109th CONGRESS
2d Session

H. R. 3929

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

May 3, 2006

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

AN ACT

To amend the Water Desalination Act of 1996 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to assist in research and development, environmental and feasibility studies, and preliminary engineering for the Municipal Water District of Orange County, California, Dana Point Desalination Project located at Dana Point, California.

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 `Dana Point Desalination Project Authorization Act'.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR DANA POINT DESALINATION PROJECT.

The Water Desalination Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 10301 note; Public Law 104-298) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

`SEC. 10. DANA POINT DESALINATION RESEARCH AND FEASIBILITY RELATED COSTS.

`(a) Authority- The Secretary may assist in research and development, environmental and feasibility studies, and preliminary engineering for the Municipal Water District of Orange County, California, Dana Point Desalination Project located at Dana Point, California.

`(b) Federal Share- Notwithstanding section 7, the Federal share of the costs for the project assisted under subsection (a) shall not exceed 25 percent of the total costs of the project.

`(c) Authorization of Appropriations- There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $2,500,000 to carry out this section.

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

Passed the House of Representatives May 2, 2006.

Attest:

KAREN L. HAAS,

Clerk.

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