H.R. 3929: Dana Point Desalination Project Authorization Act

109th Congress · introduced 2005-09-28 · Water Resources Development · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 647.

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Where it came from: introduced 2005-09-28 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-44] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Dana Point Desalination Project Authorization Act

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Dana Point Desalination Project Authorization Act - Amends the Water Desalination Act of 1996 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to assist in research and development, environmental and feasibility studies, and preliminary engineering for the Municipal Water District of Orange County, California, Dana Point Desalination Project. Limits the federal share to 25% of the total cost of the project. Authorizes appropriations. Terminates the Secretary's authority to carry out this Act 10 years after its enactment. Directs the Secretary to assess the cost-effectiveness and environmental impact of providing a potable water supply to central and southern Rhode Island by desalination, reduced nonessential use of potable water, wastewater reuse, increased water use efficiency, and development of additional ground and surface supplies. Authorizes appropriations.

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Dana Point Desalination Project Authorization Act

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Sponsor: Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-44] · 3 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3929, Dana Point Desalination Project Authorization Act (2005-11-30); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3929, Dana Point Desalination Project Authorization Act (2005-11-30); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3929, Dana Point Desalination Project Authorization Act (2006-09-20); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3929, Dana Point Desalination Project Authorization Act (2006-09-20)

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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-44] reported raising $7.1 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
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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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109hr3929.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/hr>

Record fed-us-cong109-hr3929 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109