[House Report 110-243]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
110th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session 110-243
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ELSINORE VALLEY MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT WASTEWATER AND RECYCLED WATER
FACILITIES ACT OF 2007
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July 23, 2007.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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Mr. Rahall, from the Committee on Natural Resources, submitted the
following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H.R. 31]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred the
bill (H.R. 31) to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and
Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary
of the Interior to participate in the Elsinore Valley Municipal
Water District Wildomar Service Area Recycled Water
Distribution Facilities and Alberhill Wastewater Treatment and
Reclamation Facility Projects, having considered the same,
report favorably thereon without amendment and recommend that
the bill do pass.
Purpose of the Bill
The purpose of H.R. 31 is to amend the Reclamation
Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the
Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District Wildomar Service Area
Recycled Water Distribution Facilities and Alberhill Wastewater
Treatment and Reclamation Facility Projects.
Background and Need for Legislation
The Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District (EVMWD) is
located in the southeastern portion of Riverside County,
California and borders the eastern boundary of Orange County,
California. EVMWD is part of the Metropolitan Water District of
Southern California. H.R. 31 amends the Reclamation Wastewater
and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the
Secretary of the Interior to participate in the Elsinore Valley
Municipal Water District (EVMWD) Wildomar Service Area Recycled
Water Distribution Facilities and the Alberhill Wastewater
Treatment and Reclamation Facility Projects.
WILDOMAR SERVICE AREA
The Wildomar Service Area Recycled Water Distribution
Facilities will allow EVMWD to receive and deliver recycled
water to the Wildomar service area in coordination with
Temecula Valley Regional Water Reclamation Facility and Rancho
California's Regional Water Reclamation Facility. This project
is intended to supply landscape and agricultural irrigation
customers in the Wildomar service area. The ten largest water
users in the District account for approximately 10 percent of
the District's total water usage and are considered the best
candidates to receive recycled water under this project.
Wastewater from Elsinore Valley currently flows to Rancho
California's Regional Water Reclamation Facility where it is
treated to recycled water standards. The cost of this
conveyance and treatment is paid for by a monthly sewer charge
paid to Rancho California's Regional Water Reclamation
Facility. The recycled water is available to EVMWD through a
common recycled water pipeline to Elsinore Valley. This
recycled water could be used by EVMWD with no additional
charges if EVMWD had the ability to distribute the water
throughout their service area. H.R. 31 provides EVMWD with a
distribution system to use this recycled water.
ALBERHILL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
The Alberhill Wastewater Treatment Plant and Water
Reclamation Facility is proposed as a replacement for the
Horsethief Water Reclamation Facility which will be
decommissioned in approximately 2016. The initial capacity for
the Alberhill Facility will be 1.0 million gallons per day
(mgd). The facility may eventually be expanded to an ultimate
recycled wastewater flow of 5.4 mgd. This project is estimated
to save EVMWD $1.3 million per year in imported water costs.
Committee Action
H.R. 31 was introduced on January 4, 2007 by Rep. Darrell
Issa (R-CA). The bill was referred to the Committee on Natural
Resources, and within the Committee to the Subcommittee on
Water and Power. On May 24, 2007, the Subcommittee held a
hearing on the bill. On June 12, 2007, the Subcommittee met to
mark up the bill. It was adopted by unanimous consent. The bill
was then forwarded to the Full Committee. On June 28, 2007 the
Full Natural Resources Committee met to consider the bill. It
was adopted by unanimous consent. The bill was then ordered
favorably reported to the House of Representatives by unanimous
consent.
Section-by-Section Analysis
Section 1. Short title
Section 1. designates the short title of H.R. 31 as the
``Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District Wastewater and
Recycled Water Facilities Act of 2007.''
Section 2. Project authorization
Section 2. modifies the the Reclamation Wastewater and
Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (Public Law 102-575, title
XVI; 43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) by giving the Secretary of the
Interior the authority to participate in the Elsinore Valley
Municipal Water District Wildomar Service Area Recycled Water
Distribution Facilities and Alberhill Wastewater Treatment and
Reclamation Facility Projects.
The legislation specifies that the federal government is
authorized to provide 25 percent of the total cost of each
project, and that no federal funds will be provided for the
operation and maintenance of either facility. The bill also
specifies that no more than $12,500,000 dollars can be
appropriated by Congress to be spent on this project.
Committee Oversight Findings and Recommendations
Regarding clause 2(b)(1) of rule X and clause 3(c)(1) of
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the
Committee on Natural Resources' oversight findings and
recommendations are reflected in the body of this report.
Constitutional Authority Statement
Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the United
States grants Congress the authority to enact this bill.
Compliance With House Rule XIII
1. Cost of Legislation. Clause 3(d)(2) of rule XIII of the
Rules of the House of Representatives requires an estimate and
a comparison by the Committee of the costs which would be
incurred in carrying out this bill. However, clause 3(d)(3)(B)
of that rule provides that this requirement does not apply when
the Committee has included in its report a timely submitted
cost estimate of the bill prepared by the Director of the
Congressional Budget Office under section 402 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
2. Congressional Budget Act. As required by clause 3(c)(2)
of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives and
section 308(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, this
bill does not contain any new budget authority, spending
authority, credit authority, or an increase or decrease in
revenues or tax expenditures.
3. General Performance Goals and Objectives. As required by
clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII, the general performance goal or
objective of this bill is to amend the Reclamation Wastewater
and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the
Secretary of the Interior to participate in the Elsinore Valley
Municipal Water District Wildomar Service Area Recycled Water
Distribution Facilities and Alberhill Wastewater Treatment and
Reclamation Facility Projects.
4. Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate. Under clause
3(c)(3) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of
Representatives and section 403 of the Congressional Budget Act
of 1974, the Committee has received the following cost estimate
for this bill from the Director of the Congressional Budget
Office:
H.R. 31--Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District Wastewater and
Recycled Water Facilities Act of 2007
Summary: H.R. 31 would authorize the Bureau of Reclamation
(BOR) to participate in the design, planning, and construction
of permanent facilities to treat wastewater and recycled water
in the Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District in California.
The bill would authorize the appropriation of $12.5 million for
that purpose.
Assuming appropriation of the authorized amount, CBO
estimates that implementing the legislation would cost $7
million over the 2008-2012 period and an additional $5.5
million after 2012. Enacting the legislation would have no
effect on direct spending or revenues.
H.R. 31 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector
mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA).
Estimated cost to the Federal Government: The estimated
budgetary impact of H.R. 31 is shown in the following table.
The costs of this legislation fall within budget function 300
(natural resources and environment).
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By fiscal year in millions of dollars--
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2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
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CHANGES IN SPENDING SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATION
Estimated Authorization Level...................................... 3 3 3 3 1
Estimated Outlays.................................................. 1 1 2 2 1
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Basis of estimate: For this estimate, CBO assumes that the
legislation will be enacted near the end of fiscal year 2007
and that the necessary amounts will be appropriated for each
year.
H.R. 31 would authorize BOR to work with local authorities
to construct a project designed to increase the availability of
potable water in the Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District
in California, at a total cost of $50 million. According to
BOR, one component could be completed in four years, and the
second could be completed in eight years. Under the
legislation, the federal share of the cost of the project would
be the lesser of 25 percent of the total project cost, or $12.5
million.
Assuming appropriation of the authorized amount, CBO
estimates that implementing H.R. 31 would cost $7 million over
the 2008-2012 period, and an additional $5.5 million after
2012.
Intergovernmental and private-sector impact: H.R. 31
contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as
defined in UMRA. Implementing the bill could benefit the
Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District by authorizing federal
assistance for the planning, design, and construction of
wastewater treatment facilities.
Estimate prepared by: Federal Costs: Tyler Kruzich and
David Reynolds; Impact on State, Local, and Tribal Governments:
Leo Lex; Impact on the Private Sector: Amy Petz.
Estimate approved by: Peter H. Fontaine, Deputy Assistant
Director for Budget Analysis.
Compliance With Public Law 104-4
This bill contains no unfunded mandates.
Earmark Statement
H.R. 31 does not contain any congressional earmarks,
limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits as defined in
clause 9(d), 9(e) or 9(f) of rule XXI.
Preemption of State, Local or Tribal Law
This bill is not intended to preempt any State, local or
tribal law.
Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported
In compliance with clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of
the House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by
the bill, as reported, are shown as follows (new matter is
printed in italic and existing law in which no change is
proposed is shown in roman):
RECLAMATION PROJECTS AUTHORIZATION AND ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 1992
(Public Law 102-575)
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Reclamation Projects
Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITION AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.
For purposes of this Act, the term ``Secretary'' means the
Secretary of the Interior.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Sec. 1. Short title.
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TITLE XVI--RECLAMATION WASTEWATER AND GROUND WATER STUDIES
Sec. 1601. Short title.
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Sec. 1637. Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District Projects,
California
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TITLE XVI--RECLAMATION WASTEWATER AND GROUNDWATER STUDIES
SEC. 1601. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be referred to as the ``Reclamation Wastewater
and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act''.
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SEC. 1637. ELSINORE VALLEY MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT PROJECTS,
CALIFORNIA.
(a) Authorization.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the
Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District, California, may
participate in the design, planning, and construction of
permanent facilities needed to establish recycled water
distribution and wastewater treatment and reclamation
facilities that will be used to treat wastewater and provide
recycled water in the Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District,
California.
(b) Cost Sharing.--The Federal share of the cost of each
project described in subsection (a) shall not exceed 25 percent
of the total cost of the project.
(c) Limitation.--Funds provided by the Secretary under this
section shall not be used for operation or maintenance of the
projects described in subsection (a).
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to
be appropriated to carry out this section $12,500,000.
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