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117TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 1015
To establish a grant program for the funding of water recycling and reuse
projects, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
Mrs. NAPOLITANO (for herself, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. CARBAJAL,
Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Ms. ESHOO, Ms. TITUS, Mr. LEVIN of California, Mr.
TAKANO, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Ms. BROWNLEY, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. VELA,
and Ms. CHU) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Natural Resources
A BILL
To establish a grant program for the funding of water
recycling and reuse projects, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Water Recycling In-
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vestment and Improvement Act’’.
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SEC. 2. COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE FUNDING
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OF
WATER
RECYCLING
AND
REUSE
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PROJECTS.
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(a) COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE FUND-
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ING OF WATER RECYCLING AND REUSE PROJECTS.—Sec-
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tion 1602(f) of the Reclamation Wastewater and Ground-
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water Study and Facilities Act (title XVI of Public Law
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102–575; 43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) is amended by striking
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paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting the following:
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‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—When funding projects under
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paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give funding pri-
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ority to projects that meet one or more of the fol-
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lowing criteria:
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‘‘(A) Projects that are likely to provide a
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more reliable water supply for States and local
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governments.
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‘‘(B) Projects that are likely to increase
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the water management flexibility and reduce
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impacts
on
environmental
resources
from
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projects operated by Federal and State agen-
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cies.
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‘‘(C) Projects that are regional in nature.
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‘‘(D) Projects with multiple stakeholders.
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‘‘(E) Projects that provide multiple bene-
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fits, including water supply reliability, eco-sys-
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tem benefits, groundwater management and en-
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hancements, and water quality improvements.’’.
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(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section
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1602(g) of the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater
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Study and Facilities Act (title XVI of Public Law 102–
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575; 43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) is amended—
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(1) by striking ‘‘$50,000,000’’ and inserting
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‘‘$500,000,000 through fiscal year 2025’’; and
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(2) by striking ‘‘if enacted appropriations legis-
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lation designates funding to them by name,’’.
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(c) DURATION.—Section 4013 of the WIIN Act (43
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U.S.C. 390b(2)) is amended—
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(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’;
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(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and
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inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
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(3) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(3) section 4009(c).’’.
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(d) LIMITATION ON FUNDING.—Section 1631(d) of
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the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and
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Facilities Act (43 U.S.C. 390h–13(d)) is amended by
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striking ‘‘$20,000,000 (October 1996 prices)’’ and insert-
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ing ‘‘$30,000,000 (January 2019 prices)’’.
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