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H.R. 2960: To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the Brownsville Public Utility Board water recycling and desalinization project.

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H.R. 2960: To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the Brownsville Public Utility Board water recycling and desalinization project.

108th Congress · introduced 2003-07-25 · Water Resources Development · Latest: Received in the Senate.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2003-07-25 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Ortiz, Solomon P. [D-TX-27] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the Brownsville Public Utility Board water recycling and desalinization project.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, in cooperation with the Brownsville Public Utility Board, to participate in the design, planning, and construction of facilities to reclaim, reuse, and treat impaired water in the Brownsville, Texas, area. Limits the Federal share of project costs to 25 percent of the total. Prohibits funds provided by the Secretary from being used for project operation and maintenance.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the Brownsville Public Utility Board water recycling and desalinization project.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Ortiz, Solomon P. [D-TX-27] · 0 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2960, a bill to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the Brownsville Public Utility Board water recycling and desalinization project (2004-09-03); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2960, a bill to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the Brownsville Public Utility Board water recycling and desalinization project (2004-09-03)

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Words on this page, explained (1)
Authorization
A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong108-hr2960 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108