,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #biic  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #i1 #bjae ,ms4  
,matsui introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural      
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !        
,reclamation ,wa/ewat] & ,gr\ndwat]     
,/udy & ,facilities ,act to au?orize    
fund+ = wat] recycl+ projects 9 areas   
exp]i5c+ sev]e1 extreme1 or exceptional 
dr\ght1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,wat]   
,recycl+ ,accel]ation ,act ( #bjae4  #b4
 ,fund+ = wat] recycl+ projects ,section
 #afjb ( ! ,reclamation ,wa/ewat] &     
,gr\ndwat] ,/udy & ,facilities ,act     
7,title ,,xvi ( ,public ,law #ajb-ege2  
#dc ,u4,s4,c4 #cij;h et seq47 is am5d$  
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new           
subsection3  7e7 ,fund+ = wat] recycl+  
projects  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,any project =  
:i* fund+ may o!rwise be made available 
"u ?is title %all n be requir$ to h be5 
previ\sly specifically au?oriz$ by law =
 su* fund+1 if t project reclaims &     

reuses--  7,a7 municipal1 indu/rial1    
dome/ic1 or agricultural wa/ewat]2 or   
7,b7 naturally impair$ gr\nd & surface  
wat]s4  7#b7 ,priority ,:5 fund+        
projects "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y  
%all give fund+ priority to projects t  
meet all ( ! crit]ia li/$ 9 p>agraph    
7#c7 & are locat$ 9 an area t--  7,a7   
has be5 id5tifi$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates     
,dr\ght ,monitor z exp]i5c+ sev]e1      
extreme1 or exceptional dr\ght at any "t
 dur+ ! #d-ye> p]iod be=e su* funds are 
made available2 or  7,b7 0 designat$ z a
 disa/] area by ! ,/ate betwe5 ,janu>y  
#a1 #bjad1 & ,decemb] #ca1 #bjah4  7#c7 
,crit]ia ,! project crit]ia ref]r$ to 9 
p>agraph 7#b7 are ! foll[+3  7,a7       
,projects t are likely to-- 7i7 provide 
= a m reliable wat] supply2 &  7ii7     
protect1 re/ore1 & enhance riv] or      
e/u>9e ecosy/ems or _! imm$iate         
tribut>ies4  7,b7 ,projects t are likely
 to improve wat] res\rce flexibility &  
r$uce impacts on environm5tal res\rces4 
7,c7 ,projects t are regional 9 nature4 

7,d7 ,projects t h multiple /akehold]s4 
7,e7 ,projects t provide multiple       
b5efits1 includ+ wat] supply            
reliability1 ecosy/em b5efits1 gr\nd    
wat] managem5t & enhancem5ts1 & wat]    
quality improvem5ts4  7,f7 ,projects =  
:i* a feasibility /udy has be5 complet$ 
& any necess>y environm5tal or public   
reviews h be5 initiat$4  7#d7 ,guidel9es
 ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] date ( !     
enactm5t ( ?is subsection1 to assi/     
non-,f$]al int]e/s1 ! ,secret>y %all    
issue wat] recycl+ project solicitation 
& evaluation guidel9es t include !      
crit]ia li/$ 9 p>agraph 7#c74  7#e7     
,project solicitation ,n lat] ?an #ahj  
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
subsection1 ! ,secret>y %all solicit    
wat] recycl+ project proposals4  7#f7   
,review by commission] ,! ,secret>y %all
 review ea* propos$ wat] recycl+ project
 receiv$ "u ?is subsection = ! purpose (
 det]m9+ :e!r or n ! proposal1 & !      
process "u :i* ! proposal 0 develop$1   
comply ) ,f$]al laws & regulations      

applicable to ! developm5t ( wat]       
recycl+ projects4  7#g7 ,sunset ,!      
au?ority ( ! ,secret>y "u ?is subsection
 %all t]m9ate #aj ye>s aft] ! date ( !  
enactm5t ( ?is subsection4  4