,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #eeb #aafth  
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #cgbc
 ,report ,no4 #aaf-ffh1 ,part ,i ,,in   
,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives    
,july #aa1 #bjai,mr4 ,levin of          
,california 7for himself and ,mr4       
,huffman7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,natural ,resources1 and in addition to
 the ,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and
 ,technology1 for a period to be        
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,december #ah1 #bjbj,reported from the  
,committee on ,natural ,resources with  
an amendment,strike out all after the   
enacting clause and insert the part     
printed in italic  ,december #ah1       
#bjbj;,committee on ,science1 ,space1   
and ,technology discharged2 committed to
 the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on 
the ,state of the ,union and ordered to 
be printed,for text of introduced bill1 

see copy of bill as introduced on ,july 
#aa1 #bjai  ,a ,,bill  ,to promote      
desalination project development and    
drought resilience1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,desalination       
,development ,act4  #b4 ,desalination   
projects authorization ,section #d7;a7  
of the ,water ,desalination ,act of     
#aiif 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ajcja note2       
,public ,law #ajd-bih7 is amended by    
striking the second paragraph 7#a7      
7relating to projects7 and inserting the
 following3  7#b7 ,projects  7,a7       
,definitions ,in this paragraph3 7i7    
,eligible desalination project ,the term
 eligible desalination project means any
 project located in a ,reclamation      
,state that-- 7,i7 involves an ocean or 
brackish water desalination facility--  
7aa7 constructed1 operated1 and         
maintained by a ,state1 ,indian ,tribe1 
irrigation district1 water district1 or 
other organization with water or power  
delivery authority2 or  7bb7 sponsored  

or funded by a ,state1 department of a  
,state1 political subdivision of a      
,state1 or public agency organized      
pursuant to ,state law1 including       
through-- 7,,aa7 direct sponsorship or  
funding2 or 7,,bb7 indirect sponsorship 
or funding1 such as by paying for the   
water provided by the facility2 and     
7,,ii7 provides a ,federal benefit in   
accordance with the reclamation laws4   
7ii7 ,rural desalination project ,the   
term rural desalination project means an
 eligible desalination project that is  
designed to serve a community or group  
of communities1 each of which has a     
population of not more than #dj1jjj     
inhabitants4  7,b7 ,cost-sharing        
requirement  7i7 ,in general ,subject to
 the requirements of this subsection and
 notwithstanding section #g1 the        
,federal share of an eligible           
desalination project carried out under  
this subsection shall be-- 7,i7 not more
 than #be percent of the total cost of  
the eligible desalination project2 or   

7,,ii7 in the case of a rural           
desalination project1 the applicable    
percentage determined in accordance with
 clause 7ii74  7ii7 ,rural desalination 
projects  7,i7 ,cost-sharing requirement
 for appraisal studies ,in the case of a
 rural desalination project carried out 
under this subsection1 the ,federal     
share of the cost of appraisal studies  
for the rural desalination project shall
 be-- 7aa7 #ajj percent of the total    
costs of the appraisal studies1 up to   
#bjj1jjj2 and  7bb7 if the total costs  
of the appraisal studies are more than  
#bjj1jjj1 #ej percent of any amounts    
over #bjj1jjj4  7,,ii7 ,cost-sharing    
requirement for feasibility studies ,in 
the case of a rural desalination project
 carried out under this subsection1 the 
,federal share of the cost of           
feasibility studies for the rural       
desalination project shall be not more  
than #ej percent4  7,,iii7 ,cost-sharing
 requirement for construction costs ,in 
the case of a rural desalination project

 carried out under this subsection1 the 
,federal share of the cost of           
construction of the rural desalination  
project shall not exceed the greater of 
-- 7aa7 #ce percent of the total cost of
 construction1 up to a ,federal cost of 
#bj1jjj1jjj2 or  7bb7 #be percent of the
 total cost of construction4  7,c7      
,state role ,participation by the       
,secretary in an eligible desalination  
project under this paragraph shall not  
occur unless-- 7i7 7,i7 the eligible    
desalination project is included in a   
,state-approved plan2 or  7,,ii7 the    
participation has been requested by the 
,governor of the ,state in which the    
eligible desalination project is        
located2 and  7ii7 the ,state or local  
sponsor of the eligible desalination    
project determines1 and the ,secretary  
concurs1 that-- 7,i7 the eligible       
desalination project-- 7aa7 is          
technically and financially feasible2   
7bb7 provides a ,federal benefit in     
accordance with the reclamation laws2   

and  7cc7 is consistent with applicable 
,state laws1 ,state regulations1 ,state 
coastal zone management plans and other 
,state plans such as ,california's      
,water ,quality ,control ,plan for the  
,ocean ,waters in ,california2  7,,ii7  
sufficient non-,federal funding is      
available to complete the eligible      
desalination project2 and  7,,iii7 the  
eligible desalination project sponsors  
are financially solvent2 and  7iii7 the 
,secretary submits to ,congress a       
written notification of the             
determinations under clause 7ii7 by not 
later than #cj days after the date of   
the determinations4  7,d7 ,environmental
 laws ,in participating in an eligible  
desalination project under this         
paragraph1 the ,secretary shall comply  
with all applicable environmental laws1 
including1 but not limited to1 the      
,national ,environmental ,policy ,act of
 #aifi 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq47 and
 ,state laws implementing the ,coastal  
,zone ,management ,act4  7,e7           

,information ,in participating in an    
eligible desalination project under this
 subsection1 the ,secretary-- 7i7 may   
rely on reports prepared by the sponsor 
of the eligible desalination project1   
including feasibility or equivalent     
studies1 environmental analyses1 and    
other pertinent reports and analyses2   
but  7ii7 shall retain responsibility   
for making the independent              
determinations described in subparagraph
 7,c74  7,f7 ,funding  7i7              
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated to     
carry out this paragraph #bfj1jjj1jjj   
for the period of fiscal years #bjba    
through #bjbe1 of which not less than   
#ae1jjj1jjj shall be made available     
during that period for rural            
desalination projects4  7ii7            
,congressional approval initially       
required  7,i7 ,in general ,each initial
 award under this paragraph for design  
and study or for construction of an     
eligible desalination project shall be  

approved by an ,act of ,congress4       
7,,ii7 ,reclamation recommendations ,the
 ,commissioner of ,reclamation shall    
submit recommendations regarding the    
initial award of preconstruction and    
construction funding for consideration  
under subclause 7,i7 to-- 7aa7 the      
,committee on ,appropriations of the    
,senate2  7bb7 the ,committee on ,energy
 and ,natural ,resources of the ,senate2
  7cc7 the ,committee on ,appropriations
 of the ,house of ,representatives2 and 
7dd7 the ,committee on ,natural         
,resources of the ,house of             
,representatives4  7iii7 ,subsequent    
funding awards ,after approval by       
,congress of an initial award of        
preconstruction or construction funding 
for an eligible desalination project    
under clause 7ii71 the ,commissioner of 
,reclamation may award additional       
preconstruction or construction funding1
 respectively1 for the eligible         
desalination project without further    
congressional approval4  7,g7 ,total    

dollar cap ,the ,secretary shall not    
impose a total dollar cap on ,federal   
contributions for individual            
desalination projects receiving funding 
under this paragraph4  4  #c4           
,prioritization for projects ,section #d
 of the ,water ,desalination ,act of    
#aiif 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ajcja note2       
,public ,law #ajd-bih7 is amended by    
striking subsection 7c7 and inserting   
the following3  7c7 ,prioritization ,in 
carrying out demonstration and          
development activities under this       
section1 the ,secretary and the         
,commissioner of ,reclamation shall each
 prioritize projects-- 7#a7 for the     
benefit of drought-stricken ,states and 
communities2  7#b7 for the benefit of   
,states that have authorized funding for
 research and development of            
desalination technologies and projects2 
7#c7 that demonstrably reduce a reliance
 on imported water supplies that have an
 impact on species listed under the     
,endangered ,species ,act of #aigc 7#af 

,u4,s4,c4 #aeca et seq472  7#d7 that1 in
 a measurable and verifiable manner1    
reduce a reliance on imported water     
supplies from imperiled ecosystems such 
as the ,sacramento-,san ,joaquin ,river 
,delta2  7#e7 that demonstrably leverage
 the experience of international        
partners with considerable expertise in 
desalination1 such as the state of      
,israel2  7#f7 that maximize use of     
renewable energy to power desalination  
facilities2  7#g7 that maximize energy  
efficiency so that the lifecycle energy 
demands of desalination are minimized2  
7#h7 located in regions that have       
employed strategies to increase water   
conservation and the capture and        
recycling of wastewater and stormwater2 
and  7#i7 that meet the following       
criteria if they are ocean desalination 
facilities-- 7,a7 utilize a subsurface  
intake or1 if a subsurface intake is not
 technologically feasible1 an intake    
that uses the best available site1      
design1 technology1 and mitigation      

measures to minimize the mortality of   
all forms of marine life and impacts to 
coastal dependent resources2  7,b7 are  
sited and designed to ensure that the   
disposal of wastewaters including brine 
from the desalination process-- 7i7 are 
not discharged to impaired bodies of    
water1 or ,state or ,federal ,marine    
,protected ,areas2 and  7ii7 achieve    
ambient salinity levels within a        
reasonable distance from the discharge  
point2  7,c7 are sited1 designed1 and   
operated in a manner that maintains     
indigenous marine life and a healthy and
 diverse marine community2  7,d7 do not 
cause significant unmitigated harm to   
aquatic life2 and  7,e7 include a       
construction and operation plan designed
 to minimize loss of coastal habitat as 
well as aesthetic1 noise1 and air       
quality impacts4  4  #d4                
,recommendations to ,congress ,in       
determining project recommendations to  
,congress under section                 
#d7;a77#b77;,f77ii77,,ii7 of the ,water 

,desalination ,act of #aiif1 the        
,commissioner of ,reclamation shall     
establish a priority scoring system that
 assigns priority scores to each project
 evaluated based on the prioritization  
criteria of section #d7;c7 of the ,water
 ,desalination ,act of #aiif 7#db       
,u4,s4,c4 #ajcja note2 ,public ,law     
#ajd-bih74  ,december #ah1              
#bjbj,reported from the ,committee on   
,natural ,resources with an             
amendment,december #ah1 #bjbj;,committee
 on ,science1 ,space1 and ,technology   
discharged2 committed to the ,committee 
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union and ordered to be printed