Water Recycling Investment and Improvement Act

IB Union Calendar No. 551 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 1162 [Report No. 116–667] To establish a grant program for the funding of water recycling and reuse projects, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 13, 2019 Mrs. NAPOLITANO (for herself, Ms. JOHNSON of Texas, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. ROUDA, Ms. BROWNLEY of Cali- fornia, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. VELA, Mrs. TORRES of California, Mr. CARBAJAL, Ms. HILL of California, Ms. TITUS, Mr. CISNEROS, Mr. HARDER of California, Ms. ESHOO, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, and Mr. SIRES) intro- duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources DECEMBER 18, 2020 Additional sponsors: Ms. HAALAND, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. LEVIN of Cali- fornia, Mr. MALINOWSKI, Ms. WATERS, Ms. WILD, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Mr. SHERMAN, Mrs. DAVIS of California, and Mr. CA´RDENAS DECEMBER 18, 2020 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 13, 2019] VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:29 Dec 18, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\H1162.RH H1162 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 1162 RH A BILL To establish a grant program for the funding of water recycling and reuse projects, and for other purposes. VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:29 Dec 18, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\H1162.RH H1162 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 1162 RH Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Water Recycling Invest- 4 ment and Improvement Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE FUNDING 6 OF WATER RECYCLING AND REUSE 7 PROJECTS. 8 (a) COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE FUNDING 9 OF WATER RECYCLING AND REUSE PROJECTS.—Section 10 1602(f) of the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater 11 Study and Facilities Act (title XVI of Public Law 102– 12 575; 43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) is amended by striking para- 13 graphs (2) and (3) and inserting the following: 14 ‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—When funding projects under 15 paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give funding pri- 16 ority to projects that meet one or more of the fol- 17 lowing criteria: 18 ‘‘(A) Projects that are likely to provide a 19 more reliable water supply for States and local 20 governments. 21 ‘‘(B) Projects that are likely to increase the 22 water management flexibility and reduce im- 23 pacts on environmental resources from projects 24 operated by Federal and State agencies. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:29 Dec 18, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H1162.RH H1162 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 1162 RH ‘‘(C) Projects that are regional in nature. 1 ‘‘(D) Projects with multiple stakeholders. 2 ‘‘(E) Projects that provide multiple benefits, 3 including water supply reliability, eco-system 4 benefits, groundwater management and enhance- 5 ments, and water quality improvements.’’. 6 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 7 1602(g) of the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater 8 Study and Facilities Act (title XVI of Public Law 102– 9 575; 43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) is amended— 10 (1) by striking ‘‘$50,000,000’’ and inserting 11 ‘‘$500,000,000 through fiscal year 2025’’; and 12 (2) by striking ‘‘if enacted appropriations legis- 13 lation designates funding to them by name,’’. 14 (c) DURATION.—Section 4013 of the WIIN Act (43 15 U.S.C. 390b(2)) is amended— 16 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’; 17 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and 18 inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 19 (3) by adding at the end the following: 20 ‘‘(3) section 4009(c).’’. 21 (d) LIMITATION ON FUNDING.—Section 1631(d) of the 22 Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Fa- 23 cilities Act (43 U.S.C. 390h–13(d)) is amended by striking 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:29 Dec 18, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H1162.RH H1162 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 5 •HR 1162 RH ‘‘$20,000,000 (October 1996 prices)’’ and inserting 1 ‘‘$30,000,000 (January 2019 prices)’’. 2 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:29 Dec 18, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H1162.RH H1162 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS Union Calendar No. 551 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 1162 [Report No. 116–667] A BILL To establish a grant program for the funding of water recycling and reuse projects, and for other purposes. DECEMBER 18, 2020 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com- mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:29 Dec 18, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6651 Sfmt 6651 E:\BILLS\H1162.RH H1162 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS