H.R. 2614: To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in certain water projects in California.

110th Congress · introduced 2007-06-07 · Water Resources Development · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1019.

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Where it came from: introduced 2007-06-07 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-44] · what a sponsor is
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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 certain water projects in California.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on November 13, 2007. 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 to participate in the design, planning, and construction of: (1) projects to treat impaired surface water, reclaim and reuse impaired groundwater, and provide brine disposal within the Santa Ana Watershed, in cooperation with the Yucaipa Valley Water District; and (2) a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater, including degraded groundwaters, within and outside of the service area of the City of Corona Water Utility, in cooperation with the City of Corona Water Utility. Limits the federal share of each of the project costs to 25%. Prohibits the Secretary from using or providing funds under this Act for project operation or maintenance.

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Official text

To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in certain water projects in California.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate without amendment)

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Sponsor: Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-44] · 1 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2614, An act to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authoriza the Secretary of the Interior to participate in certain water projects in California (2007-12-21); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2614, An act to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authoriza the Secretary of the Interior to participate in certain water projects in California (2007-12-21); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2614, An act to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in certain water projects in California (2008-10-02); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2614, An act to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in certain water projects in California (2008-10-02)

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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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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

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate without amendment)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-110hr2614.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/110/hr>

Record fed-us-cong110-hr2614 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110