Sec. 123. 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 of the Interior proposals for eligible projects in the form of completed feasibility studies. The Secretary of the Interior may provide financial assistance under this subtitle to carry out projects within— any Reclamation State, including— Arizona; California; Colorado; Idaho; Kansas;
Montana; Nebraska; Nevada; New Mexico; North Dakota; Oklahoma; Oregon; South Dakota; Texas; Utah; Washington; and Wyoming; and the States of Alaska and Hawaii. A project shall be considered to be eligible for consideration under this subsection if the project reclaims and reuses— municipal, industrial, domestic, or agricultural wastewater; or impaired groundwater or surface water. Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary of the Interior shall issue water recycling project solicitation and evaluation guidelines that include the criteria described in subsection (f)(3).
In accordance with the priorities and criteria described in subsection (f), the Secretary of the Interior shall review each feasibility study received under paragraph
(1)to determine whether the study, and the process under which the study was developed, comply with Federal laws (including regulations) applicable to feasibility studies of water recycling and reuse projects. The Secretary of the Interior shall administer a competitive grant program under which the non-Federal project sponsor of any project determined by the Secretary of the Interior to be feasible under subsection (e)(2) shall be eligible to apply for funding for the planning, design, and construction of the project. There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior to carry out this subsection $200,000,000, to remain available until expended. .
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New water recycling and reuse projects
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