Alternative Water Source Development Act of 1998 - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program for making grants for the development and construction of alternative water source projects to State, interstate, and intrastate water resource development agencies and local government agencies that have authority to develop water resources for potable, commercial, industrial, or agricultural uses. Permits grants only for agencies in States experiencing critical water supply needs.
Requires the Administrator to carry out such program to: (1) demonstrate methods of developing alternative water source technologies; and (2) protect groundwater from overpumping and to preserve minimum flows and levels of surface water bodies.
Permits grants only to agencies that have: (1) engaged in a planning effort to assess the availability of water resources and the need to develop alternative sources and have produced a comprehensive water resource plan to meet expected water resource needs for a 20-year period; (2) demonstrated that currently available water resources will not be sufficient to provide for expected potable, commercial, industrial, and agricultural needs over the next 20 years; and (3) agreed to provide 50 percent of the cost of the project to be funded with the grant.
Makes agencies of States eligible for assistance or receiving funds under the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 ineligible for grants under this Act.
Requires the Administrator to report to the Congress on the program, together with an analysis of whether program purposes have been realized and recommendations for administrative and legislative actions.
Authorizes appropriations.
[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3243 Introduced in House (IH)]
105th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 3243
To authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
to make grants to State agencies with responsibility for water resource
development for the purpose of maximizing available water supply and
protecting the environment through the development of alternative water
sources.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 12, 1998
Mrs. Thurman (for herself, Mrs. Fowler, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Boyd,
Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Foley, Mr. Hastings of Florida,
Mrs. Meek of Florida, and Mr. Wexler) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure
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A BILL
To authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
to make grants to State agencies with responsibility for water resource
development for the purpose of maximizing available water supply and
protecting the environment through the development of alternative water
sources.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Alternative Water Source Development
Act of 1998''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act, the following definitions apply:
(1) Alternative water source project.--The term
``alternative water source project'' means a project intended
to preserve and protect, and maximize use of, existing sources
of potable, commercial, industrial, or agricultural water by
conserving, managing, reclaiming, or reusing water or
wastewater.
(2) Critical water supply needs.--The term ``critical water
supply needs'' means existing water supply that is not
projected to meet future demand over a 20-year planning period.
SEC. 3. ALTERNATIVE WATER SOURCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--The Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency shall establish a program under which the Administrator will
make grants to State, interstate, and intrastate water resource
development agencies (including water management districts and water
supply authorities), and local government agencies, that have authority
to develop water resources for potable, commercial, industrial, or
agricultural uses. The Administrator shall only make a grant under the
program to an agency having authority within the boundaries of a State
if the State is experiencing critical water supply needs. Such grants
shall be for the purpose of assisting such agencies in the development
and construction of alternative water source projects in accordance
with this Act.
(b) Purposes of Program.--The Administrator shall carry out the
program--
(1) to demonstrate methods of developing alternative water
source technologies including methods and applications to
conserve, manage, reclaim, and reuse water; and
(2) to protect groundwater from overpumping and to preserve
minimum flows and levels of surface water bodies.
(c) Eligible Agency.--
(1) In general.--The Administrator shall only make a grant
under this section to an agency described in subsection (a) if
the agency has--
(A) engaged in a planning effort to assess the
availability of water resources and the need to develop
alternative sources and produced a comprehensive water
resource plan designed to meet expected water resource
needs for a 20-year period;
(B) demonstrated that currently available water
resources will not be sufficient to provide for
expected potable, commercial, industrial, and
agricultural needs over the next 20 years; and
(C) has agreed to provide 50 percent of the cost of
the project to be funded with the grant.
(2) Limitation.--No agency of a State eligible for
assistance or receiving funds under the Reclamation Projects
Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 390h et
seq.) shall be eligible for grant assistance under this Act.
(d) Uses of Grant.--Grants made by the Administrator under this
section may be used for engineering, planning, design, and
construction.
(e) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of activities
carried out with grants made under this section shall be 50 percent.
SEC. 4. REPORTS.
(a) Reports to Administrator.--Each recipient of a grant under
section 2 shall submit to the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency, not later than 18 months after the date of receipt
of the grant and biennially thereafter for the term of the program
under this Act, a report on eligible activities carried out by the
grant recipient.
(b) Report to Congress.--On or before the last day of the fifth
fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Administrator shall transmit to Congress a report on the results of the
program conducted under this Act, together with an analysis on the
extent to which the purposes described in section 2(b) have been
realized and recommendations for appropriate administrative and
legislative actions.
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act
$50,000,000 per fiscal year for each of the first 5 fiscal years
beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. Such sums shall
remain available until expended.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
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