Sec. 431. New water recycling and reuse projects
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Section 1602 of the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act ( 43 U.S.C. 390h ) is amended by adding at the end the following: A non-Federal interest may submit to the Secretary proposals for eligible projects in the form of completed feasibility studies. A project shall be considered eligible for consideration under this subsection if the project reclaims and reuses— municipal, industrial, domestic, or agricultural wastewater; or impaired ground or surface waters.
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall issue water recycling project solicitation and evaluation guidelines that include the criteria listed in subsection (f)(2). Consistent with the priorities described in section 301 of the California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2015 , the Secretary shall review each feasibility study received under paragraph
(1)for the purpose of determining whether the study, and the process under which the study was developed, comply with Federal laws and regulations applicable to feasibility studies of water recycling and reuse projects. The Secretary shall establish a competitive grant program under which the non-Federal project sponsor of any project determined by the Secretary to be feasible under subsection (e)(2) shall be eligible to apply for funding for the planning, design, and construction of the project. When funding projects under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give funding priority to projects that meet 1 or more of the criteria listed in paragraph
(3)and are located in an area that at any time in the 10-year period before such funds are made available— has been identified by the United States Drought Monitor as experiencing severe, extreme, or exceptional drought; or was designated as a disaster area by a State. The project criteria referred to in paragraph
(2)are as follows: Projects that are likely— to provide a more reliable water supply; and to protect, restore, or enhance aquatic ecosystems including estuaries, groundwater basins, and rivers and streams and tributaries. Projects that are likely to increase water management flexibility and reduce impacts on environmental resources. Projects that are regional in scale or are included in integrated regional water management plans. Projects that use integrated and coordinated water management on a watershed or regional scale. Projects that provide multiple benefits, including improved water supply reliability for urban and agricultural water users, ecosystem benefits, such as benefits to fisheries, wildlife and habitat, water quality, groundwater management, and water quality improvements. Projects for which a feasibility study has been completed and any necessary environmental or public reviews have been initiated. There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this subsection $200,000,000 through fiscal year 2020. .
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