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H.R. 1526: Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program Authorization Act of 2007

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H.R. 1526: Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program Authorization Act of 2007

110th Congress · introduced 2007-03-14 · Water Resources Development · Latest: Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5530)

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2007-03-14 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5530) 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

Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program Authorization Act of 2007

Plain summary

Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program Authorization Act of 2007 - Amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and construction of recycled water projects in cooperation with: (1) Palo Alto and Mountain View, California; (2) Pittsburg, California, and the Delta Diablo Sanitation District; (3) Antioch, California, and the Delta Diablo Sanitation District; (4) the North Coast County Water District; (5) Redwood City, California; (6) the South County Regional Wastewater Authority and the Santa Clara Valley Water District; and (7) San Jose, California, and the Santa Clara Valley Water District. Limits the federal share of each project's cost to 25%. Prohibits the Secretary from providing funds for operation and maintenance. Authorizes appropriations. Expresses the intent of Congress that a comprehensive water recycling program for the San Francisco Bay Area include the San Jose Area water reclamation and reuse program authorized by the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992.

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Official text

Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program Authorization Act of 2007

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] · 7 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1526, Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program Authorization Act of 2007 (2007-07-10); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1526, Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program Authorization Act of 2007 (2007-07-10); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1526, Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program Authorization Act of 2007 (2008-02-07); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1526, Bay Area Regional Water Recycling Program Authorization Act of 2007 (2008-02-07)

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Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)

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Words on this page, explained (2)
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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Sources

Record fed-us-cong110-hr1526 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110