PUBLIC LAW 109–70—SEPT. 21, 2005
119 STAT. 2009
Public Law 109–70 109th Congress An Act To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize certain projects in the State of Hawaii.
Sept. 21, 2005 [S. 264]
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 ‘‘Hawaii Water Resources Act of 2005’’.
Hawaii Water Resources Act of 2005. 43 USC 390h note.
SEC. 2. HAWAII RECLAMATION PROJECTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) is amended— (1) by redesignating the second section 1636 (as added by section 1(b) of Public Law 108–316 (118 Stat. 1202)) as section 1637; and (2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘SEC. 1638. HAWAII RECLAMATION PROJECTS.
43 USC 390h–17a, 390h–19. 43 USC 390h–20.
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary may— ‘‘(1) in cooperation with the Board of Water Supply, City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii, participate in the design, planning, and construction of a project in Kalaeloa, Hawaii, to desalinate and distribute seawater for direct potable use within the service area of the Board; ‘‘(2) in cooperation with the County of Hawaii Department of Environmental Management, Hawaii, participate in the design, planning, and construction of facilities in Kealakehe, Hawaii, for the treatment and distribution of recycled water and for environmental purposes within the County; and ‘‘(3) in cooperation with the County of Maui Wastewater Reclamation Division, Hawaii, participate in the design, planning, and construction of, and acquire land for, facilities in Lahaina, Hawaii, for the distribution of recycled water from the Lahaina Wastewater Reclamation Facility for non-potable uses within the County. ‘‘(b) COST SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost of a project described in subsection (a) shall not exceed 25 percent of the total cost of the project. ‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—Funds provided by the Secretary shall not be used for the operation and maintenance of a project described in subsection (a). ‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.’’.
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