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HR 285 111th Congress House

North Bay Water Reuse Program Act of 2009

Official title: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to create a Bureau of Reclamation partnership with the North Bay Water Reuse Authority and other regional partners t… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to create a Bureau of Reclamation partnership with the North Bay Water Reuse Authority and other regional partners to achieve objectives relating to water supply, water quality, and environmental restoration.

Introduced: January 7, 2009 Introduced by: Thompson, Mike Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Water Resources Development CaliforniaEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchIntergovernmental relationsState and local finance
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Water qualityWater resources fundingWater use and supplyWatersheds
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Feb 4, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
Jan 7, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jan 7, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 4, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

North Bay Water Reuse Program Act of 2009 - Amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, contingent upon a finding of feasibility and acting through a cooperative agreement with the state of California or a subdivision thereof, to enter into cooperative agreements with eligible entities in the North San Pablo Bay watershed located in Marin, Napa, Solano, and Sonoma Counties for the planning, design, and construction of water reclamation and reuse facilities and recycled water conveyance and distribution systems.

Directs the Secretary and such an entity to use the design work and environmental evaluations initiated by non-federal entities and the Corps of Engineers in that watershed to the maximum extent practicable.

Requires any such cooperative agreement to require the program to be carried out in two phases, during which the Secretary and an entity shall complete the planning, design, and construction of: (1) the main treatment and main conveyance systems; and (2) the sub-regional distribution systems.

Limits the federal share to 25% of the total cost of the first phase of the project. Allows the non-federal share to be in the form of in-kind services that the Secretary determines would contribute substantially toward the completion of the water reclamation and reuse project. Prohibits the Secretary from providing funds for operation and maintenance of the project.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 285: North Bay Water Reuse Program Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-285/
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"H.R. 285: North Bay Water Reuse Program Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-285/.
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H.R. 285, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-285/.
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