H.R. 31: Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District Wastewater and Recycled Water Facilities Act of 2007

110th Congress · introduced 2007-01-04 · Water Resources Development · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1009.

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Where it came from: introduced 2007-01-04 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1009. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District Wastewater and Recycled Water Facilities Act of 2007

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.) Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District Wastewater and Recycled Water Facilities Act of 2007 - Amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, in cooperation with the Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District, California, to participate in the design, planning, and construction of permanent facilities needed to establish recycled water distribution and wastewater treatment and reclamation facilities that will be used to treat wastewater and provide recycled water in the District. Limits the federal share of the total cost of each project to 25%. Prohibits the use of funds provided by the Secretary under this Act for project operation or maintenance. Authorizes appropriations.

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Official text

Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District Wastewater and Recycled Water Facilities Act of 2007

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

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49] · 2 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 31, Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District Wastewater and Recycled Water Facilities Act of 2007 (2007-07-09); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 31, Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District Wastewater and Recycled Water Facilities Act of 2007 (2007-07-09); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 31, Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District Wastewater and Recycled Water Facilities Act of 2007 (2008-09-23); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 31, Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District Wastewater and Recycled Water Facilities Act of 2007 (2008-09-23)

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Ken Calvert (R-CA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49] reported raising $2.2 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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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate without amendment)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-110hr31.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/110/hr>

Record fed-us-cong110-hr31 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110