,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #baaf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #be1 #bjag,mr4
 ,knight introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend the ,reclamation ,wastewater and  
,groundwater ,study and ,facilities ,act
 to authorize the ,secretary of the     
,interior to participate in a series of 
water reclamation projects to provide a 
new water supply to communities         
previously impacted by perchlorate      
contamination plumes4  #a4 ,short title 
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,perchlorate ,reclamation and ,water    
,replenishment ,act4  #b4 ,water        
projects for communities impacted by    
perchlorate contamination plumes  7a7   
,in general ,the ,reclamation           
,wastewater and ,groundwater ,study and 
,facilities ,act 7,public ,law #ajb-ege1
 title ,,xvi2 #dc ,u4,s4,c4 #cij;h et   
seq47 is amended by adding at the end   
the following new section3  #afc4       

,perchlorate ,water ,replenishment      
,projects  7a7 ,in general ,the         
,secretary1 acting through the ,bureau  
of ,reclamation1 is authorized to       
provide financial assistance to local   
water authorities for projects          
associated with perchlorate remediation 
efforts in eligible areas to--  7#a7    
design and construct water replenishment
 and reclamation projects that are owned
 and operated by the local water        
authority2 or  7#b7 to operate and      
maintain such projects4  7b7 ,eligible  
,area ,the term eligible area means an  
area that has been identified by the    
,bureau of ,reclamation1 the ,army      
,corps of ,engineers1 or a ,state       
designating agency as having experienced
 an impact from perchlorate             
contamination4  7c7 ,eligible project   
,the term eligible project means a      
project that enhances the resilience of 
domestic water supplies through one or  
more of the following3  7#a7 ,onsite and
 offsite treatment facilities4  7#b7    

,onsite and offsite reclamation         
facilities4  7#c7 ,recycled water       
facilities and associated distribution  
facilities4  7#d7 ,groundwater wells and
 associated distribution facilities4    
7d7 ,priority projects ,the ,secretary  
shall give priority to eligible projects
 that serve an eligible area-- 7#a7 that
 has received ,federal authorization for
 projects associated with perchlorate   
contamination remediation programs under
 the ,bureau of ,reclamation or the     
,army ,corps of ,engineers2  7#b7 for   
which a feasibility study for           
perchlorate remediation efforts that is 
acceptable to the ,bureau of            
,reclamation or the ,army ,corps of     
,engineers has been completed2 or  7#c7 
where the regional water agency that    
imports out-of-basin water supplies has 
a wholesale area that includes a        
population of not more than #cej1jjj4   
7e7 ,cost-,sharing requirement ,the     
,federal share of the cost of a project 
described in subsection 7a7 shall not   

exceed #be percent of the total cost of 
the project4  7f7 ,compliance with      
applicable law ,activities undertaken   
for projects funded under this section  
shall comply with any applicable        
,federal and ,state laws4  7g7          
,relationship to other activities       
,nothing in this section shall be       
construed to affect other ,federal and  
,state authorities that are being used  
or may be used to facilitate the cleanup
 and protection of ground water basins4 
,activities undertaken for projects     
funded under this section shall be      
integrated with ongoing ,federal and    
,state projects to the extent           
practicable4  4  7b7 ,conforming        
amendment ,the table of sections in     
section #b of ,public ,law #ajb-ege is  
amended by inserting after the last item
 relating to title ,,xvi the following3 
#afc4 ,perchlorate ,water ,replenishment
 ,projects4  4