of $40 million or 25 percent of the 
construction costs.

                            Committee Action

    H.R. 2522 was introduced on May 20, 2009 by Rep. Elton 
Gallegly (R-CA). The bill was referred to the Committee on 
Natural Resources, and within the Committee to the Subcommittee 
on Water and Power. On July 21, 2009, the Subcommittee held a 
hearing on the bill.
    On September 10, 2009, the Subcommittee was discharged from 
further consideration of H.R. 2522 and the full Natural 
Resources Committee met to consider the bill. The bill was 
ordered favorably reported to the House of Representatives by 
unanimous consent.

            Committee Oversight Findings and Recommendations

    Regarding clause 2(b)(1) of rule X and clause 3(c)(1) of 
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the 
Committee on Natural Resources' oversight findings and 
recommendations are reflected in the body of this report.

                   Constitutional Authority Statement

    Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United 
States grants Congress the authority to enact this bill.

                    Compliance With House Rule XIII

    1. Cost of Legislation. Clause 3(d)(2) 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 this bill. However, clause 3(d)(3)(B) 
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 402 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
    2. Congressional Budget Act. As required by clause 3(c)(2) 
of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives and 
section 308(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, this 
bill does not contain any new budget authority, spending 
authority, credit authority, or an increase or decrease in 
revenues or tax expenditures.
    3. General Performance Goals and Objectives. As required by 
clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII, the general performance goal or 
objective of this bill is to raise the ceiling on the Federal 
share of the cost of the Calleguas Municipal Water District 
Recycling Project.
    4. Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate. Under clause 
3(c)(3) of rule XIII 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 this bill from the Director of the Congressional Budget 
Office:

H.R. 2522--A bill to raise the ceiling on the federal share of the cost 
        of the Calleguas Municipal Water District Recycling Project, 
        and for other purposes

    Summary: H.R. 2522 would increase by $40 million the 
authorization of appropriations for a water recycling project 
at the Calleguas Municipal Water District in California. The 
additional funding would enable the Bureau of Reclamation to 
complete a component of that project.
    CBO estimates that appropriating an additional $40 million 
for the Calleguas project would cost $16 million over the 2010-
2014 period and $24 million after 2014. Enacting H.R. 2522 
would not affect direct spending or revenues.
    H.R. 2522 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector 
mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA) 
and would impose no costs on state, local, or tribal 
governments.
    Estimated cost to the federal government: The estimated 
budgetary impact of H.R. 2522 is shown in the following table. 
The costs of this legislation fall within budget function 300 
(natural resources and environment).

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                                                                  By fiscal year, in millions of dollars
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                                                            2010     2011     2012     2013     2014   2010-2014
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                                  CHANGES IN SPENDING SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATION

Estimated Authorization Level...........................        3        3        3        4        4        17
Estimated Outlays.......................................        2        3        3        4        4        16
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    Basis of estimate: For this estimate, CBO assumes that H.R. 
2522 will be enacted near the beginning of fiscal year 2010 and 
that the additional $40 million authorized to be appropriated 
will be provided in roughly equal increments over the next 10 
to 12 years. Estimated outlays are based on historical spending 
patterns for similar water resource projects.
    The project was originally authorized in 1996 and in recent 
years has been funded at less than $2 million annually. An 
additional $5 million was provided in the American Recovery and 
Reinvestment Act of 2009. H.R. 2522 would increase the 
authorization of appropriation ceiling for the federal share of 
the Calleguas project from $20 million to $60 million. Based on 
information provided by the Bureau of Reclamation, CBO 
estimates that the total cost of constructing the next 
component of the multiphase Calleguas project, would be about 
$220 million. The difference between the total project cost and 
the $60 million to be provided by the bureau would be paid by 
local participants.
    CBO estimates that the additional $40 million authorized by 
the bill would be spent over the next 10 to 12 years--$16 
million over the 2010-2014 period and the remaining $24 million 
after 2014.
    Intergovernmental and private-sector impact: H.R. 2522 
contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as 
defined in UMRA and would benefit the Calleguas Municipal Water 
District.
    Estimate prepared by: Federal Costs: Aurora Swanson; Impact 
on State, Local, and Tribal Governments: Melissa Merrell; 
Impact on the Private Sector: Amy Petz.
    Estimate approved by: Theresa Gullo, Deputy Assistant 
Director for Budget Analysis.

                    Compliance With Public Law 104-4

    This bill contains no unfunded mandates.

                           Earmark Statement

    H.R. 2522 does not contain any congressional earmarks, 
limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits as defined in 
clause 9(d), 9(e) or 9(f) of rule XXI.

                Preemption of State, Local or Tribal Law

    This bill is not intended to preempt any State, local or 
tribal law.

         Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported

    In compliance with clause 3(e) 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):

 SECTION 1631 OF THE RECLAMATION WASTEWATER AND GROUNDWATER STUDY AND 
                             FACILITIES ACT


SEC. 1631. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

  (a) * * *

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  (d)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title and 
except as provided by [paragraph (2)] paragraphs (2) and (3), 
the Federal share of the costs of each of the individual 
projects authorized by this title shall not exceed $20,000,000 
(October 1996 prices).

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  (3) In the case of the Calleguas Municipal Water District 
Recycling Project authorized by section 1616, the Federal share 
of the cost of the Project may not exceed the sum determined by 
adding--
          (A) the amount that applies to the Project under 
        paragraph (1); and
          (B) $40,000,000.

                                  
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