7-10-06, House Agreed to Bill by Voice Vote
Referred to Senate


109th CONGRESS
2d Session

H. R. 122

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

July 11, 2006

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

AN ACT

To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the Eastern Municipal Water District Recycled Water System Pressurization and Expansion Project.

    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 `Eastern Municipal Water District Recycled Water System Pressurization and Expansion Project'

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 adding after section 16XX the following:

`SEC. 16XX. EASTERN MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT RECYCLED WATER SYSTEM PRESSURIZATION AND EXPANSION PROJECT, CALIFORNIA.

    `(a) Authorization- The Secretary, in cooperation with the Eastern Municipal Water District, California, may participate in the design, planning, and construction of permanent facilities needed to establish operational pressure zones that will be used to provide recycled water in the district.

    `(b) Cost Sharing- The Federal share of the cost of the 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 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.

    `(e) Sunset of Authority- The authority of the Secretary to carry out any provisions of this section shall terminate 10 years after the date of enactment of this section.'.

    (b) Clerical Amendment- The table of sections in section 2 of Public Law 102-575 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 16XX the following:

      `Sec. 16XX. Eastern Municipal Water District Recycled Water System Pressurization and Expansion Project, California.'.

Passed the House of Representatives July 10, 2006.

Attest:

KAREN L. HAAS,

Clerk.

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