43 USC 390h-34 - North Bay Water Reuse Program

U.S Code last checked for updates: Nov 22, 2024

§ 390h–34.

North Bay Water Reuse Program

(a)

Definitions

In this section:

(1)

Eligible entity

The term “eligible entity” means a member agency of the North Bay Water Reuse Authority of the State located in the North San Pablo Bay watershed in—

(A)

Marin County;

(B)

Napa County;

(C)

Solano County; or

(D)

Sonoma County.

(2)

Water reclamation and reuse project

The term “water reclamation and reuse project” means a project carried out by the Secretary and an eligible entity in the North San Pablo Bay watershed relating to—

(A)

water quality improvement;

(B)

wastewater treatment;

(C)

water reclamation and reuse;

(D)

groundwater recharge and protection;

(E)

surface water augmentation; or

(F)

other related improvements.

(3)

State

(b)

North Bay Water Reuse Program

(1)

In general

(2)

Coordination with other Federal agencies

In carrying out this section, the Secretary and the eligible entity shall, to the maximum extent practicable, use the design work and environmental evaluations initiated by—

(A)

non-Federal entities; and

(B)

the Corps of Engineers in the San Pablo Bay Watershed of the State.

(3)

Phased project

A cooperative agreement described in paragraph (1) shall require that the North Bay Water Reuse Program carried out under this section shall consist of 2 phases as follows:

(A)

First phase

(B)

Second phase

(4)

Cost sharing

(A)

Federal share

(B)

Form of non-Federal share

The non-Federal share may be in the form of any in-kind services that the Secretary determines would contribute substantially toward the completion of the water reclamation and reuse project, including—

(i)

reasonable costs incurred by the eligible entity relating to the planning, design, and construction of the water reclamation and reuse project; and

(ii)

the acquisition costs of land acquired for the project that is—

(I)

used for planning, design, and construction of the water reclamation and reuse project facilities; and

(II)

owned by an eligible entity and directly related to the project.

(C)

Limitation

(5)

Effect

Nothing in this section—

(A)

affects or preempts—

(i)

State water law; or

(ii)

an interstate compact relating to the allocation of water; or

(B)

confers on any non-Federal entity the ability to exercise any Federal right to—

(i)

the water of a stream; or

(ii)

any groundwater resource.

(6)

Authorization of appropriations

(Pub. L. 102–575, title XVI, § 1651, as added Pub. L. 111–11, title IX, § 9110(a), Mar. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 1315.)

cite as: 43 USC 390h-34