IIB
111th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 325
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 3, 2009
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 Avra/Black Wash Reclamation and Riparian Restoration Project.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Avra/Black Wash Reclamation and
Riparian Restoration Project
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Project authorization
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 at the end the following:
AVRA/BLACK WASH RECLAMATION AND RIPARIAN RESTORATION PROJECT, PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA
Authorization
The Secretary, in cooperation with Pima County, Arizona, may participate in the planning, design, and construction of water recycling facilities and to enhance and restore riparian habitat in the Black Wash Sonoran Desert ecosystem in Avra Valley west of the metropolitan Pima County area.
Cost sharing
The Federal share of the cost of the project described in subsection (a) shall not exceed 25 percent of the cost of the project.
Limitation
Federal funds provided 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 to carry out this section $14,000,000.
Use of funds
Federal funds provided under this section shall only be used for the design, planning and construction of water-related infrastructure.
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Clerical amendment
The table of sections for Public Law 102–575 is amended by inserting after the last item relating to title XVI the following:
Sec. 16__. Avra/Black Wash Reclamation and Riparian Restoration Project, Pima County, Arizona.
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Passed the House of Representatives June 2, 2009.
Lorraine C. Miller,
Clerk