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110th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1474
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 24, 2007
Mrs. Feinstein introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to plan, design and construct facilities to provide water for irrigation, municipal, domestic, and other uses from the Bunker Hill Groundwater Basin, Santa Ana River, California, and for other purposes.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Riverside-Corona Feeder Water Supply
Act
.
Definitions
For the purposes of this Act, the following definitions apply:
District
The term District means the Western Municipal Water District, Riverside County, California.
Project
The term Project means the Riverside-Corona Feeder Project and associated facilities.
Secretary
The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior.
Planning, design, and construction of the riverside-corona feeder
In General
The Secretary, in cooperation with the Western Municipal Water District, is authorized to participate in the planning, design, and construction of a water supply project, the Riverside-Corona Feeder, which includes 20 groundwater wells, groundwater treatment facilities, water storage and pumping facilities, and 28 miles of pipeline in San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, California.
Agreements and Regulations
The Secretary may enter into such agreements and promulgate such regulations as are necessary to carry out this section.
Federal Cost Share
Planning, design, construction
The Federal share of the cost to plan, design, and construct the project described in subsection (a) shall be not more than 25 percent of the total cost of the project, not to exceed $50,000,000.
Studies
The Federal share of the cost to complete the necessary planning studies associated with the project described in subsection (a) shall not exceed 50 percent of the total study cost and shall be included as part of the limitation on funds provided in paragraph (1).
In-Kind Services
In-kind services performed by the Western Municipal Water District shall be part of the local cost share to complete the project described in subsection (a).
Limitation
Funds provided by the Secretary under this section shall not be used for operation or maintenance of the project described in subsection (a).
Authorization of Appropriations
There is authorized to be appropriated, from funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Federal cost share described in subsection (c).